Kazue Sawai plays Bass Koto
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- Japanese artist Kazue Sawai is probably the best-known koto player in the world. She lives in Tokyo, and has a large class of students from all over the world. She was kind enough to invite me to her studio in Tokyo one afternoon in late July, and played a mini-recital to demonstrate the capabilities of the koto. I was particularly struck by the bass koto, played flawlessly and with great passion and commitment in this brief video excerpt, generously offered by this magnificent artist.
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By the way, this piece is called "Hana ni naru" (華になる) and was composed by Tadao Sawai (her late husband).
I love how freely she experiments here; you can almost sense her picking up onto an idea at 3:40, discarding it to search around a bit more, having an 'aha' moment and nailing it at around 4:55, see-sawing between delicate and harsh passages all the while. What a dynamic and ferocious animal this bass koto is, she seems to be saying!
She looks like a maniac when playing but the is beyond amazing. So skilled
try playing in 1.5 speed, looks like that film the ring.
Out of all contemporary koto types, 17-stringed is by far the most inspiring. Maybe it's the deepness of the sound or the variety of sounds it produces, but I'm absolutely in love with it. I played mostly 13-stringed koto in Japan and brought back one to my country, but now I really regret I didn't choose the bass koto instead.
She is a very talented musician and when she plays her late husbands compositions I get emotional, they say music is the art of the soul and she has mastered this many times over
That was awesome!! It almost felt like a piece from Rachmaninoff. Dark and intense just at the edge of losing control. Bravo.
Wow!! She is so talented. I'm a musician myself. I wish I could see a view from the top looking down, so I can see the entire instrument. I love to watch the strings move after they are plucked/strummed. Just thought. Thank you so much!
Instrument and player are as one - magnificent and a true pleasure for ear and mind.
Had a rare chance to see her playing live at St. Petersburg. That was awesome! Her son Hikaru is a wonderful musician too.
Amazing playing and walk off like a boss!
Without shame, I can honestly say that she can make tears well in my eyes. She inspires me.
Thank you for sharing, this is an amazing piece of art as a whole
The instrument thanks her.
An absolutely stunning performance
Wonderful. A world class musician bringing a unique sound and perspective.
Yes... she is *the* champion of the bass koto, and its most accomplished player to date.
Holy cow! You got Kazue Sawai on video in the front row? ...and only 679 views so far? I'm sharing this vid with everyone I know RIGHT NOW. Thank you for this vid.
The very first pluck took my breath away, this is amazing!
Incredible! Thank you!
This is absolutely brilliant.
Loved watching this. Thank you!
1 single stroke of the koto makes for a great sound. I want one
Ikebana... origami... tea ceremonies... it's about time Japan got BRUTAL!!! Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the Koto!!!!!!!
lmao
Wow! Absolutely amazing!
this is simply magnificent music, i love it!!
I really love this woman. In every single mouvement.
damn
shes the real deal
I have seen people refer to her as the "Jimmy Hendrix" of eastern music and I can see why lol ;)
I'm feelin' it too, the waves are reaching the shore...
She is just incredible!
Needs more love, too many people like too much generic pop music. I've found this Koto preset synthesis sound I keep using but I absolutely love the sound of the real thing, it's just spacious and expensive 😂
Great, best wishes from England
Fantastic!
I've got a new respect for the Koto
I love it!!
The jimi hendrix of koto music
she is SO cool.
I listen to this video a lot. Very moody.
still one of my favorites. Brings out the tengu in my dreams.
This makes me want to play tenchu
I want to learn how to play
「起ったまま滅す寝子」
沢井一恵の振舞は、時に氷結する氣胎であろうか。
未だ知らぬ体が疼く・・・・
It's also a difficult one to learn and it's easy to make it sound awful. This is flawless
I like the harmonics she used. at 0:49
transcendent
@slyglen i totally agree, im hearing a death metal cover in my head already
Beutiful, magic
Arigato Kazue-sama!
@audiowiz We totally agree with you!
@Davick119 That's a great comment, indeed.
USUALLY i listen hip hop and ten percent other music , and this is very , very very goos
Sure, I LOVE you!
Cool
GOOD
Just wanted to be in these comments
holy Jeebus...that is musicianship
WOW
@jaejara We couldn't have said it better!
holy improvisation
holy bass harmonics batman
It seems like she takes influences from a LOT of different sources for this performance. It most certainly isn't what I'd call traditional. So much emotion in it as well.
Heavier than heavy metal
y este es para alimentar tu razón !
A master at her instrument!!
So much anger and turbulence in this piece. Beautiful and sad.
I was invited to have midnight dinner with her and a student (Masayo Ishigure) at a Waffle House after a performance... and I declined... I regret it to this day
She's a master!!
this is great! i wanna know the title of this piece though.:D
Now slap it
is this just improvisation? or if it is a composed work, may i know the title and the composer of the work?
Spellbound is what I am.
Not very many Japanese people play Koto's or Asian-violin anymore as the the European Piano and European Violin is all the rage in Asia these days.
@visionsofthehorizon this man has a question
..................!!!!!
Excuse me, who is the composer of this piece?
Holy shit, you're right! Haha
Im here because of Jimi Hendrix
Missing a housebeat.
Even souds ammazing in low quality
Wiped out...... almost beyond comprehension.....
i want that massage on my back
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