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Richard Stagg

Stagg, Richard
Shakuhachi

Richard Stagg is an orchestral flute-player who has studied the shakuhachi for twelve years since his first visit to Japan. He began by learning from books and records, but was soon persuaded by fellow English shakuhachi-enthusiasts to follow the more orthodox path of having proper lessons. He has had the good fortune of being a pupil of Yoshikazu Iwamoto, who is a pupil of Katsuya Yokoyama and a resident in England. It was through his teacher that he was introduced to the other members of the Ensemble, which gave its first performance at Yokohama in 1990. As well as finding the shakuhachi and its music fascinating for their own sake he also finds them an indispensable aid to his study of the Western flute and its literature.

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Albums

Art of the Japanese Bamboo Flute and Koto Art of the Japanese Bamboo Flute and Koto

Japanese Bamboo Flute Japanese Bamboo Flute

Tracks Recorded

Pieces KanjiLengthAlbumInstrument
Play Button Aki 秋 07'41 Japanese Bamboo Flute Shakuhachi
Play Button Akita Sugagaki (Kinko Ryu) 秋田菅垣 08'57 Japanese Bamboo Flute Shakuhachi
Play Button Daha 打波 04'41 Japanese Bamboo Flute Shakuhachi
Play Button Gekkō Rōteki 月光弄笛 03'45 Japanese Bamboo Flute Shakuhachi
Play Button Hachidan no Shirabe 八段の調 08'19 Art of the Japanese Bamboo Flute and Koto Shakuhachi
Play Button Hi Fu Mi Hachigaeshi no Shirabe (Kinko Ryū) 一二三鉢返の調 07'40 Japanese Bamboo Flute Shakuhachi
Play Button Kiso Melody 03'37 Japanese Bamboo Flute Shakuhachi
Play Button Kumoi Jishi 雲井獅子 05'59 Japanese Bamboo Flute Shakuhachi
Play Button Portrait of Genroku 02'26 Japanese Bamboo Flute Shakuhachi
Play Button Shika no Tōne (Kinko Ryū) 鹿の遠音 09'04 Art of the Japanese Bamboo Flute and Koto Shakuhachi
Play Button Shingetsu 心月 04'27 Japanese Bamboo Flute Shakuhachi
Play Button Sōran Bushi ソラン節 02'21 Japanese Bamboo Flute Shakuhachi
Play Button Tamuke 手向 04'32 Japanese Bamboo Flute Shakuhachi
Play Button Yaegoromo 八重衣 27'20 Art of the Japanese Bamboo Flute and Koto Shakuhachi
Play Button Yamaji 山路 08'19 Art of the Japanese Bamboo Flute and Koto Shakuhachi
Play Button Zangetsu 残月 21'16 Art of the Japanese Bamboo Flute and Koto Shakuhachi