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Italian Lute Virtuosi of the Renaissance

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Catalogue numberBIS-2202 SACD
Release date2016-09-10
Discs1
Orig. sample rate96000Hz
Total time81:11

The lute flourished for more than five hundred years, until its decline towards the end of the eighteenth century, and for large parts of that time it was the most important instrument in all of Western music. One such golden period was the 1500s, and some of the most exciting developments, at least during the beginning of the century, took place in Italy. These included the first instances of printed lute music as well as changes to the instrument itself, but also the emergence of virtuoso players who also composed for the lute. On this disc Jakob Lindberg, one of the great lutenists of our time, pays tribute to three colleagues from 600 years ago: Francesco da Milano, Marco dall’Aquila and Alberto da Mantova. All three were famed performers: da Milano was employed by three successive popes, and da Mantova was for some 20 years the best-paid of all the lutenists at the royal court in France, where he was known as Albert de Rippe. They also composed, with dall’Aquila – the oldest of the three – famously receiving in 1505 a 10-year privilege from the doge of Venice to publish lute music. During this period, lute music fell into three broad categories: fantasias (or ricercars), intabulations (arrangements of vocal music) and dances. For his generous recital, Lindberg has selected 26 pieces from these categories, ordering them in seven suites for the greatest possible variety. Jakob Lindberg features on some 35 discs in the BIS catalogue, and the latest offering fits in well with earlier releases such as his survey of Jacobean Lute Music (BIS-2055), named an Editor’s Choice in Gramophone, and a programme of Italian music for chitarrone (BIS-1899), described as ‘an outstanding release’ in Classical Guitar Magazine.
 
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  Composer: Milano, Francesco da
01 Fantasia 34 ‘La Compagna’ 02:50 $ 0.68 USD
 
02 Ricercar 3 01:29 $ 0.36 USD
 
03 Ricercar 51 03:23 $ 0.81 USD
 
04 Fantasia 15 01:35 $ 0.38 USD
 
 
  Composer: Dall'Aquila, Marco
05 Ricercar 30 01:13 $ 0.29 USD
 
06 In te Domine speravi (Josquin) 01:36 $ 0.38 USD
 
07 Nous bergier (Janequin) 02:01 $ 0.48 USD
 
08 Ricercar 32 03:31 $ 0.84 USD
 
09 Plus nulz regrets (Josquin) 04:10 $ 1.00 USD
 
 
  Composer: Mantova, Alberto da
10 Pavan ‘La Romanesca’ 02:19 $ 0.56 USD
 
11 Fantasia 20 06:51 $ 1.64 USD
 
12 Or vien ça vien (Janequin) 01:57 $ 0.47 USD
 
 
  Composer: Milano, Francesco da
13 Fantasia 22 01:34 $ 0.38 USD
 
14 Fantasia 66 04:10 $ 1.00 USD
 
15 Quanta beltà (Arcadelt) 02:45 $ 0.66 USD
 
 
  Composer: Mantova, Alberto da
16 Fantasia 13 04:47 $ 1.15 USD
 
17 O passi sparsi (Festa) 04:35 $ 1.10 USD
 
18 Fantasia 16 05:29 $ 1.32 USD
 
 
  Composer: Dall'Aquila, Marco
19 Ricercar 33 02:06 $ 0.50 USD
 
20 Saltarello ‘La Traditora’ 02:06 $ 0.50 USD
 
21 Fantasia 19a 03:24 $ 0.82 USD
 
22 Il est bel et bon (Passereau) 02:08 $ 0.51 USD
 
 
  Composer: Milano, Francesco da
23 Fantasia 55 05:47 $ 1.39 USD
 
24 De mon triste desplaisir (Richafort) 01:44 $ 0.42 USD
 
25 Tu discois que je mourroye (Sermisy) 02:01 $ 0.48 USD
 
26 Fantasia 33 02:55 $ 0.70 USD
 
  Album total 81:11
ComposerDall'Aquila, Marco
Mantova, Alberto da
Milano, Francesco da
LuteLindberg, Jakob

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