Sylvius Leopold Weiss, greatest lutenist ever This is a fine introduction as any to the lute suites of the all-time genius that was Bach. Guitar virtuoso Sharon Isbin has on Amazon her four Bach Luite Suite renditions – Bach for Guitar (Inspiration) by Sharon Isbin. The unbeatable rendition, in my opinion, of Bach’s Chaconne is by John Feely who plays his own arrangement in this video.Ĭhaconne (J.S.Bach) performed by John Feeley This remains the pinnacle to reach for any high-level player of the guitar even today. Among his more ambitious endeavors, Segovia took it upon himself to arrange the massive solo work of Bach’s Violin Partita No.2 in D minor BWV 1004, the Chaconne. Thanks to the work of Andres Segovia, many of the compositions of the mighty J.S.Bach were arranged for classical guitar. Music of the Baroque period Johann Sebastian Bach, master of sublime These pieces work equally well on the guitar but in the hands of an artist like Bream the lute is magical to listen to. This CD (or mp3 if you prefer) is one of my personal great finds on Amazon – Bream: The Golden Age of English Lute Music which also features works of William Byrd and Francis Cutting along with those of Dowland. Here is noted guitarist Per-Olov Kindgren playing Dowland’s Frog Galliard on classical guitar.įrog Galliard (J.Dowland) performed by Per-Olov KindgrenĪ must-listen of John Dowland’s works is by today’s great lutenist Julian Bream. Dowland was the period’s most renowned and significant composer of lute solos, and especially ayres (also called lute songs) There are some ninety works for solo lute many are dances, often with highly embellished variations. The 20th century’s early music revival has helped this music stay alive while being a continuing source of repertoire for lutenists and classical guitarists. Bream in fact played Dowland on the original instrument, the lute. His music with its energy and melancholy is played to this day encouraged by performances by classical guitar greats like Julian Bream and John Williams among many others. Andrew York, the voice of today Music of the Renaissance period John Dowland, master of the Renaissance luteĪn English Renaissance composer from 400 years ago, John Dowland was a skilled and accomplished lutenist and singer.Federico Moreno Torroba: songs of the non-guitarist.Miguel Llobet: Tarrega’s pupil, Segovia’s teacher.Agustin Barrios Mangore, poet of the guitar.Isaac Albeniz, greatest guitar non-composer.Francisco Tarrega, father of the classical guitar.Mauro Giuliani, maestro of the romantic.Sylvius Leopold Weiss, greatest lutenist ever.Johann Sebastian Bach, master of sublime.John Dowland, master of the Renaissance lute.
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