My newspaper had a review some days ago about the album “Calling the Muse – Old & New Pieces for Theorbo” by the French theorbo player Bruno Helstroffer. Bruno Helstroffer has studied the guitar in Straßburg in France and has also started to play the theorbo, the lute and the vihuela. The theorbo and the […]
Bruno Helstroffer – Theorbo Read More »
Stary Olsa is a medieval band from Minsk, Belarus that has played throughout Europe. As an experiment they have played classic rock songs by Metallica, Deep Purple or The Beatles using their medieval instruments – and they had a big success with their performances and their youtube videos. Now thay have just started a kickstarter
Folk Radio UK shares a so called Covermount Mix every month to the subscribers of the Folk Radio UK Newsletter. In the latest covermount mix I have discovered Kyrre Slind with the great track Oysterhaven from his latest album Open Airs. I have also found a recent video at youtube: Kyrre Slind plays Kevin’s Melody
Kyrre Slind – Acoustic Guitar & Lute – Great New Album “Open Airs” Read More »
Last year friend told me a bout a great concert he had visited some time ago – a concert titled “Mediterraneo” played by Christina Pluhar and the ensemble L’Arpeggiata. The ensemble used all kinds of plucked instruments including an instrument with an extremly long neck – a theorbo. Christina Pluhar and the ensemble L’Arpeggiata have
Jacopo Gianninoto is an Italian lutenist, guitarist and composer. I have found some pictures of a lute and baroque guitar in his tumblr. He currently works as a teacher for guitar and lute at the Assumption University in Bangkok. He is currently a Full-Time Lute and Guitar lecturer and Special Advisor for the Department of
Jacopo Gianninoto and Luca Chiavinato – Exciting Projects with Lute and Baroque-Guitar Read More »
The weekly radio show Trémolo of the Spanish radio RTVE has recently played a program with recordings by the Duetto Giocondo with Caterina Lichtenberg (mandolin) and Mirko Schrader (guitar, lute). The program contained the following works from the CD “Sonaten für Mandoline und Gitarre/Laute”: Christoforo Signorelli (1731-1815)Sonata for baroque-mandolin and luteAllegro – Allegro Giga –
Marc Lewon is a musician, musicologist and a specialist in German studies. He is specialized in the music of the middle ages and early Renaissance and he is playing with several ensembles including his own group Ensemble Leones. Marc Lewon and the Ensemble Leones have already recorded three CDs with music by Josqin Deprez, Neidhard
The Swedish lute player Jakob Lindberg has recorded the complete works for lute by John Dowland in 1994. He is one of the best lute players of today. I have compiled a playlist withs some of his recordings. Playlist Jakob Lindberg Additional Information I have compiled some useful information about John Dowland here. Review of
Jakob Lindberg – Lute – John Dowland and J. S. Bach Read More »
The Luteduo with Anna Kowalska and Anton Birula plays works on two lutes and also on baroque guitar and theorbo, a combination that sounds very well together. This is the famous Canarios by Gaspar Sanz played on baroque guitar and theorbo: CANARIOS www.luteduo.com BIALYSTOK EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL, POLAND 17.07.2009 Anna KOWALSKA baroque guitarAnton BIRULA theorbo
The “Luteduo” Anna Kowalska and Anton Birula plays Works for Baroque Guitar and Theorbe Read More »
Recently I have listened to many video clips from a great playlist that I have found – a playlist about the baroque guitar, the lute and other baroque instruments. One of the many great videos that I have listened to was a clip by Rob MacKillop who first plays a tarantella piece and afterwards explains
The Baroque Guitar – Rob MacKillop shows his Strumming Technique Read More »
