Travels with my Lute
An eclectic mix of lute music spanning five centuries
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Composer or Director: Johann Hieronymus Kapsberger, John Dowland, Francesco Milano, Luis de Milán, Luys de Narváez, (August Joseph) Norbert Burgmüller, Anonymous, Antonio de Cabezón, Simone Molinaro, Alonso Mudarra, Carl Friedrich Abel, William Brade, Gaspar Sanz, Claude Debussy, Johann Sebastian Bach, Francesco Spinacino, Silvius Leopold Weiss
Genre:
Instrumental
Label: Musica Rediviva
Magazine Review Date: 11/2011
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 62
Mastering:
Stereo
DDD
Catalogue Number: MRCD013
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Fantasia |
Luis de Milán, Composer
Luis de Milán, Composer Ryosuke Sakamoto, Lute |
Pavann |
Luis de Milán, Composer
Luis de Milán, Composer Ryosuke Sakamoto, Lute |
Mille regrez |
Luys de Narváez, Composer
Luys de Narváez, Composer Ryosuke Sakamoto, Lute |
Una baxa de contrapuncto |
Luys de Narváez, Composer
Luys de Narváez, Composer Ryosuke Sakamoto, Lute |
Diferencias |
Antonio de Cabezón, Composer
Antonio de Cabezón, Composer Ryosuke Sakamoto, Lute |
Recercare |
Francesco Spinacino, Composer
Francesco Spinacino, Composer Ryosuke Sakamoto, Lute |
(2) Ricercari |
Francesco Milano, Composer
Francesco Milano, Composer Ryosuke Sakamoto, Lute |
Fantasia XV |
Simone Molinaro, Composer
Ryosuke Sakamoto, Lute Simone Molinaro, Composer |
Fantasia I |
Simone Molinaro, Composer
Ryosuke Sakamoto, Lute Simone Molinaro, Composer |
What if a Day |
John Dowland, Composer
John Dowland, Composer Ryosuke Sakamoto, Lute |
Earl of Essex, his Galliard |
John Dowland, Composer
John Dowland, Composer Ryosuke Sakamoto, Lute |
Der Rotschencken Tantz |
William Brade, Composer
Ryosuke Sakamoto, Lute William Brade, Composer |
Toccata VI |
Johann Hieronymus Kapsberger, Composer
Johann Hieronymus Kapsberger, Composer Ryosuke Sakamoto, Lute |
Gagliarda III |
Johann Hieronymus Kapsberger, Composer
Johann Hieronymus Kapsberger, Composer Ryosuke Sakamoto, Lute |
Praeludium |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Ryosuke Sakamoto, Lute |
Gavotte en Rondeau |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Ryosuke Sakamoto, Lute |
Passacaglia |
Silvius Leopold Weiss, Composer
Ryosuke Sakamoto, Lute Silvius Leopold Weiss, Composer |
Arpeggio |
Carl Friedrich Abel, Composer
Carl Friedrich Abel, Composer Ryosuke Sakamoto, Lute |
(La) Chevaleresque |
(August Joseph) Norbert Burgmüller, Composer
(August Joseph) Norbert Burgmüller, Composer Ryosuke Sakamoto, Lute |
(Le) Fille aux cheveux de lin |
Claude Debussy, Composer
Claude Debussy, Composer Ryosuke Sakamoto, Lute |
Såsom stjärnan uppå Himmelen |
Anonymous, Composer
Anonymous, Composer Ryosuke Sakamoto, Lute |
Springlåt från Lima |
Anonymous, Composer
Anonymous, Composer Ryosuke Sakamoto, Lute |
Mariçapalos |
Gaspar Sanz, Composer
Gaspar Sanz, Composer Ryosuke Sakamoto, Lute |
Author: Edward Greenfield
Yet more striking still are the three pieces by John Dowland, representing England, that follow: a haunting piece in a minor key, What if a Day, the Earl of Essex, his Galliard and a wonderful Fantasia. Like Dowland, William Brade spent part of his career at the Danish court and Sakamoto explains that he prefers to play the Dance, here included, slowly as though it were a pavane.
Next, the 17th-century section with a Toccata and Galliard by JH Kapsberger, leading to two pieces by JS Bach, notably the unforgettable Gavotte en Rondeau which he arranged from his E major Partita for solo violin. A fine Passacaglia by Silvius Weiss and a virtuoso piece called Arpeggio in compound time by Carl Abel round off the section.
The two 19th- and 20th-century pieces are arrangements of piano pieces: La chevaleresque by Norbert Burgmüller, a short-lived contemporary of Mendelssohn, and – best-known of all – ‘La fille aux cheveux de lin’ from the first book of Debussy’s Préludes. Finally come two Swedish folk-tune arrangements, the second being especially lively and attractive. Then, as Sakamoto explains in his informative note, he likes to round off his recitals, as here, with a final Spanish piece, Marizápalos in versions by Gaspar Sanz and Santiago de Murzia. Sakamoto’s virtuosity is a constant delight, and he is helped by vivid, close-up sound.
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