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Vivaldi: Largo from
“Concerto in D for guitar & strings”
Antonio Vivaldi was perhaps the most important Italian composer of his time. He contributed mainly to the development of the Solo Concert, of which he wrote many works, including the famous “Four Seasons”. Among his concerts we also find this…
John Williams: Suite in E for Lute, BWV 1006a – Praeludium
Suite for Lute BWV 1006a is actually a transcript of n. 3 Violin Partita by Bach. It was written in 1720 and consists of seven movements, the first of which is the Prelude. The writing is mainly in arpeggio form,…
Julian Bream plays “A Fancy” (John Dowland)
After that in 1987 Julian Brean had damage to his right arm in a car accident, with effort he recovered his technique and so we can feel Bream playing this song by John Dowland, beautiful and complex. Julian Bream is…
S. Leopold Weiss, Passacaglia in D major
Sylvius Leopold Weiss is considered the greatest lutenist of the late Baroque period. He was born in Germany but also worked in Italy where he met Alessandro and Domenico Scarlatti. His work consists of thousands of songs, usually organized in…
J. A. Logy for Classical Guitar:
“Gigue in C”
The Gigue is an ancient dance of probable German origin. His time is typically 6/8, with connection upbeat. This famous Gigue was composed by Johann Anton Logy (Jan Antonin Losy), a famous virtuoso lutenist of the seventeenth century. It is…
Classical Guitar and ancient music: Greensleves
Greensleeves is a medieval melody usually attributed to Henry IV, but in reality you do not know who he really composed. However, it is very played on the guitar because of its affinity with the lute, on which was probably…