The Norwegian lutenist makes this 400-year-old music sound vital through a mature, warmly expressive sensibility, even as he explicates these old "texts" through a prism of meticulous technique.
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Music Reviews: Miguel Rincón and Il Pomo D’Oro: ‘Concertos for Baroque Lute’; Makaris: Allan Ramsay’s ‘The Gentle Shepherd’
18th-century music that kept the lute alive, and a world premiere recording of an early 18th-century Scottish opera
Read More »Concert Review: A Golden Wire, Nola Richardson, Kevin Payne – Baroque English Love Songs
A Golden Wire and friends looked back to the 17th century in the latest Aspect Chamber Music Series concert.
Read More »Concert Review: Folger Consort and Stile Antico with Arcadia Viols (NYC, 1/24/16)
Defying the Blizzard of 2016, the combined ensemble presented early and new music celebrating Shakespeare.
Read More »Concert Review: Lisa Terry and Richard Stone in Recital – Music by Marin Marais (NYC 2/14/15)
Terry with her viola da gamba and Stone with his theorbo displayed supreme skill at drawing forth the utterly recognizable emotions in this ancient music.
Read More »Music Review: Boston Early Music Festival Concert—”The Golden Age of the Viola da Gamba and the Lute”
Viola da gamba player Vittorio Ghielmi and lutenist Luca Pianca traced the repertoire for these baroque instruments through the centures.
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