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The German Baroque: Wolff Jakob Lauffensteiner

Theme of this week:  The German Baroque (click to see all posts). Wolff Jakob Lauffensteiner (1676–1754) is the last composer I’ll feature on this week’s theme of the German Baroque. His music, as his wiki page suggests, is similar to Weiss in many ways.…

The German Baroque: Bernhard Joachim Hagen

Theme of this week:  The German Baroque. Bernhard Joachim Hagen (1720–1787) wrote some amazing works of beauty that are not often played. One reason for this is the unavailability of this works. To my knowledge there are no readily available editions in modern…

The German Baroque: Adam Falckenhagen

Theme of this week:  The German Baroque (click to see all posts). Adam Falckenhagen  (26 April 1697 – 6 October 1754) was a German lutenist and composer. He travelled around from court to court much of his life but eventually settled in Bayreuth. It has also…

The German Baroque: Sylvius Leopold Weiss

New to the site: Theme of the Week. I’ll be posting articles, links, and videos based on the theme. There will still be other posts such as lessons etc, but the theme will add a narrative to the week. To…

Matthew McAllister Plays Two Scottish Lute Pieces

Some charming Scottish Lute works played by Matthew McAllister. Scottish Classical Guitarist Matthew McAllister performing two Scottish Lute Pieces in the workshop of the Scottish Luthiers Michael Ritchie and Bill Kelday in Fintry Scotland. The guitar in this film is…

David Russell plays Sylvius Leopold Weiss

Love Russell’s relaxed feel for the music and his awesome ornaments. Part I and II is the suite. Courtesy of the Official DavidRussellGuitar.com website. Live 1995 – Part I: Allemande, courante, Angloise – Part II Sarabande, Menuet, Passacaille.

Complete Solo Lute Works of John Dowland

Just got this yesterday and it’s a beauty! Nothing new, it’s a 1998 edition but I didn’t get around to buying until now. It’s an expensive one but I love reading right off the French tablature and couldn’t pass up getting…