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Losy & Weiss: Lute Music in Prague & Vienna Circa 1700

Baroque Contemplative Serene Virtuosic
$29.99

Details

Composer
Jan Antonin Losy, Sylvius Leopold Weiss
Artist
Jan Cizmar
Format
CD
Label
Supraphon
Released
Jun 14, 2024
Catalog #
SU4343-2
UPC
099925434328

About

He took up the lute when he was young and became such a virtuoso that he was unrivalled in France or Italy. Music historian Gottfried Johann Dlabacž's testimony describes the lutenist and composer, Count Jan Antonin Losy of Losinthal, whose family came from Lombardy. He was born in Bohemia, where he spent most of his life, but his fame spread throughout Europe. After he died, he was honoured by his younger colleague, Sylvius Leopold Weiss, who memorialised him with his famous Tombeau. Nowadays, the name of the Count and virtuoso musician (besides the lute, he played the harpsichord and violin superbly) is known especially to lute players. However, even they may be surprised to learn that this album contains compositions with harpsichord, flute and violin. In fact, Losy's oeuvre is far more varied. According to period sources, many of his compositions were played by chamber ensembles including instruments, such as the violin and a bowed bass instrument. The main performer, Jan Cižmar, reconstructed some of them, using manuscripts scattered all over Europe, and invited his colleagues from the Polish ensemble, Orkiestra historyczna, to take part in the recording. The result is a revealing album that presents Losy's lute pieces in an unusual sound version for the first time. Count Losy - a Prince among lutenists

Tracklist 35 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allemande 02:10
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allemande
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Jan Antonín Losy
    Ensemble
    {oh!} Ensemble
  2. 2 II. Courante 01:57
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Courante
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Jan Antonín Losy
    Ensemble
    {oh!} Ensemble
  3. 3 III. Aria I - 03:49
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Aria I -
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Jan Antonín Losy
    Ensemble
    {oh!} Ensemble
  4. 4 III. Aria II 03:31
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Aria II
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    Jan Antonín Losy
    Ensemble
    {oh!} Ensemble
  5. 5 IV. Menuet 01:32
    Track
    5
    Title
    IV. Menuet
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Jan Antonín Losy
    Ensemble
    {oh!} Ensemble
  6. 6 V. Gigue 01:12
    Track
    6
    Title
    V. Gigue
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Jan Antonín Losy
    Ensemble
    {oh!} Ensemble
  7. 7 VI. Rondeau 03:26
    Track
    7
    Title
    VI. Rondeau
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Jan Antonín Losy
    Ensemble
    {oh!} Ensemble
  8. 8 I. Allemande 03:27
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Allemande
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Jan Antonín Losy
    Ensemble
    {oh!} Ensemble
  9. 9 II. Courante 01:35
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Courante
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Jan Antonín Losy
    Ensemble
    {oh!} Ensemble
  10. 10 III. Sarabande 02:07
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Sarabande
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Jan Antonín Losy
    Ensemble
    {oh!} Ensemble
  11. 11 IV. Gavotte 01:07
    Track
    11
    Title
    IV. Gavotte
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Jan Antonín Losy
    Ensemble
    {oh!} Ensemble
  12. 12 V. Rondeau 01:43
    Track
    12
    Title
    V. Rondeau
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Jan Antonín Losy
    Ensemble
    {oh!} Ensemble
  13. 13 VI. Marche 00:46
    Track
    13
    Title
    VI. Marche
    Duration
    00:46
    Composer
    Jan Antonín Losy
    Ensemble
    {oh!} Ensemble
  14. 14 VII. Menuet 01:12
    Track
    14
    Title
    VII. Menuet
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Jan Antonín Losy
    Ensemble
    {oh!} Ensemble
  15. 15 I. Allemande 02:05
    Track
    15
    Title
    I. Allemande
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Jan Antonín Losy
    Performer
    Anna Firlus
  16. 16 II. Courante 01:11
    Track
    16
    Title
    II. Courante
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Jan Antonín Losy
    Performer
    Anna Firlus
  17. 17 III. Menuet 01:34
    Track
    17
    Title
    III. Menuet
    Duration
    01:34
    Composer
    Jan Antonín Losy
    Performer
    Anna Firlus
  18. 18 IV. Echo 01:53
    Track
    18
    Title
    IV. Echo
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Jan Antonín Losy
    Performer
    Anna Firlus
  19. 19 V. Gigue 02:14
    Track
    19
    Title
    V. Gigue
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Jan Antonín Losy
    Performer
    Anna Firlus
  20. 20 Gig in D Minor (arr. M. Pastuszka) 00:58
    Track
    20
    Title
    Gig in D Minor (arr. M. Pastuszka)
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Jan Antonín Losy
    Performer
    Martyna Pastuszka
  21. 21 I. Allemande 02:29
    Track
    21
    Title
    I. Allemande
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Jan Antonín Losy
    Ensemble
    {oh!} Ensemble
  22. 22 II. Courante 02:04
    Track
    22
    Title
    II. Courante
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Jan Antonín Losy
    Ensemble
    {oh!} Ensemble
  23. 23 III. Bouree 01:18
    Track
    23
    Title
    III. Bouree
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Jan Antonín Losy
    Ensemble
    {oh!} Ensemble
  24. 24 IV. Sarabande 02:49
    Track
    24
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Jan Antonín Losy
    Ensemble
    {oh!} Ensemble
  25. 25 V. Echo 01:18
    Track
    25
    Title
    V. Echo
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Jan Antonín Losy
    Ensemble
    {oh!} Ensemble
  26. 26 VI. Menuet - VII. Passepied - VIII. Menuet 02:49
    Track
    26
    Title
    VI. Menuet - VII. Passepied - VIII. Menuet
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Jan Antonín Losy
    Ensemble
    {oh!} Ensemble
  27. 27 VII. Gig 02:28
    Track
    27
    Title
    VII. Gig
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Jan Antonín Losy
    Ensemble
    {oh!} Ensemble
  28. 28 I. Rondeaux 03:01
    Track
    28
    Title
    I. Rondeaux
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Jan Antonín Losy
    Performer
    Jan Čižmář, Anna Firlus
  29. 29 II. Caprice , "Caprice dęune autre maniere" 01:38
    Track
    29
    Title
    II. Caprice , "Caprice dęune autre maniere"
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Jan Antonín Losy
    Performer
    Jan Čižmář, Anna Firlus
  30. 30 III. Menuet 01:08
    Track
    30
    Title
    III. Menuet
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Jan Antonín Losy
    Performer
    Jan Čižmář, Anna Firlus
  31. 31 IV. Air 02:04
    Track
    31
    Title
    IV. Air
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Jan Antonín Losy
    Performer
    Jan Čižmář, Anna Firlus
  32. 32 V. Gavotte 01:13
    Track
    32
    Title
    V. Gavotte
    Duration
    01:13
    Composer
    Jan Antonín Losy
    Performer
    Jan Čižmář, Anna Firlus
  33. 33 VI. Gavotte 01:27
    Track
    33
    Title
    VI. Gavotte
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Jan Antonín Losy
    Performer
    Jan Čižmář, Anna Firlus
  34. 34 VII. Les Forgerons 02:00
    Track
    34
    Title
    VII. Les Forgerons
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Jan Antonín Losy
    Performer
    Jan Čižmář, Anna Firlus
  35. 35 Tombeau sur la mort de M. Comte de Logy 09:57
    Track
    35
    Title
    Tombeau sur la mort de M. Comte de Logy
    Duration
    09:57
    Composer
    Silvius Leopold Weiss
    Performer
    Jan Čižmář