Two Lutes with Grace: Plectrum Lute Duos of the Late 15th C. / Lewon, Kieffer, Newcombe

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
March 13, 2020
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      VARIOUS
    • PERFORMER
      Lewon, Kieffer, Newcombe
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      March 13, 2020
    • UPC
      747313385478
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8573854
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. La Bernardina de Josquin (arr. F. Spinacino for lute duo)

      Composer: Josquin des Prez

      Performer: Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer

    2. Duo [Perugia, Biblioteca Comunale Augusta, MS 1013 (M 36)]

      Composer: Alexander Agricola, Johannes Ghiselin

      Performer: Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer

    3. Calata a doi lauti

      Composer: Joan Ambrosio Dalza

      Performer: Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer

    4. J'ay pris amours (arr. J. Martini for voice)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Performer: Grace Newcombe, Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer

    5. J'ay pris amours [Perugia, Biblioteca Comunale Augusta, MS 1013 (M 36)]

      Composer: Anonymous

      Performer: Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer

    6. Jay pris amours (arr. F. Spinacino for lute duo)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Performer: Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer

    7. De tous biens playne

      Composer: Roelkin

      Performer: Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer

    8. La Spagna [Perugia, Biblioteca Comunale Augusta, MS 1013 (M 36)]

      Composer: Anonymous

      Performer: Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer

    9. Alleluja

      Composer: Johannes Tinctoris

      Performer: Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer

    10. Je ne fay (arr. F. Spinacino for lute duo)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Performer: Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer

    11. Comme femme desconfortee

      Composer: Gilles de Bins dit Binchois

      Performer: Grace Newcombe, Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer

    12. Comme femme desconfortee

      Composer: Alexander Agricola

      Performer: Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer

    13. Comme femme (arr. M. Lewon for lute and gittern)

      Composer: Johannes Tinctoris

      Performer: Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer

    14. Fecit potentiam

      Composer: Johannes Tinctoris

      Performer: Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer

    15. Fortune alas (arr. D. Fallows for voice)

      Composer: Johannes Bedyngham

      Performer: Grace Newcombe, Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer

    16. Fortune alas [Perugia, Biblioteca Comunale Augusta, MS 1013 (M 36)]

      Composer: Anonymous

      Performer: Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer

    17. Fortuna desperata (arr. F. Spinacino for lute duo)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Performer: Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer

    18. Le souvenir

      Composer: Johannes Tinctoris

      Performer: Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer

    19. Juli amours (arr. F. Spinacino for lute duo)

      Composer: Johannes Ghiselin

      Performer: Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer

    20. Tenor So ys enprentyd

      Composer: Anonymous

      Performer: Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer

    21. So ys empretid

      Composer: Walter Frye

      Performer: Grace Newcombe, Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer

    22. Tout a par moy

      Composer: Johannes Tinctoris

      Performer: Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer

    23. Saltarello

      Composer: Joan Ambrosio Dalza

      Performer: Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer

    24. Piva (version for 2 lutes)

      Composer: Joan Ambrosio Dalza

      Performer: Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer

    25. Duo [Perugia, Biblioteca Comunale Augusta, MS 1013 (M 36)]

      Composer: Anonymous

      Performer: Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer

    26. Dung aultre amer

      Composer: Johannes Tinctoris

      Performer: Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer

    27. De tous biens playne

      Composer: Johannes Tinctoris

      Performer: Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer

    28. De tous biens (arr. F. Spinacino for lute duo)

      Composer: Hayne van Ghizeghen

      Performer: Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer

    29. Gaudeamus omnes in Domino

      Composer: Alexander Agricola

      Performer: Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer

    30. Mit ganzem willen (arr. M. Lewon for voice)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Performer: Grace Newcombe, Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer

    31. Mit ganzem willen wünsch ich dir (arr. C. Young, P. Kieffer for lute duo)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Performer: Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer


The plectrum lute duo was one of the most popular ensembles for professional instrumentalists in late 15th-century Western Europe. This recording presents for the first time the bulk of a surviving repertoire that can arguably be considered for the lute duo, performed on two equal plectrum lutes or with a combination of lute and gittern- a smaller member of the lute family. The album, inspired by the Ferrarese virtuoso Pietrobono dal Chitarino (c. 1417-1497), acclaimed in his lifetime as ‘the foremost lutenist in the world,’ includes the earliest printed lute duos by Francesco Spinacino and Joan Ambrosio Dalza and the two-voice instrumental works by Johannes Tinctoris. The often highly ornamented instrumental duos are mostly reworkings of songs, some of which are given here in a performance with the singer Grace Newcombe to provide the context for the lute arrangements that follow.

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REVIEWS:

Marc Lewon and Paul Kieffer make a marvellous duo, with a lot of passages of truly mind-blowing skill and speed. They have assembled the repertory in glorious performances.

– Gramophone

Here we have a lovely collection of the earliest surviving repertoire for lute duo, some of it also for voice. This is a very enjoyable programme and an opportunity to hear fine performances of music few are likely to be familiar with.

– Lark Reviews