Naxos
Two Lutes with Grace: Plectrum Lute Duos of the Late 15th C. / Lewon, Kieffer, Newcombe
$19.99
Details
- Composer
- VARIOUS
- Artist
- Lewon, Kieffer, Newcombe
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Naxos
- Released
- Mar 13, 2020
- Catalog #
- 8573854
- UPC
- 747313385478
About
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
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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
Tracklist 31 tracks
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1 La Bernardina de Josquin (arr. F. Spinacino for lute duo) 01:20
- Track
- 1
- Title
- La Bernardina de Josquin (arr. F. Spinacino for lute duo)
- Duration
- 01:20
- Composer
- Josquin des Prez
- Performer
- Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer
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2 Duo [Perugia, Biblioteca Comunale Augusta, MS 1013 (M 36)] 02:01
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Duo [Perugia, Biblioteca Comunale Augusta, MS 1013 (M 36)]
- Duration
- 02:01
- Composer
- Alexander Agricola, Johannes Ghiselin
- Performer
- Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer
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3 Calata a doi lauti 01:42
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Calata a doi lauti
- Duration
- 01:42
- Composer
- Joan Ambrosio Dalza
- Performer
- Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer
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4 J'ay pris amours (arr. J. Martini for voice) 04:14
- Track
- 4
- Title
- J'ay pris amours (arr. J. Martini for voice)
- Duration
- 04:14
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Performer
- Grace Newcombe, Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer
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5 J'ay pris amours [Perugia, Biblioteca Comunale Augusta, MS 1013 (M 36)] 01:14
- Track
- 5
- Title
- J'ay pris amours [Perugia, Biblioteca Comunale Augusta, MS 1013 (M 36)]
- Duration
- 01:14
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Performer
- Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer
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6 Jay pris amours (arr. F. Spinacino for lute duo) 01:26
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Jay pris amours (arr. F. Spinacino for lute duo)
- Duration
- 01:26
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Performer
- Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer
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7 De tous biens playne 01:09
- Track
- 7
- Title
- De tous biens playne
- Duration
- 01:09
- Composer
- Roelkin
- Performer
- Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer
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8 La Spagna [Perugia, Biblioteca Comunale Augusta, MS 1013 (M 36)] 01:17
- Track
- 8
- Title
- La Spagna [Perugia, Biblioteca Comunale Augusta, MS 1013 (M 36)]
- Duration
- 01:17
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Performer
- Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer
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9 Alleluja 02:06
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Alleluja
- Duration
- 02:06
- Composer
- Johannes Tinctoris
- Performer
- Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer
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10 Je ne fay (arr. F. Spinacino for lute duo) 01:26
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Je ne fay (arr. F. Spinacino for lute duo)
- Duration
- 01:26
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Performer
- Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer
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11 Comme femme desconfortee 04:54
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Comme femme desconfortee
- Duration
- 04:54
- Composer
- Gilles de Bins dit Binchois
- Performer
- Grace Newcombe, Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer
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12 Comme femme desconfortee 01:35
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Comme femme desconfortee
- Duration
- 01:35
- Composer
- Alexander Agricola
- Performer
- Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer
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13 Comme femme (arr. M. Lewon for lute and gittern) 01:48
- Track
- 13
- Title
- Comme femme (arr. M. Lewon for lute and gittern)
- Duration
- 01:48
- Composer
- Johannes Tinctoris
- Performer
- Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer
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14 Fecit potentiam 01:43
- Track
- 14
- Title
- Fecit potentiam
- Duration
- 01:43
- Composer
- Johannes Tinctoris
- Performer
- Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer
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15 Fortune alas (arr. D. Fallows for voice) 01:55
- Track
- 15
- Title
- Fortune alas (arr. D. Fallows for voice)
- Duration
- 01:55
- Composer
- Johannes Bedyngham
- Performer
- Grace Newcombe, Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer
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16 Fortune alas [Perugia, Biblioteca Comunale Augusta, MS 1013 (M 36)] 01:48
- Track
- 16
- Title
- Fortune alas [Perugia, Biblioteca Comunale Augusta, MS 1013 (M 36)]
- Duration
- 01:48
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Performer
- Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer
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17 Fortuna desperata (arr. F. Spinacino for lute duo) 01:26
- Track
- 17
- Title
- Fortuna desperata (arr. F. Spinacino for lute duo)
- Duration
- 01:26
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Performer
- Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer
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18 Le souvenir 01:05
- Track
- 18
- Title
- Le souvenir
- Duration
- 01:05
- Composer
- Johannes Tinctoris
- Performer
- Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer
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19 Juli amours (arr. F. Spinacino for lute duo) 02:54
- Track
- 19
- Title
- Juli amours (arr. F. Spinacino for lute duo)
- Duration
- 02:54
- Composer
- Johannes Ghiselin
- Performer
- Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer
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20 Tenor So ys enprentyd 01:34
- Track
- 20
- Title
- Tenor So ys enprentyd
- Duration
- 01:34
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Performer
- Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer
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21 So ys empretid 02:39
- Track
- 21
- Title
- So ys empretid
- Duration
- 02:39
- Composer
- Walter Frye
- Performer
- Grace Newcombe, Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer
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22 Tout a par moy 02:19
- Track
- 22
- Title
- Tout a par moy
- Duration
- 02:19
- Composer
- Johannes Tinctoris
- Performer
- Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer
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23 Saltarello 02:45
- Track
- 23
- Title
- Saltarello
- Duration
- 02:45
- Composer
- Joan Ambrosio Dalza
- Performer
- Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer
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24 Piva (version for 2 lutes) 01:59
- Track
- 24
- Title
- Piva (version for 2 lutes)
- Duration
- 01:59
- Composer
- Joan Ambrosio Dalza
- Performer
- Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer
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25 Duo [Perugia, Biblioteca Comunale Augusta, MS 1013 (M 36)] 01:06
- Track
- 25
- Title
- Duo [Perugia, Biblioteca Comunale Augusta, MS 1013 (M 36)]
- Duration
- 01:06
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Performer
- Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer
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26 Dung aultre amer 01:08
- Track
- 26
- Title
- Dung aultre amer
- Duration
- 01:08
- Composer
- Johannes Tinctoris
- Performer
- Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer
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27 De tous biens playne 01:12
- Track
- 27
- Title
- De tous biens playne
- Duration
- 01:12
- Composer
- Johannes Tinctoris
- Performer
- Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer
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28 De tous biens (arr. F. Spinacino for lute duo) 01:28
- Track
- 28
- Title
- De tous biens (arr. F. Spinacino for lute duo)
- Duration
- 01:28
- Composer
- Hayne van Ghizeghen
- Performer
- Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer
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29 Gaudeamus omnes in Domino 02:25
- Track
- 29
- Title
- Gaudeamus omnes in Domino
- Duration
- 02:25
- Composer
- Alexander Agricola
- Performer
- Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer
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30 Mit ganzem willen (arr. M. Lewon for voice) 02:18
- Track
- 30
- Title
- Mit ganzem willen (arr. M. Lewon for voice)
- Duration
- 02:18
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Performer
- Grace Newcombe, Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer
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31 Mit ganzem willen wünsch ich dir (arr. C. Young, P. Kieffer for lute duo) 03:20
- Track
- 31
- Title
- Mit ganzem willen wünsch ich dir (arr. C. Young, P. Kieffer for lute duo)
- Duration
- 03:20
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Performer
- Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer