Recordings for lute and related instruments

[Number Six]

-- bumping this thread to make it easier to find -- 

[Number Six]

This Dowland vol 1 is my second Paul O'Dette album (and probably second Lute album, now that I think of it). 

I find when I listen to Lute or Theorbo, the sound can sometimes be just enough like the Greek folk band in the Monty Python Cheese Shop Sketch that I get distracted and start thinking about the sketch. 

[Que]

I find when I listen to Lute or Theorbo, the sound can sometimes be just enough like the Greek folk band in the Monty Python Cheese Shop Sketch that I get distracted and start thinking about the sketch. 

I my experience the ability to "tune in" to the delicate sound improves over time! I find lute music ideally suited for quiet mornings. 

[Mandryka]

One thing to sat @Number Six , is that most if not all early lute music was made to be enjoyed by the player or maybe a small group sitting very close. Aim for the volume the player would hear - use your amplifier!

[Number Six]

I my experience the ability to "tune in" to the delicate sound improves over time! I find lute music ideally suited for quiet mornings. 

One thing to sat @Number Six , is that most if not all early lute music was made to be enjoyed by the player or maybe a small group sitting very close. Aim for the volume the player would hear - use your amplifier!

Ha! I read your replies as opposite each other. I can definitely see both sides of the discussion.

[Mandryka]

Ha! I read your replies as opposite each other. 

I don't think so.

[Number Six]

I don't think so.

No, honestly, I really did read it that way! 

[Mandryka]

No, honestly, I really did read it that way! 

No, playing it at the volume that the lute player would hear will still produce a delicate and nuanced sound, assuming decent hifi, decent recording etc.

[ChamberNut]

Another nice mandolin recording I came accross:



Abbate Ranieri Capponi (1680 - 1744): 12 Sonate da camera, no. 8 in E Minor and no. 12 in G Major
Niccolo Susier (1679 - 1766): Sonata per mandola
Nicola Romaldi (1680 - 1730): Sonata per mandola
Giovanni Pietro Sesto da Trento: Sonata di mandolino
Francesco Piccone (1685 - 1745): Sinfonia per la mandola in D Minor

I'm listening to this right now, as it freshly arrived in the mail.

It is quite exquisite and lovely indeed. Superb sound!

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

This will be released on 4/10/2025.
J.S. Bach: Cello Suites, Vol. 1 (Arr. for Theorbo by Yasunori Imamura).

Post ed. Already on Youtube.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ng6vYabqchQkUuLRAM5ndahBMNmTlZImI&si=if4xYtg7MAXwpVIk

[prémont]

This will be released on 4/10/2025.
J.S. Bach: Cello Suites, Vol. 1 (Arr. for Theorbo by Yasunori Imamura).

It has been available from Presto since Feb 28.2025. Vol 2 will be released April 11.2025.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

It has been available from Presto since Feb 28.2025. Vol 2 will be released April 11.2025.

I didn't know! I'm looking forward to listening to the vol. 2!