Recordings for lute and related instruments

[Florestan]

I didn't see a dedicated "mandolin" thread, through multiple searches. 

This is big fun:



You don't even have to like Rossini in order to enjoy it, you only have to like the sound of the mandolin(s).

[Brahmsian]

This is big fun:



You don't even have to like Rossini in order to enjoy it, you only have to like the sound of the mandolin(s).

Thanks Andrei, I will most definitely sample. Plus I do like Rossini overtures.

[Florestan]

Thanks Andrei, I will most definitely sample. Plus I do like Rossini overtures.

Then you're in for a treat.

[Que]

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

[Florestan]

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

This looks enticing, thanks for the tip.

[Que]

And another, with lute and mandolin sonatas:

[Brahmsian]

And another, with lute and mandolin sonatas:

Que, this one is quite lovely indeed!

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Marie Nishiyama plays baroque harp (whatever that is) and Harpsichord. Likable music.

[Mandryka]

Yes I like Nishiyama's CDs very much - I play the one with Corina Marti quite often.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Yes I like Nishiyama's CDs very much - I play the one with Corina Marti quite often.

OMG you know so many Japanese artists! 

Her JSB Inventions and S are very slow, and sound very interesting!

[Mandryka]

Marie Nishiyama plays baroque harp (whatever that is)

Whatever it is John Potter's just sold one

https://www.john-potter.co.uk/blog/2022/10/08/books/

[Brahmsian]

Ok, one of the most famous classical guitar repertoire pieces is by Francisco Tárrega.  The Recuerdos de la Alhambra. When I hear this piece, I cannot help thinking it seems to be the perfect piece for the mandolin.

[prémont]

Yes I like Nishiyama's CDs very much - I play the one with Corina Marti quite often.

I very much like the three CDs she has made together with Corina Marti and others. So prompted by you I have purchased the Tañer Fantasía (and the Bach toccatas). And I have her CÛ II and Inventions on my wishlist.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Ok, one of the most famous classical guitar repertoire pieces is by Francisco Tárrega.  The Recuerdos de la Alhambra. When I hear this piece, I cannot help thinking it seems to be the perfect piece for the mandolin.

Definitely mandolin and lute. Maybe piano and trumpet as well.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Whatever it is John Potter's just sold one

https://www.john-potter.co.uk/blog/2022/10/08/books/

I think I'm in love with the sound of midlevel/baroque harps. Sometimes they sound like santour- Iranian instrument.
For those interested, the below is a YT list of Marie Nishiyama's videos.


https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlS-Qar1-9xe7mZe6otl7Eo0qFheWiWVb

[Mandryka]

I think I'm in love with the sound of midlevel/baroque harps. Sometimes they sound like santour- Iranian instrument.
For those interested, the below is a YT list of Marie Nishiyama's videos.


https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlS-Qar1-9xe7mZe6otl7Eo0qFheWiWVb

Benjamin Bagby is your man. See if you can find the Sequentia CD Lost Songs of a Rheinland Harper. His Beowulf too.

[Mandryka]

I very much like the three CDs she has made together with Corina Marti and others. So prompted by you I have purchased the Tañer Fantasía (and the Bach toccatas). And I have her CÛ II and Inventions on my wishlist.

If you enjoy Vartolo's melancholy and noble and reflective Scarlatti on harpsichord, then you will also enjoy Nishyama's. I am very impressed by it. The Vartolo influence seems so strong I wonder if she worked with him.

https://www.discogs.com/master/2961415-Domenico-Scarlatti-Marie-Nishiyama-El-Mago-Del-Clave-Sonatas

https://open.spotify.com/album/3BHD5qijbzs35F4L3oMTqC

[prémont]

If you enjoy Vartolo's melancholy and noble and reflective Scarlatti on harpsichord, then you will also enjoy Nishyama's. I am very impressed by it. The Vartolo influence seems so strong I wonder if she worked with him.

I enjoyed her Bach toccatas yesterday. She plays with a nice amount of imagination without loosing the thread. So I am going to get the CÜ II and inventions too, and also the Scarlatti. As you know I prefer my Scarlatti less brilliant and more reflective. Thanks for the recommendation.

[Mandryka]

I enjoyed her Bach toccatas yesterday. She plays with a nice amount of imagination without loosing the thread. So I am going to get the CÜ II and inventions too, and also the Scarlatti. As you know I prefer my Scarlatti less brilliant and more reflective. Thanks for the recommendation.

I won't buy any of those because I can hear them streaming, but I will make an effort to find her English Suites - so far the only source I can see is here

https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/KCD-2065

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Today's and yesterday's listen. I love the sound of clavisimbalum as well. Exotic and mysterious sound. I just wish its name were shorter.