Kapsberger, G.: Lute Works

Yep, another recording by the master of all living lutenists, to my way of thinking. [ and lots of others think the same way.]He looks like a lumberjack in his pictures and yet his playing is immaculate and exquisite. You just never know what is inside a person!He has for a long time been on the faculty at Eastman. Lucky us in America! We have three of these top players in our country and teaching at institutions of higher learning; the fourth is or was, in Switzerland.n morse

Excellent performances on the lute.

LOVE this lute music--sophisticated, lively, and lovely. A MUST for a lute lover!

Wonderful! Love's Kapsberger`s works.

definitive lute selections played wonderfully

I find it difficult to believe that Kapsberger's music has been so poorly recorded. It is a fantastic experience to listen to these pieces of lute music. Paul O'Dette plays (as always) beautifully and is supported by the immediate warm recording that brings lushness and crisp tones to the musical journey. Please bring back more of Kapsberger's pieces into the recorded repertoire. There are clearly many forgotten gems in the baroque repertoire that needs to resurface in the present. Weiss has received a renaissance over the last decade. Perhaps Kapsberger deserves similar attention? Highly recommended if you find joy and beauty in lute music! [As the previous reviewer noted this is a rerelease (third release).] Kapsberger: Il Tedesco della Tiorba - Pieces For Lute - Paul O'Dette and Baroque Lute Music, Vol. 1

This is a wonderful recital of lute and theorbo. Be advised that it is a reissue of Baroque Lute Music volume 1, Classical Express HMCX 3957020 (2001), which was in turn a reissue of Il Tedesco della Tiorba, Harmonia Mundi HMU 907020 (1990).I discovered this AFTER I bought it. Amazon, you need to clearly disclose the fact that a recording is a REISSUE.

Wonderful music, excellent recording.