Note d’oro Jakob Lindberg

• Jan Antonín Losy (1650 - 1721): Lute Suite in A Minor:
• 1 Lute Suite in A Minor: I. Prelude 00:59
• 2 Lute Suite in A Minor: II. Allemande 03:02
• 3 Lute Suite in A Minor: III. Courante - Double 04:00
• 4 Lute Suite in A Minor: IV. Aria 02:05
• 5 Lute Suite in A Minor: V. Gavotte 01:15
• 6 Lute Suite in A Minor: VI. Caprice 01:11
• Lute Suite in F Major:
• 7 Lute Suite in F Major: I. Ouverture 03:47
• 8 Lute Suite in F Major: II. Allemande 02:47
• 9 Lute Suite in F Major: III. Courante 02:28
• 10 Lute Suite in F Major: IV. Sarabande 03:00
• 11 Lute Suite in F Major: V. Menuet 01:34
• 12 Lute Suite in F Major: VI. Gigue 02:11
• Lute Suite in G Major:
• 13 Lute Suite in G Major: I. Allemande 02:53
• 14 Lute Suite in G Major: II. Courante - Double 03:00
• 15 Lute Suite in G Major: III. Aria 02:36
• 16 Lute Suite in G Major: IV. Menuets I & II 02:14
• 17 Lute Suite in G Major: V. Gigue 00:58
• Lute Suite in D Minor:
• 18 Lute Suite in D Minor: I. Prelude 00:55
• 19 Lute Suite in D Minor: II. Allemande 02:54
• 20 Lute Suite in D Minor: III. Courante 02:03
• 21 Lute Suite in D Minor: IV. Sarabande 02:21
• 22 Lute Suite in D Minor: V. Gigue I 01:21
• 23 Lute Suite in D Minor: VI. Bourée 01:14
• 24 Lute Suite in D Minor: VII. Menuet 01:11
• 25 Lute Suite in D Minor: VIII. Gigue II 01:44
• Lute Suite in G Minor:
• 26 Lute Suite in G Minor: I. Gavotte 01:23
• 27 Lute Suite in G Minor: II. Courante 03:00
• 28 Lute Suite in G Minor: III. Sarabande 02:22
• 29 Lute Suite in G Minor: IV. Menuet 01:33
• 30 Lute Suite in G Minor: V. Rondeau 01:51
• Menuet in C Major:
• 31 Menuet in C Major 01:29
• Lute Suite in B-Flat Major:
• 32 Lute Suite in B-Flat Major: I. Allemande 04:25
• 33 Lute Suite in B-Flat Major: II. Courante 02:56
• 34 Lute Suite in B-Flat Major: III. Sarabande 02:18
• 35 Lute Suite in B-Flat Major: IV. Gigue 02:18
• Chaconne in F Major:
• 36 Chaconne in F Major 02:49
• Total Runtime 01:20:07

Info for Note d’oro

Jan Antonín Losy was born around 1650 of a prosperous Bohemian family. After the death of his father, the first Count of Losinthal, he inherited not only his title but also considerable wealth. He was therefore able to devote his life to music, and his skill as a lutenist became famous throughout Europe. Unlike professional players, Losy had no need to sell or publish his music but fortunately it has survived in numerous manuscript copies. Today we have almost 200 pieces by Count Losy, many of which once belonged together in larger suites or partitas. As a composer, Losy followed the example of French masters such as François Dufaut, but to this he brought a gift for Italianate melody, particularly in the many surviving arias, rondeaux and minuets. For this amply filled tribute to Losy, Jakob Lindberg has selected 36 pieces, grouping them into six suites. He performs them on his 16th-century lute by the German builder Sixtus Rauwolf an instrument which in 1715 was given a new neck and updated"" into an 11-course lute, the most important type of lute during Losys lifetime.

Jakob Lindberg, lute

Jakob Lindberg
was born in Sweden and developed his first passionate interest in music through the Beatles. After reading music at Stockholm University he came to London to study at the Royal College of Music. Under the guidance of Diana Poulton he decided towards the end of his studies to focus on music from the Renaissance and Baroque eras.

Jakob Lindberg is now one of the most prolific musicians in this field. He has made numerous recordings for BIS, many of which are pioneering in that they present a wide range of music on CD for the first time. He is also an active continuo player on the theorbo and archlute and has worked with many well-known English soloists and ensembles.

It is particularly through his live solo performances that he has become known as one of today’s finest lutenists. He has played to audiences in many parts of the world, from Tokyo and Beijing in the East to San Francisco and Mexico City in the West. In addition to his busy life as a performer, Jakob Lindberg teaches at the Royal College of Music in London, where he succeeded Diana Poulton as professor of lute in 1979.

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