In the Garden of Polyphony (French Renaissance Music for Lute and Guitar) Israel Golani

• Albert de Rippe (1500 - 1551):
• 1 Rippe: Pleurez mes yeux (Sandrin) 03:18
• Clément Janequin (1485 - 1558):
• 2 Janequin: C'est mon amy 01:02
• Pierre Attaingnant (1494 - 1552):
• 3 Attaingnant: Branle gay "C'est mon amy" 01:09
• Pierre Phalèse (1510 - 1573):
• 4 Phalèse: Allemande 01:00
• 5 Phalèse: Branles de Bourgogne 01:06
• Anonymous:
• 6 Anonymous: Amy souffrez (Moulu) 02:18
• Pierre Attaingnant:
• 7 Attaingnant: Fortune laisse moy 01:38
• Adrian Le Roy (1520 - 1598):
• 8 Roy: Fantasie seconde 01:46
• 9 Roy: Pimontoyse 01:32
• Simon Gorlier:
• 10 Gorlier: Il ne se trouve en amytié (Sandrin) 03:40
• Pierre Phalèse (1510 - 1573):
• 11 Phalèse: Gaillarde Milanoise 01:05
• 12 Phalèse: C'est grand plaisir (Attaingnant) 01:32
• Jean-Paul Paladin (1500 - 1566):
• 13 Paladin: De trop penser (Jacotin) 02:22
• Guillaume Morlaye (1510 - 1558):
• 14 Morlaye: Gaillarde 02:03
• 15 Morlaye: Est il douleur cruelle 03:38
• Julien Belin (1625 - 1684):
• 16 Belin: Trio 03:02
• Pierre Attaingnant:
• 17 Attaingnant: Dont vient cela (Sermisy) 02:00
• 18 Attaingnant: Gaillarde "Dont vient cela" 01:53
• 19 Attaingnant: Dolent départ 02:21
• Adrian Le Roy:
• 20 Roy: Branles de Bourgogne 01:17
• Anonymous:
• 21 Anonymous: Premier branle d'Escosse 02:24
• Pierre Attaingnant:
• 22 Attaingnant: Basse dance "Beure frais" 02:25
• Albert de Rippe:
• 23 Rippe: Fantasie quatriesme 05:07
• Pierre Phalèse:
• 24 Phalèse: Paduane 01:12
• Albert de Rippe:
• 25 Rippe: Un jour le temps 04:13
• 26 Phalèse: Ung gay bergier (Crecquillon) 02:17
• 27 Phalèse: Auprès de vous (Sermisy) 02:30
• Pierre Attaingnant:
• 28 Attaingnant: Basse dance "Auprès de vous" 02:11
• Adrian Le Roy:
• 29 Roy: Fantasie premiere 02:52
• Guillaume Morlaye:
• 30 Morlaye: Pleurez mes yeux (Sandrin) 02:53
• Total Runtime 01:07:46

Info for In the Garden of Polyphony (French Renaissance Music for Lute and Guitar)

In the 16th century, the lute ignited the same passion as the electric guitar in the 1970s. On his sophomore album, acclaimed lutist and guitarist Israel Golani returns to the renaissance to perform the greatest works ever written for his instruments, stretching his virtuosity and making the lute sing. To achieve this goal, he questioned and refined his technique, studying with guitarist Frank Bungarten and working on some of these pieces for years.

In the Garden of Polyphony places the listener at the cusp of a momentuous development: The integration of harmony into clerical and courtly composition, the fusing of the sacred and the profane, the ascent of the lute as the leading instrument.

All around Europe, demand for sheet music rose and composers began to seek inspiration in chansons and folk music, in a sense crossing over into pop territory. By treating the material with utmost finesse, they created a new kind of music – both elaborate and accessible, complex and contagious, intellectually stimulating and an invitation to dance.

For Golani, the album is, most of all, a testimony to his two loves: of the human voice on the one hand and for the lute on the other hand. It is telling that the initially planned album title was to be “Le luth qui chante” – "The lute that sings". It is a high ambition for sure. But he has come pretty close to achieving it on this occasion.

Israel Golani, lute, guitar

Israel Golani
Since graduating cum laude in Musicology at Tel-Aviv University, Israel Golani has become one of Europe’s acclaimed lute, baroque guitar and theorbo players. His skills as a continuo player have led to performances with many leading European orchestras, including the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, MusicAeterna, B'Rock and Gabrieli Consort. Israel has featured on recordings of both renaissance as well as baroque repertoire. His debut solo album, Raclerie Universelle, was released in 2013 and was a result of a passion for 17th-century French guitar repertoire. This led to a series of solo recitals in The Netherlands and Japan. More recently Israel has collaborated with renowned conductor Teodor Currentzis in creating basso-continuo accompaniments for Mozart's Don Giovanni and La Clemenza di Tito.

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