Thomas Dunford and Anna Reinhold: EML 6 August

[doversoul1]

Soprano Anna Reinhold and lutenist Thomas Dunford perform music from 17th-century Italy, including songs by Strozzi, Monteverdi, Frescobaldi, Caccini and Merula, and lute solos by Kapsberger.

Presented by Elin Manahan Thomas

Strozzi: L'eraclito amoroso
Kapsberger: Toccatas Nos 3 & 6 from 'Libro I d'intavolatura di lauto'
Monteverdi: La lettera amorosa
Kapsberger: Toccata No 2 from 'Libro I d'intavolatura di lauto'
Frescobaldi: Così mi disprezzate
Kapsberger: Toccata No 5 from 'Libro I d'intavolatura di lauto'
Caccini: Amarilli mia bella
Merula: Canzone spirituale sopra la nina nana

Anna Reinhold (mezzo-soprano)
Thomas Dunford (archlute)
Concert recorded on 17 January 2016 at the Temple, Montagny-près-Yverdon

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0902kp9

MORE TREAT!!

[doversoul1]

Anna Reinhold was slightly over-dramatic to my taste but Thomas Dunford’s Kapsberger was (were) truly sublime.

[Richard Tarleton]

Kapsberger - triffic stuff. I've got lots of his music on CD, played by Jakob Lindberg and Paul O'Dette (including this CD )



and I saw Lindberg playing a selection on the chittarone in Oxford a few years ago, as per this CD



Who's the bloke in the picture with Elin Manahan Thomas?

[doversoul1]

Who's the bloke in the picture with Elin Manahan Thomas?

Simon Heighes. He reinvented himself (appearance-wisw) awhile ago.

[doversoul1]

Kapsberger - triffic stuff. I've got lots of his music on CD, played by Jakob Lindberg and Paul O'Dette (including this CD )

It really is. I am listening to this now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTa8WoOVRbw

[ed.] Just found this. A new name to me (I think. Not very familiar). Played by Nigel North

Robert Johnson Lute Works

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvmOwvmpN-U

[Richard Tarleton]

[ed.] Just found this. A new name to me (I think. Not very familiar). Played by Nigel North

Robert Johnson Lute Works
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvmOwvmpN-U

This is off an excellent Naxos CD 8572178 (The Prince's Almain and other Dances for Lute)

Robert (1583-1633) was the son of John Johnson (c.1550-1594), who was Dowland's contemporary and (to Dowland's chagrin) Queen Elizabeth's favourite lutenist. Robert was thus contemporary with Dowland's son (also Robert) who put together the Varietie of Lute Lessons (the subject of another great Nigel North CD, on Linn CKD097 ) by various composers including of course his father John Dowland. Naxos excel at lute and guitar recordings, produced by the team of Norbert Kraft and Bonnie Silver. There's a lovely CD of John Johnson (solos and duets (Naxos 8.550776) performed by Christopher Wilson and Shirley Rumsey.