Michał Gondko – Mortua dulce cano. A Florilegium of Late Renaissance Lute Music (2022) [FLAC 24bit/192kHz]

Michał Gondko – Mortua dulce cano. A Florilegium of Late Renaissance Lute Music (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:04:45 minutes | 2,09 GB | Genre: Classical
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“Dum vixi tacui; mortua dulce cano” (“While I lived I was silent; dead, I sing sweetly”). Found in the portrait of the sixteenth-century lute maker Gaspar Tieffenbrucker, these words, spoken by the imaginary tone wood used for centuries in the manufacture of string instruments, fittingly depict its double life.

This recording celebrates a historical instrument, whose voice time did not manage to silence: the so-called “Presbyter” (although in actual fact anonymous) lute, possibly made in Padua in 1595. One of the oldest playable lutes in existence, it was restored to its likely first configuration (a seven-course lute) and still features its original soundboard and back. Inspired by the cosmopolitan nature of the anthologies of lute music compiled at the time of the instrument’s presumed completion, Michal Gondko showcases its expressive potential with a diverse programme, placing emphasis on high-quality yet largely neglected repertoire, most of which has not been recorded to date.

Tracklist:
01. Michał Gondko – Padoana ottava, Deta Zo per la Brenta (01:55)
02. Michał Gondko – Ricercata (01:29)
03. Michał Gondko – Calliope (01:02)
04. Michał Gondko – Praeludium (01:50)
05. Michał Gondko – Saltarello (01:34)
06. Michał Gondko – Currentes (04:07)
07. Michał Gondko – Bergamasco (03:59)
08. Michał Gondko – Praeambulum (00:50)
09. Michał Gondko – Ballo polacho (01:37)
10. Michał Gondko – Courante (01:53)
11. Michał Gondko – Gagliarda polacha (01:06)
12. Michał Gondko – Fantasia (04:05)
13. Michał Gondko – Pass’ e mezo detto L’ongaro (02:27)
14. Michał Gondko – Branles (06:13)
15. Michał Gondko – Es seind doch selig alle die (03:27)
16. Michał Gondko – Galliarda (01:25)
17. Michał Gondko – Praeambulum (00:50)
18. Michał Gondko – Jungfrau von schön Gestalt (02:11)
19. Michał Gondko – Fantasia (01:52)
20. Michał Gondko – Tantz des Graffen von Manßfeldt / Proportio (01:40)
21. Michał Gondko – Praeludium / A Gailliarde (02:38)
22. Michał Gondko – Allemandt à Globe / Jigge of Cooper (02:17)
23. Michał Gondko – A Paven (04:17)
24. Michał Gondko – A Galliard (01:30)
25. Michał Gondko – A Gigg (01:55)
26. Michał Gondko – The English Huntsuppe (01:04)
27. Michał Gondko – Toys (05:20)

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