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New release: The lute by Joseph Hellmer
NEW RELEASE
THE ONLY (KNOWN) SURVIVING LUTE BY JOSEPH HELLMER, FÜSSEN, 1601
SIGRUN RICHTER – Lute by Joseph Hellmer, Füssen, 1601
The lute by master Joseph Hellmer of Füssen, dated 1601, has been played and treasured for centuries. Countless repairs and alterations to the instrument bear witness to this. This ancient lute seems to have always attracted musicians, as it was played almost continuously throughout its history, no matter what condition it was in. The instrument was not even spared the destructive transformation into a guitar-lute, as was common in the 19th century.
Les Accords Nouveaux IV
ESAIAS REUSNER
Suiten aus "Delitiae Testudinis", 1667, und "Neue Lautenfrüchte", 1676
Les Accords Nouveaux III
FRANÇOIS DUFAUT – Musical Portrait of a great lutenist
the rarest man I hope to see upon the lute.' (Constantijn Huygens)
Listen to the Suites of François Dufaut, one of the most famous lutenists of the French Stile around 1630. He was also among the inventers of the experimental tunings, the so called accords nouveaux which leaded finally to the d-minor tuned lute, the today called baroque lute.
Les Accords Nouveaux II
From: Pierre Ballard, "Tabulature de differents auteurs sur les accords nouveaux",
1631 and 1638
French music from the early 17th century for 10-course and 11-course Lute
First recording in transitional tunings of the Suites of Mezangeau, Dufaut, Bouvier, Dubuisson, Chevalier.
The new tunings – the so called Accords Nouveaux made it possible to explore other tonal effects and playing techniques.
Les Accords Nouveaux I
Les Oeuvres de Pierre Gaultier Orléanois, Rom 1636
A portrait of the composer Pierre Gaultier - first recording of his music in Accords Nouveaux
Del Cielo d'Amor
Le Musiche di Sigismondo d'India
Gundula Anders, Sopran
Hille Perl, Viola da gamba, Lirone
Sigrun Richter, Arciliuto, Chitarrone
Io canterei d'amor
Petrarch's Canzoniere in musical settings of the early 16th century
Music of M. Cara, B. Tromboncino, S. Festa, C. de Sermisy
Ensemble Chanterelle
Gundula Anders – soprano, Liane Ehlich – renaissance flute and recorder,
Sigrun Richter – lute