Lots of Lute
Evening Music | May 6, 2010
Little is known about Renaissance composer John Dowland's life. Born around 1563, this master of the song wrote primarily for voice, lute and viola da gamba. Dowland's music has deservedly experienced a major revival in the past 100 years; transcriptions of his lute works for modern classical guitar have doubtless sparred on this resurgence. Tonight we'll hear Bengt Ericson on viola da gamba and Rolf LaFleur on lute as they perform three selections from Dowland's collected lute music.
Also on the program tonight, we'll hear a string quintet by Luigi Boccherini and a guitar and two-violin trio by Sergio Assad. We'll also hear "Birds in Warped Time II," a haunting and less familiar work by Japanese composer Somei Satoh.
Also on the program tonight, we'll hear a string quintet by Luigi Boccherini and a guitar and two-violin trio by Sergio Assad. We'll also hear "Birds in Warped Time II," a haunting and less familiar work by Japanese composer Somei Satoh.
