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Piccinini - Lute Music | Brilliant Classics 93353

Piccinini - Lute Music

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Label: Brilliant Classics

Cat No: 93353

Barcode: 5028421933535

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 2

Release Date: 23rd April 2007

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About

Alessandro Piccinini is synonomous with the lute. Not only did he write a large number of intabulations for the instrument but he also played a significant part in the invention of the archlute or theorbo (they slightly differ) by suggesting that the lowest strings of the lute should be lengthened.

On these CDs, the lute and chitarrone are alternated demonstrating their differences, particularly in sonority. The music is from the first and second books of intabulations by Piccinini. The first book also contains some 30 instructions about how to play the lute, which have become more famous than the music itself. Most of the works recorded here are in an improvisatory style, including some slow introductory chords. The fact that they were written down gives some insight into performance practices of the 17th century.

Brilliant Classics presents the complete recording of Piccinini’s lute music, one of the pillars of Italian lute music, played by two dedicated renaissance and baroque specialists.

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