Here Hopkinson Smith, the poet of pluck, takes up five different kinds of lutes plus a vihuela de mano and a Baroque guitar, each of which sounds fantastic in his hands. Whether it's a 13-course Baroque lute for Bach and Weiss; an 11-course Baroque lute for Mouton, Gaultier, or de Gallot; a 10-course Renaissance lute for Kapsperger; an 8-course Renaissance lute for Dowland; a 6-course renaissance alto lute for Attaingnant; a vihuela de mano for Mudarra and de Narváez; or a Baroque guitar for Sanz and Guerau, Smith is ...
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Here Hopkinson Smith, the poet of pluck, takes up five different kinds of lutes plus a vihuela de mano and a Baroque guitar, each of which sounds fantastic in his hands. Whether it's a 13-course Baroque lute for Bach and Weiss; an 11-course Baroque lute for Mouton, Gaultier, or de Gallot; a 10-course Renaissance lute for Kapsperger; an 8-course Renaissance lute for Dowland; a 6-course renaissance alto lute for Attaingnant; a vihuela de mano for Mudarra and de Narváez; or a Baroque guitar for Sanz and Guerau, Smith is consistently and constantly extraordinary. Smith's tone is translucent, his technique is flawless, and his taste is exemplary. Even more impressive, Smith is his own man yet wholly at one with the music, his interpretations thoroughly thought-through yet natural. On this 25-year retrospective program starting with his intensely soulful 1980 recording of Mouton's La Mallassis and ending with his sprightly and doleful 2004 recordings of Dowland's Frogg Galliard and Lachrimae Pavan, Smith...
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New. No packaging as issued. Originally released: 2007. MUSIC DISC (TB5414) UPC# 822186089088 PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY: This sale is for (SET OF 1 DISCS). This CD s Contains minor visible Scratches) CD Case is (Good) Tab s Cover (damaged), Discs Holding tab is (Good). This case is not Missing Cover pamphlet. Disc contains no Marking Apply ON the Discs or on the case. ). If you not at most 65% satisfied with this item, please let us help you resolve the issue first.
