Composer: Jan Antonín Losy
Performer: Jakob Lindberg
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: BIS
Release: 2020
Size: 3.07 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Lute Suite in A Minor
01. I. Prelude
02. II. Allemande
03. III. Courante – Double
04. IV. Aria
05. V. Gavotte
06. VI. Caprice
Lute Suite in F Major
07. I. Ouverture
08. II. Allemande
09. III. Courante
10. IV. Sarabande
11. V. Menuet
12. VI. Gigue
Lute Suite in G Major
13. I. Allemande
14. II. Courante – Double
15. III. Aria
16. IV. Menuets I & II
17. V. Gigue
Lute Suite in D Minor
18. I. Prelude
19. II. Allemande
20. III. Courante
21. IV. Sarabande
22. V. Gigue I
23. VI. Bourée
24. VII. Menuet
25. VIII. Gigue II
Lute Suite in G Minor
26. I. Gavotte
27. II. Courante
28. III. Sarabande
29. IV. Menuet
30. V. Rondeau
31. Menuet in C Major
Lute Suite in B-Flat Major
32. I. Allemande
33. II. Courante
34. III. Sarabande
35. IV. Gigue
36. Chaconne in F Major
Jan Antonín Losy was born around 1650 of a prosperous Bohemian family. After the death of his father, the first Count of Losinthal, he inherited not only his title but also considerable wealth. He was therefore able to devote his life to music, and his skill as a lutenist became famous throughout Europe. Unlike professional players, Losy had no need to sell or publish his music but fortunately it has survived in numerous manuscript copies. Today we have almost 200 pieces by Count Losy, many of which once belonged together in larger suites or partitas.
As a composer, Losy followed the example of French masters such as François Dufaut, but to this he brought a gift for Italianate melody, particularly in the many surviving arias, rondeaux and minuets. For this amply filled tribute to Losy, Jakob Lindberg has selected 36 pieces, grouping them into six suites. He performs them on his 16th-century lute by the German builder Sixtus Rauwolf – an instrument which in 1715 was given a new neck and ‘updated’ into an 11-course lute, the most important type of lute during Losy’s lifetime.