Vincenzo Galilei (c.1520–1591): The Well-tempered Lute (Hyperion Records, CDA68017)
Artist:
Žak Ozmo - lute
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Album Review
"Searching intellect and wry imagination … beautiful, fluent playing"
"A thoughtful guide to music that doesn’t always yield its secrets easily"
"This is a fascinating CD that will doubtless more than repay repeated listening"
"Ozmo’s playing is remarkable, and there are moments when it’s hard to believe he’s not been overdubbed"
Tracks
1. Tone 1 Book 1 No 1: Passamezzo antico
2. Tone 1 Book 1 No 2: Romanesca antica
3. Tone 1 Book 2 No 1: Passamezzo moderno
4. Tone 1 Book 2 No 2: Romanesca moderna
5. Tone 2 Book 1 No 4: Passamezzo antico
6. Tone 2 Book 1 No 5: Romanesca antica
7. Tone 2 Book 1 No 6: Saltarello
8. Tone 2 Book 2 No 3: Passamezzo moderno
9. Tone 2 Book 2 No 4: Romanesca moderna
10. Tone 3 Book 1 No 7: Passamezzo antico
11. Tone 3 Book 1 No 8: Romanesca antica
12. Tone 3 Book 1 No 9: Saltarello
13. Tone 3 Book 2 No 6: Romanesca moderna
14. Tone 4 Book 1 No 10: Passamezzo antico
15. Tone 4 Book 1 No 11: Romanesca antica
16. Tone 4 Book 1 No 12: Saltarello
17. Tone 4 Book 2 No 8: Romanesca moderna
About New Album
Long before Bach’s Well-tempered Clavier, Vincenzo Galilei—the father of Galileo—set out to explore the full range of keys in music, creating works of extraordinary ambition and difficulty for the sixteenth-century lute. The technical and expressive demands are immense, and in this first recording, Žak Ozmo meets them with brilliance, artistry, and flair.