Orpheus' Lute. Improvisation and Wonder in Humanist Italy features Bor Zuijan on Lutes & Vocals and Mónica Pustilnik on Viola da Mano.
The lute became the instrument of choice at European courts around 1500, the time of their greatest cultural and spiritual importance. The lute was considered by the Humanists to represent Orpheus's lyre, as it embodied the metaphysical ideal of the power of music and was also closely linked to improvisation.
Here we revive this tradition for the first time on record: this programme is almost entirely improvised and presents the Renaissance lute with all its surprising colours and sonorities as a living instrument. Recorded at San Martino in Mensola church (Villa I Tatti, Florence), 26th February - 1st March 2024.
Bor Zuljan - Lutes & VocalsMónica Pustilnik, Viola da Mano
Tracklist
Total time: 01:01:30
1.
Ricercare (I)
01:34
2.
Ottava rima Tu santa madre
01:43
3.
Calata alla spagnola
02:15
4.
Calata alla spagnola ditto Terzetti
01:59
5.
Ricercare (II)
02:31
6.
Malor me bat
02:55
7.
Bassadanza
02:28
8.
Ricercare (III)
01:22
9.
Stavasi Amor dormendo
04:11
10.
La traditora
02:28
11.
Ricercare
02:20
12.
La Cara Cossa
03:07
13.
Piva
01:58
14.
Ricercare (IV)
02:02
15.
Zephyro Spira
02:59
16.
Ricercar dietro
00:49
17.
Ricercare - Fantasia a dui liutti
03:02
18.
Ricercare (V)
00:52
19.
Fortuna desperata
02:12
20.
Pavana descordata
02:19
21.
Che faralla che diralla
03:50
22.
Ricercare (VI)
01:18
23.
Passamezzo alla Bolognese
01:42
24.
Saltarello alla Bolognese
01:29
25.
Su su leva alza le ciglia
04:39
26.
Piva
01:56
27.
Il buon nocchier & Ricercare dietro
01:30
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Orpheus' Lute. Improvisation and Wonder in Humanist Italy features Bor Zuijan on Lutes & Vocals and Mónica Pustilnik on Viola da Mano.
The lute became the instrument of choice at European courts around 1500, the time of their greatest cultural and spiritual importance. The lute was considered by the Humanists to represent Orpheus's lyre, as it embodied the metaphysical ideal of the power of music and was also closely linked to improvisation.
Here we revive this tradition for the first time on record: this programme is almost entirely improvised and presents the Renaissance lute with all its surprising colours and sonorities as a living instrument. Recorded at San Martino in Mensola church (Villa I Tatti, Florence), 26th February - 1st March 2024.
Bor Zuljan - Lutes & VocalsMónica Pustilnik, Viola da Mano