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The program opens with Renaissance lutes in a suite of trios by John Dowland, in observance of the 400 th anniversary of his death. This is followed by a canzona by Piccinini, a brilliant example of a late contrapuntal work for three lutes in different sizes and tunings. Baroque lutes and guitar will be featured in Mauricio Cazzati’s Balletto Quarto and in a suite from Nicola Matteis’s False Consonances of Music a didactic work for the wildly fashionable baroque guitar. Also performed by lutes and guitar are tunes from Henry Purcell’s Dioclesian found in Princess Anne guitar book, including Purcell’s famed Two Parts on a Ground. Francesco Corbetta was an Italian guitar virtuoso who later lived in London and Paris, serving both Charles II and Louis XIV. His Sinfonia à 2 and an occasional piece entitled The Trumpets and Drums of the Siege of Maastricht will be performed by guitars.
The program continues with works for three Baroque lutes, including the North American premiere of Ludwig Von Radolt’s Concerto I in D Minor from his 1701 work, The Most Faithful Companion, an extraordinary collection of ensembles and concertos for the baroque lute. For years, this collection was thought to be incomplete. Only recently have the missing volumes been recovered. Concluding the concerts is Georg Muffat’s magnificent Passacaglia in G, utilizing Radolt’s ensemble, based on a late 17th-century setting for the first lute.

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