Schneiderman-Yamaya Duo (John Schneiderman, Hideki Yamaya) play Ciacona in G Minor by Silvius Leopold Weiss (1687–1750). This comes via Schneiderman’s Youtube channel. Instruments: Schneiderman on baroque lute and Yamaya on mandolino. Originally for lute & flute. The flute part was reconstructed…
The Lute Society of America’s WestFest Workshop was in Victoria this year and included a performance by the amazing Robert Barto. I have long been a huge fan of Barto, his recordings (Amazon link) of Sylvius Leopold Weiss and Bernhard…
The excellent Canadian guitarist Drew Henderson plays Fantasie by German lutenist and composer Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1687-1750). Drew is one of my favorite guitarists and Weiss my favorurite lute composer! Actually, last year I got a chance to go to Dresden and…
This isn’t a new video but after watching it I had to share it anyway. If you don’t know Robert Barto you must get to know his work. His Weiss recordings (Amazon) are absolutely fantastic. I’m not exaggerating. They are…
John Williams talks about and plays Suite in F by German Baroque lutenist and composer Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1687-1750) back in 1978. The video quality isn’t great but I love seeing these rare videos where he plays repertoire I didn’t…
Hey it’s me! A first try playing this piece, I still need to smooth it out a bit and add some definition to the voices but here it is for now. Bradford Werner plays Passacaille by Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1687-1750)…
I was trying out some new gear and a beautiful chapel near my house. I plan to record there but this first session was just an experiment. Hope you enjoy. Performed by Bradford Werner in Victoria, BC, St Mary the Virgin…
Matthew McAllister was just in Victoria and gave some great advice and tips to my students. So grateful for his sharing and care for the music. Matthew has a real nice touch on the instrument and I love this performance…
New to the site: Theme of the Week. I’ll be posting articles, links, and videos based on the theme. There will still be other posts such as lessons etc, but the theme will add a narrative to the week. To…
Love Russell’s relaxed feel for the music and his awesome ornaments. Part I and II is the suite. Courtesy of the Official DavidRussellGuitar.com website. Live 1995 – Part I: Allemande, courante, Angloise – Part II Sarabande, Menuet, Passacaille.