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Silvius Leopold Weiss: Lute Music II / Lindberg

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2009-10-01

Works: Silvius Leopold Weiss: Sonata for lute in C major (Dresden MS No. 11), SC 39; Tombeau sur la mort de Monsieur Comte de Logy, for lute in B flat minor (London MS), Smith 210; Sonata for lute in B flat...
Performers: Lindberg, Jakob

At the age of six, Silvius Leopold Weiss was already proficient enough on the lute to play before the Emperor Leopold I. During a later...continue...
Recording information: Länna, Church, Sweden (11/2007)....continue...

X2 - The Baroque Album / John Williams

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-07-07

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Bourée alla Polacca; Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in E major, K 380/L 23; Sonata for Harpsichord in D minor, K 213/L 108; Sonata for Harpsichord in F shar...
Performers: Williams, John [Guitar]

The Essential Guitar: Music of Beauty and Romance

2 CD / ABC Classics (Premiere) / 2009-06-23

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantasia and Fugue for Organ in G minor, BWV 542 "Great G min...
Performers: Blades, Margaret; Bonavita, Sal; Bruer-Jones, Hilary; Curiel, Jacqueline; Ezergailis, Juris; Grigoryan, Leonard; Grigoryan, Slava; Jaquillard, Danielle; Kain, Timothy; Koch, Gareth; Leisner, David; M...
Ensemble: ; Guitar Trek ; Saffire

Segovia - The American Decca Recordings Vol 1

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-05-26

Works: Isaac Albéniz: Cantos de España, Op. 232; Piezas características (12), Op. 92; Enriqué Granados: Tonadillas al estilo antiguo, songs (10) for voice & piano, H. 136; Spanish Danc...
Performers: Segovia, Andres

Andres Segovia, the acclaimed guitarist, recorded a series of highly-prized albums for the American Decca label in the 1940s and 50s. This box offers the...continue...

F. Couperin: Les baricades mistérieuses; Weiss, Gaultier, etc / Miguel Serdoura

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2009-05-05

Works: François Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Book 2; Silvius Leopold Weiss: Prelude for Lute in D major; Passacaglia for Lute in D major; David Kellner: Chaconne for Lute; Jacques Gallot: Pi&...
Performers: Serdoura, Miguel

Paris in the early 18th century was shaking off the strict regime of the Sun King Louis XIV. All of the moral codes and laws...continue...

Weiss: Lute Sonatas Vol 2 / Yasunori Imamura

1 CD / Claves / 2009-03-10

Works: Silvius Leopold Weiss: Sonata for Lute in D major; Sonata for Lute no 14 in G minor; Prelude and Fugue for Lute in C major
Performers: Imamura, Yasunori

Imamura plays on a baroque lute made by Cezar Mateus in 2007 for this recording. Born in Osaka, Mr. Imamura studied at the Schola Cantorum...continue...

Carpe Diem

1 CD / CD Baby.com/Independants / 2009-01-06

Works: Silvius Leopold Weiss: Suite for Lute no 25 in A minor "L'Infidele"; Heinrich Ignaz Biber: Passacaglia for Lute solo; Jean-B Loeillet: Suites (6) of Lessons for Harpsichord; Johann Sebastian Bach: So...
Performers: Gaquere, Boris

Les Baricades Mistérieuses

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2008-12-09

Works: David Kellner: Chaconne; Silvius Leopold Weiss: Prelude for lute in D major; Passacaille for lute in D major; François Couperin: Les Baricades mistérieuses, for harpsichord (Pièces d...

Carpe Diem

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2008-09-23

Works: Maximo Diego Pujol: Preludes (3) for guitar; Silvius Leopold Weiss: Tombeau sur la mort de Monsieur Comte de Logy, for lute in B flat minor (London MS), Smith 210; Leo Brouwer: Preludios epigramatico...

The Great Transcriptions - Weiss, Reincken, Geminiani / Olga Martynova

1 CD / Caro Mitis / 2008-09-09

Works: Silvius Leopold Weiss: Suite for Lute in D major; Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata in A minor, BWV 965; Francesco Geminiani: Pièces de clavecin tirées
Performers: Martynova, Olga [Harpsichord]

Presented in this recording are very different types of baroque transcriptions. They are all for the harpsichord: Geminiani's works were originally written as violin sonatas;...continue...

Best Guitar 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Lute in E major, BWV 1006a; Prelude, Fugue and Allegro for Lute in E flat major, BWV 998; Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Cantata, BWV 147; Conce...
Performers: Bailes, Anthony; Barrueco, Manuel; Bitetti, Ernesto; Bonell, Carlos; Bream, Julian; Byzantine, Julian; Fisk, Eliot; Garibay, Minerva; Ghiglia, Oscar; Isbin, Sharon; Laniau, Pierre; Lieske, Wulfin; Lo...
Ensemble: ; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra members ; London Symphony Orchestra

This 6-CD set contains an unrivalled collection of 100 favorite guitar classics, performed by some of the world's leading artists. Among them are guitarists Manuel...continue...
This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files....continue...

Weiss: Lute Sonatas Vol 9 / Robert Barto

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-04-29

Works: Silvius Leopold Weiss: Sonata no 52 in C minor; Sonata no 32 in F Major; Sonata no 94 in G minor
Performers: Barto, Roberto

When Sylvius Leopold Weiss died (in 1750, the year of Bach's death), he was eulogised as Europe's greatest lutenist and one of Germany's most gifted...continue...

Johan Anton Losy: Lautenwerke

1 CD / HBDirect Special Import / 2008-03-25

Works: Silvius Leopold Weiss: Tombeau sur la mort de Monsieur Comte de Logy, for lute in B flat minor (London MS), Smith 210; Jan Antonín Losy: Suite for lute in G major; Overture for guitar in F major...
Performers: Hoffmann, Hubert

Air on a G String / David Russell

1 CD / Telarc / 2008-03-04

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Flute solo in A minor, BWV 1013; Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Pastorale in F major, BWV 590; Air (from Suite #3) ... J.S. Bach; Silvius Leopold W...
Performers: Russell, David

Artistico

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2008-01-01

Works: Manuel Ponce: Sonatina meridional; Silvius Leopold Weiss: Work(s); Harold Gramatges: Pequeña Suite for piano; Agustín Barrios-Mangoré: Preludio for guitar in C minor; Una Limosna por e...
Performers: Tamayo, Ernesto

Vivaldi / Katona Twins, Carducci String Quartet, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2007-09-11

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Trio Sonata for Violin, Lute and Basso Continuo in C major, RV 82; Concerto for 2 Mandolins in G major, RV 532; Concerto fo...
Performers: Keulen, Jeroen van
Ensemble: Katona Twins

After listening to many of Vivaldi's five hundred concertos, the Hungarian-born twins Peter and Zoltan Katona came up with this sure-to-please selection of delightful arrangements...continue...
This is a Super Audio CD playable only on Super Audio CD players....continue...

Weiss: Lute Sonatas Transcribed for Guitar / Schneeweiss

10 CD / Arte Nova / 2007-09-04

Works: Silvius Leopold Weiss: Sonata for lute in G minor (Dresden MS No. 29; London MS No. 19), SC 25; Sonata for lute in A minor ("L'infidèle") (Dresden MS No. 15; London MS No. 23), SC 29; Work(s); F...
Performers: Schneeweiá, Kurt

The aim of this project is to transcribe for classical concert guitar the surviving lute and theorbo sonatas of Silvius Leopold Weiss (1686-1750), taking into...continue...

Hopkinson Smith Album - Bach, etc / Banchini, Dieltens

1 CD / Naïve / 2007-06-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Cello Suite No. 6 in D, BWV 1012; Sonata for Violin solo no 1 in G minor, BWV 1001; John Dowland: The Frog Galliard, for lute...
Performers: Banchini, Chiara; Courvoisier, David; Dieltiens, Roel; Plantier, David; Smith, Hopkinson

"Here Hopkinson Smith, the poet of pluck, takes up five different kinds of lutes plus a vihuela de mano and a baroque guitar, each of...continue...

Weiss: Concerto for Two Lutes / Hofstotter, Costoyas

1 CD / ATMA / 2007-04-01

Works: Silvius Leopold Weiss: Concerto for 2 lutes in C major (Harrach I MS, 24-37); Suite for lute in D minor (Harrach II MS Nos. 59-64; Smith 548, 550, 551); Sarabande for lute in F major (Harrach II MS N...
Performers: Costoyas, Dolores; Hofstotter, Bernhard

Bernhard Hofstotter and Dolores Costoyas are lutenists who make their ATMA recording debut with music by the 18th century Polish composer Silvius Leopold Weiss. Based...continue...

Weiss, Hoffman: Sonatas / Schwab, Ahlert

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-03-27

Works: Silvius Leopold Weiss: Sonata for lute in D minor (London MS), SC 20; Sonata for flute & lute in G minor (London MS), SC 14 (only lute part survives); Giovanni Hoffmann: Sonata for mandolin & guitar ...
Performers: Ahlert, Daniel; Schwab, Birgit
Ensemble: Duo Ahlert & Schwab

The German lutenist Silvius Leopold Weiss and the Viennese mandolinist Johann Hoffmann were considered the greatest virtuosos of their day in their respective fields. Inspired...continue...

Weiss: Lute Sonatas Vol 8 / Robert Barto

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-01-30

Works: Silvius Leopold Weiss: Sonata for lute in D minor (Dresden MS No. 8), SC 36; Sonata for lute in F major (London MS No. 14), SC 19; Sonata for lute in D minor (Dresden MS No. 5), SC 34
Performers: Barto, Robert

"Nothing in volume eight has given me any reason to mitigate, diminish or qualify the admiration for his playing that I expressed in volume seven....continue...

In Tempo ...

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2006-12-05

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude, Fugue and Allegro for Lute in E flat major, BWV 998; Silvius Leopold Weiss: Suite for lute in A major ("L'esprit Italien"), SC 65; Fernando Sor: Sonata for Guitar in D...

The Baroque Lute / Andrew Maginley

1 CD / Avie Records / 2006-11-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suite; Silvius Leopold Weiss: Sonata for lute in D minor (Dresden MS No. 8), SC 36; Adam Falckenhagen: Sonata for lute No. 5 in F major, Op. 1/5
Performers: Maginley, Andrew

"Maginley's opening transcription of the Bach is spare; unlike many, he avoids filling out the harmony, merely adding the odd extra bass note. He is...continue...

Weiss - Lute Sonatas Vol. 1 / Yasunori Imamura

1 CD / Claves / 2006-10-03

Works: Silvius Leopold Weiss: Sonata for Lute in B flat major; Prelude and Fantasia for Lute in C minor; Sonata for Lute in A minor
Performers: Imamura, Yasunori

Silvius Leopold Weiss wrote some 650 works for the solo lute. Had Weiss not composed primarily for an instrument that has since fallen into great...continue...

The Master

1 CD / HBDirect Special Import / 2006-08-15

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suite No. 6 in D, BWV 1012; Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Cello Suite; Henry Purcell: Work(s); George Frederick Handel: Work(s); Suite for Harpsichor...
Performers: Segovia, Andres