The Italian Renaissance is the golden age of the lute. In quality and quantity, the lute pieces from this period are comparable to the piano works of the 19th century. Most of the works selected for this recording are by Francesco da Milano, an extraordinary virtuoso and gifted composer who was also known as "Il Divino" (the Divine), an epithet he shared with Michelangelo and Monteverdi. In addition to lute pieces by da Milano, the recording also includes other equally outstanding works by contemporaries, among them some of the Milanese's pupils. Thanks to this selection, it is easy to comprehend still today why the lute was considered the noblest instrument of all in the 16th century: Il nobilissimo istromento.

Tracklist:

Fantasia 65 (From "Intabolatura Di Lauto - Milano, 1548")
Fantasia 30 (From "Intabolatura Di Lauto - Milano, 1548")
Recercar Secondo (No. 2 From "Intabolatura De Lauto, Libro 1 - Venice, 1546")
Las Je M'y Plains (Version For Lute By Francesco Da Milano)
Recercar Alla Spagnola (From "Compositione Di Meser Vincenzo Capirola, Gentil Homo Bresano - Circa 1517")
Canone A 2 (From "Intabolatura Di Lauto - Milano, 1548")
Fantasia Prima (From "Intabolatura Di Liuto Di M. Francesco Da Milano Et Perino Fiorentino Suo Discipulo, Libro Terzo - Ven
Fantasia 7 (From "Intabolatura Di Lauto - Milano, 1548")
Incognito (No. 9 From "Opera IX De Balli - Venice, 1553" - Version For Solo Lute)
Fantasia 33 (From "Intabolatura Di Lauto - Milano, 1548")
De Mon Triste Déplaisir (Version For Lute By Francesco Da Milano)
Recercar Nono (From "Compositione Di Meser Vincenzo Capirola, Gentil Homo Bresano - Circa 1517")
Fantasia 1 (From "Intabolatura Di Lauto - Milano, 1548")
Fantasia Septima (No. 41 From "Novae Tabulae Musicae - 1582")
Fantasia 15 (From "Intabolatura Di Lauto - Milano, 1548")
Fantasia 34 "La Compagna" (From "Intabolatura Di Lauto - Milano, 1548")
So Ben Mi Ch'a Bon Tempo (Aria) (Version For Solo Lute - From "Balletti Moderni Facili Per Sonar Sopra Il Liuto - 1608&
Fantasia 87 (From "Intabolatura Di Lauto - Milano, 1548")
Fantasia 10 (From "Intabolatura Di Lauto - Milano, 1548")
Recercar Decimoquinto (No. 15 From "Intabolatura De Lauto, Libro 1 - Venice, 1546")
Fantasia 61 (From "Intabolatura Di Lauto - Milano, 1548")
Fantasia Ottava
Fantasia 90 (From "Intabolatura Di Lauto - Milano, 1548")
Recercar Sesto (From "Compositione Di Meser Vincenzo Capirola, Gentil Homo Bresano - Circa 1517")
Fantasia 6 (From "Intabolatura Di Lauto - Milano, 1548")
Fantasia 67 (From "Intabolatura De Lauto, Libro 1 - Venice, 1546")
Fantasia 5 (From "Intabolatura Di Lauto - Milano, 1548")
Calata Spagnola 5 (No. 32 From "Intabulatura De Lauto, Libro 4 - 1508")
Fantasia 22 (From "Intabolatura Di Lauto - Milano, 1548")

UPC: 5425004841070
Label: Passacaille
Release Date: 7.16.21
Format: CD

Nobilissimo Istromento / Various - Nobilissimo Istromento (CD)