Aquila/ Mantova/ Lindberg - Italian Lute Virtuosi of the RenaissanceThe lute flourished for more than five hundred years, until it's decline towards the end of the eighteenth century, and for large parts of that time it was the most important instrument in all of Western music. Some of the most exciting developments took place in the 1500's, including the first instances of printed lute music as well as changes to the instrument itself. On this release, Jakob Lindberg, one of the great lutenists of our time, pays

but also a noted composer as well as a fine vocalist with a sophisticated approach to the Great American Songbook

Traditional forms

Schumann/ Meneses/ Cruz - Schumann Saint-Saens & Tchaikovsky

under the tutelage of close personal friend Taylor

" The fun continues on three bonus studio tracks featuring Chuck Berry pianist Johnnie Johnson that end the disc

Principal Bassoon for Lucerne Festival Orchestra

producer and recording engineer

"But he still felt the strong pull to spend time and work with longtime drummer Michael Lerner

Sam Cooke's set at the Copa is a microcosm of his overall career insofar as it mirrored the artist's own eclecticism

The flexibility section combines yoga-inspired moves and simple stretches for a head-to-toe workout that will leave you feeling relaxed and refreshed

The albums music is sourced mainly from American labels

Carl Philipp Emanuel's Magnificat is measured against that of his father