Miloš Karadaglić spent over ten years engaging with Baroque music before making this recording, with the pandemic years contributing to his inspiration.
Composer Biography
Silvius Leopold Weiss, a composer featured on this album, was considered the greatest lute virtuoso of his age, with Margravine Wilhelmine of Bayreuth stating no one equaled him.
Historical Context
Baroque music was a European phenomenon, with Italy, especially Venice, being a major center where music filled the squares, streets, and canals.
Album & Artwork
The term 'Baroque' originates from a word Portuguese jewellers used in the 16th and 17th centuries to describe irregularly formed pearls.
Recording & Production
Michael Lewin, a leading English guitarist and lutenist who was Miloš Karadaglić's teacher, prepared other guitar arrangements on this album, forming a 'wonderful creative partnership'.
Interpretation
Miloš Karadaglić believes that transcriptions of works, like Bach's Chaconne for guitar, should allow listeners to draw closer to a piece, not alienate them.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Miloš Karadaglić, the guitarist on this album, sees the Baroque era as a 'vast cornucopia' filled with contrasts, which he aims to translate into his music-making.
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