The 11-course Baroque lute used in this recording was built by the performer, José Miguel Moreno, in Madrid in 2011.
Performer Biography
José Miguel Moreno, the performer on this recording, is also a luthier and chose an 11-course lute for this album, despite 13-course instruments being more common at the time.
Historical Context
The 1720s, the decade when Conradi's Neue Lauten Stücke was published and Jan Antonín Losy died, also saw significant operatic premieres and the publication of works by composers like Rameau and Bach.
Compositional Technique
Lute music of the 1720s, including that of Conradi and Losy, synthesized French and Italian styles, grounded in a strong German theoretical tradition.
Instruments
The lute's function as a vehicle for highly personal expression ended by the mid-18th century, partly due to its exclusive and elitist tablature notation.
Composer Biography
Very little is known about Johann Gottfried Conradi, the composer of the Neue Lauten Stücke, including details about his life, acquaintances, or residence.
Composer Biography
Jan Antonín Losy, a composer from a rich Bohemian aristocratic family, was highly popular among his contemporaries and was called the 'Prince among lutenists' by Philipp Franz Le Sage de Richée.
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