Francesco da Milano's fantasias seamlessly combine elements from diverse vocal genres like masses, motets, and madrigals with idiomatic instrumental passagework.
Instruments
Paul O'Dette, the lutenist on this album, plays a 6-course lute made by Paul Thomson in London in 1984, modeled after a Magno Tieffenbrucker lute from around 1550.
Composer Biography
Francesco Canova da Milano, the composer featured on this album, was known to his contemporaries as 'Il divino' (the divine one), a nickname he shared with Michelangelo.
Composer Biography
Francesco da Milano spent much of his career as a lutenist at the papal court, serving Popes Leo X, Clement VII, and Paul III, as well as Cardinal Ippolito de' Medici.
Performer Biography
Paul O'Dette has made over 120 recordings, with several nominated for a Gramophone Award and five for the Grammy® Award.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in August 2011 at Sauder Hall, Goshen College, Indiana, with Brad Michel as session producer, engineer, and editor.
Performer Biography
Paul O'Dette, the lutenist, is also the Artistic Director of the Boston Early Music Festival and has directed Early Music at the Eastman School of Music since 1976.
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