The mandora and its music were particularly popular in South Germany and the Danube region of the Habsburg Empire, often played in monasteries and by women.
Composer Biography
Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello, whose sonata is featured on this album, maintained contact with the Bavarian court and supplied compositions even after moving to Stuttgart.
Recording & Production
This recording features an 8-coursed mandora built by Robert Lundberg in Portland in 1987.
Instruments
The mandora, a lute-family instrument, was designed to be easier to play than the Baroque lute, with fewer courses and a simpler tuning.
Performer Biography
Gábor Tokodi, the mandora player on this album, began his musical journey with the cello and later studied classical guitar and lute.
Instruments
The mandora's tuning of E - A - d - g - h - e' is familiar to many musicians today, as it is the same tuning used for the classical guitar.
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