Notes and Editorial Reviews
Its overall length (upwards of 160 cm) and great number of strings (up to 16 courses) makes the chitarrone one of the more spectacular instruments of the early baroque. The name probably means 'large kithara', after the instrument played by the Classical Greek poets, and it was first developed as a bass lute in order to accompany singing and recitative - indeed it appears to have become the favourite instrument in Italy for accompanying the voice by 1600. It also enjoyed a short-lived but rich flowering as a solo instrument, however, to which the three virtuosi of the album title all contributed greatly, as performers as well as composers. Between 1604 and 1640, Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger (also known as Johann Hieronymus Kapsberger),
Read more
Alessandro Piccinini and Bellerofonte Castaldi published a number of collections of chitarrone music, from which Jakob Lindberg has chosen some favourite dances, arias, toccatas and passacaglias. Combined into seven suites, they provide rich opportunity to enjoy the particular timbre and the special playing techniques of this splendid instrument, the chitarrone. Highly regarded both for his live performances and his many recordings, Jakob Lindberg has a long-standing interest in the many varieties of lutes, including lute mandorée, orpharion and archlute, and has now dedicated himself to researching their relative - research which informs both the performances and Lindberg's own liner notes. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Toccata Arpeggiata for chitarrone (from Book 1 of D'Intavolatura di Chitarrone) by Hieronymus Kapsberger
Performer:
Jakob Lindberg (Chitarrone)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1604
Date of Recording: 03/2011
Venue: Länna kyrka, Sweden
Length: 2 Minutes 12 Secs.
2.
Canzona for lute No 1 by Hieronymus Kapsberger
Performer:
Jakob Lindberg (Chitarrone)
Period: Baroque
Date of Recording: 03/2011
Venue: Länna kyrka, Sweden
Length: 3 Minutes 41 Secs.
3.
Bergamasca for chitarrone by Hieronymus Kapsberger
Performer:
Jakob Lindberg (Chitarrone)
Period: Baroque
Written: Italy
Date of Recording: 03/2011
Venue: Länna kyrka, Sweden
Length: 2 Minutes 54 Secs.
4.
Canario for chitarrone (from Book 1 of D'Intavolatura di Chitarrone) by Hieronymus Kapsberger
Performer:
Jakob Lindberg (Chitarrone)
Period: Baroque
Date of Recording: 03/2011
Venue: Länna kyrka, Sweden
Length: 1 Minutes 22 Secs.
5.
Passacaglia (from Book 4) by Hieronymus Kapsberger
Performer:
Jakob Lindberg (Chitarrone)
Period: Baroque
Date of Recording: 03/2011
Venue: Länna kyrka, Sweden
Length: 4 Minutes 12 Secs.
6.
Fantasia detta Pegasea, for theorbo by Bellerofonte Castaldi
Performer:
Jakob Lindberg (Chitarrone)
Period: Renaissance
Date of Recording: 03/2011
Venue: Länna kyrka, Sweden
Length: 2 Minutes 55 Secs.
7.
Arpesca gagliarda, for theorbo by Bellerofonte Castaldi
Performer:
Jakob Lindberg (Chitarrone)
Date of Recording: 03/2011
Venue: Länna kyrka, Sweden
Length: 2 Minutes 11 Secs.
8.
Cecchina corrente by Bellerofonte Castaldi
Performer:
Jakob Lindberg (Chitarrone)
Period: Renaissance
Date of Recording: 03/2011
Venue: Länna kyrka, Sweden
Length: 1 Minutes 10 Secs.
9.
Toccata No. 12 for lute ("Toccata cromatica") (from Intavolatura di Liuto, Book 1) by Alessandro Piccinini
Performer:
Jakob Lindberg (Chitarrone)
Period: Baroque
Date of Recording: 03/2011
Venue: Länna kyrka, Sweden
Length: 3 Minutes 12 Secs.
10.
Romanesca con partite variate by Alessandro Piccinini
Performer:
Jakob Lindberg (Chitarrone)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1623
Date of Recording: 03/2011
Venue: Länna kyrka, Sweden
Length: 6 Minutes 18 Secs.
11.
Corrente No. 1 (from Intavolatura di Liuto, Book 2) by Alessandro Piccinini
Performer:
Jakob Lindberg (Chitarrone)
Period: Baroque
Date of Recording: 03/2011
Venue: Länna kyrka, Sweden
Length: 1 Minutes 20 Secs.
12.
Toccata No. 7 (from Book 1 of d'Intavolatura di Lauto) by Hieronymus Kapsberger
Performer:
Jakob Lindberg (Chitarrone)
Period: Baroque
Date of Recording: 03/2011
Venue: Länna kyrka, Sweden
Length: 2 Minutes 31 Secs.
13.
Corrente for lute No. 1 (from D'intavolatura di Lauto, 1611) by Hieronymus Kapsberger
Performer:
Jakob Lindberg (Chitarrone)
Period: Baroque
Date of Recording: 03/2011
Venue: Länna kyrka, Sweden
Length: 3 Minutes 6 Secs.
14.
Toccata for Lute no 13 by Alessandro Piccinini
Performer:
Jakob Lindberg (Chitarrone)
Period: Baroque
Written: Italy
Date of Recording: 03/2011
Venue: Länna kyrka, Sweden
Length: 2 Minutes 16 Secs.
15.
Partite variate sopra "la Folia" aria romanesca by Alessandro Piccinini
Performer:
Jakob Lindberg (Chitarrone)
Period: Baroque
Date of Recording: 03/2011
Venue: Länna kyrka, Sweden
Length: 2 Minutes 24 Secs.
16.
Aria di Fiorenze (from Intavolatura di Liuto, Book 2) by Alessandro Piccinini
Performer:
Jakob Lindberg (Chitarrone)
Period: Baroque
Date of Recording: 03/2011
Venue: Länna kyrka, Sweden
Length: 2 Minutes 20 Secs.
17.
Corrente No. 2 (Intavolatura di Liuto, Book 2) by Alessandro Piccinini
Performer:
Jakob Lindberg (Chitarrone)
Period: Baroque
Date of Recording: 03/2011
Venue: Länna kyrka, Sweden
Length: 1 Minutes 20 Secs.
18.
Arpeggiata a mio modo, for theorbo by Bellerofonte Castaldi
Performer:
Jakob Lindberg (Chitarrone)
Period: Renaissance
Date of Recording: 03/2011
Venue: Länna kyrka, Sweden
Length: 2 Minutes 55 Secs.
19.
Cromatica corrente, for lute by Bellerofonte Castaldi
Performer:
Jakob Lindberg (Chitarrone)
Period: Renaissance
Written: Italy
Date of Recording: 03/2011
Venue: Länna kyrka, Sweden
Length: 2 Minutes 3 Secs.
20.
La Follia, for theorbo by Bellerofonte Castaldi
Performer:
Jakob Lindberg (Chitarrone)
Period: Renaissance
Date of Recording: 03/2011
Venue: Länna kyrka, Sweden
Length: 5 Minutes 10 Secs.
21.
Furiosa corrente, for chitarrone by Bellerofonte Castaldi
Performer:
Jakob Lindberg (Chitarrone)
Period: Renaissance
Date of Recording: 03/2011
Venue: Länna kyrka, Sweden
Length: 1 Minutes 47 Secs.
22.
Prelude for guitar & theorbo No. 5 by Hieronymus Kapsberger
Performer:
Jakob Lindberg (Chitarrone)
Period: Baroque
Date of Recording: 03/2011
Venue: Länna kyrka, Sweden
Length: 1 Minutes 4 Secs.
23.
Toccata for lute No. 7 (from Book 4 of D'Intavolatura di Lauto) by Hieronymus Kapsberger
Performer:
Jakob Lindberg (Chitarrone)
Period: Baroque
Date of Recording: 03/2011
Venue: Länna kyrka, Sweden
Length: 3 Minutes 51 Secs.
24.
Capona (Intavolatura di chitarrone, Book 4) by Hieronymus Kapsberger
Performer:
Jakob Lindberg (Chitarrone)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1640
Date of Recording: 03/2011
Venue: Länna kyrka, Sweden
Length: 1 Minutes 31 Secs.
25.
Colascione for chitarrone by Hieronymus Kapsberger
Performer:
Jakob Lindberg (Chitarrone)
Period: Baroque
Date of Recording: 03/2011
Venue: Länna kyrka, Sweden
Length: 1 Minutes 38 Secs.
26.
Kapsberger for chitarrone by Hieronymus Kapsberger
Performer:
Jakob Lindberg (Chitarrone)
Period: Baroque
Date of Recording: 03/2011
Venue: Länna kyrka, Sweden
Length: 3 Minutes 21 Secs.
27.
Gagliarda con due partite, for chitarrone (from Libro terzo d'intavolatura di chitarrone) by Hieronymus Kapsberger
Performer:
Jakob Lindberg (Chitarrone)
Period: Baroque
Date of Recording: 03/2011
Venue: Länna kyrka, Sweden
Length: 5 Minutes 16 Secs.
Sound Samples
Libro I d'intavolatura di chitarone: Toccata Arpeggiata
Libro IV d'intavolatura di chitarrone: Canzona I
Libro IV d'intavolatura di chitarrone: Bergamasca
Libro IV d'intavolatura di chitarrone: Canario
Libro IV d'intavolatura di chitarrone: Passacaglia
Cappricci a 2 stromenti cioe Tiorba et Tiorbino: Fantasia detta Pegasea
Cappricci a 2 stromenti cioe Tiorba et Tiorbino: Arpesca gagliarda
Cappricci a 2 stromenti cioe Tiorba et Tiorbino: Cecchina corrente
Intavolatura di Liuto, et di Chitarrone, Book 1: Toccata cromatica
Intavolatura di Liuto, et di Chitarrone, Book 1: Romanesca con partite variate
Intavolatura di Liuto, et di Chitarrone, Book 1: Corrente II
Libro III d'intavolatura di chitarone: Toccata VII
Libro III d'intavolatura di chitarone: Gagliarda con due partite
Libro III d'intavolatura di chitarone: Corrente I con partita
Intavolatura di Liuto, et di Chitarrone, Book 1: Toccata XIII
Intavolatura di Liuto, et di Chitarrone, Book 1: Partite variate sopra la folia aria Romanesca
Intavolatura di Liuto, et di Chitarrone, Book 2: Aria di Fiorenza
Intavolatura di Liuto, et di Chitarrone, Book 1: Corrente I
Cappricci a 2 stromenti cioe Tiorba et Tiorbino: Arpeggiata a mio modo
Cappricci a 2 stromenti cioe Tiorba et Tiorbino: Cromatica corrente
Cappricci a 2 stromenti cioe Tiorba et Tiorbino: La Follia
Cappricci a 2 stromenti cioe Tiorba et Tiorbino: Furiosa corrente
Libro IV d'intavolatura di chitarrone: Preludio V
Libro IV d'intavolatura di chitarrone: Toccata VII
Libro IV d'intavolatura di chitarrone: Capona
Libro IV d'intavolatura di chitarrone: Colascione
Libro IV d'intavolatura di chitarrone: Kapsberger
Customer Reviews
Be the first to review this title
Review This Title
