Bach: Aufs Lautenwerk - Well-Tempered Guitar
Daniel Lippel
Microfest Records (2021), via Qobuz
Lippel performs on a movable fret guitar to produce a “well tempered” tuning similar to a lautenwerk, a keyboard instrument with gut strings. The tone of this instrument is gorgeous, highly recommended. Here’s from ClassicsToday:
“The difficulties of playing these works on the lute–or guitar–are notorious, but unless you’re a serious student of this repertoire, all you will notice here is how easy and natural Lippel makes everything sound. And speaking of sound, it couldn’t be better in its detail and in the way we are situated relative to the instrument–just the right distance to fully appreciate the marvelous tone, and to enjoy the satisfying few moments of a richly-resonant chord as it dies away.”
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