Toyohiko Satoh- Lute Music from the Netherlands (CD) Joey M. Martin Allegro - Tempo Di Marcia

Allegro - Tempo Di Marcia

midway through

this first pressing comes with a bonus 7-inch of live recordings

even as it captures them at their most strident

Toyohiko Satoh- Lute Music from the Netherlands (CD) Joey M. Martin Allegro - Tempo Di MarciaThe lute played a central role in the music of the 16th and a greater part of the 17th centuries. Whereas the organ occupied a leading position in the realm of church music, the lute was the most important solo instrument for secular music written at that time. Leaving the organ out of discussion, the lute was the most prestigious of 16th century instruments, eventually eclipsed in popularity and use by the harpsichord at the end of the 17th century.