Dear Betsy, Wow! What a comprehensive reply this was! Many thanks for this. I especially like the detailed CD list you have enclosed. I will contact Oliver about his Encyclopedia of New Lute Music. Once again many thanks for your detailed reply. Regards, Michael Stitt
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Michael and lutenetters -- Here is the e-mail address of Oliver Holzenburg, who has just come out with an updated edition of his extensive Encyclopedia of New Lute Music: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I just guest-edited a double issue of the Lute Society Quarterly which is devoted to the theme of lute songs -- early and contemporary. Published in this issue are six compelling new lute songs (in a surprising range of styles, from traditional to contemporary) by Geoffrey Alvarez, Bryan Johanson, Gail Gillispie, Andrew Ager, Meinhard Gerlach and Frank Wallace, (who is also interviewed in the issue with his wife and duo partner, Nancy Knowles) as well as commentary by Toyohiko Satoh, Peter Croton and Jacob Heringman. For those who are interested in early lute songs there are 2 lute song intabulations of chansons, articles (including one by Gail Gillispie which explores Elizabethan language in lute songs), research (greatest song hits of the 16th century) and Renaissance lute song CD reviews. Also in the issue are addresses of websites with new lute song publications and other information on the subject, (including Brian Wright's new lute songs, published by the British lute Society and Roman Turovsky's intabulations for Baroque lute of classical and Romantic Lieder) Here is a list of CDs of newly composed and arranged songs for lute and voice which appears in the issue: Sad Steps: New Settings of Renaissance Poems Virelai -- Catherine King, voice; Jacob Heringman, lute; William Lyons, Renaissance flute; Susanna Pell, viol Riverrun Records: RVRCD62; 2002 Order from www.rvrcd.co.uk Includes "Orpheus with his lute" by Bryan Johanson, Sonnet 105 by Andrew Ager, "My lute awake" by Gail Gillispie, printed in the issue, and "Fur Hermen" by Jacob Heringman. (For more info, see CD review of Sad Steps in the issue) Sweeter Than Roses Derek Lee Ragin, countertenor; Peter Croton, lute; Gerd Lunenburger, recorder Balance (Munich) BAL-9425-1; 1998 Order from www.amazon.de 17th century lute songs and solos, as well as six songs by Peter Croton. Works of Toyohiko Satoh Ensemble Alba Musica Kyoto Chiyomi Yamada, soprano; Toyohiko Satoh, lutes; Taka Kitazaka and Toshiya Suzuki, recorders; Kaori Uemura, tenor viol; Michael Niessen, lute Channel Classics CCS 4692; 1992 Order from: www.channelclassics.com Lute songs, solos, duets and chamber music by Toyohiko Satoh Woman of the Water: Songs of Frank Wallace By Duo LiveOak -- Nancy Knowles, soprano and Frank Wallace, lute Gyre Music 10082; 2003 Order from: www.gyremusic.com Includes The Restored, printed in this issue, first published by Gyre Music and available to purchase at www.gyremusic.com See interview for more info. Silence Diane Severson, soprano and Meinhard Gerlach, lute GEMA LJ1812885891; 2002 Order through Thomas Schall at www.tslaute.de/katalog-ts.jsp Lute songs and solos by Meinhard Gerlach (includes Leise Lieder, printed in this issue) Lute Unleashed Carver Blanchard, voice and lute, string bass, harmonica and recorder Albany Records Troy 083; 1992 Order at: www.albanyrecords.com Arrangements of spirituals, worksongs, popular classics and music by Stephen Foster and his contemporaries. (Carver Blanchard also has an article on arranging, transposing and memorizing for the lute in this issue) Best, Betsy Small --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes --
