Lute Music: The Loss of the Golden Rose Lute

On this CD:

1. The Loss of the Golden Rose Lute for lute Allemande
Composed by Ennemond Gaultier
Performed by Fred Edgar Gilbert

2. Suite for lute in A minor
Composed by Jacques Gallot
Performed by Fred Edgar Gilbert

3. Suite for lute in C major
Composed by Christian de Bethune
Performed by Fred Edgar Gilbert

4. Suite for lute in D major
Composed by Denis Gautier
Performed by Fred Edgar Gilbert

5. Suite for lute in A minor
Composed by Christian de Bethune
Performed by Fred Edgar Gilbert

6. Suite for lute in D major
Composed by Claude Emond
Performed by Fred Edgar Gilbert

7. Suite for lute in A major
Composed by Charles Mouton
Performed by Fred Edgar Gilbert

8. Les Baricades Mistérieuses, for harpsichord (Pièces de clavecin, Book II, Ordre 6) Rondeau
Composed by Francois Couperin
Performed by Fred Edgar Gilbert

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
F. Edgar Gilbert is well on his way to becoming one of the best known and revered lutenist performing today. His works include the CD, The Loss of the Golden Rose Lute and the CD Rosamund, recently released on the Eroica Classical Recordings label and listed in the internationally known Valley data base. His compositions include New Lessons for the Lute and Sequential Works for the Lute, published by Muzickuitgeverij van Teeseling, Nijmegen, NI. He has appeared both in multimedia broadcasts and performances in Europe and the United States

Album Description
This CD by Eroica artist F. Edgar Gilbert is a definitive collection and performance of lute music from the English school of the Renaissance and the French school of the Transitional and Baroque epochs. Its soothing, healing and meditative qualities are a welcomed respite from the frenzied hue and cry and hype of ordinary living. Gilbert's equisite performances evoke sunrises and sunsets, the perfume of gardens and the caress of cool ocean breezes, all of it as enriching and inspirational as it is restful, and all of it in a setting of calming, enriching music that forever heals and restores us.

Tracks:

Ennemond Gautier: Allemande
Jacques de Gallot: Suite in A Minor
Christian de Bethune: Suite in C Major
Denis Gautier: Suite in D Major
Christian de Bethune: Suite in A Minor
Claude Emond: Suite in D Major
Charles Mouton: Suite in A Minor
Francois Couperin: Rondeau

Album Description

This CD by Eroica artist F. Edgar Gilbert is a definitive collection and performance of lute music from the English school of the Renaissance and the French school of the Transitional and Baroque epochs. Its soothing, healing and meditative qualities are a welcomed respite from the frenzied hue and cry and hype of ordinary living. Gilbert's equisite performances evoke sunrises and sunsets, the perfume of gardens and the caress of cool ocean breezes, all of it as enriching and inspirational as it is restful, and all of it in a setting of calming, enriching music that forever heals and restores us.