DCD 041 - Solo Sounds from Musica Rediviva

This program we continue our showcase of new releases from the Swedish record label Musica Rediviva. In this podcast we have two solo artists: Ryosuke Sakamoto and Hans Faguis.

Sakamoto is a gifted young lutenist, and his debut recording "Travels with My Lute" give us a musical journey through both time and space. Sakamoto plays selections from various composers throughout Europe (space). These works range from the renaissance all the way up to the 20th Century (time).

We also feature selections from Faguis' Bach recital at the newly-restored Leufsta Bruk Church organ. This magnificent instrument was built by Johan Niclas Cahman, Sweden's foremost organ builder of the 1700's (and the subject of another Musica Rediviva release).

- Ralph

This program we play:

John Dowland: Fantasia
Ryosuke Sakamoto, lute
Musica Rediviva

Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 545
Hans Faguis, organ
Musica Rediviva

Sylvius Leopold Weiss: Passacaglia
Ryosuke Sakamoto, lute
Musica Rediviva

Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantasie in G major, BWV 572
Hans Faguis, organ
Musica Rediviva

Claude Debussy: La fille aux Cheveaux (arr. Sakamoto)
Ryosuke Sakamoto, lute
Musica Rediviva