Archive for October, 2011

The “Luteduo” Anna Kowalska and Anton Birula plays Works for Baroque Guitar and Theorbe

The Luteduo with Anna Kowalska and Anton Birula plays works on two lutes and also on baroque guitar and theorbo, a combination that sounds very well together. This is the famous Canarios by Gaspar Sanz played on baroque guitar and theorbo: CANARIOS www.luteduo.com BIALYSTOK EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL, POLAND 17.07.2009 Anna KOWALSKA baroque guitar Anton BIRULA [...]

Enrico Marucelli – Valtzer Fantastico and other Compositions for Mandolin & Guitar or Mandolin Quartet

Enrico Marucelli (1877 – 1907) was a bass player, guitarist, mandolin player, conductor and successfull composer. He was born in Florence and played in the Reale Circolo Mandolinistico Regina Margherita where he met several other famous mandolin players like Bianchi, Graziani-Walter, Matini and Carlo Munier. During the 1890s he went to London as a popular [...]

Giulio Menichelli, Damiano Mercuri & Luca Mereu – Traditional Roman and Neapolitan Songs with Mandolin, Violin and Guitar

I was surprised to find a set of ca. 20 video clips from a concert in Monterosi – a place close to Rome – from a concert with traditional Roman and Neapolitan songs played with mandolin, violin and guitar.  I had found a note about a concert for mandolin and guitar in Rome with  Damiano [...]

The Louvin Brothers – Charlie and Ira Louvin – Singing Brothers with Mandolin & Guitar

This morning I have listened to a radio show with a Charlie Louvin interview at NPR – World Cafe Looks Back: Country And Bluegrass. The Louvin Brothers were very popular between 1955 and 1963, Ira Louvin played mandolin and Charlie played the guitar. The harmony singing of this duo was great. The interview was recorded [...]

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