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Why does Dowland still move us?

400 years after his death, John Dowland remains a defining voice of the Renaissance lute. His works for lute solo and duet stand at the centre of a repertory shaped by melancholy, refinement, and expressive clarity.

Edited by Nigel North, this complete urtext edition brings together Dowland’s lute works in a form conceived for serious study and performance.

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https://leluthdore.com/en/blogs/journal/john-dowland-complete-works-lute-solo-duet

Did Bach write for the lute?

Few questions in Bach scholarship have generated more discussion. While several celebrated works are traditionally associated with the lute, their relationship to the instrument remains the subject of continuing debate among performers, musicologists, and historians.

In Bach on the Lute, Nigel North explores this issue through the surviving sources, the characteristics of the instrument itself, and the broader context of eighteenth-century musical practice.

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https://leluthdore.com/en/blogs/journal/bach-on-the-lute-nigel-north

Did Bach write for the lute?

One of the most debated questions in Bach scholarship.

In this article, Nigel North examines the relationship between Bach’s music and plucked instruments, drawing on decades of performance, research and editorial work.

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https://leluthdore.com/en/blogs/journal/bach-on-the-lute-nigel-north

Le Luth Doré® Urtext Editions

Silvius Leopold Weiss: London - Dresden - Moscow
Le Luth Doré® Urtext Editions

https://leluthdore.com/en/blogs/journal/weiss-manuscrits-londres-dresde-moscou

John Dowland — Complete Works for Lute Solo and Duet
Edited by Nigel North
Le Luth Doré® Urtext Editions

https://leluthdore.com/en/blogs/journal/john-dowland-complete-works-lute-solo-duet

Luys de Narváez — Los seys libros del Delphin (1538)
Edited by John Griffiths
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https://leluthdore.com/en/blogs/journal/narvaez-los-seys-libros-delphin-1538

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John Dowland · The Complete Works for Lute Solo and Duet
Edited by Nigel North, this Urtext edition brings together Dowland’s complete works for lute solo and duet in French tablature.

Available from Le Luth Doré® Urtext Editions.

L’Enchanteresse et Autres Pièces

Oeuvres de Marais, Forqueray, Couperin, Couperin, Chambonnières …
Edited by Claire Antonini
Le Luth Doré® Urtext Editions

https://leluthdore.com/en/blogs/journal/claire-antonini-transcriptions-luth-baroque