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Shigeo Mito is a Japanese lutenist, theorbist and vihuelista. He was born in Osaka. He came to Europe in 1980 to study at the Estatal Conservatorio Superior de Musica Oscar Espla Alicante and the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid. He then studied with José Miguel Moreno, Hopkinson Smith and Jordi Savall. After his return to Japan, he gives many recitals and holds workshops for lute and vihuela.

His listed works include L’instruction de luth Renaissance (1992), L’instruction de luth Baroque 1 & 2 (1993), J. S. Bach Œuvres pour luth (2001) and a Suite pour luth BWV1007. His listed recordings include J. S. Bach S. L. Weiss Œuvres pour luth; O Gloriosa Domina and Endechas Si los delfines mueren de amores, each described as vihuela music; and Let’s travel around Europe by Lute Music, Part 1 the Renaissance era and Part 2 the Baroque era.

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Repertoire

Allmayne— Composer not established
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Robin— Composer not established
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Packington’s Pound— Composer not established
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Galliard— Composer not established
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Go from my window— Composer not established
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Can she excuse my wrong— Composer not established
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Lachrimae (Poulton 15)— Composer not established
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A Fancy (Poulton 6)— Composer not established
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Volta— Composer not established
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Lord Willoughby’s welcome home— Composer not established
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Jamaica— Composer not established
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Backingham’s Sarraband— Composer not established
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The new Highland ladye— Composer not established
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The touching of the string— Composer not established
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I never knew I loved thee— Composer not established
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When she came in she dobbed— Composer not established
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After the pagunges of a desparat lover— Composer not established
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Another new Scots measure— Composer not established
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Lillybollaro— Composer not established
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Pièces in D Minor (Excerpts) : No. 1, Prélude— Denis Gaultier
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Pièces in D Minor (Excerpts) : No. 3, Tombeau de Mezangeau— Ennemond Gaultier
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Pièces in D Minor (Excerpts) : No. 6, Courante— Ennemond Gaultier
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Pièces in D Minor (Excerpts) : No. 4, Fantaisies— Denis Gaultier
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Pièces in D Minor (Excerpts) : No. 8, Canaries— Ennemond Gaultier
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Prélude non mesuré— Shigeo Mito
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Pièces in G Minor (Excerpts) : Allemande— François Dufaut
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Pièces in G Minor (Excerpts) : Tombeau de Mr. Blanrocher— François Dufaut
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Pièces in G Minor (Excerpts) : Courante (1)— François Dufaut
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Pièces in G Minor (Excerpts) : Courante (2)— François Dufaut
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Pièces in G Minor (Excerpts) : Sarabande et double— François Dufaut
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Pièces in G Minor (Excerpts) : Gigue— François Dufaut
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Pièces in F-Sharp Minor (Excerpts) : Prélude— Jacques Gallot
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Pièces in F-Sharp Minor (Excerpts) : Tombeau de muses françoises— Jacques Gallot
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Pièces in F-Sharp Minor (Excerpts) : La belle violette. Courante (1)— Jacques Gallot
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Pièces in F-Sharp Minor (Excerpts) : La belle violette. Courante (2)— Jacques Gallot
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Pièces in F-Sharp Minor (Excerpts) : La portugaise. Sarrabande— Jacques Gallot
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Prélude & Chaccone in A Minor— Charles Mouton
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Pièces de luth sur différents modes, Book 1 (Excerpts) : No. 1, Prélude— Charles Mouton
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Pièces de luth sur différents modes, Book 1 (Excerpts) : No. 2, Tombeau de gogo. Allemande— Charles Mouton
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Pièces de luth sur différents modes, Book 1 (Excerpts) : No. 6, Canarie— Charles Mouton
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Pièces de luth sur différents modes, Book 1 (Excerpts) : No. 7, La fière. Courante— Charles Mouton
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Pièces de luth sur différents modes, Book 1 (Excerpts) : No. 8, La belle homicide. Courante de…— Charles Mouton
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Pièces de luth sur différents modes, Book 1 (Excerpts) : No. 10, Sarabande— Charles Mouton
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Pièces de luth sur différents modes, Book 1 (Excerpts) : No. 11, Gavotte— Charles Mouton
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Pièces de luth sur différents modes, Book 1 (Excerpts) : No. 12, L’impromptu. Allemande— Charles Mouton
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Lute Suite in G Minor, BWV 995: I. Prelude— Johann Sebastian Bach
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Lute Suite in G Minor, BWV 995: II. Allemande— Johann Sebastian Bach
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Lute Suite in G Minor, BWV 995: III. Courante— Johann Sebastian Bach
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Lute Suite in G Minor, BWV 995: IV. Sarabande— Johann Sebastian Bach
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Lute Suite in G Minor, BWV 995: V. Gavotte I & II— Johann Sebastian Bach
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Lute Suite in G Minor, BWV 995: VI. Gigue— Johann Sebastian Bach
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Lute Sonata in F Major, WeissSW 1: XII. Chaconne— Sylvius Leopold Weiss
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Lute Sonata in D Minor, WeissSW 61 (Excerpts) : I. Overture— Sylvius Leopold Weiss
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Lute Sonata in D Minor, WeissSW 61 (Excerpts) : III. Menuet— Sylvius Leopold Weiss
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Lute Sonata in D Minor, WeissSW 61 (Excerpts) : VII. Sarabande— Sylvius Leopold Weiss
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Lute Sonata in D Minor, WeissSW 61 (Excerpts) : IV. Guigue— Sylvius Leopold Weiss
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Lute Sonata in A Minor, WeissSW 29: I. Entrée— Sylvius Leopold Weiss
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Lute Sonata in A Minor, WeissSW 29: II. Courante— Sylvius Leopold Weiss
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Lute Sonata in A Minor, WeissSW 29: V. Musette— Sylvius Leopold Weiss
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Lute Sonata in A Minor, WeissSW 29: IV. Menuet— Sylvius Leopold Weiss
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Lute Sonata in A Minor, WeissSW 29: III. Sarabande— Sylvius Leopold Weiss
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Lute Sonata in A Minor, WeissSW 29: VI. Paysanne— Sylvius Leopold Weiss
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Lute Sonata in G Minor, WeissSW 14: VI. Chaconne— Sylvius Leopold Weiss
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Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a: I. Prelude— Johann Sebastian Bach
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Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a: II. Loure— Johann Sebastian Bach
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Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a: III. Gavotte en rondeau— Johann Sebastian Bach
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Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a: IV. Menuets I & II— Johann Sebastian Bach
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Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a: V. Bourrée— Johann Sebastian Bach
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Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a: VI. Gigue— Johann Sebastian Bach
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Prelude in C Minor, BWV 999 “Little”— Johann Sebastian Bach
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Suite in G Minor, BWV 995 (Excerpts) : V. Gavottes I & II— Johann Sebastian Bach
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Suite in G Minor, BWV 995 (Excerpts) : VI. Gigue— Johann Sebastian Bach
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Fantasie in C Minor, WeissSW 9— Sylvius Leopold Weiss
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Sonata in D Minor, WeissSW 80: VIII. Minuet II— Sylvius Leopold Weiss
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Sonata in C Major, WeissSW 88: VI. Minuet II— Sylvius Leopold Weiss
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Sonata in D Major, WeissSW 18: VI. Passacaglia— Sylvius Leopold Weiss
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Sonata in D Major, WeissSW 91: II. Capriccio— Sylvius Leopold Weiss
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Sonata in G Major, WeissSW 96 (Excerpts) : II. Andante— Sylvius Leopold Weiss
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Sonata in G Major, WeissSW 96 (Excerpts) : III. Courante— Sylvius Leopold Weiss
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Sonata in G Major, WeissSW 96 (Excerpts) : IV. Bourrée— Sylvius Leopold Weiss
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Sonata in G Major, WeissSW 96 (Excerpts) : V. Sarabande— Sylvius Leopold Weiss
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Sonata in G Major, WeissSW 96 (Excerpts) : VI. Menuet— Sylvius Leopold Weiss
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Sonata in C Major, WeissSW 39: VI. Presto— Sylvius Leopold Weiss
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Sonata in A Major, WeissSW 12: VI. Chaconne— Sylvius Leopold Weiss
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Pièces in G Minor (Excerpts) : Ouverture de la grotte de Versailles— Denis Gaultier
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Pièces in G Minor (Excerpts) : Apollon— Denis Gaultier
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Pièces in G Minor (Excerpts) : Air de Jean— Denis Gaultier
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Pièces in G Minor (Excerpts) : Gloire d’Atys— Denis Gaultier
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La rêveuse in G Minor— Marin Marais
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Pièces in A Minor (Excerpts) : Prélude— Jacques Gallot
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Pièces in A Minor (Excerpts) : Allemande le bout de l’an de Mr. Gautier— Jacques Gallot
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Pièces in A Minor (Excerpts) : Gigue la levrette— Jacques Gallot
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Pièces in A Minor (Excerpts) : Gavotte la jalousée— Jacques Gallot
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Pièces in A Minor (Excerpts) : Allemande esope ridicule— Jacques Gallot
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Pièces in A Minor (Excerpts) : Courante la cigogne— Jacques Gallot
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Pièces in A Minor (Excerpts) : Gigue la belle comtesse de Berka— Jacques Gallot
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Pièces in A Minor (Excerpts) : Sarabande la piéce de huit heure— Jacques Gallot
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Pièces in D Major (Excerpts) : Prélude (Denis)— Denis Gaultier
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Pièces in D Major (Excerpts) : Gigue (Vieux)— Ennemond Gaultier
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Pièces in D Major (Excerpts) : Courante (Vieux) (I)— Ennemond Gaultier
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Pièces in D Major (Excerpts) : Courante (Vieux) (II)— Ennemond Gaultier
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Pièces in D Major (Excerpts) : Sarabande (Vieux)— Ennemond Gaultier
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Pièces in D Major (Excerpts) : La dédicace ou pavanne (Denis)— Denis Gaultier
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Pièces in D Major (Excerpts) : Courante (Denis)— Denis Gaultier
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Pièces in D Major (Excerpts) : Sarabande (Denis)— Denis Gaultier
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Pièces in D Major (Excerpts) : La promenade prélude— Charles Mouton
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Pièces in F-Sharp Minor (Excerpts) : La dialogue des grâces sur iris allemande— Charles Mouton
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Pièces in F-Sharp Minor (Excerpts) : Le mouton canarie— Charles Mouton
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Pièces in F-Sharp Minor (Excerpts) : La cheangeante courante— Charles Mouton
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Pièces in F-Sharp Minor (Excerpts) : La mallassis sarabande— Charles Mouton
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Pièces in F-Sharp Minor (Excerpts) : Menuet la gambade— Charles Mouton
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Pièces in F-Sharp Minor (Excerpts) : Prélude in A Major – Pavanne in A Major “Les aman brouillez”— Charles Mouton
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Libro de Música de Vihuela de Mano “El Maestro” (Excerpts) : Fantasia No. 1— Luis de Milán
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Libro de Música de Vihuela de Mano “El Maestro” (Excerpts) : Fantasia No. 3— Luis de Milán
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Libro de Música de Vihuela de Mano “El Maestro” (Excerpts) : Fantasia No. 8— Luis de Milán
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Libro de Música de Vihuela de Mano “El Maestro” (Excerpts) : Fantasia No. 11— Luis de Milán
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Libro de Música de Vihuela de Mano “El Maestro” (Excerpts) : Fantasia No. 22— Luis de Milán
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Libro de Música de Vihuela de Mano “El Maestro” (Excerpts) : Fantasia No. 40— Luis de Milán
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Libro de Música de Vihuela de Mano “El Maestro” (Excerpts) : Pavana No. 2— Luis de Milán
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Libro de Música de Vihuela de Mano “El Maestro” (Excerpts) : Pavana No. 6— Luis de Milán
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3 Libros de Música en Cifra para Vihuela, Libro 2 (Excerpts) : Fantasia No. 17— Alonso Mudarra
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3 Libros de Música en Cifra para Vihuela, Libro 1 (Excerpts) : Romanesca No. 1— Alonso Mudarra
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3 Libros de Música en Cifra para Vihuela, Libro 1 (Excerpts) : Conde Claros— Alonso Mudarra
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3 Libros de Música en Cifra para Vihuela, Libro 1 (Excerpts) : Pavana No. 2— Alonso Mudarra
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3 Libros de Música en Cifra para Vihuela, Libro 1 (Excerpts) : Fantasia No. 7— Alonso Mudarra
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3 Libros de Música en Cifra para Vihuela, Libro 1 (Excerpts) : Fantasia No. 10— Alonso Mudarra
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Los Seys Libros del Delphin, Libro 3 (Excerpts) : Mille Regres— Luys de Narváez
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Los Seys Libros del Delphin, Libro 6 (Excerpts) : 7 Variations on “Guárdame las Vacas”. Vars. 1-4— Luys de Narváez
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Los Seys Libros del Delphin, Libro 6 (Excerpts) : 7 Variations on “Guárdame las Vacas”. Vars. 5-7— Luys de Narváez
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Los Seys Libros del Delphin, Libro 1 (Excerpts) : Fantasia No. 14— Luys de Narváez
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Los Seys Libros del Delphin, Libro 1 (Excerpts) : Fantasia No. 3— Luys de Narváez
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Los Seys Libros del Delphin, Libro 1 (Excerpts) : 22 Variations on “Conde Claros”— Luys de Narváez
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Los Seys Libros del Delphin, Libro 1 (Excerpts) : 6 Variations on “O Gloriosa Domina”— Luys de Narváez
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Come Away. P. 60— John Dowland
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Can She Excuse, P. 42— John Dowland
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A Fancy, P. 73— John Dowland
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The Most Sacred Queen Elizabeth Her Galliard, P. 41— John Dowland
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Greensleeves (Arr. for Lute)— Composer not established
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Sick, Sick and Very Sick (Arr. for Lute)— Composer not established
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Heigh Ho Holiday (Arr. for Lute)— Anthony Holborne
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Plus nay espoir— Hans Gerle
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Das Elselein— Hans Gerle
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Ach Herre Gott— Hans Gerle
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Preambel— Hans Neusidler
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Hie’ folget ein welscher Tanz— Hans Neusidler
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Il me suffit— Pierre Attaingnant
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18 Basses dances: La magdalena— Pierre Attaingnant
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Fantaisie première— Adrian Le Roy
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Fredon sur la romanesque, gaillarde romanesque, autrement— Adrian Le Roy
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Passemeze, passemeze plus diminuée— Adrian Le Roy
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Mille regrets— Pierre Phalèse
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Fantasia No. 10— Luis de Milán
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Canción de emperador— Luys de Narváez
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Conde claros (Performed on Lute)— Alonso Mudarra
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Sonnet No. 8 (En proporción de tres mínimas al compás)— Enriquez de Valderrabáno
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Fantasia del Autor— Miguél de Fuenllana
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Pavana muy llana para tañer— Diego Pisador
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Fantasia de pasos largos para desenvolver las manos— Esteban Daza
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Fantasia de mon triste No. 36— Francesco canova de Milano
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Fantasia No. 33— Francesco canova de Milano
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Fantasia No. 67— Francesco canova de Milano
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Liete e felici spiriti— Vincenzo Galilei
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Il vostro gran valore— Vincenzo Galilei
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Brando fatto da quattro pastori e quattro ninfe— Cesare Negri
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Suite in B-Flat Major: I. Prelude— René Mesangeau
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Suite in C Major: III. Gavotte— François Dufaut
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Chaconne, ou Cascades de M. de Launay— Ennemond Gaultier
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Suite in F-Sharp Minor: I. Prelude— Jacques Gallot
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Allemande in A Minor (Tombeaux du vieux Gallot)— Robert de Visée
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Suite in E Minor: VI. Rondeau (La Montfermeil)— Robert de Visée
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Folies d’Espagne (Arr. for Lute)— Composer not established
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Suite in D Major: I. Allemande— Esaias Reusner
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Suite in D Major: II. Courante— Esaias Reusner
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Suite in D Major: III. Sarabande— Esaias Reusner
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Suite in D Major: IV. Gavotte— Esaias Reusner
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Suite in D Major: V. Gigue— Esaias Reusner
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Suite in D Major: VI. Passagalia— Esaias Reusner
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Il marescalco— Jan Antonín Losy
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Suite in C Major: I. Prelude— Johann Gottfried Conradi
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Campanella in D Major— David Kellner
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Prelude, Fugue & Allegro in E-Flat major, BWV 998 (Version for Lute) : I. Prelude— Johann Sebastian Bach
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Prelude, Fugue & Allegro in E-Flat major, BWV 998 (Version for Lute) : II. Fugue— Johann Sebastian Bach
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Prelude, Fugue & Allegro in E-Flat major, BWV 998 (Version for Lute) : III. Allegro— Johann Sebastian Bach
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Lute Sonata No. 9 in D Minor, WeissSW 13: I. Prelude— Sylvius Leopold Weiss
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Fugue in D Minor, WeissSW 7— Sylvius Leopold Weiss
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Lute Sonata No. 6 in E-Flat Major, WeissSW 10: VII. Chaconne— Sylvius Leopold Weiss
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Lute Sonata in B-Flat Major (Excerpts) : I. Fantasia— Ernst Gottlieb Baron
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Lute Sonata in B-Flat Major (Excerpts) : IV. Aria— Ernst Gottlieb Baron
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Silva de sirenas: No. 1, Ya cavalga Calaynos— Enríquez de Valderrábano
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Silva de sirenas: No. 2, Siete diferencias fáciles sobre Guandame las vacas— Enríquez de Valderrábano
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Silva de sirenas: No. 3, De dónde venís amore— Enríquez de Valderrábano
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Silva de sirenas: No. 4, La pavana real— Enríquez de Valderrábano
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Silva de sirenas: No. 5, Ami sufle— Enríquez de Valderrábano
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Silva de sirenas: No. 6, Fantasía la missa de Ave Maris st— Enríquez de Valderrábano
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Silva de sirenas: No. 7, Fantasía de redobles— Enríquez de Valderrábano
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Orphenica lyra: No. 1, Si los delfines mueren de amores— Miguel de Fuenllana
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Orphenica lyra: No. 2, Fantasía de redobles— Miguel de Fuenllana
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Orphenica lyra: No. 3, Con qué la lavaré— Miguel de Fuenllana
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Orphenica lyra: No. 4, Villancico de Guerrero— Miguel de Fuenllana
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Orphenica lyra: No. 5, Et Resurrexit de La missa L’ome arme de Morales y Fantasía— Miguel de Fuenllana
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Orphenica lyra: No. 6, Benedictus de La missa L’ome arme de Morales y Fantasía— Miguel de Fuenllana
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Orphenica lyra: No. 7, De Antequera— Miguel de Fuenllana
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Nuevamente compuesto por Diego Pisador: No. 1, Si la noche haze escura y tan corn corto— Diego Pisador
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Nuevamente compuesto por Diego Pisador: No. 2, La mañana de San Juan— Diego Pisador
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Nuevamente compuesto por Diego Pisador: No. 3, Quién tuviera tal poder— Diego Pisador
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Nuevamente compuesto por Diego Pisador: No. 4, Fantasía a tres voces sobre Milasolmifami— Diego Pisador
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Nuevamente compuesto por Diego Pisador: No. 5, Otra fantasía a tres sinpaso ninguno— Diego Pisador
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Nuevamente compuesto por Diego Pisador: No. 6, Sparsi spacium— Diego Pisador
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El Parnaso: No. 1, Villancico à tierras agenas— Esteban Daza
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El Parnaso: No. 2, Villancico gritos daba la morenica— Esteban Daza
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El Parnaso: No. 3, Fantasía No. 19— Esteban Daza
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El Parnaso: No. 4, Fantasía No. 3— Esteban Daza
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El Parnaso: No. 5, Pues ya las claras fuentes— Esteban Daza
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Prélude in G Major— Robert de Visée
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Les Sylvains de Mr. Couperin— Robert de Visée
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Prélude in E Minor— Robert de Visée
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Allemande et contrepartie in E Minor— Robert de Visée
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La Montfermeil rondeauin E Minor— Robert de Visée
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Gigue et double in E Minore— Robert de Visée
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Chaconne in G Minor— Robert de Visée
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Chaconne des Harlequins in E Major— Robert de Visée
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Gigue in E Major— Robert de Visée
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Intavolatura di liuto et di chitarrone, Book 1: Toccata No. 7— Alessandro Piccinini
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Intavolatura di liuto et di chitarrone, Book 1: Chaconne in partite variate— Alessandro Piccinini
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Intavolatura di liuto et di chitarrone, Book 1: Partite variate sopra quest aria— Alessandro Piccinini
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Libro quarto d’intavolatvra di chitarone: Preludio No. 1— Girolamo Kapsberger
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Libro quarto d’intavolatvra di chitarone: Canario No. 1— Girolamo Kapsberger
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Libro quarto d’intavolatvra di chitarone: Passacaglia No. 1— Girolamo Kapsberger
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Libro quarto d’intavolatvra di chitarone: Canzone No. 1— Girolamo Kapsberger
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Libro quarto d’intavolatvra di chitarone: Toccata No. 2— Girolamo Kapsberger
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Libro quarto d’intavolatvra di chitarone: Chaccones Nos. 1-5— Girolamo Kapsberger
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Libro quarto d’intavolatvra di chitarone: Colasione— Girolamo Kapsberger
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Libro quarto d’intavolatvra di chitarone: Preludio No. 13— Girolamo Kapsberger
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Libro quarto d’intavolatvra di chitarone: Toccata No. 8— Girolamo Kapsberger
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Libro quarto d’intavolatvra di chitarone: Kapsberger No. 2— Girolamo Kapsberger
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