Tobias Tietze - de ce souvenir toujours: the lute music of Andreas Bohr von Bohrenfels (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Prelude in A Minor
02. Suite in A Minor: I. Allemande (Kremsmünster)
03. Suite in A Minor: II. Courante (Kremsmünster)
04. Suite in A Minor: III. Sarabande (Sünching)
05. Suite in A Minor: IV. Gigue
06. Suite in A Minor: I. Allemande
07. Suite in A Minor: II. Courente
08. Suite in A Minor: III. Sarabande
09. Suite in A Minor: IV. Menuet
10. Suite in A Minor: V. Guigue
11. Allemande Les plaintes de Gallot
12. Rondeau in A Minor
13. Suite in D Minor: I. Prelude
14. Suite in D Minor: II. Allemande
15. Suite in D Minor: III. Courente
16. Suite in D Minor: IV. Sarabande
17. Suite in D Minor: V. Menuet
18. Suite in D Minor: VI. Gigue
19. Suite in F Major: I. Oeverture
20. Suite in F Major: II. Courente
21. Suite in F Major: III. Aria
22. Suite in F Major: IV. Double
23. Suite in F Major: V. Guigue
24. Suite in F Major: VI. Menuet
25. Suite in F Major: VII. Bourée
26. Suite in F Major: VIII. Retirada

This is an absolutely beautiful recording by German lutenist Tobias Tietze, whose rare blend of consummate musicianship with careful scholarship is supported here by conscientious instrument restoration and curation.

The project centres on a hitherto-ignored manuscript of music in the hand of lutenist and paedagogue Andres Bohr von Bohrenfels (1663-1728), for some of which Tobias makes a convincing case for Bohr as not only the copyist but also the composer. Due to the delicate nature of the lute, most original instruments are not in playable condition, and it is therefore rare that we have the chance to hear an original lute from the 17th century, strung in gut. The textured warmth of the resulting sound is sensitively captured by sound engineer Matthew Wadsworth, drawing on his own parallel career as a lutenist.