Browse: Nigel North (lute)

a reflection of a relaxed acquaintance with these marvellous pieces, one that relishes the sheer beauty of how Bach put his music together, savours its harmonies and lingers at its important... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2023 More…

Robert Dowland's Musicall Banquet needs no introduction, except to remark on the irresistible challenge it poses for the singer - mastering four very different adioms, French, Italian, Spanish... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2008 More…

Spacious and probing in the Allemande, [North] delivers a wonderfully extrovert Courante and a Menuet oozing sophisticated urbanity. Unfailingly, North's playing is scrupulously considered yet... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2011, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The prospect of a Nigel North set is something to drool over, and this first installment doesn't disappoint. Pre-eminently the lutenist's lutenist, North is steeped in the music - and technically... — BBC Music Magazine, 5 out of 5 stars More…

While the more famous Mystery Sonatas have quickly found friends, the 1681 set is still largely unknown. Yet what's immediately noticeable from this premiere recording of the sonatas is that... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

…seven three-dance sets are illuminatingly contrived and despatched with effortless insight. Dowland was praised for the richness of his tone, but it’s hard to imagine even him outdoing the... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2008, 5 out of 5 stars More…