Naive: E8807

“Should you think this to be just one more recording of this music on the lute, I assure you it is not. In his notes Lislevand spells out his approach to the music in detail, at times more for the benefit of those who understand the plucked-string instruments than for that of the general reader and, as one whose mastery of his instrument is total, he effortlessly translates his words into musical reality. These are not dry academic exercises but performances in which the music flows naturally and expressively, with eloquent use of rubato and the occasional use of vibrato as an ornament. … This is a stimulating, thought-provoking disc and in every aspect it is of the highest quality.” Gramophone