StingÂ’s Songs From The Labyrinth is an album of 17th century music composed by John Dowland and performed on the lute, an ancient acoustic guitar. After being given a lute nearly two years ago as a gift, Sting became fascinated and immersed himself with the instrument and the history of lute music. Reminded of his almost 25 year long enthrallment with the works of John Dowland, the ...

Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon

The #1 Guitar Album features the best-loved and most popular works for guitar--the world's most popular instrument! Featuring a "who's who" of the world's greatest guitarists including Andrés Segovia, John Williams, Julian Bream, Paco PeÀa, Pepe Romero, Alexandre Lagoya, Narcisco Yepes, Göran Söllscher and more! Best-loved "classical" hits from Rodrigo, Dowland, Vivaldi and Marcello as well as ...

Manufacturer: Decca

Manufacturer: Gia Publications

This compilation of re-issues, originally recorded in the 1990s and 2001 features music, by Bach, Charpentier, Gabrieli, Schütz, Corelli (the famous beloved "Pastorale") and Praetorius, all of it beautiful and just right for celebrating a festival of light, hope, worshipful praise, and jubilation. It is performed to perfection by several period vocal and instrumental groups, the latter tuned to ...

Manufacturer: Archiv Produktion

Manufacturer: Nonesuch

Manufacturer: RCA

Manufacturer: EMI Classics

On its spectacular debut recording, the exciting young British vocal group stile antico presents a program of English Renaissance music associated with the office of Compline, the service that ends the monastic liturgical day. A who's-who of 16th-century British composers--including Thomas Tallis, William Byrd, and John Sheppard--is represented here by hymns, antiphons, responsories, motets, and ...

Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi USA

Manufacturer: Erato

Manufacturer: Sony