"Un Perfaict Sonneur de Leut". Fantasien, Chansons & Tänze

As refined as it is technically challenging, the lute music of Albert de Rippe (né Alberto da Ripa) is notable for its lush palette and dense brilliance – illustrated by the miniature masterpieces heard here: fantasias, chanson intabulations, and dance arrangements (the three most popular genres of the Renaissance repertoire), which in the hands of Paul O’Dette become marvellously expressive and poetic.