The Danzig Manuscript

This program is dedicated to one of the most fascinating sources for the Renaissance lute: the Danzig Manuscript, held at the Berlin State Library. An unknown author compiled musical treasures from Poland, France, England, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Hungary, and Spain.

The repertoire includes a Preludium by Nani di Milano, Courantes by Robert Ballard, René Saman, Jean Perrichon, and Gautier, the Bolouina by Vincenzo Bernia, a Sarabanda by Alessandro Piccinini, a Ballet, a Volte, a Bergamasco, a Galliard, and a Fantasia by anonymous composers, the Balletto de Florenza, a Courante del balletto, A lieta vita by G. Gastoldi, Fortune my Foe by John Dowland, the Courante of the prince of England by Robert Johnson, a Passamezzo and Galliard by Emmanuel Adrianssen, as well as another Fantasia, Mal sims, a Courante, and a Duola by anonymous authors.