At the turn of the sixteenth century, the lute became the favourite instrument of the European courts. In 1507 the first printed book of instrumental music was published in Venice. Steeped in humanism, lutenists such as Marco Dall’Aquila and Joan Ambrosio Dalza experimented and improvised as they searched for new forms (‘ricercare’). The multi-award-winning Bor Zuljan, a unique voice in the world of the lute, presents a programme consisting almost entirely of improvisations inspired by the early printed scores.

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