New Lauten-Früchte, Berlin 1676

Neue Lauten-Früchte by Esaias Reusner (Berlin, 1676)

Published in Berlin in 1676, Neue Lauten-Früchte by Esaias Reusner (1636–1679) is one of the most important collections in the German Baroque lute repertoire, introducing the first French-style suites in this context. Reusner, a Silesian virtuoso trained by his father, presents lute suites in the French manner, establishing the classical structure (Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Gigue), while blending it with refined German cantabilità.

A decisive step in the evolution of instrumental language at the German courts—particularly in Brieg and Berlin under the Great Elector, where Reusner served as chamber musician—the collection reflects a masterful art at the intersection of French and German traditions.

Its ornamental finesse, polyphonic richness, and formal clarity are rendered here in an edition by Anna Wiktoria Swoboda and Jean-Daniel Forget, which faithfully reproduces the original tablature while adapting it to the needs of today’s performers.

Anna Wiktoria Swoboda – Lutenist

Graduated with distinction from the Academy of Music in Kraków and the Hochschule für Musik Trossingen, Anna Wiktoria Swoboda specializes in solo repertoire from the 17th and 18th centuries and chamber music, performing on theorbo and baroque guitar as a continuo player. Passionate about literature, she also holds a degree in Comparative Literature from the Jagiellonian University. Recipient of several scholarships, she studied with renowned lutenists such as Hopkinson Smith and Jakob Lindberg. As a performer and educator, she teaches in Poland and collaborates with Le Luth Doré Urtext Editions.

Jean-Daniel Forget – IT specialist, lutenist

Passionate about baroque repertoire, Jean-Daniel Forget is a self-taught lutenist who has been copying and disseminating early manuscripts for nearly twenty years. An IT specialist by profession, he is proficient with music notation software adapted to tablature. In collaboration with Guy Grangereau, he shares tablatures on a dedicated website. He also assisted Miguel Serdoura in the preparation of his editions and his Method for the Baroque Lute.

Le Luth Doré Urtext Editions

Le Luth Doré Urtext Editions offer scores faithful to historical sources, optimized for musicians and musicologists. Our editions combine careful engraving, practical layout, durable materials, and detailed critical apparatus in multiple languages.

Each text is rigorously established note by note to ensure an authentic restitution of the works, including original fingerings and ornamentations, as well as relevant stylistic suggestions.

Created by experts, our editions provide clear readability and enlightened interpretation of early music repertoire.

• Editor(s): Jean-Daniel Forget & Anna Wiktoria Swoboda
• Musical period: Baroque
• Instrument(s): 11c Baroque Lute
• Instrumentation: Baroque Lute solo
• Notation: French Tablature
• Modern edition: Urtext
• Publisher: Le Luth Doré Urtext Editions
• Year of publication: 2015
• Collection: Lute and Theorbo Music Collection
• Pages: 102 pp.
• Dimensions: 230x310 mm
• Weight: 0.320 kg
• Binding: Sewn perfect binding
• ISMN: 377-0-0017-8811-1

Suite in B flat major: German, Current, Sarabanda, Jig

Suite in B flat major: Allemanda, Courant, Gavotte, Sarabanda, Canary, Ciacona

Suite in B flat major: Allemanda, Courant, Sarabanda, Gavotte, Gigue

Suite in C minor: Allemanda, Courant, Sarabanda, Gavotte, Gigue

Suite in F Major: German, Current, Sarabanda, Ballett, Gigue

Suite in D minor: German, Current, Sarabanda, Aria, Gigue

Suite in E minor: German, Current, Sarabanda, Aria, Gigue

Suite in G minor: German, Current, Sarabanda, Ballett, Gigue

Suite in G Major: German, Current, Sarabanda, Aria, Gigue

Suite in A minor: German, Current, Sarabanda, Aria, Gigue

Suite in A Major: Allemanda, Courant, Sarabanda, Gavotte, Gigue

Suite in D Major: Sonatina, Allemanda, Courant, Sarabanda, Gavotte, Gigue, Passagalia