Sonate di Liuto Solo, Opera Prima, Nürnberg 1736

Sonate di Liuto Solo, Opera Prima & Adam Falckenhagen

Published in 1736, Sonate di Liuto Solo, Opera Prima is a work consisting of six sonatas, each with three movements beginning with a slow Largo. Featuring a galant style and short yet elegant melodic phrases, the work sometimes incorporates fugal elements, notably in Sonata IV, evoking the late Baroque.

Adam Falckenhagen (1697–1754)

Adam Falckenhagen, one of the last great lutenists, skillfully combined high Baroque and galant style. Born near Leipzig, he studied lute with Johann Christian Weiyrauch, worked in Weimar, and joined the court of Bayreuth in 1728. His works for Baroque lute, solo or with ensemble, testify to his musical genius. He passed away in Bayreuth in 1754.

Markus Lutz († 2023) – Theologian, Lutenist

A self-taught musician, Markus Lutz developed a passion for Silvius Leopold Weiss’s music and the 18th-century lute repertoire, especially Austrian and German. From 2000 onward, he conducted research on Weiss and managed a dedicated website. In collaboration with Peter Steur, he cataloged Baroque lute manuscripts and contributed to several facsimile editions for the Deutsche Lautengesellschaft. He also prepared editions for Le Luth Doré Urtext. A lecturer and researcher, he regularly published on the Baroque lute. Pastor in Bad Buchau, he also played Renaissance lute since 2015.

Richard Civiol – Lutenist

A musician and copyist, Richard Civiol has explored the lute and theorbo repertoire for several decades. Holder of a First Prize in musical composition, he performs both Renaissance and Baroque music and practices basso continuo. Member of L’Oiselière and Les Musiciens de Mademoiselle De Guise, he performs in France and abroad. He collaborates with various ensembles, orchestras, and choirs and works on the reconstruction of ancient manuscripts.

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.

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• Editor(s): Markus Lutz & Richard Civiol
• Musical period: Baroque
• Instrument(s): 13c 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: 64 pp.
• Dimensions: 230×310 mm
• Weight: 0.320 kg
• Binding: Sewn perfect binding
• ISMN: 377-0-0017-8809-8

Sonata I (C minor): Largo, Allegro un poco, A tempo giusto

Sonata II (E flat major): Largo, Allegro un poco, Vivace

Sonata III (B flat major): Long, Moderate, Lively

Sonata IV (G minor): Largo, Allegro un poco, A tempo giusto

Sonata V (F Major): Long, Allegro, Vivace

Sonata VI (D minor): Largo, Allegro un poco, A tempo giusto