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Christopher Wilson (born 1951) is a British
lutenist who has performed widely and recorded several albums.
Career
The Britannica Lute
Wilson studied the lute at the
Royal College of Music in London with
Diana Poulton . He has performed widely in Great Britain and abroad, as a soloist and with other prominent musicians and ensembles,
[1] such as
Michael Chance ,
Fretwork and The
Hilliard Ensemble .
[2]
A frequent guest on television and radio, Wilson has recorded numerous CDs for various recording companies. His consistent duo partner over the years has been the lutenist and singer
Shirley Rumsey , with whom he co-directs the ensemble “Kithara”.
[3]
Selected recordings
Fantasia de mon Triste: Lute Music of
Francesco da Milano ,
Vincenzo Capirola and
Francesco Spinacino (Hyperion, 1987 / Metronome, 1997)
Vihuela Music of the Spanish Renaissance (Virgin Classics, 1990)
Rosa (Elizabethian Lute Music) (Virgin Classics, 1991)
Dowland:
The First Booke of Songes , with Rufus Müller, tenor (Decca, 1993)
Elizabethan & Jacobean Lute Songs , with Michael Chance, countertenor (Chandos, 1993)
Francesco Canova da Milano : Lute Music (Naxos, 1994)
La Magdalena, Lute Music in Renaissance France (Virgin, 1995)
O Sweet Woods the Delight of Solitarienesse: Songs and Sonnets of
John Donne and
Philip Sidney , with Paul Agnew, tenor (Metronome, 1995)
Flow My Teares : John Dowland Songs Volume 1 , with Paul Agnew, tenor (Metronome, 1995)
In Darknesse let me dwell : John Dowland Songs Volume 2 , with Paul Agnew, tenor (Metronome, 1996)
Milán, Narváez: Music for Vihuela (Naxos, 1996)
Dall'Aquila / Da Crema: Ricercars / Intabulations / Dances (Naxos, 1996)
Antony Holborne ,
Thomas Robinson : Pavans & Galliards (Naxos, 1998)
Early Venetian Lute Music (Naxos, 1999)
Nicholas Lanier: Hero and Leander with Paul Agnew, tenor (Metronome, 1999)
John Johnson : Lute Music (Naxos, 2003)
References
Notes
External links
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