On the Period label, a pleasant recital of J S Bach by Belgian lutenist, Michel Podolski. I'd reckon mid to late 50's on this lp. Like many Period lp's however, detail was not first and foremost on the minds of the producers so there are some abrupt cutoffs on a number of the pieces that have to do with insensitive engineering and not me!
Podolski was long a member of Safford Cape's Pro Musica Antiqua of Brussels. If you know their work, they were scrupulous pioneers in the field of period performance. I previously offered this group's lp devoted to Josquin des Prez and the fruits of the efforts there are simply stunning. High level musicianship coupled with exquisite taste. It;'s really a fantastic achievement.
Lutenist Podolski offers up some terrific lute playing at a time when he probably had the stage pretty much to himself without many peers to learn from or use as guides and/or inspiration. This is a nice record to help you wash those cares of the day away.
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