Sylvius Leopold Weiss was such a stellar lute virtuoso one of his friends gave up and said, "Only Sylvius should play the lute." We'll enjoy one of his suites tonight.

Taking a stroll off the beaten path of the classics finds us listening to rarely heard music for the lute -- and its Arabic precursor, the oud. From a performance in the NPR studios, lutenist ...

Leading English lutenist Nigel North is the cuckoo in the nest at the National Concert Hall's current International Guitar Series. However, given the rarity of lute recitals in Dublin, he is a welcome ...

Paul O'Dette has lots of lutes ... Lots and LOTS of lutes. They range in size from small ones, easily carried from performance to performance, to instruments over seven feet tall, which makes air ...

Joseph Mayes in Cape May Who Is He: Joseph Mayes, a performer on lute, archlute and classical guitar, will give a benefit concert for Access to Art, Inc this afternoon in Cape May. What To Expect: ...

For Faiq Mohammad Fadel, the quality of lutes still made in Iraq is unrivalled across the Arab world where the pear-shaped string instrument dominates the traditional music scene. He is one of a ...

The tenor John Potter has been a Genesis fan since the 1970s, and there’s an audible dose of mutual fandom at the heart of this moody collection of lute songs old and new, plus the worthy breakdown of ...

Bach's Lute Suites are collections of dances that were popular at the time. You can dance along tonight as David Leisner performs one of them. Tune in at 8 pm on 91.1 and 107.5 FM and our music stream ...

JULIAN Bream, who has died aged 87, was the first British musician to win widespread acceptance for the guitar in the classical repertoire, and recognition as one of the 20th century’s leading ...

Wait long enough and an old-style musical instrument, much like an out-of-date piece of clothing, might eventually come back in fashion. Or do what lutenist Ronn McFarlane is doing and take an ...