Jakob Lindberg
Jakob Lindberg (born 16 October 1952)[1] is a distinguished Swedish lutenist, performing solo, in small and large ensembles, and also directing operas, using instruments of the lute and guitar families[2]. He is renowned for the first ever recording of the Complete Solo Lute Music of John Dowland[3] as well as for recording music never before recorded, with repertoire dating back from the Renaissance period. He is regarded as one of the most prolific recording artists of his genre.
Biography
Jakob Lindberg was born in Djursholm[4] , Sweden on 16 October 1952 and began his studies on the guitar with his first inspirations being the music of The Beatles. At the age of fourteen he started studying the guitar with Jörgen Rörby[5] and it was Rörby who first introduced Jakob to the lute. Jakob studied music at Stockholm University before going on to study at the Royal College of Music in London[6]. He combined his studies with Diana Poulton on lute and classical guitar with Carlos Bonell at the Royal College of Music in London and began to focus his attention on performing Renaissance and Baroque music on period instruments. Lindberg's solo Wigmore Hall recital debut, a prestigious benchmark of a classical musician's career, took place in 1978, and he has subsequently toured internationally throughout Europe, the United States and Canada, Japan, Mexico, Russia, and Australia, as a soloist, accompanist, continuo player, and ensemble/consort player.
Teaching
Jakob Lindberg started teaching as professor of lute at the Royal College of Music in London in 1979, taking over the position from the highly esteemed Diana Poulton[7], together with taking part in lecture recitals (as for example Gresham College, London[8].
Performing
Jakob has taken pride in presenting recorded lute music that had never before been recorded, with a prolific number of recordings under the BIS label. Recorded works include Italian chitarrone collections, music by Scottish composers, the first ever recording of the complete solo lute music by John Dowland, and solo lute works of Johann Sebastian Bach, together with chamber music by Vivaldi, Boccherini, and Haydn.
He founded the Dowland Consort in 1985, which specialised in performing music from Elizabethan and Jacobean times, most notably John Dowland and Sylvius Leopold Weiss. As a continuo player (theorbo, chitaronne, and archlute), he has performed with many of the most active and prestigious period instrument ensembles, such as the English Concert, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, the Academy of Ancient Music, the Taverner Choir, the Monteverdi Choir, the Purcell Quartet, and the ensemble Chiaroscuro. He is a frequent accompanist for singers such as Nigel Rogers, Ian Partridge, Emma Kirkby, and Anne Sofie von Otter. Jakob has directed several Baroque operas from the chitarrone at the Drottningholm Court Theatre as a production staged by the Royal Swedish Opera. His opera performances include Purcell's Dido and Aeneas in 1995 in which he collaborated directorship with Andrew Parrot, and Jacopo Peri's Euridice in 1997. On 3 July 2013, Jakob Lindberg gave a concert of the music of John Dowland at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace[9] to coincide with the 350th anniversary of John Dowland's birth.
Instruments
Original lute: made by Sixtus Rauwolf, Augsburg c. 1590, one of the few extant, "possibly the world's oldest lute in playing condition"[10], renovated by [please add information here] in [also a date please]. Originally a 7-8 course instrument, modified in 1715 to incorporate an extended neck, with the work labelled "Leonhard Mausiel of Nüremberg 1715" inside the lute body. The restoration has been made for this instrument to accommodate 11-course d minor, or 10-course Renaissance tuning/stringing.[11]
6-course lute: made by Michael Lowe, Oxford 1985, based on European lutes used c.1500-1550.
8-course lute: made by Michael Lowe, Oxford 1980, based on an Italian 1580 model, employing yew wood for the back ribs, each strip containing both sapwood and heartwood rendering a stunning natural striped effect.
10-course lute: made by Michael Lowe, Oxford 1977, with a yew wood back of 31 ribs.
13-course lute: made by Michael Lowe, Oxford 1981, based on models from c.1720 Germany, with a rosewood back, and a lower pegbox extended to an upper pegbox, supporting longer bass strings, lending a rich strength of sound to the lower tessitura.
Compositions dedicated to Jakob Lindberg
Composer: Richard Popplewell; Title: Variations on Brigg Fair; Scoring: solo lute; Date: 1988.
Discography
| BIS no. | Title | Collaborating Artists | Release Date | Header text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIS 201 | Lute Music from Scotland and France | ( 1982/3) | ||
| BIS 211 | Virtuoso Lute Music from Italy and England | (1982) | ||
| BIS 257 | Faire, Sweet & Cruell | (Lute songs with Christina Högman) | (1983) | |
| BIS 266 | Italian and English Music for Recorder and Lute | (with Clas Pehrson) | (1984) | |
| BIS 267 | English Lute Duets | (with Paul O'Dette) | (1984) | |
| BIS 290 | Antonio Vivaldi: The Complete Works for the Italian Lute of his Period | (with members of the Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble) | (1985) | |
| BIS 293 | Songs for the Guitar | (with Christina Högman) | (1985) | |
| BIS 315 | Lachrimae | (directing the Dowland Consort) | (1985) | |
| BIS 327 | Baroque Music for Lute and Guitar | (1986) | ||
| BIS 341 | Three, Four and Twenty Lutes | (with nineteen other lutenists | (1985) | |
| BIS 360 | Joseph Haydn: Complete Works for Lute and Strings | (with members of the Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble) | (1987) | |
| BIS 390 | Music from the time of Christian IV | (includes lute solos and directing the Dowland Consort) | (1987) | |
| BIS 391 | Music from the time of Christian IV | (includes songs with Rogers Covey-Crump | (1987) | |
| BIS 399 | Serenissima I Lute Music in Venice 1500-1550 | (1988) | ||
| BIS 430 | John Dowland: First Booke of Songes | (with Rogers Covey-Crump) | (1988) | |
| BIS 451 | Heavenly Noyse | (directing the Dowland Consort) | (1989/90) | |
| BIS 469 | Anthony Holborne | (directing the Dowland Consort) | (1989/90) | |
| BIS 587-588 | Bach's Lute Music | (1992) | ||
| BIS 597-598 | Luigi Boccherini: Quintets with Guitar 1-6 | (with members of the Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble) | (1992) | |
| BIS 599 | Serenissima II Lute Music in Venice 1500-1550 | (1991) | ||
| BIS 722-724 | John Dowland: The Complete Solo Lute Music | (1994) | ||
| BIS 799 | Francesco Corbetta: Guitar Music | (1996) | ||
| BIS 824 | John Dowland: Selected Lute Music | (1994) | ||
| BIS 899 | Spanish Guitar Music | (1999) | ||
| BIS 1199 | Seven Suites of Swedish Folk Tunes | (2000) | ||
| BIS 1415 | Cataldo Amodei | (with Emma Kirkby and Lars Ulrik Mortensen) | ||
| BIS 1505 | Musique and Sweet Poetrie | (With Emma Kirkby) | ||
| BIS 1524 | Weiss: Lute Music | |||
| BIS 1534 | Weiss: Lute Music 2 | |||
| BIS 1725 | Orpheus in England - Dowland and Purcell | (With Emma Kirkby) | ||
| BIS 1899 | Italian Virtuosi of the Chitarrone | |||
| BIS 2055 | Jacobean Lute Music | |||
| Dowland | Consort of Musicke | DSLO533 1977 | ||
| Handel's Watermusic | Academy of Ancient Music - Christopher Hogwood | (1978) | Decca Florilegium | |
| Monteverdi's Ulysses | London Philharmonic Orchestra (Raymond Leppard) | (1979) | CBS Masterworks | |
| Dowland - A Miscellany | Consort of Musicke | (1979) | DSLO556 | |
| Biagio Marini - Le Lagrime d'Erminia and Violin Sonatas | Consort of Musicke | (1979) | DSLO570 | |
| Dowland - Mr Henry Noell Lamentations - Psalmes & Sacred Songs | Consort of Musicke | (1978 & 1979) | DSLO551 | |
| John Dowland - The Complete Solo Lute Music (one LP of a box of five) | (1980) | Decca Florilegium | ||
| John Danyel - Lute Songs | Consort of Musicke | (1981) | DSLO568 | |
| William Lawes - Royal Consorts | Consort of Musicke | (1981) | Decca Florilegium | |
| Handel: La Riserrectione | Academy of Ancient Music - Christopher Hogwood | (1980) | Decca Florilegium | |
| John Blow: "Cupid and Death" | Consort of Musicke | (1983) | Deutsche Harmonia Mundi | |
| Monteverdi: Balli et Balletti | English Baroque Soloists and Monteverdi Choir - J E Gardiner | (1983) | Archiv | |
| Monteverdi: Orfeo | Nigel Rogers - London Baroque | (1984) | EMI |
EX 2701313 The Florentine Intermedi 1589 Parrott, Taverner Choir, Consort and Players EMI (1986)
Bach's St John Passion English Baroque Soloists Monteverdi Choir · Gardiner Archiv (1986)
Monteverdi's Orfeo English Baroque Soloists Monteverdi Choir · Gardiner Archiv (1987)
Monteverdi's Vespers 1610 English Baroque Soloists Monteverdi Choir · Gardiner Archiv 1989
The Carol Album Seven Centuries of Christmas Music Taverner Consort Choir and Players 1989.
Monteverdi's Poppea English Baroque Soloists Monteverdi Choir · Gardiner Archiv 1993
Walter Porter Madrigals and Airs Consort of Musicke Musica Oscura (1993 but recorded in the 80´s)
The Genteel Companion Richard Harvey (recorder), Mark Caudle (vc), Sarah Cunningham (viola da gamba), Moniga Huggett (vn), Timothy Roberts (harpsichord), Philip Thorby (viola da gamba) Jakob Lindberg (archlute) ASV CD DCA 558 / Harmonia mundi CD GAU 117 Recorded 1986
Vivaldi - Gloria Handel - Gloria · Dixit Dominus English Baroque Soloists Monteverdi Choir · Gardiner November 1998 (Vivaldi Gloria and Handel Dixit Dominus); June 2001 (Handel Gloria) All Hallows Church, Gospel Oak, Philips 4625972
A Baroque Festival - Bach, Handel et al Parrott 17 October, 2000 Manufacturer: Emi Records [All429] UPC: 724356130425 CD - Virgin Classics - 2000
Capriccio Stravagante - Vol. 2 CD - Chandos Records - 2001 Catalog Number: 9511506702
Gaudeamus - Early Music Sampler CD - ASV - 1996 Asv Living Era Orig Year 6/18/1996 1115849
Lamenti Ann Sofie von Otter CD - Deutsche Grammophon - 1999
Home for Christmas Ann Sofie von Otter CD - Deutsche Grammophon - 1997 Archiv - 457-617-2
Mad About Angels Manufacturer: Polygram Records Catalog Number: 028944911329 CD - Deutsche Grammophon - 1995
Mad About Vivaldi CD - Deutsche Grammophon - 1993 Catalog Number: 2894395162
The Pocket Purcell Parrott, Taverner Consort CD - Virgin Classics (released 2000, but recorded in the 80s) Catalog Number: 2435451162
Purcell: Te Deum & Jubilate, etc Parrott, Taverner Players CD - Virgin Classics (released 2000, but recorded in the 80s) Catalog Number: 2435450612
Purcell: Odes for Saint Cecilia, etc Parrott Taverner Consort, Choir and Players CD - Virgin Veritas - (1988) Catalog Number: 724356158221
Heart's Solace JS Bach Parrott, Taverner Consort and Players Sony (1997) Catalog Number: 01-060155-10
Madrigali guerrieri et amorosi Monteverdi Parrott, Taverner Consort and Players EMI (1991) Catalog Number: 7543332
Vivaldi: Four Seasons / Gloria The English Concert Trevor Pinnock CD - Deutsche Grammophon (released 2000, but recorded in the 80s) Catalog Number: 2894692202
Vivaldi Concertos The English Concert Trevor Pinnock Deutsche Grammophon Catalog Number: 2894713172 (released 2001, but recorded in the 80s)
It Fell on a Summers Day Ian Partridge and Jakob Lindberg Hyperion 1983 CDH 88011
Romantic Songs for Tenor and Guitar Ian Partridge and Jakob Lindberg Pavillion Records SHECD 9608
Monteverdi & d'India Mannerist Madrigals Nigel Rogers Chiaroscuro London Baroque EMI 1981 Virgin Classics 7243 5 61165 2 8
Corelli Sonatas for Strings Purcell Quartet Chandos 0694 (4)
Johannes-Passion BWV 245 Choir of New College , Oxford Edward Higginbottom Naxos (2001)
The Top Ten of Sweden's Great Power Period Skaraborg Vocal Ensemble Jakob Lindberg Proprius (1993) PRCD 9083
Återspeglingar - Svenska Sånger Anna Emilsson & Jakob Lindberg Todo Production (2007) TOP01
References
- ^ "BBC artists page".
- ^ "Allmusic artists page".
- ^ "Allmusic release notes".
- ^ "Danderyd Wikipedia entry".
- ^ "Swedish Wikipedia entry".
- ^ "bach-cantatas online biography".
- ^ "Diana Poulton Wikipedia entry".
- ^ "Gresham College past lectures".
- ^ "Buckingham Palace concert programme".
- ^ "Amazon programme notes".
- ^ "Instrument description".