Lute Music

The son of a lute maker and prominent teacher, Melchior Neusidler was lucky enough to gain the favor of the Fuggers, a rich family of Augsburg bankers: soon his skills as a performer and their passion for his art enable him to make his living from music- despite his difficult character, which discouraged many patrons. Paul O'Dette breathes new life into the music of this now forgotten master, which at one time was to be heard all over Europe