Lute was a much-revered instrument in Poland in those days. It was a general symbol of Music, and even Art as a whole. And the best lutenists stayed at the court of Polish Kings in Kraków.

Valentinus Bakfark (1506/7 - 1576) - biography
Bakfark (or: Bekwark, Bakvark) was a Hungarian composer and a famous lute player who spent a significant part of his life in Poland and therefore earned his place in this collection.

• Fantasia I M. Behr

Diomedes Cato (* ca. 1570) - biography
Diomedes Cato was a lutenist of Venetian birth, got appointed lutenist to the Court of Polish King Sigismundus III Vasa, and also spent most of his life in Poland.

• Fantasia ^[9]

Wojciech Długoraj (ca. 1557 - ca. 1619) ^[8] - biography
Modern transcriptions from lute tablatures by Piotr Poźniak.

• Fantasia
• Finale
• Villanella
• Villanella

Jakub Polak (+ ca. 1605)

• Praeludium

Early Baroque love songs ^[5]
Those anonymous compositions were arranged for soprano and lute by Marcin Zalewski.

• Jescze słońce promięni swoich nie straciło
• Serdeczna dziewczyno
• Skarżęć się, matusiu moja
• O przedziwna gładkości
• Dajci, Boże, dobrą noc
• Kędykolwiek teraz jesteś

Polish Dances

• Dance 1
• Dance 2
• Dance 3
• Dance 4
• Dance 5

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