Jakob Lindberg - Nocturnal - Jakob Lindberg, lute

One of today�s foremost exponents of his instrument, Jakob Lindberg arrived at the lute by way of the guitar. During his last year with the modern guitar Lindberg was working on Benjamin Britten�s Nocturnal after John Dowland, one of the seminal guitar works of the 20th century. Much later, when he learned that Britten had originally had in mind to compose a piece for the lute, he started to experiment playing sections of Nocturnal on his Renaissance lute, and soon decided to make a transcription of the complete work. Nocturnal is based on John Dowland�s four-part song Come, Heavy Sleep, and inspired by this, Jakob Lindberg has placed it as the centre piece of a recital with mostly Elizabethan pieces, many of which also evoke aspects of the night. Dowland himself is represented by a selection of six lute solos, while the opening section consists of five pieces by Dowland�s older colleague Anthony Holborne. The closing track is by Holborne�s contemporary, John Johnson, and bids the listener Good Night and Good Rest.