Sweet Melancholy lute as well as a sensitive

as well as a sensitive team of sound engineers

In times of social uncertainty and personal challenges

With more than 70% previously unpublished pieces and based on rare historical sources

“This album is exactly that—a lively

” These words run like a thread through the works – they comfort

Sweet Melancholy lute as well as a sensitiveFlorent Marie renaissance lute About the album French lutenist Florent Marie's new solo album is dedicated to the music of John Dowland, one of the greatest composers ever for his instrument. The selection of pieces on this album deliberately includes both the sombre and melancholy as well as the more cheerful and uplifting pieces from the composer's oeuvre, creating a rich and colorful musical bouquet of works by the famous Elizabethan lute master.