Archguitar Renaissance

English Anonymous (Composer), Italian Anonymous (Composer), Polish Anonymous (Composer), Pierre Attaingnant (Composer), Jean-Baptiste Besard (Composer), Pietro Bianchetti (Composer), Marchetto Cara (Composer), Oscar Chilesotti (Composer), Wojciech Dlugoraj (Composer), John Dowland (Composer), Vincenzo Galilei (Composer), Jakub Reys (Composer), English Traditional (Composer)

Product Details

• Composer: English Anonymous, Italian Anonymous, Polish Anonymous, Pierre Attaingnant, Jean-Baptiste Besard, et al.
• Audio CD (May 18, 1999)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Dorian Recordings
• ASIN: B00000J863
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #233,797 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best 11-string guitar player in the world!, August 26, 1999

By A Customer

This recording was made with Blanchette's self-designed "archguitar," which is a combination of a lute and a guitar. It sounds like nothing I've ever heard, and his way of playing is at the same time very modern and yet feels ancient. I play it all the time.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a wonderful atmosphere of noise, October 7, 1999

By A Customer

I just recently got into classical music. I got into it because I purchased a classical guitar and was looking for music to play. When I first heard Bach I knew that is what I wanted to play. I came across this c.d. while looking for bach on classical guitar. When I listened to it, I was amazed. It creates such a great atmosphere of sound almost as if there was three or four guitars playing. The horn sections just add to overwhelming mood. This c.d. is great to listen to on a rainy day, when you are studying, or when you wake up and cook breakfast. It sets a great background for just about anything.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible and Classical, July 9, 2004

By A Customer

Peter Blanchette's choice of music and the recording are simply awesome. This album is so good, in fact, that I am writing this good review despite the fact that I ordered a guitar transcription of one of the songs and never heard back from him(didn't get it, nor did Mr. Blanchette cash the check). This music is THAT good. Trust me, buy this CD because it is one of the greatest musical works I have come across, but don't bother ordering a transcription when you realize how great the music really is :).