Sylvius Leopold Weiss Germany

Biography

Sylvius Leopold Weiss (12th October 1687–16th October 1750) was a German composer and lutenist. Born in Grottkau near Breslau, the son of Johann Jacob Weiss, also a lutenist, he served at courts in Breslau, Rome, and Dresden, where he died. Until recently, he was thought to have been born in 1686, but recent evidence suggests that he was in fact born the following year. Weiss was the most important and the most prolific composer of lute music in history and one of the best-known and most technically accomplished lutenists of his day.

Popular Songs

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  Concerto for Lute and Flute in F major, SC 9: I. Adagio

  Lute Concerti

  81 BPM
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  Concerto in D minor, SC 58: IV. Allegro assai

  Lute Concerti

  94 BPM
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  Sonata no. 37 in C major: III. Courante

  Sonatas for Lute, Volume 4: Nos. 46, 21 and 37

  168 BPM
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  Capriccio

  Tombeau / Fantasie / Passacaglia / Capriccio / Suite in A / Sonata in A

  79 BPM
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  Suite 2 in D major, Sm 13: III. Courante

  Ars Melancholiae

  80 BPM

Discography

Lute Sonatas, Volume 8: Nos. 19, 34 and 36

2007

Lute Sonatas, Volume 7: Nos. 15 and 48

2006

Lute Sonatas, Volume 6: Nos. 7, 23 and 45

2005

Lute Concerti

2004

Lute Sonatas, Volume 5: Nos. 38 and 43

2002

Sonatas for Lute, Volume 4: Nos. 46, 21 and 37

2001

Ars Melancholiae

2000

Sonatas for Lute, Volume 3: Nos. 2, 27 and 35

1999

Sonatas for Lute, Volume 2: No. 5 in G major / No. 25 in G minor / No. 50 in B flat major

1998

Sonatas for Lute, Volume 1

1997

Tombeau / Fantasie / Passacaglia / Capriccio / Suite in A / Sonata in A

1991