Sylvius Leopold Weiss was such a stellar lute virtuoso one of his friends gave up and said, "Only Sylvius should play the lute." We'll enjoy one of his suites tonight.

Taking a stroll off the beaten path of the classics finds us listening to rarely heard music for the lute -- and its Arabic precursor, the oud. From a performance in the NPR studios, lutenist ...

Leading English lutenist Nigel North is the cuckoo in the nest at the National Concert Hall's current International Guitar Series. However, given the rarity of lute recitals in Dublin, he is a welcome ...

SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio -- One of the great lutenists of our time made a stop in Northeast Ohio Saturday night, to perform a concert devoted to the music of John Dowland at Plymouth Church in Shaker ...

Bach's Lute Suites are collections of dances that were popular at the time. You can dance along tonight as David Leisner performs one of them. Tune in at 8 pm on 91.1 and 107.5 FM and our music stream ...

Who Is He: Joseph Mayes, a performer on lute, archlute and classical guitar, will give a benefit concert for Access to Art, Inc this afternoon in Cape May. What To Expect: Mayes will perform the works ...

Talk about having a penchant for "the oldies." When talking about old music, many people refer to the 1950s, '60s and '70s. But when Lakeside resident and lute player Edward Martin talks about old ...

Wait long enough and an old-style musical instrument, much like an out-of-date piece of clothing, might eventually come back in fashion. Or do what lutenist Ronn McFarlane is doing and take an ...

JULIAN Bream, who has died aged 87, was the first British musician to win widespread acceptance for the guitar in the classical repertoire, and recognition as one of the 20th century’s leading ...