You Did Not Want for Joy
DXL1192
Carolyn Sampson:
soprano
Matthew Wadsworth:
lute and theorbo
Latest CD release
Theorbo Concerto
DXL1182
Matthew Wadsworth:
theorbo
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra:
New theorbo concerto by Stephen Goss, written for lutenist Matthew Wadsworth, performed with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra directed by Benjamin Marquise Gilmore.
Late Night Lute
Deux Elles DXL1175
Matthew Wadsworth:
lute and theorbo
Music by Dowland, Johnson, Kapsberger, and a new piece for solo theorbo called ‘The Miller’s Tale’ by Stephen Goss.
Not Just Dowland
Wigmore Hall Live WHLIVE0034
Carolyn Sampson:
soprano
Matthew Wadsworth:
lute and theorbo
A live recording from London’s Wigmore Hall with soprano Carolyn Sampson.
The Knight of the Lute
Channel Classics CCSSA25408
Matthew Wadsworth:
lute
Solo lute music from Robert Dowland’s Varietie of lute lessons, 1610.
Masters of the Lute
Channel Classics CCSSA 24206
Matthew Wadsworth:
lute and theorbo
Solo lute and theorbo, works by Dowland, Kapsberger, Piccinini, de Visee and Biber.
When Laura Smiles
Avie AV2074
Matthew Wadsworth:
lute
James Gilchrist:
tenor
Lute solos and songs by Phillip Rosseter, featuring tenor James Gilchrist.
Away Delights
Avie AV 2053
Matthew Wadsworth:
lute
Carolyn Sampson:
soprano
14 Silver Strings
Deux Elles DXL 1044
Matthew Wadsworth:
theorbo
Gary Cooper:
harpsichord and organ
Mark Levy:
viola da gamba, lirone, violone
‘A ringing endorsement of the beauty of the theorbo in a distinguished recital… Wadsworth has an imperious command of some impressive solo material… he glories in the fleeting mysteries of these works, allowing the notes to speak with unequivocal conviction’
Editor’s choice – Gramophone Magazine