Editor's Info: Master modern lutenist Edin Karamazov releases his extraordinary debut album for Decca and L'Oiseau Lyre. In 'The Lute is a Song' Edin has assembled a wide variety of music from folk, traditional pop and renaissance to showcase the lute's evocative and versatile nature. In addition he has assembled a rich and varied cast of musical collaborators such as Sting, Renée Fleming, Andreas Scholl and Kaliopi.
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'What I want to do with my lute is to sing' Edin Karamazov
'Karamazov is one of the day's greatest players of his instrument. His virtuosic, colourful lute solos...are islands of delight.' Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung