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Well up to Satoh's series standards.

Gary J. Wright | San Francisco, CA United States | 07/06/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is a very enjoyable disc and should not disappoint anyone new to De Visee's work. Anyone collecting each volume of the Satoh series on Channel label will be pretty pleased with the performances here and they are well-worthy of the high standards set by Satoh to date.
However, those who are familiar with Hopkinson Smith's superb disc on Astree label will note that there is a degree more fantasy that can gleaned from De Visee's works than Satoh gives us. But it is worth noting that Smith plays theorbo only, while Satoh also gives us the brighter textures of lute and guitar.
While much French baroque lute music can be a maze for puzzled listeners, De Visee is rather more accessible and is a good starting point for this repertoire.
Satoh's disc gives a far preferable impression of De Visee than Monteilhet's dull effort on Virgin Veritas."