Rolf Lislevand (30 December 1961 in

Oslo, Norway Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of i ...

), is a Norwegian performer of

Early music Early music generally comprises Medieval music (500–1400) and Renaissance music (1400–1600), but can also include Baroque music (1600–1750). Originating in Europe, early music is a broad musical era for the beginning of Western classical m ...

specialising on

lute A lute ( or ) is any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back enclosing a hollow cavity, usually with a sound hole or opening in the body. It may be either fretted or unfretted. More specifically, the term "lute" can ref ...

vihuela The vihuela () is a 15th-century fretted plucked Spanish string instrument, shaped like a guitar (figure-of-eight form offering strength and portability) but tuned like a lute. It was used in 15th- and 16th-century Spain as the equivalent of t ...

baroque guitar The Baroque guitar (c. 1600–1750) is a string instrument with five courses of gut strings and moveable gut frets. The first (highest pitched) course sometimes used only a single string. History The Baroque guitar replaced the Renaissance lut ...

and

theorbo The theorbo is a plucked string instrument of the lute family, with an extended neck and a second pegbox. Like a lute, a theorbo has a curved-back sound box (a hollow box) with a wooden top, typically with a sound hole, and a neck extending ou ...

Biography

From 1980 to 1984, Lislevand studied

classical guitar The classical guitar (also known as the nylon-string guitar or Spanish guitar) is a member of the guitar family used in classical music and other styles. An acoustic wooden string instrument with strings made of gut or nylon, it is a precursor o ...

at the

Norwegian Academy of Music The Norwegian Academy of Music (Norwegian: ''Norges musikkhøgskole'', NMH) is a university-level music conservatory located in Oslo, Norway, in the neighbourhood of Majorstuen, Frogner. It is the largest music academy in Norway and offers the co ...

. In 1984 he entered the

Schola Cantorum Basiliensis The Schola Cantorum Basiliensis (SCB) is a music academy and research institution located in Basel, Switzerland, that focuses on early music and historically informed performance. Faculty at the school have organized performing ensembles that have ...

in Switzerland, under the tutelage of lutenists

Hopkinson Smith Hopkinson Smith (born December 7, 1946) is an American lutenist and pedagogue, longtime resident in Basel, Switzerland. Smith was born in New York City, the son of architectural writer and photographer G. E. Kidder Smith. He graduated from Har ...

and Eugen Dombois up to 1987 when he moved to Italy. From 1990 he was a teacher at the conservatory in Toulouse, France, from 1993 professor at the Music Academy in the German town of

Trossingen Trossingen ( Swabian: ''Drossinge'') is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated in a region called Baar, between the Swabian Alb and the Black Forest. Stuttgart is about an hour away, Lake Constance about half an hour, and the sour ...

. Since his first album as main artist with works from the "Libro Quarto d'intvolatura di Chitarrone" by composer Hieronymus Kapsberger, he had gained various awards: ''Diapason d’Or'', '' Choc du Monde de la Musique'', ''10 de Répertoire'', etc. In 1991 he played as part of the sound-track to the French film '' Tous les Matins du Monde'' together with the

viol The viol (), viola da gamba (), or informally gamba, is any one of a family of bowed, fretted, and stringed instruments with hollow wooden bodies and pegboxes where the tension on the strings can be increased or decreased to adjust the pitc ...

player

Jordi Savall Jordi Savall i Bernadet (; born 1 August 1941) is a Spanish conductor, composer and viol player. He has been one of the major figures in the field of Western early music since the 1970s, largely responsible for popularizing the viol family of ...

, with whom he has had an extensive collaboration. Lislevand's son André Lislevand plays the

viola da gamba The viol (), viola da gamba (), or informally gamba, is any one of a family of bowed, fretted, and stringed instruments with hollow wooden bodies and pegboxes where the tension on the strings can be increased or decreased to adjust the pitc ...

Honors

* 1994: The French

Diapason d'Or The Diapason d'Or (French for "Golden Tuning Fork") is a recommendation of outstanding (mostly) classical music recordings given by reviewers of '' Diapason'' magazine in France, broadly equivalent to "Editor's Choice", "Disc of the Month" in the ...

de l'Année 1994 * 1994: ''Best Record of Music before 1650'' /

Cannes classical award The International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) are music awards first awarded 6 April 2011. ICMA replace the Cannes Classical Awards (later called MIDEM Classical Awards) formerly awarded at MIDEM. The jury consists of music critics of magazines ...

* 1995: ''Critic's choice'' at

Gramophone A phonograph, in its later forms also called a gramophone (as a trademark since 1887, as a generic name in the UK since 1910) or since the 1940s called a record player, or more recently a turntable, is a device for the mechanical and analogu ...

* 2001:

Spellemannprisen Spellemannprisen, often referred to as the Norwegian Grammy Awards in English, is a Norwegian music award presented to Norwegian musicians. The award was established by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), an organizati ...

in the category Classical music for the album ''Alfabeto'' * 2004: Kritikerprisen, Norwegian Critics Award * 2015:

in the category Classical music for the album ''Scaramanzia''

Discography (in selection)

Solo albums

*1993:

Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger (also: ''Johann(es) Hieronymus Kapsberger'' or ''Giovanni Geronimo Kapsperger''; c. 1580 – 17 January 1651) was an Austrian-Italy, Italian virtuoso performer and composer of the early Baroque period. A prolific and h ...

- ''Libro Quarto D'Intavolatura Di Chitarone'' ( Astrée Auvidis) *1996:

Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist and impresario of Baroque music. Regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers, Vivaldi's influence during his lifetime was widespread a ...

- ''L'Oeuvre Complet Pour Luth - The Complete Works For Lute'' (Astrée Auvidis) *1997:

Gaspar Sanz Francisco Bartolomé Sanz Celma (April 4, 1640 (baptized) – 1710), better known as Gaspar Sanz, was a Spanish composer, guitarist, and priest born to a wealthy family in Calanda in the comarca of Bajo Aragón, Spain. He studied music, theolo ...

/ Antonio de Santa Cruz - ''Encuentro'' ( Astrée Naïve) *2000:

Santiago de Murcia Santiago de Murcia (25 July 1673 – 25 April 1739) was a Spanish guitarist and composer. Biography Until new research was published in 2008, few details about the life of Santiago de Murcia were known. However, it is now known that he was born ...

''Codex'' (Astrée Auvidis), with Ensemble Kapsberger *2000:

Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard w ...

- ''Intavolatura'' (Astrée Naïve) *2001:

Giovanni Paolo Foscarini Giovanni Paolo Foscarini ( fl. 1600 – 1647) was an Italian guitarist, lutenist, theorist and composer. A note at the end of the list of contents in his earliest surviving guitar book ''Intavolatura di chitarra spagnola. Libro secondo'' (1629) r ...

- ''Alphabeto'' (Astrée Naïve), with Ensemble Kapsberger *2003: ''La Belle Homicide''(Astrée Naïve) *2005: ''Jul I Gammel Tid'' (

Kirkelig Kulturverksted Kirkelig Kulturverksted (KKV) is a Norwegian company and record label, founded in 1974 by Erik Hillestad. Among the musicians who have issued records on the label are Ketil Bjørnstad, Kari Bremnes, Erik Bye, Ole Paus, Sigvart Dagsland, Bjørn Eidsv ...

) *2006: ''Nuove Musiche'' (

ECM New Series ECM (Edition of Contemporary Music) is an independent record label founded by Karl Egger, Manfred Eicher and Manfred Scheffner in Munich in 1969. While ECM is best known for jazz music, the label has released a variety of recordings, and ECM's a ...

) *2006: Antonio Vivaldi - ''Musica Per Mandolino E Liuto'' (Naïve) *2009: ''Diminuito'' (ECM New Series, Universal Music Classical) *2015: ''Scaramanzia'' (Naïve) *2015: ''Tourdion'' (

Inner Ear The inner ear (internal ear, auris interna) is the innermost part of the vertebrate ear. In vertebrates, the inner ear is mainly responsible for sound detection and balance. In mammals, it consists of the bony labyrinth, a hollow cavity in the ...

), with Bjergsted Jazz Ensemble *2016: ''La Mascarade'' (ECM New Series)

Collaborations

*1991:

Claudio Monteverdi Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi (baptized 15 May 1567 – 29 November 1643) was an Italian composer, choirmaster and string player. A composer of both secular and sacred music, and a pioneer in the development of opera, he is considered ...

- ''Arie E Lamenti'' ( Astrée Auvidis), with

Montserrat Figueras Montserrat Figueras i García (, 15 March 1942 – 23 November 2011) was a Spanish soprano who specialized in early music. Figueras was born 15 March 1942 in Barcelona, Spain. After initially training as an actress she began studying early singing ...

Ton Koopman Antonius Gerhardus Michael Koopman (; born 2 October 1944), known professionally as Ton Koopman, is a Dutch conductor, organist, harpsichordist, and musicologist, primarily known for being the founder and director of the Amsterdam Baroque Orches ...

, and

Andrew Lawrence-King Andrew Lawrence-King (born 3 September 1959) is a harpist and conductor from Guernsey known for his work in early music. Career Lawrence-King received an organ scholarship to Selwyn College, Cambridge, following on his work as head chorister at t ...

*1993:

Tarquinio Merula Tarquinio Merula (24 November 1595 – 10 December 1665) was an Italian composer, organist, and violinist of the early Baroque era. Although mainly active in Cremona, stylistically he was a member of the Venetian school. He was one of the most ...

- ''Arie E Lamenti'' (Astrée Auvidis), with Montserrat Figueras,

Jean-Pierre Canihac Jean-Pierre Canihac is a French performer of early music and a founding member of ''Sacqueboutiers''. Soloist of international ensembles, he has performed under the baton of Jordi Savall, Jean-Claude Malgoire, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, René Clemenci ...

, Ton Koopman, Andrew Lawrence-King, Lorenz Duftschmid, and

*1998: Corelli /

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/ Martin Y. Coll /

Ortiz Ortiz () is a Spanish-language patronymic surname meaning "son of Orti". "Orti" seems to be disputed in meaning, deriving from either Basque, Latin ''fortis'' meaning "brave, strong", or Latin ''fortunius'' meaning "fortunate". Officials of the ...

& Anónimos - ''La Folia (1490-1701)'' ( Alia Vox), with Jordi Savall, Michael Behringer,

Arianna Savall Arianna Savall i Figueras (born 1972 in Basel, Switzerland) is a Swiss-born Spanish classical singer, harpist and composer. She sings in Catalan, French, English, Spanish, Portuguese and other languages of the world. Life and career Savall is the ...

Bruno Cocset Bruno Cocset (born in 1963 in France) is one of the most influential baroque cello players of this century. After studying in National Conservatory of Tours, he received classes from Anner Bylsma, Jaap Schröder and Christophe Coin. He has worked ...

, Pedro Estevan, and Adela González-Campa *2003: José Marín - ''Tonos Humanos'' (Alia Vox), with Montserrat Figueras, Arianna Savall, Pedro Estevan, Adela González-Camp *2003:

Marin Marais Marin Marais (; 31 May 1656, in Paris – 15 August 1728, in Paris) was a French composer and viol player. He studied composition with Jean-Baptiste Lully, often conducting his operas, and with master of the bass viol Monsieur de Sainte-Colomb ...

- ''Pièces De Viole Du Second Livre, 1701 - Hommage À Mons.r De Lully Et Mons.r De Sainte Colombe'' (Alia Vox), with Jordi Savall, Pierre Hantaï,

Xavier Diaz-Latorre Xavier Díaz Latorre is a Spanish musician. Born in Barcelona in 1968, he studied at advanced level with Oscar Ghiglia at the Musikhochschule, Basel, graduating in 1993. His subsequent interest in early music led him to study the lute with Hopkin ...

, Philippe Pierlot *2003: Monsieur de Sainte Colombe le Fils /

- ''Tonos Humanos'' (Alia Vox), with Jordi Savall, Pierre Hantaï, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Philippe Pierlot, Jean-Pierre Marielle, and Le Parnasse De La Viole (3xCD) *2005:

Luigi Boccherini Ridolfo Luigi Boccherini (, also , ; 19 February 1743 – 28 May 1805) was an Italian composer and cellist of the Classical era whose music retained a courtly and ''galante'' style even while he matured somewhat apart from the major European ...

- ''Fandango, Sinfonie & La Musica Notturna Di Madrid'' (Alia Vox), with

Le Concert Des Nations ''Le Concert des Nations'' is an orchestra using period instruments, which performs the orchestral and symphonic repertoire from the Baroque to Romanticism: 1600 - 1900. The orchestra was created in 1989, the youngest of the groups conducted by the ...

, Jordi Savall, Bruno Cocset, Manfredo Kraemer, Pablo Valetti, and José De Udaeta *2005: ''Altre Follie (1500 - 1750)'' (Alia Vox), with

Hespèrion XXI Hespèrion XXI is an international early music ensemble. The group was formed in Basel, Switzerland in 1974 as Hespèrion XX by Catalan musical director Jordi Savall (bowed string instruments, particularly the viola da gamba), his wife Montserrat ...

, Jordi Savall, Manfredo Kraemer, Michael Behringer, Mauro Lopes, and Arianna Savall *2009: Boccherini, Haydn - ''Boccherini: Fandango'' (Guitar Quintet No.4 In D / La Musica Notturna Di Madrid) - ''Haydn: String Quartets Opp. 3/5 & 74/3'' (

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), with Carmina Quartet and Nina Corti

References

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