Paul Beier
The American-born lutenist Paul Beier has been a central figure in establishing a solo lute performance scene in his adopted country of Italy. He has often participated in productions of early operas at La Scala and other major Italian opera houses, and at the Santa Fe Opera in New Mexico.
Paul Beier was born in 1954 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He attended the Royal College of Music in London, studying with Diana Poulton; she was a student of Arnold Dolmetsch and herself a pioneer in early music in Britain. From her, Beier absorbed not only lute skills, but also enthusiasm for research into historical performance practices. In 1981, Beier was asked to create a new lute program at the Civica Scuola di Musica in Milan, Italy. He has taught there ever since, adding basso continuo and Renaissance ensemble classes to his responsibilities. Beier was a founder of the Italian Lute Society; he is a consulting editor of the Lute Society of America Journal and has written widely on lute performance. Beier's solo performance career has taken him on tours throughout Europe, the Americas, and Australia. His repertory is focused on Baroque lute music, extending from music of the early 16th century to works by Bach and Silvius Leopold Weiss. Beier founded his own Baroque ensemble, Galatea, and he has also collaborated with La Cetra and other major Baroque groups in Italy and elsewhere. He is the creator of Beiertab, a computer program that facilitates the creation and editing of lute tablature, its conversion into standard notation, and its audio realization. Beier has a large discography of solo lute recordings on the Stradivarius label, including, in 2019, John Dowland: What if a day. He has also recorded for Opus 111, Glossa, Tactus, and other labels, and made four recordings as director of Galatea.
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Discography
17 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Il piu bel secreto et arte
Classical - Released by Stradivarius on 1 Oct 2021
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Milano: Intavolatura de viola o vero lauto, libro primo
Classical - Released by Stradivarius on 1 Jan 1999
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Reusner: Delitiae testudinis, Vol. 2
Classical - Released by Stradivarius on 7 Jan 2014
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What if a Day
Classical - Released by Stradivarius on 17 May 2019
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Con gratia et maniera
Classical - Released by Stradivarius on 30 Oct 2009
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Terzi: Libro de intavolatura, Libro 2
Classical - Released by Stradivarius on 1 Jan 2002
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Bach: Works for Lute, Vol. 1
Classical - Released by Stradivarius on 1 Jan 1997
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Buonamente: Balli, sonate & canzoni
Monica Huggett, Paul Beier, Bruce Dickey, Galatea
Classical - Released by Stradivarius on 3 Apr 2003
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Oeuvres pour luth
Classical - Released by Stradivarius on 5 Oct 1997
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L'esprit italienne
Classical - Released by Stradivarius on 1 Jan 2005
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Delitiae testudinis, Vol. 1
Classical - Released by Stradivarius on 30 Apr 2011
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Romanus: Il cavaliere del liuto
Classical - Released by Stradivarius on 26 Jun 1996
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Bach: Works for Lute, Vol. 2
Classical - Released by Stradivarius on 3 Oct 2000
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Musique pour luth
Classical - Released by Stradivarius on 15 Feb 2013
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Danyel: Like as the Lute Delights
Classical - Released by Stradivarius on 7 Jan 2013
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