Echoes of Love and Lost: French Baroque Lute Masterpieces
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Music by Dubut, Dufault, Gallot and Gaultier
Shaun Ng, 11-course baroque lute
Ennemond Gaultier
1 Chaconne
Jacques Gallot
2 Prelude
3 Allemande l'Amant Malheureux
4 Canarie les Castagnettes
5 Gavotte la Jalousée
François Dufault
6 Prelude
7 Courante
8 Double
9 Sarabande
10 Gigue
Ennemond Gaultier
11 Prelude
12 Tombeau de Mezangeau
13 Gigue
14 Sarabande
15 Canaries
Pierre Dubut
16 Prelude
17 Allemande
18 Courante
19 Sarabande
20 Chaconne
Recorded in July 2024 (Dufault, Gaultier) and Oct 2024 (Dubut, Gallot) at A415 Studios, Newington
Recorded, edited and mastered by A415 Music
Photography at Goulburn Court House, Goulburn NSW, by HanGyu Lee
Artwork by A415 Music
11-course baroque lute by Jason Petty (Wellington, New Zealand, 2013)
Lute strings by Aquila Corde Armoniche
Pitch at a'=392Hz
© A415 Music 2025 CD009
SHAUN NG
Shaun Ng has established himself as one of Australia’s most versatile early musicians, excelling as a performer on the violin, viola da gamba, and lute families. He received his musical training at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, the Conservatorium of Amsterdam, the University of Western Australia, and the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, where he was awarded the Australian Postgraduate Award to pursue a Doctor of Musical Arts in Historical Performance and Musicology.
Shaun’s principal lute teachers include Tommie Andersson, Lucas Harris, and Xavier Diaz-Latorre. He has further honed his craft by participating in prestigious early music seminars and conferences such as the Oberlin Conservatory’s Baroque Performance Institute, the Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute, and the Lute Society of America Seminars. These experiences allowed him to work with renowned lutenists like Nigel North, Jakob Lindberg, and Robert Barto, among others.
As an active freelance performer, Shaun has collaborated with many ensembles across Australia. Recent highlights include performances with The Marais Project, HIP Company, and the Canberra Bach Ensemble. Since 2023, he has co-led the Early Music Collective Sydney alongside Karen Carey OAM, contributing to the promotion and performance of historically informed music.
In addition to his performing career, Shaun is a dedicated teacher. He maintains a vibrant private teaching studio and works with several schools in Sydney, nurturing the next generation of musicians in violin, viola da gamba, and lute performance.
Shaun also runs the record label A415 Music, dedicated to historically informed recordings of early music. Visit his website at shaunng.com for more information.