BARTO, ROBERT

Robert Barto graduated from the University of California, San Diego, having specialised in historical lute performance. A Fulbright scholarship brought him to Europe, where he continued his studies with Michael Schaeffer in Cologne and Eugen Dombois in Basle. In 1984 he was awarded first prize in the International Lute Competition in Toronto, as well as top prize of all instrumental soloists in the Musica Antiqua Competition in Bruges, Belgium. Robert Barto has performed throughout Europe and North America including solo recitals in the Festival of Flanders, the Utrecht Festival, 'Music Before 1800' in New York City, as well as in London's Purcell Room. Also in demand as a teacher, he is often on the faculty of the Lute Society of America summer school and has given masterclasses in Sweden, Italy, Spain, Germany and Japan.

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Albums featuring this artist are available for download from ClassicsOnline.com
HAGEN: Lute Sonatas / Locatelli Variations	8.554200
WEISS: Lute Sonatas, Vol. 1 (Barto) - Nos. 11, 42, 49	8.553773
WEISS: Lute Sonatas, Vol. 2 (Barto) - Nos. 5, 25, 50	8.553988
WEISS: Lute Sonatas, Vol. 3 (Barto) - Nos. 2, 27, 35	8.554350
WEISS: Lute Sonatas, Vol. 4 (Barto) - Nos. 21, 37, 46	8.554557
WEISS: Lute Sonatas, Vol. 5 (Barto) - Nos. 38, 43 / Tombeau sur la mort de M. Cajetan Baron d'Hartig	8.554833
WEISS: Lute Sonatas, Vol. 6 (Barto) - Nos. 7, 23, 45	8.555722
WEISS: Lute Sonatas, Vol. 7 (Barto) - Nos. 15, 48	8.557806
WEISS: Lute Sonatas, Vol. 8 (Barto) - Nos. 19, 34, 36	8.570109
WEISS: Lute Sonatas, Vol. 9 (Barto) - Nos. 32, 52, 94	8.570551