Tom Leisek | L'Esprit du Baroque

Tom Leisek
L'Esprit du Baroque

Baroque works by E.G. Baron, Denis Gaultier, Charles Mouton, and S.L. Weiss.

    Ernst Gottlieb Baron
    Partita
  1. Prelude
  2. Allemande
  3. Courante
  4. Menuett
  5. Bouree
  6. Gigue

    7. Denis Gaultier
    Suite No 1
  7. Prelude
  8. Pavane
  9. Allemande
  10. Gigue
  11. Courante - Minerve
  12. Courante - Ulisse
  13. Sarabande

    14. Charles Mouton
  14. Allemande
  15. Chaconne
  16. Le Tombeau de Gogo

    17. Sylvius Leopold Weiss
  17. Ouverture
  18. Plainte
  19. Fugue
  20. Tombeau sur la Mort de Monsieur Comte de Logy
  21. Presto

Tom Leisek, an accomplished guitarist, has performed in diverse musical settings ranging from solo recitals to chamber music collaborations with musicians of various backgrounds in venues from intimate spaces to grand concert halls. A graduate of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music with a Master of Music degree, he has studied with renowned performers worldwide. His CD L'Esprit du Baroque, released by VGo Recordings, showcases original transcriptions of 17th and 18th-century French and German baroque lute repertoire. Tom has served as a faculty member at Sonoma State University, Pacific Union College, and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and has also held the roles of Vice-President and Artistic Director of the San Francisco Classical Guitar Society. An advocate for creative exploration, he draws inspiration from composition to contribute meaningfully to the guitar’s repertoire.