From suit in a minor by Rene Mesangeau arranged and played by professor Per Olof Johnson

This suite PerOlof Johnson plays on his 11stringed altguitar constructed by Georg Bolin. It s his own arrangement. This is a track from his 2nd. Lp 1971. Last week I walked down to The North Sea to shoot some scenes to suit the last lively, joyful part of this suite. The nexy morning we woke up to the sad news. A ship had sunk during the night på Slettå (where I had filmed. Two of the three sailors were resqued, but the captain has not been found. I m deeply influenced by the tragedie and I chosed the slow movement for the ending of this YTvideo. René Mesangeau (or Mezangeau, Mesangio, Mésengeot, Mesengé, Meziniot, Meschanson, Mesangior) (fl. 1567 1638) was a French composer and lutenist. He is considered to be one of the finest lutenists of the 17th century. In 1619, he settled in France and married the daughter of the spinet maker Jean Jacquet. In 1621, he was appointed musicien ordinaire du roi at the French court by Louis XI