Ten-string guitarist Narciso Yepes had transcribed and recorded this Sonata in E. So in this Edition, I also transcribed it to E major for 10-string guitar in Yepes-style tuninig* (re-entrant G#/F# on 9th/10th string).  Only 10 or 11-string guitar will do full justice to this work.

* Yepes Tuning: e'-b-g-d-A-E-B'-A#-G#-F#

This work and the above Sonata No. 2 are in Volume 3 of the Robert Barto's Naxos Weiss collection (8.554350). Definitely recommended for a good listening.  And don't miss Tim Crawford's  informative liner notes about these Sonatas.

This is a late Weiss work in grand, imposing scale, and it's simply Weiss at his best.

Here again, Weiss showed how consummate he was as a lute composer and player. As always, in each Sonata there is diversity from the slow, singing catabiles to the vivid and flamboyant dances. Everything is full of energy and wit.

The Fantasia in Sonata No. 11 had appeared elsewhere as Prelude. It has been played and recorded by guitarists in D minor. In this 11-string guitar version, it is transposed to B minor, which will really produce a rich and deep resonance sound.

The Sonatas are full of delightful movements. Each Sonata finishes with a sparkling Presto to show off the virtuosity of Weiss. The bold, innovative composition skills of Weiss are also reflected in shifting moods in some of the movements

Tombeau sur la mort de M. Cajetan Baron D'Hartig  is less famous and heard than the other one for Logy. It does have six-string guitar version. Nevertheless it seems to have languished in guitarists' repertoire.