May I say something? I'd rather like to think in a healthy technique,
that allows adapting each player's physiology to the artistic and
expressive needs, and the particular instrument. Let's face the
question about nails vs flesh: both are mentioned as possibilities in
the historical sources. In my particular case, now i do use short
nails, and this out of my will of experimentation. I do not play
classical guitar since 15 years ago, and the reason for my RH tecnique
is therefore not the guitar, but a decission concerning the best way to
use my particular physiology, as I said before.
Thank you in any case for your opinion!
Hera, I do agree with you: it is a little bit too slow, for me as
well.... nevertheless, I do indulge in playng it slow because I feel it
could work given the texture of the piece.
Nothing is permanent, let's experiment...
Cheers,
Monica
--- En date de : Mar 27.3.12, Mathias Roesel
<mathias.roe...@t-online.de> a ecrit :
De: Mathias Roesel <mathias.roe...@t-online.de>
Objet: [LUTE] Re: Vimeo: Monica Pustilnik playing Piccinini
A: "'ml'" <man...@manololaguillo.com>
Cc: "Lute List" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Date: Mardi 27 mars 2012, 12h40
> >> In it Monica Pustilnik plays Corrente VI from Piccinini's 1639
book.
> >>
> >> The archlute was made by Francisco Hervas (Granada).
> >
> > Thanks for sharing, Manolo! This is another example, though, of RH
> > modern guitar playing technique, as regards position close to the
rose
> > and thumb-in. Amazing anyway.
> I don't understand what you mean, though... RH modern guitar playing
> technique would imply thumb-out, not thumb-in, right?
Yes, indeed. What I was referring to is the position of her right hand
close
to the bridge, her playing with nails, and the initial movements of her
index and middle fingers from the root joints. That's how I was taught
to
play the classical guitar. When I picked up the lute, it was the
renaissance
lute first, and I was taught to turn my right arm around and play
thumb-in.
That blend of techniques betrays former guitarists who haven't
abandoned the
classical guitar.
Don't get me wrong, though, Monica Pustilnik is an amazing player IMHO.
She
has been Evangelina Mascardi's partner on their marvellous Castaldi CD
(strongly recommended).
Mathias
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