While I enjoyed this read, I didn't see anything particularly new here. For example, Hopkinson Smith specifically named all the sources of Bach's original "lute" music in the liner notes he drafted for his recording of this music around 30 years ago. He also stated their evident non-lute provenance. I have heard Paul O'Dette unequivocally state on more than one occasion something like "Sorry, Bach did not write for the lute." Etc. I suspect that anybody who is still clinging to the notion that Bach knowingly composed lute music after having had some exposure to some reference of the source material either really, really wants to believe so to somehow legitimize the lute or is a fan of modern classical guitar who wants to somehow legitimize the perceived ancestor of his/her own instrument.
Best, Eugene -----Original Message----- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of t...@heartistrymusic.com Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 11:58 AM To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu; Luca Manassero Subject: [LUTE] [LUTE] Bach’s Lute Suites: This Myth is Busted A very interesting article. I can't wait to see the responses from the rest of the list! I am reminded that Walther Gerwig did an arrangement of Bach's Cello Suite No.1 in G major, BWV1007. Very nice and beautifully played - in Renaissance tuning! Tom > An interesting post: > [1]http://www.classicalguitarcanada.ca/2012/04/bachs-lute-suites-th > is-m yth-is-busted-part-i/ Luca > > References > > 1. > http://www.classicalguitarcanada.ca/2012/04/bachs-lute-suites-this- > myth-is-busted-part-i/ > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html Tom Draughon Heartistry Music http://www.heartistrymusic.com/artists/tom.html 714 9th Avenue West Ashland, WI 54806 715-682-9362
