However, there is at least a fair amount of reference to primary source material (the manuscripts themselves). It's obviously a bit of popular-press fluff, not even quite "gray literature," but that stuff tends to reach much more of the general public than scholarly literature ever will.
Eugene -----Original Message----- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Stephan Olbertz Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 4:35 AM Cc: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Re: [LUTE] Re: Re: Bach’s Lute Suites: This Myth is Busted Am 25.04.2012, 22:27 Uhr, schrieb Daniel Winheld <dwinh...@lmi.net>: > The article was aimed at the guitar crowd, And that's probably why the article is a bit superficial. ;-) A real contribution would need to be in scholarly style. No references here, no mentioning of newer literature (e.g. by Negwer, Dierksen, Hofmann, Ledbetter), lots of statements without evidence. Regards Stephan still clinging to illusions > of lute. It's tough letting go. > But he put it all together very nicely, I thought. > > On Apr 25, 2012, at 11:18 AM, Braig, Eugene wrote: > >> 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 >> > > > -- > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- Erstellt mit Operas revolutionärem E-Mail-Modul: http://www.opera.com/mail/
