Well observed, David! He is a historical figure, though it is hard for
those of us who heard him playing in person to get our heads around it.
It reminds us of our own mortality.
Bill
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From: David van Ooijen <davidvanooi...@gmail.com>;
To: lutelist Net <Lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>;
Subject: [LUTE] Segovia and HIP (was: Segovia, Segovia, Segovia)
Sent: Wed, Dec 18, 2013 9:20:40 PM
Forgive me for forgetting who asked about the relevance of this
Segovia
thread (plural), but I couldn't resist:
In Holland we have a classical guitar (OT) player who released two
CDs
with Segoviana. On his latest CD he plays a period Hauser restored by
Hauser descendants with materials from the original Hauser workshops,
went to great length to acquire the correct, period (gut!) strings,
tries to emulate the technique and tone of the master and naturally
the
programme is all Segoviana. it's all very well done and very
beaitiful.
It appears Segovia has acquired hip-status and is sanctified into an
Old One.
You laugh at this story? I don't.
Look in the mirror and see what you/we are trying to do with 'our'
Weiss/Dowland/Francesco and 'our' Hiebers/Burckholzers/Sellasses and
'our' Venices/Pistoys and what-not hip paraphernalia.
In other words: I think the relevance of Segovia to this list is
self-evident; observe reactions from contemporaries, myth forming,
canonisation of technique, interpretation, instruments and
repertoire.
Need I go on?
David
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