All good faves so far. The ones I love & and haven't been named yet are
Simone Molinaro and his uncle Giovanni Battista dalla Gostena. Fantasias
of Terzi'really aren't all that daunting if you approach them calmly,
without fear, and go slowly at first. Same can be said in regard to
Albert de Rippe. And let's not forget Giacomo Gorzanis. Some
repetitiveness and a little sloppy here and there, but when he rocks he
rocks. And, painful or not, Mel Newsidler is well worth the effort.
Even if one can't get his most challenging ball-breakers up to speed, it
will improve your range & grasp of fingering to work his stuff seriously.
And one of our most prolific composers, the man (or woman) of a thousand
faces and more than human lifespan- Anonymous!
On 12/4/2017 1:54 PM, Sean Smith wrote:
I’m currently partial to the intabulators who took on the work of Archadelt.
There's Vindella’s all Acadelt book (1546), the many variations of “Quand’io
pens’al martir” and even the chansons for voice and renaissance guitar (A.
LeRoy, Cinqiesme Livre). And Crecquillon, non Papa, Pathie, deRore, Lasso and ….
.. who am I kidding? I enjoy most all the vocal pieces set for lute. Ok, all
the ones I can play, anyway. Phalese (’63, ’68) and Paladin sometimes stay on
the stand for months.
Sean
ps, Tristan, there’s a nice Pathie set by the mysterious B.M. in Siena.
On Dec 4, 2017, at 12:18 PM, Tristan von Neumann <tristanvonneum...@gmx.de>
wrote:
Here's a poll for Renaissance Lutists -
what do you consider most rewarding to play in terms of playability combined
with beauty?
So far, I love Francesco da Milano and most anonymous pieces from the Siena
Ms., they never get tiresome and lie gently on the hands.
Also Hans Neusiedler and Luis Milan.
Not in this category: Albert de Rippe. Amazing music, but honestly, did this
guy have six fingers on each hand??
What are your favourites? Is there any obscure repertoire to discover?
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