Hi-I play 997 in d-minor which works quite well. You
do need 14 frets though. I play 996 in e-minor. I
think most people just assume that it won't work in
e-minor without even trying it. E-minor is a great key
for the Baroque-lute. I use a version by Michihiko
Okazawa that is very well done. I
Thanks Sterling. That leads to the question: which editions are available and
in which
keys are the works there?
I only know of the editions by Stefan Lundgren, Tree editions and Ut Orpheus
(H. Smith, not complete yet), but I haven't seen them.
By the way, I just found pics of the whole
