Monica Hall
Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:45:20 -0800
I tried playing it slower and it really drags. I think the piece needs a lot better technique than I've got. I imagine that players of the time got very fast with their chord changes.
Yes - you have to practice playing passacaglie in 24 different keys every morning like at the beginning of the book.
It's interesting listening to Tyler's performances of Foscarini on his old Saga recording. I think of James as a very cheery sort of bloke but he plays Foscarini with surprising intensity. He mostly plays the pieces very slowly. Too slowly, I think. Even the slightly more upbeat, strummed 'Folia' seems worried!
There's no accounting for tastes........I don't think Foscarini was a cheery sort of bloke. Probably had his work cut out making a living. Monica To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html