Magnificent playing, Chris, of a fine piece. I went back to the
beginning after the end, to hear the "modern" technique, and it was
quite a difference. I think you play the whole piece brilliantly.
Looking at Falckenhagen's portrait, his thumb doesn't seem to be so far
in front of his fingers, indeed it almost looks as if it is behind his
index, but as it is so outstretched it is hard to say how out in front
it would be when closer to the fingers. His whole hand, though, is
definitely nearer the bridge than modern playing. I've found that gut
strings necessitate this positioning. What kind of strings did you use?
Rob MacKillop
On 17 March 2015 at 00:47, Christopher Wilke
<[1]chriswi...@cs.dartmouth.edu> wrote:
Hello all,
A A I've posted a video of my performance of Adam Falckenhagen's
variations on the chorale tune, "Wer nur den lieben Gott laesst
walten." It's a pretty wild set, starting sedately, but quickly
transitioning into rapid, twisting arpeggios and ending with a
workout in crazy leaping basses at breakneck speed for the thumb. I
begin the piece with "modern" baroque lute right hand technique
(close to the rose; hand coming in at an angle across the strings;
thumb just slightly in front of the index finger). At 0:28 seconds,
on the repeat of the initial material, I abruptly move to a more
"historical" thumb out position (close to the bridge; fingers very
perpendicular to the strings; thumb held out strongly in front of
the fingers). I believe it becomes a different instrument. The
cadenza at the end is my own improvisation. Constructive comments
welcome.
The video is at:
[2]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQUqfH2Va7M
This is from my forthcoming album, "Desperate Doors." You still have
a chance to back it, but time is almost up!
[3]https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1600736048/desperate-doors-b
aroque-lute-album
Thanks!
Chris
Dr. Christopher Wilke D.M.A.
Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer
[4]www.christopherwilke.com
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