Here I make reference to the most recent assay by the British lute maker Mr. Michael Lowe entitled "In Defence of Real Lutes and Theorbos" published in English language in "Die Laute" (Annual book of the German Lute Society), vol. XIII, year 2019, p.85-99.
In case you do not have access to it, I can provide a PDF copy. E.B. -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: lute-...@new-old-mail.cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@new-old-mail.cs.dartmouth.edu] Im Auftrag von Christopher Wilke Gesendet: Samstag, 03. August 2019 22:18 An: Fischer BE (Aon) <fischer...@aon.at>; 'Hermann Kelber' <bavaria1...@gmail.com>; baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu; l...@cs.dartmouth.edu Betreff: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: thumb in or out??? Well, the performer may do as he likes in regard to technique and choice of instrument and its setup. No matter how well researched, our relationship with the performance of music from the past will always be partially speculative. At any rate, we're all artists working in the 21st century and I believe the degree to which the performer chooses to engage with what is understood about performance practice of the past is just another facet of that person's total aesthetic presentation. As for Thomas, he's clearly very talented and I can enjoy his playing. Having said that, the hugely arbitrary way in which HIPness is used as a critical litmus test for career success annoys me to no end. Some performers are granted favored status and can do no wrong. Meanwhile, other equally fantastic players are lambasted and marginalized for unpopular choices that are perfectly justifiable - sometimes even mandated - in period sources. To put it another way: the same handful of folks keep getting all the gigs because people who know better keep hiring them. That's not cool. I think there's room for a variety of approaches, but that's not what we get. Chris [1]Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Saturday, August 3, 2019, 2:22 PM, Fischer BE (Aon) <fischer...@aon.at> wrote: My comment sounds like this: Unfortunately, this performance is on a "lute-shape instrument" but by far not on a baroque lute. Apparently the young musician misses the idea and ideal of baroque lute sound and technique. He treats the instrument like a guitar. The type of string material is by far not authentic to what has been used in Bach's time. I am sorry, he should continue studying the guitar and not misinterpreting lute music. E.B. -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: [2]lute-...@new-old-mail.cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:[3]lute-...@new-old-mail.cs.dartmouth.edu] Im Auftrag von Hermann Kelber Gesendet: Samstag, 03. August 2019 01:07 An: [4]baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu; [5]l...@cs.dartmouth.edu Betreff: [BAROQUE-LUTE] thumb in or out??? [1][6]https://youtu.be/XKIHIX8R870 observe his right hand>>>>>> can't wait for the conversation ???!!!l let's see what all he lute experts have to say By the way he gave a concert in Berkeley several month ago enjoy Hermann -- References 1. [7]https://youtu.be/XKIHIX8R870 To get on or off this list see list information at [8]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/?.src=iOS 2. mailto:lute-...@new-old-mail.cs.dartmouth.edu 3. mailto:lute-...@new-old-mail.cs.dartmouth.edu 4. mailto:baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu 5. mailto:l...@cs.dartmouth.edu 6. https://youtu.be/XKIHIX8R870 7. https://youtu.be/XKIHIX8R870 8. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
