>> I tried to listen, but hardly made it through the first two excerpts. The
>> lutenist reminds
>> me of all these classical guitarrists who show-off whith embarassingly
>> romantic playing
>> in slow movements and fast-forward in the vivid pieces. And the singer, 
>> oh
>> well...
>
> What you say about the lutenist is true, but his work with sting seems to
> have pushed him up in the big league I saw that he played a solo gig at 
> the South
> Bank early music festival. So maybe we don't need to work so hard on our 
> lute
> playing, just find a rock star who wants to record some early music.
>
> Mark
Has is ever occurred to you that Karamazov has gotten into the big league on 
the basis of his IRREPROACHABLE MUSICIANSHIP? Or because he plays so well 
that he is capable of expression?
He has done well for himself even without Sting's help, testified by his 
archlute Bach/Britten CD.
If you are in the vicinity of Lugano next February:

16.02.07                Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana
                             Karl Kohaut- Concerto for lute and orchestra
                             Arvo Pärt- Fratres for electric guitar and 
orchestra
                                     Soloist Edin Karamazov

Not bad for a kid from Sarajevo.........
RT 




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