>> 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? > > Based on the excerpts from the Dowland CD, no. Based on the 5 min excerpt > at > > http://www.alpha-prod.com/catal.asp? ct=97&r=Britten&oct=23&ttsc=Britten , > no. I am no fan of Britten, but in EK's hands is as good as it gets. On that level one can afford being idiosyncratic. I have no problems with his Bach.
> Listen, more power to the guy. Maybe he sounds much better in person than > on these 2 recordings. Maybe he will get great commercial success on the > basis of his Sting collaboration, and again more power to the guy. The > greatest financial reward doesn't always go to the best players. Any > secondary gain to the greater lute world will be much appreciated. He does sound even better live, and I think he is sufficiently peculiar to survive that dreaded finacial success. > > But honestly Roman, if this guy wasn't your friend and you heard him > playing these excerpts in a blinded comparison of multiple performers, I > think we would enjoy your patented rapier like invective. I am not a purist, as you well know. And I do enjoy a quality product even from an enemy. If we were to conduct a blind archlute test- we'd be limited to Karamazov and Axel Wolf. I like both of them, for diametrically opposed reasons. RT ___________________________________________________________ $0 Web Hosting with up to 200MB web space, 1000 MB Transfer 10 Personalized POP and Web E-mail Accounts, and much more. Signup at www.doteasy.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
