Hi all,
the online version of the German news-mag "Der Spiegel" has a review of a Sting concert in Berlin. Apparently many people were quite touched by his performance, but it also becomes clear that they had no idea of Dowland or maybe classical music at all before. So in this regard I think Sting does a good job. On the other hand I feel a certain hybris in his proud words about his HIPness, which gives a strong contrast to his abilities: "Um Dowland neues Leben zu schenken, hat Sting sich klein gemacht, ist nochmal Schüler geworden. In Basel auf der Schola Cantorum hat er sich auf dem zweiten Bildungsweg mit 54 Jahren die 400 Jahre alten Gesangstechnik beibringen lassen, bei Karamazow ging er in die Lauten-Schule und übt auch live tapfer weiter. Als ihm der Lautenist beim Gig in Berlin einfach davonspielte, setzte Sting neidlos seine Laute ab und lauschte dem Kollegen ergeben." Which means: In order to bring Dowland back to life, Sting made himself small and went to school again. In Basel he learned at the age of 54 the 400 years old voice technique (!), and with Karamazov he learned to play the lute and even practises live. When the lutenist started to play rings around him in Berlin, Sting stopped playing and listened to his colleague without envy. http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/0,1518,444458,00.html Regards, Stephan Am 24 Oct 2006 um 16:14 hat David Rastall geschrieben: > On Oct 24, 2006, at 3:13 PM, Joseph Mayes wrote: > > > We can't seem to let the Sting matter rest. Is there some > > engaging > > reason? Is this all the disgruntled mutterings of one person? Do > > more of us feel so affronted by the commercial success of a supposed > > inferior product? > > > > Lets' get back to lute-related stuff and leave the vitriol to > > the > > politicians. > > I think the topic of what constitutes a "normal voice" in lute songs > is lute-related, don't you? Okay, so it's also Sting-related :-( :- > ( :-( but surely the thread has gone beyond the controversy over > that CD. Anyhow, I find the topic interesting enough to hear other > people's opinions on it. > > David R > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.rastallmusic.com > > > > > -- > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
