Listen a few frames later to the boy singing the Queen of the Night's aria. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gernot Hilger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 7:08 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Another Lute Sighting
> David, > > I think to soprano is not too bad. The alto appears to > use a > different temperament, though ;-) > > Here in Germany, we have an long tradition of boy's > choirs, and I > mean several centuries at least back to 1500. The > Tölzer Knabenchor > is one of the top five. The singing instructors > normally know very > well what they do, and it is a matter of fact that > many professional > singers were former boy soloists. Boy soprano singing > can't be all > bad for the voice. Do you know Peter Kooij's Bach bass > cantatas CD? > What a fine voice. He sang together with Christoph > Prégardien in the > boy's choir at Limburg, not too far from me. > > This all notwithstanding, I decidedly prefer a decent > woman soprano > and also a femalo alto over the fashionable > countertenors. > > Best wishes from Bonn, Germany > Gernot > > P.S. I have no idea who the players are. I could find > out, but I > reckon it is not too important? > > On 07.02.2007, at 22:27, David Rastall wrote: > >> Anyone know who the lute players are? >> >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=bknU07g6e_0. I only >> recommend this clip for >> the lutenists. The singing is not so good. The boys >> are clearly not >> able to keep up the power. Whay do they make boys >> push so hard like >> that? It can't be good for their voices, and it >> doesn't make for >> good music either. >> >> >> David Rastall >> [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 > > > >
