"Howard Posner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > Daniel Shoskes wrote: > > > Since based on the evidence of her recordings and performances we > > know that she actually CAN sing in tune, I'm giving her the benefit > > of the doubt on this one that she was singing this way intentionally > > for dramatic effect. > > Giving her the same benefit of the doubt, she recorded an entire > Vivaldi CD striving for pretty much the same dramatic effect. I'm > inclined to think that the music's unfamiliar and technically difficult > for her (was it Burney who complained that Vivaldi would have done well > to remember that "the gullet is not the neck of a violin"?) and > technical concerns are driving the performance: she's mainly concerned > about machine-gunning the notes out in tempo.
It's her distinct way to sing those fast notes clearly. I for one like it that way (which doesn't exclude other way). -- Mathias To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
