I like it that way too. I had the opportunity to hear Cecilia live a couple years ago at a small venue. She's incredible.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Roman Turovsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Lute Net" <[email protected]>; ""Mathias Rösel"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 3:47 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Bartoli lets it blast >>> > 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 > So do I. > RT > > > == > http://polyhymnion.org > > Feci quod potui. Faciant meliora potentes. > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Need personalized email and website? Look no further. It's easy > with Doteasy $0 Web Hosting! Learn more 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 >
