Dear ones, I received in today's post a new recording of works by S L Weiss; this one is:
Sylvius Weiss Lute Music II Jakob Lindberg BIS-CD-1534 We all are aware that Jakob, a master of the lute, has a prolific discography on the BIS label. His first installment on the BIS label of entirely Weiss' music was released 3 years ago, and it contains early and middle period works, on an original 11-course instrument dated 1590, by Sixtus Rawolf. That recording was recorded presumably in all gut. The notes on that recording reveal a great story about the instrument and its reconstruction. The present CD is on a different instrument by Michael Lowe, on a rather large sounding lute of 13 courses with a swan neck. In the new CD, the excellent CD notes are composed by Tim Crawford. In those notes, Tim stated very convincingly (as he did on this net many years ago) that 3 different types of lutes are appropriate for SLW's repertoire; an 11-course lute for the early and some middle period works, a 13-course bass rider type lute for middle and some of the late repertoire, and a larger, theorbized or swan-necked lute for the most mature late works. This present CD contains works of the latter, the swan/extended neck instrument. He performs 2 late sonata in C major and Bb Major, and he separates those works with the Tombeau sur la mort de M. Comte de Logy. The very length of each sonata is over a half hour long. As expected, the performance is very polished and beautiful. In opposition to the previous CD on a gut strung lute, the present CD sounds as though all synthetic and wound strings were used. Although comparison of the 2 recordings by Jakob is music of the same composer (from different times), I find the contrast refreshing. I recommend this recording for all Weiss lovers, in spite of Weiss having been well recorded in our times; Weiss is always welcome when it is well-performed. I hope for his next Weiss project, Jakob will use a "middle period" lute, a 13-course lute with bass rider, where the cycle of the 3 lutes of Weiss will add more comparison and contrast. Edward Martin 2817 East 2nd Street Duluth, Minnesota 55812 e-mail: [email protected] voice: (218) 728-1202 http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1660298871&ref=name http://www.myspace.com/edslute To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
