That is Liz Kenny, showing a sparkling technique and keen ensemble skills. dt
At 06:58 AM 10/21/2009, you wrote: >We all recognize David and David in the first and third videos, but >who is the theorbist in the 2nd one? As it is a British production, >could it be Elizabeth Kinney? All are very well done! > >ed > >At 10:50 PM 10/20/2009, David Tayler wrote: > >I found it really interesting to view three versions of the same > >Nigra Sum from the 1610 Vespers. I deliberately did not look at any > >before performing it, because it is too tempting to borrow the really > >good riffs. > >Even though Monteverdi left no particular instructions for the piece, > >it has become some of an urban legend in the Theorbo world, a little > >moment in the sun before the darkness of the thundering herds of > >Mordor descend. > >Oooops wrong piece. > >But in any case, what is kind of cool, really very cool, is that all > >three versions use different orchestrations, different ornaments, > >different techniques, different playing styles, arpeggiation, > >stringing, frets, tastini, and so on. > >All three theorbos are in a different tuning, so all of the chords > >look different. Not to mention two are playing right handed instead > >of the proper left handed (joke, joke) > >Even more remarkable is that harmonization of the largely unfigured > >bass is different as well. Different chords. Different suspensions. > >If I had to do it over again I would borrow mucho! (with permission, > >of course) > >Numbers 1 and 3 are in tastini meantone. > > > >Three Vespers > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94-NIURkU8I > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRUEFcWJ7Js > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUqdpFYTatI > > > > > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at > >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > >No virus found in this incoming message. > >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > >Version: 8.5.422 / Virus Database: 270.14.24/2449 - Release Date: > >10/20/09 18:42:00 > > > >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
