So, who was the performer? Suzanne Angevine <[email protected]> wrote:
>I believe that he was playing on gut strings. I believe the tuning was >octaves on the lowest 2 courses. I think the piece I had the thought on >was a sonata by Roncalli. But maybe I just expect too much perfection >in a live concert. hard to compare with recordings and you tubes. > >Suzanne > >On 10/31/2010 10:33 AM, Monica Hall wrote: >> Well - without knowing who was playing or what they were playing it is >> difficult to comment. There certainly shouldn't be any squeaks or twangs >> if they using suitable strings - i.e. plain gut. The method of stringing >> used is also important. It is certainly harder to play contrapuntal pieces >> on the baroque guitar because of the limited compass and if octave >> stringing is being used. It is also difficult to balence strummed chords >> with the 2- and 3-part counterpoint. >> >> That said there are lots of attractive recordings of solo music - I am just >> writing a review of Gordon Ferries CD of music by Bartolotti - on the >> Delphian label - DCD 34066 and I would also recommend Francesco >> Corbetta/Robert de Visée, Une larme. Rosario Conte (baroque guitar). >> Carpe Diem, CD 16278. >> >> Cheers >> >> Monica >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Suzanne Angevine" >> <[email protected]> >> To: "Lute List" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2010 4:20 PM >> Subject: [LUTE] OT: Baroque Guitar technique >> >> >>> Last night I heard a very nice concert of mostly Baroque guitar. This is >>> not an instrument I have any experience on, so I have a question. While >>> the music was played with great style and expressiveness, I noticed some >>> things that in a lute player I would not think that good. Things like >>> squeeks, and twangs, and notes that in the contrapuntal texture were >>> inappropriately loud or soft. Now I know on lute that it takes a fine >>> degree of excellence, such as Paul O'Dette, to play without these things, >>> and to bring out the essence of the music clearly. I also know from my >>> own limited amateur abilities that it is much easier to hear what you >>> *want* to hear, how you think the music should go, than it is to hear how >>> you're actually playing. So my question is this: Is it technically harder >>> for some reason to play contrapuntal style pieces on Baroque guitar than >>> Ren lute? It seems the real strength of the Baroque guitar in modern >>> usage is loud strumming as part of a continuo group, and at this it is >>> clearly excellent. But I've not heard so many people play serious solo >>> pieces on the instrument. >>> >>> Suzanne >>> >>> >>> >>> To get on or off this list see list information at >>> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >> >> > >
