Thanks for these, Stuart. And for the imaginative videos. I'm not sure why, but these pieces leave me rather place-bound, whereas Gilbert Isbin's take me on a journey. I think you play them very well, but G I 's harmonic/melodic language resonates far better with me than C V's. Worth hearing, though. -Ned On Jan 15, 2011, at 5:28 PM, Stuart Walsh wrote:
> Christian Vasseur wrote some lute pieces about twenty years ago. They > are not in an 'advanced' atonal idiom. There is a fair amount of > humour, mischief or whimsy in some of the pieces and the player often > has to make some final decisions about how to play the music. > Here's a stab at three: > 1) This is "La vida es un ciervo herida" for lute or vihuela and a > reference to Gongora. It is marked, lento. Luis de Gongora is a > Spanish poet (1561-1627) and the line translates as: Life is wounded > stag. (Life is a wounded stag in whom the fast-stuck arrows function as > wings.) Well... > [1]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoy3_9ntp94 > 2) This is "Yann Queffetleant's Jig" There is a Breton guitar player > with that name but this is surely not a jig (?) > [2]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1pf3CDTAIc > and > 3) Untitled. No tempo indications.. The player is left to get on with > it, presumably. > [3]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZUjcZ-osaA > Very interesting, characterful pieces. > Stuart > -- > > References > > 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoy3_9ntp94 > 2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1pf3CDTAIc > 3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZUjcZ-osaA > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
