I had the pleasure of hearing HS give a recital last night of Spanish music of the 17th century (on Baroque guitar). I've heard him twice before in recitals of Renaissance lute music, but even though the lute is the instrument I'm trying to learn to play, this guitar recital captivated me in a way that the lute recitals didn't. Not sure why. But I came away with a bit of envy for you baroque guitarists who have this wonderful repertory to draw on (eg. Sanz, Guerau, Santa Cruz).
The evening before, I attended a master class given by HS. Four guitarists (modern) played; three played transcriptions of Bach, while the fourth played a Kellner transcription. HS showed profound insights into the music and worked with the players in a congenial, but musically exacting way. A 'mini review', for what it's worth. I think Hopkinson Smith is one of the more remarkable musicians in early music; a wonderful player, and a fine pedagogue. Does anyone know if his wife is also active in the early music field? (A recorder friend of mine thinks she may have been a teacher at a recent workshop on early notation which she attended). -Ned To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
