In the unlikely likelihood of a lutenetter ever finding himself watching the
Ukrainian KontaktTV channel in Canada:
Chris and Roman (i.e."yours-truly") were spottable/spotted in the latter's
Chumak Variations performed by the former in the soundtrack of the Eyes On
Culture program!
Forthcoming on YouTube.
RT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Wilke" <[email protected]>
To: "Rob MacKillop" <[email protected]>
Cc: "Lutelist" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 1:26 PM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Hagen vids
Thanks, Rob, for your comments about this round and the Bocquet pieces as
well. I've really been enjoying yours as well. I even copied your B+W
idea (black and white also hides the garish color of the panelling behind
me).
I've often tried to put into words my feelings about this music. You've
hit the nail on the head about the "slight arrogance." There certainly is
something presumptive in the way this music is constantly shifting
emotional gears - as if the composer is comfortable saying to the
listener, "Now be happy! (I don't mean it.) Now be sad. (I don't mean
it.) Now be confident. (I don't mean it.) Now be agitated! (I don't
mean it.) You're with me on this, right?" But for all the veneer of
intentional pretentiousness, there are occasional moments of direct
tenderness, presented in a bare, almost maudlin manner, that are all the
more poignant for having been placed in an atmosphere of deliberate
phoniness. It's like real life. To me, this is what makes this
repertoire so incredibly human.
Chris
Christopher Wilke
Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer
www.christopherwilke.com
--- On Mon, 10/24/11, Rob MacKillop <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Rob MacKillop <[email protected]>
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Hagen vids
To: "Christopher Wilke" <[email protected]>
Cc: "Lutelist" <[email protected]>
Date: Monday, October 24, 2011, 8:28 AM
Wonderful, Chris! Really
authoritative performances. You seem to have caught the
spirit of the style perfectly. I love to see people allowing
their own personality come through in their playing, and
yours does by the bucket load in these pieces, from the hat
to the Picasso-inspired right hand ;-) and the (forgive me
saying) slight arrogance that performance of this music
requires. I mean that wholly positively. I think these
pieces suit you to a tee, and should find their way onto
disc in the not too distant future.
Rob
www.robmackillop.net
On 24 Oct 2011, at 12:41, Christopher Wilke <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I've uploaded another round of
new videos. Hagen's Sonata in D minor from the
Augsburg manuscript is a relatively new piece for me.
These are not the most polished performances, (two of the
vids are first take) but I think they capture the character
of Hagen's brand of Empfindsamkeit fairly well. As
always, comments are most welcome.
>
> The sonata is in three movements:
>
> Allegro ma non tanto:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EwBwi2kW_k
>
> Adagio:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KovC_g5s_Lg
>
> Allegro moderato:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCuMUoVk9GI
>
>
> (The baroque lute in general and Hagen in particular
sounds horrible coming through laptop speakers. Real
speakers are recommended!)
>
>
> Chris
>
> Christopher Wilke
> Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer
> www.christopherwilke.com
>
>
>
>
>
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