Actually, Paul told me that his idol as a young player was Eric Clapton and he was thrilled to have finally met him at the Grammys a few years ago. Maybe Paul was also inspired by Segovia, but I don't recall him ever mentioning him.
Chris Dr. Christopher Wilke D.M.A. Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer www.christopherwilke.com -------------------------------------------- On Mon, 12/16/13, Mark Delpriora <[email protected]> wrote: Subject: [LUTE] Segovia and Pujol (was Bream Collection…) To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, December 16, 2013, 6:24 AM No , but Paul Odette was. Sent from my iPhone On Dec 16, 2013, at 5:01 AM, [email protected] wrote: > So, Respighi was exposed to Chilesotti through Segovia's efforts? > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 15, 2013, at 9:20 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >> >> As far as his influence on the lute: I heard Paul O'dette say that it was the "Six Lute Pieces from the Renaissance" based on Chilesotti (and made famous by Segovia) that inspired O'dette to seek out a lute. He was studying them on the guitar and he took the title of the piece seriously enough to find a lute. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
