Dear lute-listers, I came across this remarkable video of Pascale Boquet playing the lovely Koch theorbo in the CitA(c) de la musique. I had never seen this video before and I thought I would share it with the list.
[1]http://mediatheque.cite-musique.fr/masc/?INSTANCE=CITEMUSIQUE&URL=/M ediaComposite/CMFM/CMFM000004800/default.htm I must say, it is the first time I've heard an archlute..... and actually really liked it! I usually find the gap between the stopped double courses and the open single strings rather off-putting for solo music, but this lute has so much oomph that it really overcomes this. Indeed, while I am not generally a big fan of archlute continuo either - while the background tinkling is pleasant, I have never played/heard "real" archlutes (I am *not* speaking here of the single-strung, reduced-size modern inventions one sees everywhere ) that could truly match the sonority of say an Italian theorbo or a French double lute, but this instrument is giving me food for thought. Bravo to Pascale for her wonderful playing! Best wishes, Benjamin -- [2]www.luthiste.com t +33 (0) 1 44 27 03 44 p/m +33 (0) 6 71 79 98 98 -- References 1. http://mediatheque.cite-musique.fr/masc/?INSTANCE=CITEMUSIQUE&URL=/MediaComposite/CMFM/CMFM000004800/default.htm 2. http://www.luthiste.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
