Greetings all. Iâm not even the last guy you would ask for an opinion on historical authenticity, but I have several times played this concerto on classical guitar, accompanied by both piano and string ensemble. My read is that this is a musically very satisfying performance. I really enjoyed the way that the lute was able to take the principal role as the solo instrument should. Itâs true that the single stringing on the instrument gives it a certain resonance that approaches the sonority of the guitar, but that poses absolutely no problem for me. On the contrary, that âsingle-mindednessâ really helps the lute stand out against a very busy background. Truth be told, though Iâm very interested in the historical integrity of an interpretation, that aspect is, for me, secondary to the musical satisfaction. Sometimes the historically correct version is the most musically satisfying; other times it is not. But I do feel that the intellectual exercise of authent! icity is a secondary concern to the aesthetic satisfaction of a performance, one that can make the listener vibrate. All best, Robert
Robert Gallagher Tour Béryl BAL 68-3 40, avenue dâItalie 75013 Paris FRANCE +33 (0) 983 79 70 48 > On 10 Oct 2016, at 23:33, JarosÅaw Lipski <jaroslawlip...@wp.pl> wrote: > > Name it as you like, for me itâs a Liuto forte. There is another version of > RV93 played by Luca here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB101T_sVog > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB101T_sVog> > The whole instrument is single strung again, and the evidence for this type > of archlute stringing is very scarce as Howard rightly noticed. Luca uses > fingernails, so this is another factor that influences the overall sound (not > only mics). > JL > > >> On 10 Oct 2016, at 22:28, Roman Turovsky <r.turov...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> on a good authority of RT. >> Luca has at least 2 of these, one with a much longer extension. >> RT >> >> >> On 10/10/2016 4:16 PM, JarosÅaw Lipski wrote: >>> Really? Is there any evidence to support this theory? >>> JL >>> >>> >>>> On 10 Oct 2016, at 22:15, Roman Turovsky <r.turov...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> It is certainly NOT a liuto-forte, but a single-strung archlute by Luc >>>> Breton. >>>> RT >>>> >>>> On 10/10/2016 2:06 PM, JarosÅaw Lipski wrote: >>>>> The instrument in question is not an archlute or liuto attiorbato, but a >>>>> liuto forte. Some lute players like Luca Pianca, Luciano Contini, Eric >>>>> Bellocq and many others use it, however I would be far from saying that >>>>> this is a historical instrument - see here >>>>> http://liuto-forte.com/ueb_00_en.html >>>>> <http://liuto-forte.com/ueb_00_en.html> Itââ¬â¢s easier to play and >>>>> was specially created with guitarists in mind. >>>>> Also Lucas fingering in Vivaldi isnââ¬â¢t really Baroque. Having said >>>>> that, his performance from musical point of view was successful, and I am >>>>> glad to see people talking about music on this list :) >>>>> Best >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On 10 Oct 2016, at 18:23, howard posner <howardpos...@ca.rr.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Oct 10, 2016, at 8:33 AM, Diego Cantalupi <tio...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The main problem to me, is that the concerto is played in C, and not. >>>>>>> in D. >>>>>>> It's easier on a G archlute, but sounds to me very strange for the >>>>>>> violins. >>>>>> Luca plays an archlute/liuto attiorbato in A. I believe Giardino >>>>>> Armonico plays at A 415. Iââ¬â¢m guessing the pitch is lowered on >>>>>> the Youtube video weââ¬â¢re talking about. This is commonly done to >>>>>> avoid detection by copyright bots. >>>>>> >>>>>> Hereââ¬â¢s a recording of Giardino and Luca doing the same concerto, >>>>>> sounding in D at A 415: >>>>>> >>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0kJwhbZcAM >>>>>> >>>>>> Of course, itââ¬â¢s possible that the sound is adjusted up on this >>>>>> one. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> To get on or off this list see list information at >>>>>> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >>>>> -- >>> >>> >> > > > -- --
