On Mar 5, 2008, at 3:09 AM, Thomas Tallant wrote: > Hor che Tempo is a lullaby, thus the droning quality of most of > continuo part. There is a shift in tonality and mood at the end > that is tricky. Overall, it's a deceptive piece: It's long and > difficult for the singer (technically and dramatically); and it is > also hard on the theorbist. I've heard fine recordings by Nigel > North and (I think) Jill Feldman and by Maria Cristina Kiehr with > La Fenice (Heritage of Monteverdi, vol. V). The Heritage of > Monteverdi series offers more fine music by Merula. I'm not sure > how easy it is to find the recordings anymore, but they are worth > the hunt.
Paul O'Dette and Emily van Evera did it at an LSA seminar years ago, a performance memorable because Paul's music kept falling off the stand. -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
