[LUTE] Re: Baroque Guitar Video

2013-02-15 Thread William Samson
Coming to the party late. I have just one word for this performance and that word is . . . . . . . . . "BRAVO!!" Bill From: Christopher Wilke To: lutelist Sent: Wednesday, 13 February 2013, 19:03 Subject: [LUTE] Baroque Guitar Video Hello all, I've posted a

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2013-02-14 Thread r.turov...@gmail.com
13 8:13 AM, Monica Hall wrote: No - it's called "horse sense". M - Original Message - From: To: "Monica Hall" Cc: "Lutelist" Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 1:01 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Baroque Guitar Video Sounds like a lot of donkey-tartare to me.

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2013-02-14 Thread r.turov...@gmail.com
More like horse-feathers. RT On 2/14/2013 8:13 AM, Monica Hall wrote: No - it's called "horse sense". M - Original Message - From: To: "Monica Hall" Cc: "Lutelist" Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 1:01 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Baroque Guitar V

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2013-02-14 Thread howard posner
On Feb 14, 2013, at 11:44 AM, Christopher Wilke wrote: >> There were one or two places where (dare I say it) some of the lower > notes >> sounded twangy... > Yes, that is a actually special type of ornament that I have mastered > it to perfection. I call it a "mistake." ;-) For what it

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2013-02-14 Thread howard posner
On Feb 14, 2013, at 12:33 PM, Monica Hall wrote: > I listened to it twice with the music in front > of me and I know the piece quite well. > > As far as the stringing was concerned it was impossible to tell what you had > chosen to do, but a high octave string does create this abrasive quality

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2013-02-14 Thread Monica Hall
- Original Message - From: "Christopher Wilke" To: "Monica Hall" Cc: "Lutelist" Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 7:44 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Baroque Guitar Video Monica, Thank you for your thoughts. You clearly have strong ideas of how you want this music t

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2013-02-14 Thread Christopher Wilke
Monica, Thank you for your thoughts. You clearly have strong ideas of how you want this music to sound - as do I. I believe our differences are primarily aesthetic rather than historical, however. > Well - my two pennyworth. The piece does start off with three strummed > va

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2013-02-14 Thread Monica Hall
No - it's called "horse sense". M - Original Message - From: To: "Monica Hall" Cc: "Lutelist" Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 1:01 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Baroque Guitar Video Sounds like a lot of donkey-tartare to me. RT On 2/14/2013 7:46 A

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2013-02-14 Thread r.turov...@gmail.com
Sounds like a lot of donkey-tartare to me. RT On 2/14/2013 7:46 AM, Monica Hall wrote: It's all that horse meat we have apparently been consuming unawares over here. It gives us insights not vouchsafed to lesser mortals. M On 2/14/2013 5:25 AM, Monica Hall wrote: But as Murcia is concern

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2013-02-14 Thread Monica Hall
4, 2013 12:08 PM Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: Baroque Guitar Video On 2/14/2013 5:25 AM, Monica Hall wrote: But as Murcia is concerned I don't think such a "in your face" performance is what he had in mind. I'm sure you've had it from the horse's mouth.

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2013-02-14 Thread Rob MacKillop
Chris, Do your own thing, that way you'll always be authentic. And don't ever ask the people on this list what they think of your playing! Are you insane? :-) Rob www.robmackillop.net On 14 Feb 2013, at 12:08, "r.turov...@gmail.com" wrote: > On 2/14/2013 5:25 AM, Monica Hall wrote: >> B

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2013-02-14 Thread r.turov...@gmail.com
On 2/14/2013 5:25 AM, Monica Hall wrote: But as Murcia is concerned I don't think such a "in your face" performance is what he had in mind. I'm sure you've had it from the horse's mouth. RT To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.

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2013-02-14 Thread Monica Hall
ngo it doesn't have to be played as if it some sort of wild orgy. Monica - Original Message - From: "howard posner" To: "lutelist Net" Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 1:37 AM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Baroque Guitar Video I enjoyed the contrast between the s

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2013-02-14 Thread Martyn Hodgson
Dear Christopher, You asked for observations on yr performance, and you are certainly brave to ask for comments, here are mine: You clearly have the necessary technical ability and virtuosity to play plucked instruments (as we know from your lute recordings). However, I really

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2013-02-13 Thread Ed Durbrow
Splendid job. I really appreciated the steady tempo and dynamic, exciting performance. On Feb 14, 2013, at 4:03 AM, Christopher Wilke wrote: > > Hello all, > I've posted a new video of a live performance of me playing > Santiago de Murcia's "Fandango" on baroque guitar. I've incorpor

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2013-02-13 Thread howard posner
I enjoyed the contrast between the strummed parts and the punteado parts. As it went on, I found myself wanting more dynamic contrast within the strummed parts. >>> Your thoughts are most welcome. >>>The link is: >>>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3v56-03ajU >>>Chris > >> Well I

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2013-02-13 Thread r.turov...@gmail.com
Meant contraSt. RT On 2/13/2013 6:57 PM, Roman Turovsky wrote: I for one appreciate high contract, especially on an instrument not known for dynamic range. I believe this is probably the right way to do a fandango, a la plancha, rather that a souffle. RT On 2/13/2013 5:06 PM, WALSH STUART w

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2013-02-13 Thread Roman Turovsky
I for one appreciate high contract, especially on an instrument not known for dynamic range. I believe this is probably the right way to do a fandango, a la plancha, rather that a souffle. RT On 2/13/2013 5:06 PM, WALSH STUART wrote: On 13/02/2013 19:03, Christopher Wilke wrote: Hello al

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2013-02-13 Thread Monica Hall
On 13/02/2013 19:03, Christopher Wilke wrote: Hello all, I've posted a new video of a live performance of me playing Santiago de Murcia's "Fandango" on baroque guitar. I've incorporated some improvisation into the piece. This represents the first time I've been able to mus

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2013-02-13 Thread WALSH STUART
On 13/02/2013 19:03, Christopher Wilke wrote: Hello all, I've posted a new video of a live performance of me playing Santiago de Murcia's "Fandango" on baroque guitar. I've incorporated some improvisation into the piece. This represents the first time I've been able to mus