[LUTE] Re: Narciso Yepes and the lute
Hi-regarding Yepes early recordings of Bach, what about the much earlier recordings of Podolski(sp?). Anyone have info on these recordings? I have one old LP and it is truly horrid. By the way, the Yepes Bach Lute LPs can often be found on ebay--thats where I got mine. Sterling - Original Message From: "dem...@suffolk.lib.ny.us" To: Eugene C. Braig IV Cc: lute-cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Wed, December 9, 2009 11:37:44 AM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Narciso Yepes and the lute > Personally, in spite of being the source of that last e-mail, I am also a > great fan of much of Yepes' work. As am I, his recording of many of the Sor etudes was my tutor as I worked thru them in my classical guitar study period. There were many more LP's of Segovia than Yepes in the house, but Narcisco was the more studied. Never met either of them in person, but I was privileged to 'share' the stage with Segovia at one SRO concert in Boston .. overflow seating. -- Dana Emery To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] Re: Narciso Yepes and the lute
> Personally, in spite of being the source of that last e-mail, I am also a > great fan of much of Yepes' work. As am I, his recording of many of the Sor etudes was my tutor as I worked thru them in my classical guitar study period. There were many more LP's of Segovia than Yepes in the house, but Narcisco was the more studied. Never met either of them in person, but I was privileged to 'share' the stage with Segovia at one SRO concert in Boston ... overflow seating. -- Dana Emery To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] Re: Narciso Yepes and the lute
I have the 'Bach on the Lute' box-set by Nigel North (4-CD's)from Amazon.co.uk There were varying prices available for this set. Also each of the four discs could be bought separately. Somehow, this particular set (new) was priced at less than one separate disc. If it is still there, look carefully. I can recommend it. Best Wishes Ron (UK) -Original Message- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Luca Manassero Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 10:05 PM To: 'lute-cs.dartmouth.edu' Subject: [LUTE] Re: Narciso Yepes and the lute Many years ago (it must have been in 1983, I guess) I met Narciso Yepes in Torino, Italy at the end of one of his concerts at the Conservatorio. It was my first one and I was a great "fan" of him. At that time I didn't know of his lute recording, but I had listen to his complete Bach lute works recording on the 10 strings guitar at least 100 times. So I told him and I expressed my enthusiasm for it and he got back to me (I was 17 years old...) with a great smile and said: "throw it away, It's not good at all." I had the pleasure to study (10 strings guitar, at that time) for a few years with one of his Italian students and met Narciso Yepes a few times more: he never meant too much of that recording, as far as I can remember. But he was a true pioneer and really meant his 10 strings guitar as a way to stop "cutting away" while translating the so-called Back lute works for a 6 strings guitar. I still own those LP's and still believe that his interpretation was by far much more "musical" than what Segovia did in many cases. His recording of the Telemann (?) 4 Partitas together with Godelieve Monden is not bad at all, and (as far as I know) there's no similar recording on Baroque lutes. Luca Eugene C. Braig IV on 8-12-2009 19:36 wrote: > Segovia certainly didn't play Bach on any incarnation of lute...unless you > count modern guitars built to a Spanish paradigm as lutes. Walter Gerwig > certainly deserves some recognition for an early lute-driven effort at Bach. > > For what it's worth, the Yepes article in Wikipedia offers "[Yepes] was also > the first person to record the complete lute works of Bach on period > instruments (14-course baroque lute)." > > That same Wikipedia also offers this review: "[other guitarist's] exciting > and perceptive performances of the lute works, which were recorded between > 1981 and 1984, are light years better than the stilted, drab, and often > utterly stillborn interpretations of Narciso Yepes, who does not sound by > any means comfortable playing the lute (American record guide, 1984)." > > Best, > Eugene > > > >> -Original Message- >> From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On >> Behalf Of dem...@suffolk.lib.ny.us >> Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 1:20 PM >> To: lute-cs.dartmouth.edu >> Subject: [LUTE] Re: Narciso Yepes and the lute >> >> >>>Yes, I don't expect it to be up to much, but he did at least give it a >>> >>>go when no-one else would. Deserves recognition, I think. >>> >> Yes, but in context. Pretty sure Segovia precedes him, my LPS are at home >> (I write this at the library); I have some Yepes and some Segovia LP's >> acquired in the early 60's, with a broad span of repetoire, including some >> vihuella and lute material - L da Milan and Bach for certain. >> >> Nigel North was another pioneer, I have at least one LP of his on theorbo >> from then as well. >> -- >> Dana Emery >> >> To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] Re: Narciso Yepes and the lute
And you are right! For me it is unbearable. --- En date de : Mar 8.12.09, Eugene C. Braig IV a ecrit : De: Eugene C. Braig IV Objet: [LUTE] Re: Narciso Yepes and the lute A: "'lute-cs.dartmouth.edu'" Date: Mardi 8 Decembre 2009, 22h44 Personally, in spite of being the source of that last e-mail, I am also a great fan of much of Yepes' work. I loved the way he recorded the Boccherini quintets, e.g. I also tend to like Yepes' guitar recordings better than Segovia's. After reading that review of his Bach recordings on 14-course lute, I am glad to have NOT heard them. I'd rather continue as a fan of Yepes' old recordings. Best, Eugene > -Original Message- > From: [1]lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:[2]lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On > Behalf Of Luca Manassero > Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 5:05 PM > To: 'lute-cs.dartmouth.edu' > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Narciso Yepes and the lute > > Many years ago (it must have been in 1983, I guess) I met Narciso Yepes > in Torino, Italy at the end of one of his concerts at the Conservatorio. > It was my first one and I was a great "fan" of him. > At that time I didn't know of his lute recording, but I had listen to > his complete Bach lute works recording on the 10 strings guitar at least > 100 times. So I told him and I expressed my enthusiasm for it and he got > back to me (I was 17 years old...) with a great smile and said: "throw > it away, It's not good at all." > > I had the pleasure to study (10 strings guitar, at that time) for a few > years with one of his Italian students and met Narciso Yepes a few times > more: he never meant too much of that recording, as far as I can remember. > But he was a true pioneer and really meant his 10 strings guitar as a > way to stop "cutting away" while translating the so-called Back lute > works for a 6 strings guitar. I still own those LP's and still believe > that his interpretation was by far much more "musical" than what Segovia > did in many cases. His recording of the Telemann (?) 4 Partitas > together with Godelieve Monden is not bad at all, and (as far as I know) > there's no similar recording on Baroque lutes. > > Luca > > > Eugene C. Braig IV on 8-12-2009 19:36 wrote: > > Segovia certainly didn't play Bach on any incarnation of lute...unless > you > > count modern guitars built to a Spanish paradigm as lutes. Walter > Gerwig > > certainly deserves some recognition for an early lute-driven effort at > Bach. > > > > For what it's worth, the Yepes article in Wikipedia offers "[Yepes] was > also > > the first person to record the complete lute works of Bach on period > > instruments (14-course baroque lute)." > > > > That same Wikipedia also offers this review: "[other guitarist's] > exciting > > and perceptive performances of the lute works, which were recorded > between > > 1981 and 1984, are light years better than the stilted, drab, and often > > utterly stillborn interpretations of Narciso Yepes, who does not sound > by > > any means comfortable playing the lute (American record guide, 1984)." > > > > Best, > > Eugene > > > > > > > >> -Original Message- > >> From: [3]lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:[4]lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On > >> Behalf Of [5]dem...@suffolk.lib.ny.us > >> Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 1:20 PM > >> To: lute-cs.dartmouth.edu > >> Subject: [LUTE] Re: Narciso Yepes and the lute > >> > >> > >>>Yes, I don't expect it to be up to much, but he did at least give > it a > >>> > >>>go when no-one else would. Deserves recognition, I think. > >>> > >> Yes, but in context. Pretty sure Segovia precedes him, my LPS are at > home > >> (I write this at the library); I have some Yepes and some Segovia LP's > >> acquired in the early 60's, with a broad span of repetoire, including > some > >> vihuella and lute material - L da Milan and Bach for certain. > >> > >> Nigel North was another pioneer, I have at least one LP of his on > theorbo > >> from then as well. > >> -- > >> Dana Emery > >> > >> > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > [6]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. file://localhost/mc/compose?to=lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu 2. file://localhost/mc/compose?to=lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu 3. file://localhost/mc/compose?to=lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu 4. file://localhost/mc/compose?to=lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu 5. file://localhost/mc/compose?to=dem...@suffolk.lib.ny.us 6. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/%7Ewbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] Re: Narciso Yepes and the lute
I bought the set back sometime in the '70's. It's probably still up in my attic somewhere. As best I recall, I agree with the American Record guide review. Best, and keep playing, Chris. >>> "Eugene C. Braig IV" 12/8/2009 1:36 PM >>> Segovia certainly didn't play Bach on any incarnation of lute...unless you count modern guitars built to a Spanish paradigm as lutes. Walter Gerwig certainly deserves some recognition for an early lute-driven effort at Bach. For what it's worth, the Yepes article in Wikipedia offers "[Yepes] was also the first person to record the complete lute works of Bach on period instruments (14-course baroque lute)." That same Wikipedia also offers this review: "[other guitarist's] exciting and perceptive performances of the lute works, which were recorded between 1981 and 1984, are light years better than the stilted, drab, and often utterly stillborn interpretations of Narciso Yepes, who does not sound by any means comfortable playing the lute (American record guide, 1984)." Best, Eugene > -Original Message- > From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On > Behalf Of dem...@suffolk.lib.ny.us > Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 1:20 PM > To: lute-cs.dartmouth.edu > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Narciso Yepes and the lute > > > >Yes, I don't expect it to be up to much, but he did at least give it > a > >go when no-one else would. Deserves recognition, I think. > > Yes, but in context. Pretty sure Segovia precedes him, my LPS are at home > (I write this at the library); I have some Yepes and some Segovia LP's > acquired in the early 60's, with a broad span of repetoire, including some > vihuella and lute material - L da Milan and Bach for certain. > > Nigel North was another pioneer, I have at least one LP of his on theorbo > from then as well. > -- > Dana Emery > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > [1]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute
[LUTE] Re: Narciso Yepes and the lute
Personally, in spite of being the source of that last e-mail, I am also a great fan of much of Yepes' work. I loved the way he recorded the Boccherini quintets, e.g. I also tend to like Yepes' guitar recordings better than Segovia's. After reading that review of his Bach recordings on 14-course lute, I am glad to have NOT heard them. I'd rather continue as a fan of Yepes' old recordings. Best, Eugene > -Original Message- > From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On > Behalf Of Luca Manassero > Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 5:05 PM > To: 'lute-cs.dartmouth.edu' > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Narciso Yepes and the lute > > Many years ago (it must have been in 1983, I guess) I met Narciso Yepes > in Torino, Italy at the end of one of his concerts at the Conservatorio. > It was my first one and I was a great "fan" of him. > At that time I didn't know of his lute recording, but I had listen to > his complete Bach lute works recording on the 10 strings guitar at least > 100 times. So I told him and I expressed my enthusiasm for it and he got > back to me (I was 17 years old...) with a great smile and said: "throw > it away, It's not good at all." > > I had the pleasure to study (10 strings guitar, at that time) for a few > years with one of his Italian students and met Narciso Yepes a few times > more: he never meant too much of that recording, as far as I can remember. > But he was a true pioneer and really meant his 10 strings guitar as a > way to stop "cutting away" while translating the so-called Back lute > works for a 6 strings guitar. I still own those LP's and still believe > that his interpretation was by far much more "musical" than what Segovia > did in many cases. His recording of the Telemann (?) 4 Partitas > together with Godelieve Monden is not bad at all, and (as far as I know) > there's no similar recording on Baroque lutes. > > Luca > > > Eugene C. Braig IV on 8-12-2009 19:36 wrote: > > Segovia certainly didn't play Bach on any incarnation of lute...unless > you > > count modern guitars built to a Spanish paradigm as lutes. Walter > Gerwig > > certainly deserves some recognition for an early lute-driven effort at > Bach. > > > > For what it's worth, the Yepes article in Wikipedia offers "[Yepes] was > also > > the first person to record the complete lute works of Bach on period > > instruments (14-course baroque lute)." > > > > That same Wikipedia also offers this review: "[other guitarist's] > exciting > > and perceptive performances of the lute works, which were recorded > between > > 1981 and 1984, are light years better than the stilted, drab, and often > > utterly stillborn interpretations of Narciso Yepes, who does not sound > by > > any means comfortable playing the lute (American record guide, 1984)." > > > > Best, > > Eugene > > > > > > > >> -Original Message- > >> From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On > >> Behalf Of dem...@suffolk.lib.ny.us > >> Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 1:20 PM > >> To: lute-cs.dartmouth.edu > >> Subject: [LUTE] Re: Narciso Yepes and the lute > >> > >> > >>>Yes, I don't expect it to be up to much, but he did at least give > it a > >>> > >>>go when no-one else would. Deserves recognition, I think. > >>> > >> Yes, but in context. Pretty sure Segovia precedes him, my LPS are at > home > >> (I write this at the library); I have some Yepes and some Segovia LP's > >> acquired in the early 60's, with a broad span of repetoire, including > some > >> vihuella and lute material - L da Milan and Bach for certain. > >> > >> Nigel North was another pioneer, I have at least one LP of his on > theorbo > >> from then as well. > >> -- > >> Dana Emery > >> > >> > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] Re: Narciso Yepes and the lute
Many years ago (it must have been in 1983, I guess) I met Narciso Yepes in Torino, Italy at the end of one of his concerts at the Conservatorio. It was my first one and I was a great "fan" of him. At that time I didn't know of his lute recording, but I had listen to his complete Bach lute works recording on the 10 strings guitar at least 100 times. So I told him and I expressed my enthusiasm for it and he got back to me (I was 17 years old...) with a great smile and said: "throw it away, It's not good at all." I had the pleasure to study (10 strings guitar, at that time) for a few years with one of his Italian students and met Narciso Yepes a few times more: he never meant too much of that recording, as far as I can remember. But he was a true pioneer and really meant his 10 strings guitar as a way to stop "cutting away" while translating the so-called Back lute works for a 6 strings guitar. I still own those LP's and still believe that his interpretation was by far much more "musical" than what Segovia did in many cases. His recording of the Telemann (?) 4 Partitas together with Godelieve Monden is not bad at all, and (as far as I know) there's no similar recording on Baroque lutes. Luca Eugene C. Braig IV on 8-12-2009 19:36 wrote: Segovia certainly didn't play Bach on any incarnation of lute...unless you count modern guitars built to a Spanish paradigm as lutes. Walter Gerwig certainly deserves some recognition for an early lute-driven effort at Bach. For what it's worth, the Yepes article in Wikipedia offers "[Yepes] was also the first person to record the complete lute works of Bach on period instruments (14-course baroque lute)." That same Wikipedia also offers this review: "[other guitarist's] exciting and perceptive performances of the lute works, which were recorded between 1981 and 1984, are light years better than the stilted, drab, and often utterly stillborn interpretations of Narciso Yepes, who does not sound by any means comfortable playing the lute (American record guide, 1984)." Best, Eugene -Original Message- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of dem...@suffolk.lib.ny.us Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 1:20 PM To: lute-cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Re: Narciso Yepes and the lute Yes, I don't expect it to be up to much, but he did at least give it a go when no-one else would. Deserves recognition, I think. Yes, but in context. Pretty sure Segovia precedes him, my LPS are at home (I write this at the library); I have some Yepes and some Segovia LP's acquired in the early 60's, with a broad span of repetoire, including some vihuella and lute material - L da Milan and Bach for certain. Nigel North was another pioneer, I have at least one LP of his on theorbo from then as well. -- Dana Emery To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] Re: Narciso Yepes and the lute
Rob was talking about a "complete" recording of Bach's lute works (never mind what that actually means). Yepes stomped where angels feared to tread. On Dec 8, 2009, at 10:29 AM, Lex van Sante wrote: > Eugen Muller Dombois did. (on a 14 course baroque lute). > Gerwig did (on a ten course lute however) > There is also a very old japanese recording of Toyohiko Satoh if I > recall correctly (probably David van Ooijen knows more about that.) -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] Re: Narciso Yepes and the lute
Segovia certainly didn't play Bach on any incarnation of lute...unless you count modern guitars built to a Spanish paradigm as lutes. Walter Gerwig certainly deserves some recognition for an early lute-driven effort at Bach. For what it's worth, the Yepes article in Wikipedia offers "[Yepes] was also the first person to record the complete lute works of Bach on period instruments (14-course baroque lute)." That same Wikipedia also offers this review: "[other guitarist's] exciting and perceptive performances of the lute works, which were recorded between 1981 and 1984, are light years better than the stilted, drab, and often utterly stillborn interpretations of Narciso Yepes, who does not sound by any means comfortable playing the lute (American record guide, 1984)." Best, Eugene > -Original Message- > From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On > Behalf Of dem...@suffolk.lib.ny.us > Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 1:20 PM > To: lute-cs.dartmouth.edu > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Narciso Yepes and the lute > > > >Yes, I don't expect it to be up to much, but he did at least give it > a > >go when no-one else would. Deserves recognition, I think. > > Yes, but in context. Pretty sure Segovia precedes him, my LPS are at home > (I write this at the library); I have some Yepes and some Segovia LP's > acquired in the early 60's, with a broad span of repetoire, including some > vihuella and lute material - L da Milan and Bach for certain. > > Nigel North was another pioneer, I have at least one LP of his on theorbo > from then as well. > -- > Dana Emery > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] Re: Narciso Yepes and the lute
Eugen Muller Dombois did. (on a 14 course baroque lute). Gerwig did (on a ten course lute however) There is also a very old japanese recording of Toyohiko Satoh if I recall correctly (probably David van Ooijen knows more about that.) Lex Op 8 dec 2009, om 16:31 heeft Rob MacKillop het volgende geschreven: Yes, I don't expect it to be up to much, but he did at least give it a go when no-one else would. Deserves recognition, I think. Rob -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] Re: Narciso Yepes and the lute
>Yes, I don't expect it to be up to much, but he did at least give it a >go when no-one else would. Deserves recognition, I think. Yes, but in context. Pretty sure Segovia precedes him, my LPS are at home (I write this at the library); I have some Yepes and some Segovia LP's acquired in the early 60's, with a broad span of repetoire, including some vihuella and lute material - L da Milan and Bach for certain. Nigel North was another pioneer, I have at least one LP of his on theorbo from then as well. -- Dana Emery To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] Re: Narciso Yepes and the lute
Yes, I don't expect it to be up to much, but he did at least give it a go when no-one else would. Deserves recognition, I think. Rob -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] Re: Narciso Yepes and the lute
On Dec 8, 2009, at 1:05 AM, Rob MacKillop wrote: > Has anyone got this recording? I've heard the whole thing, and probably have a faded second- generation cassette of bits of it somewhere. It's not surprising that it's not available now; it's pretty choppy and stiff. Scuttlebutt in the 1980s was that the editor should have been credited with the performance. -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] Re: Narciso Yepes and the lute
The opinion of Ingo is shared by Hopkinson Smith as stated by the sleeve notes of his recording of this work in the eighties. He repeats this in his UT ORPHEUS edition of BWV 995. Lex van Sante Op 8 dec 2009, om 12:15 heeft Mathias Rösel het volgende geschreven: Recently, Ingo Negwer has plausibly argued that Bach possibly had in mind a transposed execution. The suite in G minor BVW 995 is written in G (staff notation) but was intended to played in A on the lute. Can't repeat Negwer's line of argument here, but IMHO that makes sense both theoretically and practically (see: Ingo Negwer, Notentext und intendierte musikalische Gestalt in Johann Sebastian Bachs Suite BWV 995, in: Die Laute, Nr. VIII, 2009, p. 93-105). "Rob MacKillop" schrieb: Jacob Lindberg also used a myriad of tunings for his Bach recording. Rob -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- Viele Grüße Mathias Rösel http://mathiasroesel.livejournal.com http://www.myspace.com/mathiasroesel
[LUTE] Re: Narciso Yepes and the lute
I have this album and is willing to part from it. Please contact me for details. Regards Kenneth Sparr 8 dec 2009 kl. 10.05 skrev Rob MacKillop: > In 1970, Deutsche Gramophone were recording the complete Bach oeuvre > and had a problem when it came to record the lute suites. Apparently > numerous lute players of the day turned down the invitation, saying the > works were too difficult. The guitarist, Narciso Yepes, famed for his > invention and advocacy of the modern ten-string classical guitar, > accepted the challenge. He is the only musician to record the complete > Bach solo lute music on both the lute and guitar. Apparently he once > recorded a suite on the lute in one tuning in the morning, and > performed the same suite in a concert that afternoon on the guitar in a > different tuning and arrangement. > > > Here is the info taken from the 1973 (some of the music was recorded in > 1972) LP notes regarding the lute he used: > > > 14c theorbo-lute by Nicolaas Bernard van der Waals, based on several > originals including a Tielke, Vienna. > > Length from angle of neck to end of body: 77.6cms > > Length of body 49.6cms > > Width of body 34.8 > > Depth of body 16.5 > > Length of neck: 28.1 > > > Body Rio rosewood > > Sounding board spruce > > Peg-box maple > > Pegs cocobolo > > > His tunings seem to have been quite inventive: > > > G minor suite (treble to bass) fdafda G F Eb D C Bb A G > > E minor gebgeb A G F# E D C B > > PFA g eb bb g eb bb Ab G F Eb D C Bb Ab > > Cm g eb c g eb c G F Eb D C Bb Ab > > Little Prelude in Cm fdafda G F# Eb D > > Fugue in Gm fdafda G F Eb D C Bb A > > E Major suite Prelude: g# e b a e b A G# F# E D# C# B A for the rest of > the suite the a on the fourth course becomes g# > > > I have a pdf of the liner notes but not the recording, so I cant say > anything about its sound or his interpretation. However, as a > historical first, maybe we should acknowledge Yepes for the pioneering > work he did as a lute player. Has anyone got this recording? > > > > Rob MacKillop > > -- > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] Re: Narciso Yepes and the lute
Jacob Lindberg also used a myriad of tunings for his Bach recording. Rob -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] Re: Narciso Yepes and the lute
Dear Rob, Interesting. When I first intabulated the 'lute' suites I found it advantageous to do something similar - basing the logic on some of the sharp and flat tunings sometimes still found in the 18th (ie not 17th)C eg Lauffensteiner's f# tuning. So that, for example, if you take the Yepes third tuning g eb Bb down a semitone it becomes f# d a as in this f# tuning; in short the same intervals. rgds Martyn --- On Tue, 8/12/09, Rob MacKillop wrote: From: Rob MacKillop Subject: [LUTE] Narciso Yepes and the lute To: "lute-cs.dartmouth.edu" Date: Tuesday, 8 December, 2009, 9:05 In 1970, Deutsche Gramophone were recording the complete Bach oeuvre and had a problem when it came to record the lute suites. Apparently numerous lute players of the day turned down the invitation, saying the works were too difficult. The guitarist, Narciso Yepes, famed for his invention and advocacy of the modern ten-string classical guitar, accepted the challenge. He is the only musician to record the complete Bach solo lute music on both the lute and guitar. Apparently he once recorded a suite on the lute in one tuning in the morning, and performed the same suite in a concert that afternoon on the guitar in a different tuning and arrangement. Here is the info taken from the 1973 (some of the music was recorded in 1972) LP notes regarding the lute he used: 14c theorbo-lute by Nicolaas Bernard van der Waals, based on several originals including a Tielke, Vienna. Length from angle of neck to end of body: 77.6cms Length of body 49.6cms Width of body 34.8 Depth of body 16.5 Length of neck: 28.1 Body Rio rosewood Sounding board spruce Peg-box maple Pegs cocobolo His tunings seem to have been quite inventive: G minor suite (treble to bass) fdafda G F Eb D C Bb A G E minor gebgeb A G F# E D C B PFA g eb bb g eb bb Ab G F Eb D C Bb Ab Cm g eb c g eb c G F Eb D C Bb Ab Little Prelude in Cm fdafda G F# Eb D Fugue in Gm fdafda G F Eb D C Bb A E Major suite Prelude: g# e b a e b A G# F# E D# C# B A for the rest of the suite the a on the fourth course becomes g# I have a pdf of the liner notes but not the recording, so I cant say anything about its sound or his interpretation. However, as a historical first, maybe we should acknowledge Yepes for the pioneering work he did as a lute player. Has anyone got this recording? Rob MacKillop -- To get on or off this list see list information at [1]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
