An annoying trend I've noticed in the early music field these past few years. Glad to know others feel the same way. dw
>At 03:33 PM 10/13/2007, Monica Hall wrote: >>>(I don't know if any of our modern virtuosi have revived these passacalles >>>with bongo drums, samples, nyckelharpa etc) >> >>Well "they" have certainly revived Santiago de Murcia's music with >>everything >>including the kitchen sink...but Guerau has escaped their attentions... > > >Thank God! Personally, I feel a bit of loss when these guitar solos, which >I consider to be rather rich in their own breed of delicacy, are rendered >as grand "works" for a cast of dozens of continuo players. I can think of >a few recordings dedicated to de Murcia on 5-course guitar, but I can't >think of any one that plays them only as written, as guitar solos. > >Eugene -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
