Dear Arto, the problem is that there are people around not so lucky as I am (and as obviously you are) which *have to* play the BWVs ...
I share your feelings regarding the Bach works in so far as the effort you need to invest to get acceptable results is too high. And they are not among the best written for the lute (if Bach's works should be counted among works written for the lute). One easier solution is what Martin Junge did: put the music on a 10-course or an archlute taking it as what it is - a transcription. I even seldom hear the Fuga BWV 1000 played as it is written. Most lutenists "borrow" from the violin/guitar version (BWV 1001). Bach's so called lute work obviously has something arbitrary. I really enjoyed the idea of Rolf Lislewand (was it him?) to record just the transcriptions by Falckenhagen and Weyrauch which are at least historical lute works. To play arrangements as "Bach's lute- or still better guitarworks" is not honest IMHO. Best wishes Thomas Best wishes Thomas Am Die, 2004-01-06 um 01.50 schrieb Arto Wikla: > Dear all, > > On 5 Jan 2004, Thomas Schall wrote: > > > BTW: BWV 995 works fine on a 13-ch instrument when tuning the 13th > > course at G and transposing just the very few passages an A is needed. > > And who, anyhow, would even like to play or listen the BWV's... ;-) > > Best wishes :) > > Arto -- Thomas Schall Niederhofheimer Weg 3 D-65843 Sulzbach 06196/74519 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.lautenist.de / www.tslaute.de/weiss --
