The only reason for doing anything is the love of doing it.
Gary Digman
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From: "Michael Thames" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "lute net" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>; "Denys Stephens"
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Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 9:18 PM
Subject: Re: memorization
>> Yes, I totally agree!!!! So why is Paul Odette's next CD going to have
>> 3 Bach suites, and one Weiss. Why did Nigel North, record the Chaconne
> and
>> a 4 CD set of all Bach, and one Weiss suite, Edwardo Egüez 2 CD's of
>> all
>> Bach? and no Weiss. I'll tell you why....it's marketed to guitarist's.
>>Not quite. It is a bit more complicated. People record >Bach because it is
>>the grandest achievement of human spirit and there is no >better measuring
>>tool for our ambitions/qualities.
>>Eduardo has an extremely fine CD of Weiss as well, >although his affinity
>>towards JSB is far greater than for SLW (I have it from >the horse's
> mouth).
>
> No question, I totally agree with you concerning Bach as the ultimate.
> I also, happen to know that no record company will invest in something
> that won't sell. They often times will tell the performer what, and what
> not
> to play. Record companies are not doing so well these days. Bach sells.
> There are as of last count 6 billion people in the world, out of 6
> billion
> maybe 100 million people play guitar in some way or another, and maybe
> 3000
> play the lute. you do the math.
> Michael Thames
> www.ThamesClassicalGuitars.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roman Turovsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Michael Thames" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "lute net"
> <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>; "Denys Stephens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 9:05 PM
> Subject: Re: memorization
>
>
>> > Stephan wrote,
>> >> Segovia (whom I admire greatly) did much to establish >the form and
> content
>> >> of the guitar recital format, which included playing from >memory, but
> it
>> > has
>> >> to be said that the content of his performances was >predictable.
>> >> There are only so many times that you want to hear the >Bach Chaconne,
> the
>> >> Villa Lobos preludes and so on before your ears glaze >over
>> >
>> > Yes, I totally agree!!!! So why is Paul Odette's next CD going to have
>> > 3 Bach suites, and one Weiss. Why did Nigel North, record the Chaconne
> and
>> > a 4 CD set of all Bach, and one Weiss suite, Edwardo Egüez 2 CD's of
> all
>> > Bach? and no Weiss. I'll tell you why....it's marketed to
>> > guitarist's.
>> Not quite. It is a bit more complicated. People record Bach because it is
>> the grandest achievement of human spirit and there is no better measuring
>> tool for our ambitions/qualities.
>> Eduardo has an extremely fine CD of Weiss as well, although his affinity
>> towards JSB is far greater than for SLW (I have it from the horse's
> mouth).
>> He also recorded De Visee, equally beautifully.
>>
>> > All this for an instrument Bach never wrote anything for in the first
>> > place, all transcriptions, just like the guitar.
>> > Michael Thames
>> All Bach is a transcription, just because it is absolute music and no
>> instrument could do it absolute justice.
>> RT
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