>The only reason for doing anything is the love of doing it. > Gary Digman
Only in a perfect world. Michael Thames www.ThamesClassicalGuitars.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "gary digman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Michael Thames" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 4:35 AM Subject: Re: memorization > The only reason for doing anything is the love of doing it. > > Gary Digman > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael Thames" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "lute net" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>; "Denys Stephens" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Roman Turovsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 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 > >> ________________ > >> http://polyhymnion.org > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> To get on or off this list see list information at > >> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >
