On Apr 25, 2006, at 4:17 PM, Denys Stephens wrote: > ...It's a piece > of history in it's own right too, as alongside a similar series on > 'The six > wives > of Henry VIII' it brought early music into almost every living room > across the UK and helped to inspire a widespread popularity for early > music at that time. It certainly played a major part in nurturing my > own interest in the music of Elizabeth's time.
Mine too. First some Shakespeare I saw when I was in grade school in the 50's, then Julian Bream's lute playing in the 60's, and Elizabeth R in the 70's are what got me interested in Elizabethan music and in particular the lute. > It's rather sad that the > newer > productions are much less likely to do that. I agree. I can't think of one Elizabethen period movie since Elizabeth R that would have got me interested enough to follow up on the music. I think it must have been that the soundtrack of Elizabeth R was in fact the real thing. Not to change the subject too drastically, but I'd be curious to know how others on the list became interested in lute playing. Any particular influences? David Rastall [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.rastallmusic.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
