Hi Dante, You are absolutely right, I personally have no problem with him changing the last chord, I also would not do it, but if he wants to why not.
There is probably nothing more un-HIP than not daring to stray from the written page. Playing exactly what is written is more a romantic or modern classical point of view. It would still be interesting to know if the piece was transposed or playing on an Eb lute. The video is playback and not just because it is out of sync. I personally find this kind of classical playback video mostly pretty unconvincing. But if there is an audience for it out there.... All the best Mark -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Dante Ferrara [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Donnerstag, 24. Januar 2008 21:34 An: Lutelist Cc: Lutelist Betreff: [LUTE] Karamazov My, my. We are an overheated lot tonight! Yes, the final chord sounds a bit strange and out of place, but if that's how Edin wants to play it, well fine by me. I wouldn't, he would. As none of us has ever met Dowland, we'll never know whether he thwacked his strings harshly near the bridge for effect or gently picked the strings near the neck joint for a different effect. And who are we to say that everything should be played straight, identical in attack, tone quality and the rest? Reading between the lines, I reckon there are some lutenists who think every lute tune between 1500 and 1700 was played without a shred of humour or personality. Imagine two hundred years of a Europe-ful of lutenists, none daring to stray from the written page. Come on, lighten up! Let me diffuse the tension by offering my short videos... http://www.youtube.com/DanteFerrara DF To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
