AHA
Typical blogers attitude...just a few replies and we have already the
reality distorted...
Can't be more simple...
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--- On Sun, 3/25/12, Guy Smith <guy_m_sm...@comcast.net> wrote:
From: Guy Smith <guy_m_sm...@comcast.net>
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Quality vs Quantity
To: "'David Smith'" <d...@dolcesfogato.com>, "'hera caius'"
<caiush2...@yahoo.com>, Lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Date: Sunday, March 25, 2012, 9:00 PM
I do get a bit tired of people who look down their nose at anything
that
doesn't meet their exalted standards. It's worth noting that, to the
extent
that we are concerned about HIP, a lot of historical performance was in
fact
by amateurs of varying degrees of ability and training. If we want to
be
historically informed listeners, we need to be tolerant of performers
that
aren't quite up to the level of Paul or Nigel (or even within a light
year
or two). Even Paul and Nigel aren't quite up to that level if you
compare
live performance to a highly produced recording.
I think the real problem with YT is not so much one of quality as of
expectations. I enjoy dinner with friends just as much (if not more)
than I
do dinner at Le Gourmand, although the quality of the food is vastly
superior at Le Gourmand; I have a different set of expectations for the
two.
The real problem with YT isn't so much the highly variable quality but
that
it's hard to know what to expect unless you happen to know the
performer.
That's not to say that everything on YT is worth watching (far from it)
but
still...
(FWIW, Le Gourmand is a real restaurant, one of Seattle's finest, but
we
keep it a secret since it has only a few tables).
Guy
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From: [1]lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu
[mailto:[2]lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf
Of David Smith
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 10:18 AM
To: 'hera caius'; [3]Lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Quality vs Quantity
I have to admit as someone that was considering posting my poor
attempts on
youtube I find this a somewhat chilling set of observations. I have to
admit
that my motivations are purely selfish - looking for support in my
feeble
attempts to learn my instruments, showing off the instruments
(certainly not
my playing), and motivation to perfect something well enough to be
willing
to share it.
I agree there is much on the web that is worthless and uninteresting.
As a
professional performance platform it is poor. As a community square
where
you can hear all kinds of music and their performance it is pretty nice
(especially for us in a region of the world that is not full of live
early
music performance - Oregon can be somewhat of a wasteland).
I am somewhat embarrassed that the performer of the "Expert" Baroque
Lute
went to University of Portland (at least according to his notes).
Regards
David
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From: [4]lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu
[mailto:[5]lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf
Of hera caius
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 9:28 AM
To: [6]Lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Quality vs Quantity
I have the impression that he is serious as many many people on the
net
showing their "skills"...
--- On Sun, 3/25/12, [7]mathias.roe...@t-online.de
<[8]mathias.roe...@t-online.de> wrote:
From: [9]mathias.roe...@t-online.de
<[10]mathias.roe...@t-online.de>
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Quality vs Quantity
To: [11]Lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Date: Sunday, March 25, 2012, 7:23 PM
> Example:
> [1][1][12]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFSbnTIRxqY
> As I watch it several times...more and more it became
> strange and I try to understand...
> P.S.This is one of my favorites....
But, hey, he is making fun of it, isn't he? I take it to be comedy.
Mathias
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