Dear lutenists,
in the ms. Capirola inxed there is a not-so-clear text that the SPES
facsimile editor O. Cristoforetti interpretes as "Recercar ottavo,
lalcier, et un spiciar, lave". What could that explanation "lalcier, et
un spiciar, lave" mean? It doesn't look like modern Italian, nor Latin.
And (of course) I tried to play it, too...;-) And in the same mood as
DvO wrote: "it's always a difficult balance to strike between a
musically better take with more mistakes or one that's cleaner but less
interesting". So, cleaner versions dismissed, as usually:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgyjmKVEas8&feature=youtu.be
http://vimeo.com/44198260
Best,
Arto
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