Bream's recording actually did use a 5-course guitar (I can check the exact phrasing in the liner notes when home from the office), but he certainly favored a modern functionality when dabbling in "early" instruments.
Best, Eugene -----Original Message----- From: Monica Hall [mailto:mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk] Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 4:08 PM To: Braig, Eugene Cc: Vihuelalist Subject: Re: [VIHUELA] Re: Lorimer's bibliography? (ISBN 0-9618527-1-2 That's helpful. I have just realized that Harvey Hope recorded 4 pieces by Murcia in 1979to . He and James Tyler play "baroque instruments" but Segovia and Bream presumably clasical guitar. I am sure there must be more. Monica ----- Original Message ----- From: "Braig, Eugene" <brai...@osu.edu> To: "Vihuelalist" <vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 8:33 PM Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: Lorimer's bibliography? (ISBN 0-9618527-1-2 >I used to be on the guitar summit list, but I haven't looked in on their >activity for years. I'm not certain where to find them any longer . . . >or, as you've alluded, if they even still exist. > > Regarding pre-1987 recordings of de Murcia's music, I am aware of: > - Andres Segovia on modern guitar (Prelude and Allegro: 1977); > - James Tyler on 5-course guitar (Preludio, Gabota, and La Burlesca: > 1978); and > - Julian Bream on 5-course guitar (Prelude and Allegro: 1985). > > I would expect there are more, but these are the ones I have immediately > on hand in the day-job office. > > Some modern-guitar characters with related interests and whom you might > want to try contacting directly (several of whom were active on the summit > list): Matanya Ophee, Stanley Yates, Carlos Perez (and his teacher, > Ernesto Quezada), and maybe Oleg Timofeyev. > > Luck, > Eugene > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On > Behalf Of Monica Hall > Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 3:06 PM > To: Azalais > Cc: Vihuelalist > Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: Lorimer's bibliography? (ISBN 0-9618527-1-2 > > I have Lorimer's facsimile. What I am really trying to find out is > whether > there were any recordings of Murcia's music made before 1987 and also > whether any arrangements of it for classical guitar were published before > that date. The date 1987 is crucial because that is when Lorimer's > facsimile of the Saldivar ms. was published and Murcia suddenly became > flavour of the month big time. Several people including myself did > dissertations on him in the late 70s-early 80s and Robert Strizich refers > to him in his article on ornamentation in the LSA journal of 1974. > > Incidentally I wondered whether anyone on the list is on the Guitar-Summit > list. I sent my message to them because it is more orientated towards > the > classical guitar and I thought there might be someone who could answer > this query which is more about classical guitar versions than baroque > guitar. > But my message didn't seem to appear on that list and I haven't had any > response. Perhaps it is now defunct. > > Regards to all > > Monica > > ----- Original Message ----- From: Azalais > To: Monica Hall > Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 7:32 PM > Subject: Lorimer's bibliography? (ISBN 0-9618527-1-2 > > > Hello Monica, > > > Your mention of the pre-1987 cut off date for de Murcia references leads > me to believe that you must already have access to Michael Lorimer's book > and its bibliography. > > > If not, I have a copy, if you need anything from it. > > > Thank you for the research! I have always been a fan of De Murcia. > > > Azalais > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > >
