In past editions of our regular Sunday music posts, we've met baroque classical guitar composers such as Santiago de Murcia, Gazpar Sanz, and many others. We've also met a number of contemporary performers of their music. One name that stands out in the classical guitar "scene" is Rolf Lislevand. He's a Norwegian who's risen to the top names in the field, and his son André is following in his footsteps. Lislevand's Ensemble Kapsberger is among the top chamber orchestras in the genre.
I recently came across this video of Rolf and André Lislevand, along with Didier Francois. They're playing what appears to be a blend of themes from well-known pieces and composers, each segueing into an improvised melody building on the formal foundation. The person who put it up did not list the original pieces, which I find annoying, but it's nevertheless a very lovely collection of classical baroque music for guitar, theorbo and other vintage instruments.
I hope you enjoyed that as much as I did.
Peter
3 comments:
Quite lovely, thanks! It's still playing in the background as I peruse other daily web visits.
Oh, and by the way, I know a fellow locally (east Tennessee) who plays the nickelharpa, and he's quite good at it. Very interesting instrument.
Very enjoyable, thanks!
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