What are you listening to at the moment?

Title says it all, really!

I'm going first with a really dark one:

 

Benjamin Britten: Dirge from Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings

 

(Give it a listen if you're in the mood for something short but... existential 😉 on a scale from 1-10; how epic?)

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  • Hans Neusidler: Nach wille dein from Ein newgeordent künstlich Lautenbuch
     

    Got the opportunity to talk about the variety of lute tablature systems from the Renaissance in my Guitar History and Literature class and this little tune stuck out from the collection we listened to today. We were listening to a recording by Walter Gerwig.

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  • A lot of different classical compositions. I'm making my way through all of Haydn's symphonies.

    I've also started listening to many different interpretations of familiar guitar pieces. Sometimes you simply fall in love with a particular performer's playing style and interpretation (not mentioning names here ... but ... [cough] ... Bream). But that just limits you. It's better to be open how other guitarists perform the same pieces,  which contributes to your own improved interpretation.

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      • igorTeam
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      Philip I totally agree - I think that's particularly prevalent in the Segovia Repertoire!! Is there an example of a piece in your repertoire that benefitted from the this approach? 

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      Yes, Asturias by Albéniz. It's a piece I find I'm always working on and refining. For years there was only one true interpretation of the guitar version for me: Bream’s. Yet, I’ve come to find that that view is too restrictive and actually immature. Listening to other versions has given me a much more free approach to this piece while staying within the framework of the notes.

      But not just there, in general too.

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    Frank Zappa,

    Joe's garage I & II

    Sheik Yerbouti

    Zoot Allure

    Apostrophe

    ...

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