Sunday, November 4, 2012

Prélude et Allemande - Robert de Visée

A happy Sunday, friends. Since I haven’t been getting out on photographic expeditions as much lately, I thought it would be fun to have some musical Sunday posts interspersed when there isn’t a photo available. & because I like the idea of a Sunday post that is brief & to the point, I’ll try to keep these musical outings that way.

Thanks to the redoubtable musician & blogger Dominic Rivron for first making me aware of the theorbo. Here we have a piece by 17th & early 18th century lutenist Robert de Visée, who was a musician at the court of Louis XIV—Le Roi Soleil, the Sun King—& it is played by Swedish guitarist & lutenist Jonas Nordberg.

A beautiful piece of music & a compelling performance—enjoy your Sunday!





Image links to its source

Ludovico Lana, Ritratto del liutista Girolamo Valeriani (Ludovico Lana, Portrait of Lutenist Girolamo Valeriani)     circa 1630: Wiki Commons – public domain
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6 comments:

  1. RoyNovember 4, 2012 at 4:43 AM

    Ah, what a great way to start my Sunday morning! Thanks, John!

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    1. UnknownNovember 8, 2012 at 6:07 PM

      Hi Roy: So glad you liked it! I haven't made a camera outing yet this week, so it's looking like there may be something similar this coming Sunday!

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  2. Dominic RivronNovember 7, 2012 at 4:35 AM

    Thanks for the plug, John. Isn't it a great instrument? (and a great piece, and a great performance?)

    I find myself imagining a banjo built along the same lines, with bass strings and an 8 foot neck!

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    1. UnknownNovember 8, 2012 at 6:08 PM

      Hi Dominic: Wow--a harp banjo--the mind reels! The theorbo is a truly great instrument, & I do love both this piece & the performance.

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  3. joyce matula welchNovember 7, 2012 at 3:14 PM

    Thanks for sharing this John. I had never seen or heard of a theorbo before. What a beautiful instrument...

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    1. UnknownNovember 8, 2012 at 6:08 PM

      Hi Joyce: Isn't it, though? So glad you enjoyed it!

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