Rolf Lislevand, Ensemble Kapsberger - Alfabeto (2002)
Music by Giovanni Paolo Foscarini, Domenico Pellegrini, Giovanni Battista Granata, Francesco Corbetta
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 255 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 132 Mb | Scans included
Classical, Baroque Guitar | Label: Astrée/Naïve | # E 8852 | Time: 00:54:08
Music by Giovanni Paolo Foscarini, Domenico Pellegrini, Giovanni Battista Granata, Francesco Corbetta
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 255 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 132 Mb | Scans included
Classical, Baroque Guitar | Label: Astrée/Naïve | # E 8852 | Time: 00:54:08
Alfabeto is a system of notation used in music for the fivecourse (‘Baroque’) guitar. Letters of the alphabet indicated chords and the precise lefthand fingering required; the direction in which they were to be strummed was also shown. The relationship of the alfabeto letter to the musical identity of the chord was arbitrary. There was some freedom of interpretation‚ dependent on the degree of knowledge of the player. The alfabeto system also underwent ‘mixed marriage’ with the notation of the more sophisticated ‘lutelike’ punteado style in which melodic passages were plucked with the individual fingers of the right hand – and which existed separately in its own right. The choice of instrumentation and manner of performance here stem‚ the booklet tells us‚ from ‘years of work on 17thcentury repertoire‚ the result of a synthesis of musicological research and instinctive musicianship’. Lislevand is an exceptionally gifted performer and‚ as his recent recording of Bach suites shows (Naïve‚ 7/01)‚ he does not hesitate to add his own excellent embellishments.