SARABANDE and GIGUE by VICTOR KIOULAPHIDES on the Mandoloncello of the Mandolin family.

[Bratrecord]

The 12-string guitar.

Unfortunately in the past 3 years I left the world of concerts to devote myself completely to the transcript to the arrangement and the meticulous research and listening and reading notes for all orchestras posted on youtube

otherwise I would have had time to insert a 12-string guitar in orchestra

bye Andrew

[Bratrecord]

It is true. and there is another instrument that has never entered in the organic of a PSO and it would have every right . A tool that if used wisely, and few know how to use (it sounded more often by American instrumentalists)

Go on

[Bratrecord]

oh yes! use of mandocello was truly left in oblivion, and it is a pity. This is one of the many assessment errors from our culture of plucked string orchestra performers

aaahhhh!

[OrchestradiMandolini]

Hi @Bratrecord,

Thanks for listening and for your comment. You are exactly right about the Mandoloncello! Like the Mandoliola (Alto mandolin) and the Liuto cantabile, the Mandoloncello has been, and unfortunately still is, a neglected instrument of the mandolin family. With this and other videos I hope to raise the interest for studying and playing these fantastic instruments again. And hope is justified because more and more people start playing them again!

Best greetings from Holland.

[cathal627]

Brilliant music, I only play Mandolin but would love to try an instrument like that!

[victorkioulaphides]

A truly sublime performance of the Sarabande, and an appropriately vivacious one of the Gigue. Bravo! (Not to mention the most astonishing feat of playing this piece on a much larger instrument than it was intended for!) Lovely left-hand ornaments, too...