John Dowland - My Lady Hunsdon's Puffe - lute

[debs4mysweetbaby]

cette chanson est une de mon favourites!! :)

j'adore!!! :)

[debs4mysweetbaby]

c'est bon! tres charmant :)

[Luthval]

@debs4mysweetbaby

Encore merci ;-)

[usigehwifme]

Nice trip down memory lane....watching this with my mother as I played this as a child at one of my exams...we both enjoyed it!!

[Luthval]

@usigehwifme

You're still playing ?

V.

[TasteForDisaster]

where can I get a lute?

[Luthval]

@TasteForDisaster try googling for "lute society" and follow the links... Good luck !

V.

[MarionFaith]

I play this on my guitar with a dropped D tuning, so it's fun watching you play it on the lute. Very nice! Thank you for sharing it.

[Luthval]

@MarionFaith

Thanks ! nice piece to play on the guitar too ;-)

Regards

Val

[chengyanslc]

I feel that the stretch at 1:02 is impossible for me(why everyone on youtube can do it:) I have to refinger it to the eight fret bar...

[Luthval]

@chengyanslc Not so hard, it is not a barre, just the first finger is on, and then the fourth... This lute is smaller than a guitar...

V.

[chengyanslc]

Hi I am a little curious about renaissance lute. How are the lowest two strings tuned and are they usually just being played as open strings?

Yan

[Luthval]

@chengyanslc

The tuning is DFGCFADG You can finger also the two bass courses, but not often... There can be two more basses on renaissance lute, and more on the baroque one.

[LovMusic1000]

Wow, you play this song so well. Thank you again

James

[Luthval]

@LovMusic1000

Thanks a lot ;-)

Val

[neilus]

Wonderful, that final run of notes looks extremely complex to an untrained eye like mine! What a sweet and gifted composer John Dowland was and respect for keeping his incredible songs alive!

[Luthval]

Thanks a lot ;-)

Regards

Val

[Otacon144]

If I was looking to learn to play the lute, where would you suggest I look for a starter?

[Luthval]

Hi, try to look for "lute society" of your country to have more infos about music, makers and teachers ;-)

Good luck !

Val

[SarahCasswell]

This is a beautiful rendition. I've just learnt to play this on the contra-bassoon. I can quite assue you that its no-where near as good as this :)

[Luthval]

Thank you ;-)

Val

[jhlville]

you rock!!!! If I may ask??What type- brand of strings do you use for your 8 course-lute and are they unision or octave...thanks much...keep up the vids...

[Luthval]

I'm using copper wound on basses (Kurschner) and savarez KF (carbon) on treble. Octaves up to 5th course.

;-)

Val

[fsor12]

May i ask what tunning you have on your Lute please sir?

[Luthval]

This lute is tuned (from basses) DFGCFADG

;-)

Val

[fsor12]

Thats really nice mate,i play the classical guitar version which is not as good.Did you know that Lady Hunsdon was actually Elizabeth Spencer of Althorp house in a village called Great Brington Northanptonshire and is very local to me.Althorp house was Lady Di,s and his were she now lays at rest.

[Luthval]

Very interesting information. I knew Lady Hunsdon was the wife of Lord George Carey, second Lord Hunsdon.

V.

[DanielBatchelar]

Lady Hunsdon's Puffe indeed! And Mrs White's Thing, too. Double entendre becomes you, Monsieur Dowland. This is one of my favorite pieces, played with the carefree ease it deserves (and which is very difficult to emulate on the guitar). Again, a hit, Val. Bravo!

[librarian1955]

That piece is lovely, so simple and I think because of its simplicity - c'est genial!Je suis tres contente que j'ai trouve votre musique, votre luth!

[sunlitporch]

Masterful!

[Luthval]

Thanks a lot ;-)

Val

[JustinMartin87]

beautiful. Well done Sir.

[raulcalderonbird]

You have a very beutiful sound. Your instrument too.

[LUKEJAMESBARRETT]

I play this piece on the mandolin, i have never understood the name, what is a "puffle".

[Luthval]

Well Puffe is a great mystery... Some said it was a light pastry...

Val

[LUKEJAMESBARRETT]

Thank you

[Mod74]

My imagination is running away with itself. ;-)))))))))

[Mod74]

(Regarding the light pastry that is) LOL

[DanielBatchelar]

Double entendre: a conceit and a tradition amongst English poets. Geoffrey Chaucer has Troilus say, as he walks by Cressida's window -- lovelorn, lost, and all that -- that the light in her window was "queynte" (QUINN-tay) which has two meanings, one of them something akin to a mystery and the other, the "c" word. And then there's Shakespeare. What did Hamlet mean by "country matters"? Controversy, if you'll excuse the expression, rages. Meanwhile, Dowland was just punning around, methinketh.

[mikaelk2007]

very nice, très jolie pièce. Very uplifting. :-) MK

[van1976]

Great Val.

I mean this as a high compliment--it sounds like background music for a "commercial". I was waiting for a "voice over" to tell me to buy something.

Advertisers only use the BEST music.

--Van

[salixarbour]

Salut Valéry.

Que c'est si très jolie cette pièce. Encore bravo maestro. Impeccably played (comme d'habitude)! Absolutely beautiful.

Meilleur voeux.

Alan.

[Luthval]

Merci beaucoup Alan, and thanks to write in french ;-)

Avec toute mon amitié,

Valéry

[LumberjackHands]

Excellente performance! Merci beaucoup!

Respects!

Eric

[Luthval]

J'espère que ça va très bien pour toi et t'envoie tous mes voeux de "bonne guitare"

Bien amicalement

Valéry

[ernststolz]

after hearing a Gaultier tombeau by Trolabe, this cheers me up! have a nice day!

[Luthval]

Hello Ernst, listen to De Visée Chaconne by Trolabe... I love it !

Val

[Liranm89]

Wonderful Val!

[Luthval]

Thanks my friend ;-)

[AndanteLargo]

Bon Jour Val! How are you? I hope well.

You know, I have heard this (and even played it on my exam at the conservatory) many times but this is the first time I truly enjoyed it! It's the truth! I felt very good this morning when I listened to you. Merci mon ami! I needed that. Perfect tempo and frasing. Beautiful.

Have a good day.

Per-Olov

[Luthval]

Bonjour Per-Olov. This one is and good ole companion for many years... ;-)

Thanks for your comment and hope you'll feel good not only in the morning ;-)

All the best,

Valéry

[rburmester]

What a clear sound! very nice! ;)

[Luthval]

Hello my friend, and what about your 8 course ? I would like to hear it ;-)

All the best

Valéry

[rburmester]

Hello Val! I think i will receive the lute this weekend! I can't wait! As soon as I can I´ll upload some video with my new lute. Hugs from Brazil!

[alfonsox10]

Val, Very nice playing. I just started practicing this one, an like many of your other videos this has helped a lot with my technique. Everyone seems to have a different name for this piece, however... weird. Thanks for sharing. --Steve

[cyborlite]

As always, I watching, listening and enjoying your fine music.

Vern

[Brucis51]

Yes, it is a new version of an earlier one on YT. More better than the old recording. Almost perfectly played. Thanks for posting. This remind me that I have a lot of work.

Gábor

[Luthval]

Hello Gábor,

How are you my friend ?

I, too, have a lot of work, preparing new pieces, and re-recording old ones with better sound...

All the best,

Valéry

[Brucis51]

Dear Valéry,

Go on working, your new equipment has a much better sound.

I have time for practiceing only 3-4 hours per day for some recitals (duets and solos), but I have still some problems (I am playing lute since June 2007!!!). My vihuela is not ready yet (those lutenists...LOL).

Bakfark Memorial tablet is almost ready in Padova.

A lot of work in my company too. Life goes on.

Best wishes,

Gábor

[jessyquedens]

Val,

May we hope for your version of "The King of Denmark's Galliard"? There is a version on YouTube, but it's all jazzed up.

[billkilpatrick]

"puffe" - a foot stool - has a rather derogatory significance in contemporary (british) english. who was it - one wonders - that m'lady felt inclined to rest her heels upon?

[Luthval]

Yes Dowland was one of the greatest composer of this time...

V.

[adilzahrani]

beautiful

regards

adil

[Luthval]

Merci my friend ;-)

[lonlonjp]

Thank you for sharing this with us.

i know this song as an ancient good song, however, when i listened to your playing, it had become alive, dancing beautifuly in front of me. Just amazing. Truly awesome.

5***** from Japan

[Luthval]

Thanks for listening. This is a short but nice Almain very representative of Dowland's music.

;-)

Val

[trolabe]

Very good!

Best regards

Trond

[Luthval]

Thanks a lot Trond,

Valéry

;-)