John Dowland - Sir John Smith His Almain - Lute

[debs4mysweetbaby]

c'est si bon!! :) magnifiquement joué valéry! vous êtes merveilleux :)

[dckng2005]

Thank you. It's beatifully presented !

[Luthval]

@dckng2005

Thanks a lot ;-)

[Luthval]

@ardlukelviejo

Thanks a lot.

As I'm in Europe, I don't know about luthiers in Mexico, either lute teachers, but there may be some.

Ask RomuloVG on Youtube, he is from Costa Rica.

Good luck !

Val

[ardlukelviejo]

@Luthval Thank you very much Val!! I hope i find some kuthiers here in Mexico. Thanks for answering my questions :) and please keep uploading videos, i really love your music.

Congratulatios from Mexico!!!

[lizziestew]

I second that motion and love the sound you make!

[Luthval]

@lizziestew

Thanks a lot;-)

Val

[LunaLakshmi]

Thank you Luthval for responding to my question so quickly. I am a drummer by trade (15 Years) and I grow tired of playing metal and pop. I wanted to expand my musical horizon and start playing classical. You have been most helpful.

[LunaLakshmi]

Is the lute harder than the guitar to learn? And how much does one have to spend for a decent lute? Can anyone help please? Thank-you.

[Luthval]

@LunaLakshmi

@LunaLakshmi

Hello, Lute is harder because of double strings, but the repertoire is probably easyer than modern music for guitar, sot we can say equal about difficulties. A good lute is around 1500-2000$ for a decent starter lute, around 5000 for concert ones. Some 400$ lutes on ebay can help but needs some setting to be playable, and are not great sounding instruments...

Good luck !

Val

[chengyanslc]

Thanks for this. I just started reading this piece today. This will certainly keep my finger rolling for a long time.

[Luthval]

@chengyanslc

Thanks,

Have fun playing this one ;-)

Val

[Pichounator]

This is excellent; Dowland's smiling.

[Luthval]

Thanks ;-) (perhaps he is lauphing at my poor playing ! (regarding his))

Val

[violatione]

@Luthval Don't be so hard on yourself. That's what practicing is for. Besides you have a gorgeous tone which more than makes up for any manifest technical deficiencies.

[Luthval]

@violatione

Thanks ;-)

But do you know any musician satisfied by his work ? lol (Ok some have such an ego...)

Val

[papermason]

The music is wonderful as always, I'm spoiled, I can't really listen to any other lute player. When I listen to your playing, luthval, I feel as if I'm actually inside the music. That probably doesn't make sense, I just don't know how else to describe it.

--Bette

[Luthval]

Thanks for the kind words, Bette ! I think there are some very good lutenists on YT to listen too ;-) Perhaps my recording material is appropriate...

Anyway I try to put my heart in the music I play.

Thanks again.

Val

[epn10]

Luthval - we've just purchased a used 8 course Renaissance lute made by James North. Seeing as we're in the Connecticut, a lute instructor isn't exactly an option...do you had any suggestions for instructional books/videos?

If you could create a few instructional videos, that would be awesome...you're probably the most qualified player on YouTube.

Exceptional playing, by the way!

[Robinom]

lovely

[UkeVal]

Thanks a lot ;-)

Val

[hallopiz]

extra

[Luthval]

Thanks

Val

[RolfLarsson]

Masterful technique. Bravo.

[Luthval]

Thanks ;-)

Best regards

Val

[Mod74]

Ottimo!

[orion777temp]

awesome

[654321654321]

i like Dowland´s music!

great playing.

[C6H12B26]

Sans doute le John Smith d'Hough (Cheshire) a qui Francis Pilkington dédie en 1624 son second "Set of madrigals". De "simple" Mr Smythe dans le Folger-Dowland il devient" Sir" John Smith dans Varietie of Lute Lessons (1610). De mieux en mieux ! Bravo, Sir Val !

[Luthval]

Thanks Trond... Yes it is not easy but it is a "great classical" of the lute music... Birds are bonus track (I can't avoid.. and don't want to)

Amitiés,

Valéry

[trolabe]

Difficult piece, great job. Thanks.

Nice with the birds at the end.

Trond