Allemande in d minor by Weiss

[trafosiebzehn]

Auf der Suche nach einigen Stücken von Brahms bin ich gerade hier her gelangt und verweilte einige andächtige Minuten. Danke für diese Oase der Beschaulichkeit.

[cosmos680]

ave maestro

[mlmpro1059]

I love this instrument. I am a clasically trained guitarist but really want to learn to play this. Can you please let me know where I can get one and a book / tuition on how to play it. Thank you!!!

[muzikc1]

Amazingly beautiful. If you don't mind would you please tell me how to tune the lute for this piece?

[kidneykutter]

@muzikc1 Standard d minor tuning. From top to bottom: F D A F D A G F E D C Bb A

[ednolbed]

stunning

[TerrySleeper]

So soulful.

Thank you very much for this.

[PaulTheBrewer1977]

Robert Barto's recording of Joachim Bernhard Hagen's 'Solo Works for Lute' on Naxos is one of my favourite classical music CDs.

[Steinbach1984]

Pieces in d minor sound sonorous on a baroque lute... But isn't that very impractical when you're playing in other keys? You'll have to go at greater lengths to get arpeggiated chords than on a renaissance lute, or am I wrong?

[kidneykutter]

@Steinbach1984 Just like with a Renaissance lute, some keys are easier than others. The Ren tuning likes the flat keys, A tuning (theorbo) likes sharp keys and d minor (baroque lute tuning) likes some of both. Quite comfortable in F, C, G, D, A, Bb, and Eb major and all their relative minors (except E minor). 

[Eye0fTheStorm]

I don't know anything about music (stumbled onto this vid by mistake), but out of curiousity I was wondering why the lute has so many strings. I've never seen a stringed instrment with so many strings (except a harp perhaps)

[kidneykutter]

@Eye0fTheStorm The top 6 sets of strings are played like a guitar by shortening their length on the fingerboard with the left hand to get other notes. The bottom 7 courses are, like a harp, played open.

[66gadus]

lovely!

[VforVespa]

This is not a "sonata",this is a piece from a "suite",a series of dances.Allemande,courante,sara­bande gigue and sometimes it includes a prelude as well.

[kidneykutter]

@VforVespa No, the Weiss collections of dance movements were and are called sonatas. The fact that other groupings of dance movements were called suites and that sonata came to have a different meaning in the classical period doesn't change that fact

[pissballs]

Wow what a beautifully played and sounding lute!

[PedroMano790217]

Hmm, the pitch on his Naxos cd is a lot higher...Or actually, the pitch on the file on my iPod taken from the cd is a lot higher.

Barto is amazing, as always.

[Mod74]

@PedroMano790217 Yes I noticed that also. I believe the pitch on this video is A=392 but on the CD he plays it at A=415 (this is just my guess).

[musictranscription]

I have this sheet music

[Credos2]

So beautiful!!!

[Stringmeester]

Thanks for introducing me to this beautiful piece of music. Went out today to get Vol.8 and keep on coming back to the Allemande. So much to discover there

[FazlokAaAaAaA]

how is a lute tuned?

[kidneykutter]

A 13 course baroque lute is tuned f d aa ff dd aa g'g f'f e'e d'd c'c b'b a'a. The lowest 8 courses have are retuned according to the key of the piece (eg in this d minor piece, the 15th course is tuned to Bb).

[lupoluke]

Beutilful...

Classic guitar should have more than 6 strings...

[Mod74]

I have both a Baroque Lute and a concert Classical Guitar. When I got the lute, I thought I'd probably lose interest in the guitar but surprisingly the opposite happened. The lute made me appreciate the sound and expressiveness of the classical guitar more then ever. The classical guitar has more range and possibilities then it's 6 strings might initially appear to the observer. As a musician I find playing both the lute and classical guitar a wonderful compliment to each other.

[MHayes85]

Do you find that playing the lute with nails is rather difficult and harsh on the ear?

[Mod74]

I keep my nails rather short and hardly have any thumb nail at all, so it's not much of an issue for me. I do not play professionally so I can sacrifice some volume for CG by having very short nails, so I can get a decent sound on my BL, while still being able to "catch" the sting with the nail and get some expressivity on my CG. I often get into "moods," sometimes I'm really into CG for a while and then I'll get into the BL and not play CG as much. I really enjoy playing both instruments.

[shabaash]

Wonderful playing! And the sound of the Rutherford lute is amazing.

[ColdChicago]

dowland was the shakespeare of the lute. we owe the lutenists a great debt. we are fortunate that the english lutenists of the renaissance period were unsurpassable.

[elghazoli]

You the Arabs that brought this instrument to Spain!

[ravichandra70]

If Dowland was the Shakespeare of the renaissance lute, Weiss was its von Goethe. Another superb performance by Maestro Barto.

[ColdChicago]

Consider not the guitar, for its electric

Consider not the viola, its too eclectic

But favor , as do I, the lascivious pleasings of a lute

forsooth

[ravichandra70]

Very nice! :)

[ColdChicago]

had luys milan

heard your impotent

soprano--he'd have shouted

hosanno... i've found

another castrato

[ColdChicago]

bravo

[Wombfruit]

I am near tears...how beautiful!

[M2MTWO]

very very nice... thanks.

[Gminor7]

Definitely one of the highlights of Youtube. Stunning.

[CONCENTUSDUO]

Very nice! A great master playing another great master.

[furiosaestoy]

Thank you Acerbwolf for sharing this...Superb!

*S*

[koyunbaba19]

wow! i'm going to buy these cds from naxos

[guitarmiami]

This video is one of the highlights of YouTube...

[Gealach74]

excellent! very nice ..i am starting to love Weiss lute music....some day i have to try on the harp!

[0pteryx]

If you ever do that I implore you to post it on YouTube!

[gataca1976]

fantastisch.

[eddiedevriesz]

aint this c minor?

[kidneykutter]

d minor but tuned at about a=392, so to an a=440 ear it would sound like c minor

[electriclute]

Have you heard the set of recordings by Michael Cardin I beleive his performance to be superior in every way

[archluter]

I have most of the Cardin CD's. Some very nice performances but also some that are not so good. Especially the later CD's have lousy sound and include takes that should not have been the "final" takes. Barto's are consistently excellent (although his later ones have more ornaments on the repeats which is an improvement.

[apodyterion]

I love Weiss. He is a great composer and you played this piece nicely. But the truth is that Weiss's repetoire plays itself. So long as you have the basic technical skills, it's pretty easy to bring off a piece by Weiss. The real challenge is to play the Gaultiers, Dufault, and Mouton successfully. Those are the real challenges to any baroque lute player.

[OneMustEmbirden]

Fantastic. I really love your playing.

(But that's not d minor, it's a flattish c minor)

(I know, I know, it doesn't matter. But us folks with absolute pitch will rule the world one day :)

[kidneykutter]

It's d minor with A set somewhere between 392 and 415. Absolute pitchers may rule someday, but only those stuck in 1/6 comma meantone!

[OneMustEmbirden]

Ahh I see.

(aargh! Technical terms! I'm a fraud, I'm only an ignorant little guitar player. Googled 1/6 comma meantone, but still not an awful lot wiser. I'll know better than to make snide comments about pitch next time, my apologies...)

[orgeronm1959]

I know this is a year later, but I hope you got since then that kidneykutter made a good-natured tongue-in-cheek reply to your comment taken in the same tone. Certainly I didn't take your first comment as a snide remark. Likely you also have found since then that the pitch of "A" has crept upward steadily since probably the Renaissance, only stabilizing when precise frequency measurements were developed.

[weiss4ever]

Robert Barto... un musicista grandioso, senza confronti! Le sue esecuzioni al liuto sono semplicemente sublimi, perfette... ascoltate il suo set di 8 CD dedicato alle sonate di Weiss: non c'è un momento di stanchezza... ogni singola nota sgorga direttamente dal cuore... è pura poesia. Non sto esagerando, credetemi. Robert Barto: GRAZIE!!!!

[weiss4ever]

Translation :-)

Robert Barto... a fantastic musician, with no comparisons! His performances on lute are simply sublime, perfect... listen to his set of 8 CD's (Naxos) dedicated to Weiss' sonatas: there isn't one only moment of tiredness... each and every not comes out directly from the heart... it's pure poetry.

I am not exaggerating, believe me. Robert Barto: thank you!

[Decimatyx]

I agree! I think I have 4 or 5 of his CD's, if I find more I'll buy them.

[RossM63]

That has to be the best lute piece I've ever heard. WOW. Man I wish Weiss' music was more accessible.

[tikinxic]

¡Bravo maestro!

I would like to hear you with the german baroque lute.

[paindeer]

440 has no basis in physics of acoustics.

It was merely a cultural move in the 1950's.

granted, I CAN hit it by memory, but I go with what resonates best with what instrument I have at the time + weather.

[oscardelatorre]

music doesnt get any better than this!fantastic!

[wanderlaub]

you really can play this instrument ! the different melodylines are good to here. i like it !

[geosochi]

That is one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard.

[Mod74]

I'm getting something closer to A=382 for this one. Anyone else figure this out yet?

[Mod74]

Barto's playing is superb!

[uruziam]

What a wonderful moment of music. Thank you so much.

[Mod74]

Does anyone know if this is tuned to A=415, 430, 440?

[kidneykutter]

Bob doesn't stick to a set number but ends up where his lute sounds best, usually somewhere between 392 and 415.

[Mod74]

Thanks for the reply. My lute seemed to be tuned lower then this, and I tuned it up to A440 but it's too high. I'll try to figure out the pitch exactly.

[ThisDream]

Whats your connection to Barto? is he your teacher, friend? I really admire his work in the Weiss series - I own the entire set so far (up to 8) and think the playing is superb, the recordings excellent and the value per cd outstanding. What a guy!

[kidneykutter]

Yes and yes.

[Philly1967]

Musica stupenda...Bravissimo!!!

[NerdFury]

is this sonata 35 or 36?

[kidneykutter]

It's number 36.

[FunkyLebaFin]

Simply lovely! Thank you.

[cptnoremac]

I rarely see a video on Youtube with over 40 ratings and 5 stars. This one certainly deserves it.

I only just noticed in the middle of the video the bass strings that weren't even strung over the neck. That's really cool. I've never heard of that before. I wish I had one of those.

[guitarmiami]

Great playing...

[dalas56]

tout simplement magnifique, sensible, More videos please, et merci beaucoup !

[NerdFury]

now THIS is music! theres so much emotion in this song, great work

[alra1975]

Sublime, magnificent, extraordinary performance, as always by Barto.

[Entropy56]

Yes, I was performing this piece just the other day at the Queen's court and then had to catch a flight to Monaco for a rendezvous with an international spy...

[alimacdee]

Lovely and exquisite playing, what a beautiful instrument!

[wwelti]

Amazing! Excellent lute sound and playing. One day i will try playing the lute. Thanks for the music!

Regards, Wilfried

[barouqeguy]

This is an astounding video. Incredible virtuosity and sensitivity to the music. More videos please!!!

[lute323]

An elegant playing on lute. My advocate on the works of Sylvius Weiss was deepned.

[Fantasia034]

well,you can see the subtle nature of both his phrasing and articulation!!!! it takes lots of practise and skill

to get this far!!!!!

Robert Barto,like Hoppy Smith are superb Baroque Players!!! Lets gets some videos of some other great players as well like Jacob Lindberg and Nigel North

not to mention Anthony Bailes!!!!

surely someone has video of these guys somewhere!!!!!

Fantasia034

[fruscia123]

you have a really warm and wonderful tone

[stersbud]

Mr. Barto is no doubt the finest interpreter (and player) of Weiss on this planet! Weiss's music is so very moving and I for one am grateful for Barto's continued recordings of his large body of compositions. Thanks for this video clip!

[a392player]

This is the best baroque playing I have ever seen or heard. Bravo!

[bbenduha]

Thanks for posting that. I absolutely have fallen in love with the Naxos series of Weiss Sonatas played by Barto.

[luteplayer80]

Delightul, astonishing music.... what a joy for my ears :)

Very intimate performance, thumbs up!!!!!

[Luthval]

As Paul O'Dette is a master on renaissance lute, Barto is one for German baroque ! Thanks for this treasure.

Val

[lutefan]

Holy cow, that is fantastic playing!!!