Fantasia from Florian Larousse in Concert - GFA Winner 2009

Florian Larousse is part of a rising crop of young French classical guitar virtuosos bound for stardom. Like his colleague Gabriel Bianco, Mr. Larousse is a product of Conservatoire Supérieur de Paris and a winner of the Guitar Foundation of America's International Concert Artist Competition. As the 2009 GFA winner, Mr. Larousse embarked on a 9-month tour of the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and China. The performance captured in this film details his stop at Cal IV Entertainment in Nashville.

Mr. Larousse approaches each composition with a level of control clearly honed through countless hours of practice. His performance is extremely dynamic, full of drama and excitement across a very diverse program. He breathes life into each phrase and matches his expressiveness with precise execution and a deep, balanced tone. Mel Bay is proud to feature the talent and musical mastery of Mr. Larousse.

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[10stringGuitarist]

Hi, I agree with the above comment, this is not by Dowland.

Also, as a lutenist, I'm amazed at how spoiled the human ear can get. I've been playing in historical temperaments for 2 years now and I can barely stand to listen to this. It is sublimely out of tune. It isn't the player's fault though, he is more than excellent. I'm amazed at how out of tune equal temperament can actualy be...

Regarding the performance, its a bit pianistic towards the end, which is highly inappropriate...

[jeff25303]

Please correct the mistake in the beginning. This Fantasia is NOT by John Dowland. It was composed by Philip Rosseter,  (1567/1568 – 5 May 1623), a contemporary of Dowland.

This piece was marked in the Diana Poulton edition of John Dowland's works before it was known who actually wrote it. It is now known that this piece, the ascending chromatic fantasy, is by Philip Rosseter.

Either Florian Larousse has made an absolutely terrible mistake, or the video editor has messed up the intro.

[misterfitzy]

God almighty, the asshole breathing, choking, dying into the mike has ruined this recording!

[TheJaklaight]

Is that an attachment on the guitar? I've never seen one before - are they widely produced or is it a one-off?

[10stringGuitarist]

@hansschepens1979 Hi, I'm afraid that's not true. Not every fretted instrument is in equal. Only fretted instruments that have non-moveable frets are mostly in equal. I own 5 lutes and all 5 are in different temperaments. Only one of them is in equal.

Because the lute has frets that are tied on, you can move them around to get better pure intervals. It is true that nylon stays more in tune than gut though...BUT ! fortunately for us lutenists there's other string materials that are better.

[hansschepens1979]

@10stringGuitarist actually every fretted instrument is in equal temperament, since frets run acros the neck and you cannot shift them trough modulations...the only thing you could say about it is that gut strings are not as in tune as nylons and the frequency differs (allthough that is not always true)

[10stringGuitarist]

@TheMarcos772 i understand very little of what you said, but this interpretation is very nice. I quite enjoy it actualy. Im saying that the instrument, by deffinition, is out of tune. That's what equal temperament means. Everything is out of tune.

[10stringGuitarist]

@MrChurulik krasivo da, no ako beshe izbral po razlichen repertoar, moje bi repertoar pisan specialno za kitara, togava shteshe da e oshte po dobre.

[TheMarcos772]

@10stringGuitarist for what the interpretation must be exactly like in the times of Philip Rosseter?? for my just must respect certain parameters for that sense of the music don't lost.

I enjoy very much the lute music and I like to this music with new instruments.

[TheMarcos772]

do you say that this interpretation is not appropriate? this instrument can't sound like in the past and and I am in favor of this.

[di6na]

@jeff25303 isnt it a DESCENDING chromatic scale that we hear ?

[chengyanslc]

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