Victor KIOULAPHIDES - El Malecón (2004)

El Malecón (Victor Kioulaphides), for mandolin solo, played by Ralf Leenen on an Embergher N°5 bis.
(Strings handmade by Barry Pratt)
recorded: 20/01/2007.
More recordings can be found on www.mandolin.be/mp3

Category:

Music

Tags:

• victor
• kioulaphides
• ralf
• leenen
• embergher
• luigi
• mandolin
• mandoline
• mandolino
• el
• malecon

[victorkioulaphides]

Hello, Ralf.

As always, the clarity of your performance is nothing less than spectacular! Geweldig! I am honored and delighted to hear this little piece of mine performed by an artist of your caliber.

Cheers, (and thunderous applause ;-)

Victor

[ralfleenen]

Thank you for your appreciation, Victor,

and, even more, for all your wonderful mandolin compositions! It's great to play (and listen to) "contemporary music" of this quality. It's just what our little instrument needs ... a delight for both players and the audience!

I have to record some more .. as soon as I have time! :-)

[earlgrey626]

what kind of mandolin is that? it looks and sounds a lot different from the western folk and bluegrass mandolins. is it tuned GDAE?

[ralfleenen]

This is a classical Italian mandolin (made by Luigi Embergher, Rome). Other types of mandolins (with different shape and sound but the same tuning) were derived from this instrument.

[harrismagoon]

Wow!

[ralfleenen]

Thanks!

[Incongruent]

Damn guy. Flawless.

[alnusypinus]

Hi

I'm working in a proyect for rescue the Mandolin playing and making in Mexico. Your interpretations are wonderfull and I would like ask you permission to include some in the proyect-page.

[isaiasvega]

muy bien suena super bien tu trabajo..

[MightyArmsOfAtlas]

I am about to start the mandolin and this is very motivating to watch, that must be rediculously hard. I play the guitar and when I try the mandolin the frets are TiNY! You can really wail on it, *clap*.

[ralfleenen]

Thanks!