Join napster and access fulllength songs on your phone, computer or home audio device. Show all release groups instead, or show various artists release groups. Jan 23, 2012 sonata for lute in a minor dresden ms no. Hopkinson smith has been called the most moving of present day lutenists. Hopkinson smith german theorbo joel van lennep, rindge, new hampshire, 1986. Astonishingly, this is hopkinson smiths first recording of the lute music of john dowland. So he opts for the german theorbo, developed by sylvius weiss, with a larger, more sonorous body and greater stringlength. American classical guitarist born 1946 in new york, focusing principally on music for early plucked instruments vihuela, renaissance lute, theorbo, renaissance and baroque guitars, baroque lute. Born in new york, he graduated from harvard with honors in music. His tone is more rich and warm, but no better than bartos, only different. Francis hopkinson smith october 23, 1838 april 7, 1915 was a united states author, artist and engineer. Partitas pour luth hopkinson smith on allmusic 1998. The 12 weiss cardin discs quite simply epitomize what great music and performance is all about.
I havent said a thing about odettes dowland and bach or hopkinson smith in french renaissance definite desert island candidates. Weiss the london manuscript michel cardin lute toggle navigation. Weiss the london manuscript michel cardin lute direct download weiss the london manuscript michel cardin lute torrent. He recycled so many of his own works, smith explains. Pdf adaptation of suites by sylvius leopold weiss for the 11. See all books authored by francis hopkinson smith, including at close range short story index reprint ser.
It was an accepted musical practice at the time, but one imagines the composer was driven at least in part by pragmatism. After concentrating in musicology at harvard, hopkinson smith went to europe in 1973 to study with emilio pujol and also eugen dombois. Hopkinson smith, beyond the instrument harvard magazine. In the meantime i have a collection of 15 weiss cds. Hopkinson smith, weiss, fantasie en ut majeur youtube. Sylvius leopold weiss composer, hopkinson smith lute sylvius leopold weiss. Partitas for lute hopkinson smith by weiss, silvius leopold on cd.
Lute music from scotland and france, jakob lindberg, bis. Smith was born in new york city, the son of architectural wri. You can find the list of hopkinson smith tour dates here. Since the mid 80s, hopkinson smith has focused principally on solo music for early plucked instruments. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. He built the foundation for the statue of liberty, wrote many famous stories and received awards for his paintings. Hopkinson smith, weiss, suonata en fa diese mineur youtube. Sonatas and partitas lute versions by bach, johann sebastian, smith, hopkinson from amazons classical music store. In 1973, hopkinson smith came to europe to devote himself to the lute in earnest. Although he made some of the finest recordings of the lute music of composers from attaingnant and bach to visee and weiss, smith has not heretofore recorded any of dowlands. These examples of adaptations are not given as a kind of justification for the present project as if the idea needed to be defended historically. We present new, exclusive music and the hot hits for information.
Find hopkinson smith discography, albums and singles on allmusic. The american lutenist, hopkinson smith, began as a teenager he began to study the classical guitar and in his early 20s, he became acquainted with the lute which he started to learn by himself. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Public domain compositions, and 3 music rights societies.
He graduated from harvard university with honors in music thesis on the pavans of daniel bacheler. Bach added harmonies freely to his lute version of the fifth suite, as. Hopkinson smith born december 7, 1946 is an american lutenist and pedagogue, longtime resident in basel, switzerland. Digital booklet one of todays popes of early and baroque lute playing, hopkinson smith returns to the magic masterpieces of bach and records the renowned suites bwv 1007. Favourite lute recordings from 1998 my top five alltime favourite lute recordings. More, they sing with passion, beauty, intensity and magic. Apr 19, 2005 astonishingly, this is hopkinson smith s first recording of the lute music of john dowland. Hopkinson smith lute, guitar baroque, theorbo play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. He graduated from harvard university with honors in music. And, significantly, weiss was a friend of wilhelm friedemann bach and knew his father.
Hopkinson smith tour dates 2019, hopkinson smith concert. He majored in musicology at harvard and graduated with honors in 1972. Hopkinson smith captures a far more improvisitory feel, a much greater sense of extempore performing, as a prelude would have been in weisss day. Hopkinson smith hopkinson smith has been called the most moving of present day lutenists. Refund policy, no drm protection and pricing is per second. Hopkinson smith tour dates 2020 hopkinson smith concert. As lute player hopkinson smith 8 once said in a concert. Apr 22, 2008 weiss, partitas pour luth hopkinson smith close in may 1728, at the invitation of the king of prussia, the princeelector of saxony and king of poland, augustus ii also known as augustus the strong, travelled to berlin, accompanied by the four most brilliant members of his orchestra, the violinist pisendel, the flautist buffardin and quantz. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. He built the foundation for the statue of liberty, wrote many famous stories and received awards for. Whose heavenly touch 2019 official digital download 24bit96khz hopkinson smith mad dog 2017 official digital download 24bit96khz more posts. Awarding points to members preferences five for a top favourite, four for a second favourite, and so on the results were as follows. Smith was born in baltimore, maryland, a descendant of francis hopkinson, one of the signers of the declaration of independence. Hopkinson smith is an american lutenist and pedagogue, longtime resident in basel, switzerland.
On the precise day on which this story openssome sixty or more years ago, to be exacta bulletheaded, merryeyed, mahoganycolored young darky stood on the top step of an oldfashioned, highstoop house, craning his head up and down and across kennedy square in the effort to get the first glimpse of his master, st. While authentic instruments have been used, most of the recordings were done with the instruments of joel va. He has also recorded his own transcriptions of bachs solo violin works in. The version recorded here is a composite from two sources uniting the most attractive.
Smith was born in new york city, the son of architectural writer and photographer g. Direct download weiss the london manuscript michel. I compare him with barto so much because barto really has set a bench mark for weiss performing, even if smith came first. Sylvius leopold weiss composer, hopkinson smith lute. Francis hopkinson smith 18381915 find a grave memorial. Weiss, partitas pour luth hopkinson smith close in may 1728, at the invitation of the king of prussia, the princeelector of saxony and king of poland, augustus ii also known as augustus the strong, travelled to berlin, accompanied by the four most brilliant members of his orchestra, the violinist pisendel, the flautist buffardin and quantz. Weiss, partitas pour luth hopkinson smith avaxhome. We invite you to join his fan page and also explore his website at. Smith was born in baltimore, maryland, a descendant of. We invite you to explore on this website the magic of his lute and its music.
As a teenager, hopkinson smith played classical guitar, but then he discovered the world of early music and began teaching himself to play the lute. Sylvius leopold weiss probably did not worry much about posterity. This was the first weiss cd i bought, played by my favorite lutenist. The more than 20 solo recordings of hopkinson smith are noted for their mastery of musicological, organological and musical domains. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. As a knockon effect of covid19 airfreight prices around the world have soared. Whether its a course baroque lute for bach and weiss. Hopkinson smith captures a far more improvisitory feel, a much greater sense of extempore performing, as a prelude would have been in weiss s day. He moved to europe in 1973 to study lute and vihuela with the renowned catalan classical guitarist emilio pujol, as well as eugen mueller. Sylvius weiss, a friend of bachs, was said to have played violin concertos directly on the lute. In the mid 1970s, hopkinson smith was involved in the founding of the ensemble hesperion xx. Although hopkinson smith is the best interpretor of french renaissance lutemusic, he is definitely not the best weiss or bach interpretor.
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