A poets description of the lute playing of silvius leopold weiss and a possible link between weiss and david kellner by kenneth spar. He has also recorded his own transcriptions of bachs solo violin works in. 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. Francis hopkinson smith books list of books by author. And, significantly, weiss was a friend of wilhelm friedemann bach and knew his father. I havent said a thing about odettes dowland and bach or hopkinson smith in french renaissance definite desert island candidates. For example, of dowlands setting of fortune my foe. Sonatas and partitas lute versions by bach, johann sebastian, smith, hopkinson from amazons classical music store. Weiss the london manuscript michel cardin lute toggle navigation. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems.
Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Hopkinson smith captures a far more improvisitory feel, a much greater sense of extempore performing, as a prelude would have been in weisss day. Bach added harmonies freely to his lute version of the fifth suite, as. Francis hopkinson smith 18381915 find a grave memorial. He built the foundation for the statue of liberty, wrote many famous stories and received awards for.
Weiss, partitas pour luth hopkinson smith avaxhome. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He graduated from harvard university with honors in music. 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. His tone is more rich and warm, but no better than bartos, only different. It was an accepted musical practice at the time, but one imagines the composer was driven at least in part by pragmatism. This was the first weiss cd i bought, played by my favorite lutenist.
Whose heavenly touch 2019 official digital download 24bit96khz hopkinson smith mad dog 2017 official digital download 24bit96khz more posts. You can find the list of hopkinson smith tour dates here. The 12 weiss cardin discs quite simply epitomize what great music and performance is all about. The more than 20 solo recordings of hopkinson smith are noted for their mastery of musicological, organological and musical domains.
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. Hopkinson smith, beyond the instrument harvard magazine. Smith was born in new york city, the son of architectural wri. 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. He moved to europe in 1973 to study lute and vihuela with the renowned catalan classical guitarist emilio pujol, as well as eugen mueller. Find hopkinson smith discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. In the meantime i have a collection of 15 weiss cds. Show all release groups instead, or show various artists release groups. While authentic instruments have been used, most of the recordings were done with the instruments of joel va. 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. Sylvius leopold weiss composer, hopkinson smith lute sylvius leopold weiss. In 1973, hopkinson smith came to europe to devote himself to the lute in earnest. More, they sing with passion, beauty, intensity and magic.
Francis hopkinson smith october 23, 1838 april 7, 1915 was a united states author, artist and engineer. I compare him with barto so much because barto really has set a bench mark for weiss performing, even if smith came first. Hopkinson smith is an american lutenist and pedagogue, longtime resident in basel, switzerland. 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. 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. Join napster and access fulllength songs on your phone, computer or home audio device. Refund policy, no drm protection and pricing is per second. Since the mid 80s, hopkinson smith has focused principally on solo music for early plucked instruments. After concentrating in musicology at harvard, hopkinson smith went to europe in 1973 to study with emilio pujol and also eugen dombois. Smith was born in baltimore, maryland, a descendant of francis hopkinson, one of the signers of the declaration of independence. Hopkinson smith tour dates 2019, hopkinson smith concert. See all books authored by francis hopkinson smith, including at close range short story index reprint ser.
As a knockon effect of covid19 airfreight prices around the world have soared. Weiss the london manuscript michel cardin lute direct download weiss the london manuscript michel cardin lute torrent. Direct download weiss the london manuscript michel. Hopkinson smith has been called the most moving of present day lutenists. Mar 31, 2017 discover our naive essentials playlist on spotify and deezer. Lute music from scotland and france, jakob lindberg, bis. Favourite lute recordings from 1998 my top five alltime favourite lute recordings. Public domain compositions, and 3 music rights societies. Smith was born in baltimore, maryland, a descendant of. Sylvius leopold weiss probably did not worry much about posterity. 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. He built the foundation for the statue of liberty, wrote many famous stories and received awards for his paintings. 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.
Sylvius weiss, a friend of bachs, was said to have played violin concertos directly on the lute. Hopkinson smith german theorbo joel van lennep, rindge, new hampshire, 1986. We present new, exclusive music and the hot hits for information. He recycled so many of his own works, smith explains. Whether its a course baroque lute for bach and weiss. He graduated from harvard university with honors in music thesis on the pavans of daniel bacheler. Hopkinson smith born december 7, 1946 is an american lutenist and pedagogue, longtime resident in basel, switzerland.
Hopkinson smith, weiss, suonata en fa diese mineur youtube. Jan 23, 2012 sonata for lute in a minor dresden ms no. Although hopkinson smith is the best interpretor of french renaissance lutemusic, he is definitely not the best weiss or bach interpretor. 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. We invite you to explore on this website the magic of his lute and its music. Born in new york, he graduated from harvard with honors in music.
So he opts for the german theorbo, developed by sylvius weiss, with a larger, more sonorous body and greater stringlength. Astonishingly, this is hopkinson smiths first recording of the lute music of john dowland. Partitas pour luth hopkinson smith on allmusic 1998. 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. We invite you to join his fan page and also explore his website at. Smith was born in new york city, the son of architectural writer and photographer g.
Partitas for lute hopkinson smith by weiss, silvius leopold on cd. 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. Awarding points to members preferences five for a top favourite, four for a second favourite, and so on the results were as follows. Hopkinson smith, weiss, fantasie en ut majeur youtube. The version recorded here is a composite from two sources uniting the most attractive. Reluctantly, we have had to pass on some of this increase in our standard airmail prices. Hopkinson smith tour dates 2020 hopkinson smith concert. Hopkinson smith hopkinson smith has been called the most moving of present day lutenists. In the mid 1970s, hopkinson smith was involved in the founding of the ensemble hesperion xx. Hopkinson smith is an american lutenist, composer and pedagogue, longtime resident in basel, switzerland. He majored in musicology at harvard and graduated with honors in 1972. The more than 20 solo recordings of hopkinson smith are noted for their mastery of musicological. As lute player hopkinson smith 8 once said in a concert.