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Post by billhammond on Oct 30, 2009 13:06:49 GMT -5
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Post by TDR on Oct 30, 2009 13:12:16 GMT -5
Well, it aint Richie Havens.
Hard to see the resonating box thing. At minute 2:48 you can see some sort of extension that goes to the floor. Looks like the position might be more comfortable for playing, specially on the left wrist.
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Post by billhammond on Oct 30, 2009 13:22:02 GMT -5
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Post by billhammond on Oct 30, 2009 13:26:58 GMT -5
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Post by theevan on Oct 30, 2009 15:02:04 GMT -5
Nice playing. Love the lh position, not so sure about the rh. Actually, j's positions seems like the better compromise. OTOH, the endpin aids in the stability of the thing. It's not going to slide, shift, etc.
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Post by theevan on Oct 30, 2009 15:04:30 GMT -5
I'm telling you Bill, his recent CD of French Impressionism music is over the top fantastic. One of the great performances ever. His arrangements are Brill-Yunt.
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Post by billhammond on Oct 30, 2009 15:06:34 GMT -5
I'm telling you Bill, his recent CD of French Impressionism music is over the top fantastic. One of the great performances ever. His arrangements are Brill-Yunt. You are talking PG here, right? Not O'Toole? The one thing that is really annoying on the otherwise pristine Haydn disc is Paul sounds like he is breathing through an iron lung -- every time he inhales there is this nasty metallic sound. |
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Post by j on Oct 30, 2009 15:22:37 GMT -5
PG breathes very heavily when he plays, and you can hear it live too - I played a masterclass for him and when he demonstrated passages his breathing was almost startling.
The position is the way of the future IMHO - ergonomically it's heaps and bounds above anything else "on the market" today. When I played for him he tried to get me to "float" the right arm like he does, but I don't think I'm quite ready to do that without tension.
O'Toole is a fine player, it will be interesting to see where he goes with it. Ricardo from the AG forum is another young lion when it comes to the Brahms guitar - I guess we will see where this stands in 20 years!
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Post by j on Oct 30, 2009 15:24:59 GMT -5
Actually, Bill, "Brahms" is not the brand of the guitar - I think Galbraith plays or played a David Rubio. The nickname comes from the extended range which enabled players to transcribe heavily chromatic, romantic works (á la Brahms) with ease.
O'Toole is an official Galbraith student if I'm not mistaken.
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Post by theevan on Oct 30, 2009 16:12:29 GMT -5
I'm telling you Bill, his recent CD of French Impressionism music is over the top fantastic. One of the great performances ever. His arrangements are Brill-Yunt. You are talking PG here, right? Not O'Toole? The one thing that is really annoying on the otherwise pristine Haydn disc is Paul sounds like he is breathing through an iron lung -- every time he inhales there is this nasty metallic sound. Yes, I'm talking PG.  It's a lovely recording by Delos. Galbraith's "liner notes" (to use an arcane term) are excellent. |
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Post by billhammond on Oct 30, 2009 16:27:34 GMT -5
Actually, Bill, "Brahms" is not the brand of the guitar - I think Galbraith plays or played a David Rubio. The nickname comes from the extended range which enabled players to transcribe heavily chromatic, romantic works (á la Brahms) with ease. Righto, I shudda said "type," not "brand." Mister Hammond regrets the error. |
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Post by j on Oct 30, 2009 16:31:50 GMT -5
No problem man, you know I love calling you out (whenever THAT happens...)
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Post by billhammond on Oct 30, 2009 16:55:15 GMT -5
Just curious, is Paul G a smoker, perchance?
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Post by theevan on Oct 30, 2009 18:12:02 GMT -5
The breathing is his version of the guitar grimace. He has the gift of total absorption in his playing. His breathing coincides with the musical line. You'd think he could train that out...
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Post by billhammond on Oct 30, 2009 18:17:12 GMT -5
The breathing is his version of the guitar grimace. He has the gift of total absorption in his playing. His breathing coincides with the musical line. You'd think he could train that out... Shades of Glenn Gould ....  |
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Post by theevan on Oct 30, 2009 19:39:21 GMT -5
True. But I actually liked Glenn's crazy humming. Parkening does it, too.
It's audible on French Impressions but less intrusive. To me. The playing is ravishing.
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Post by RickW on Oct 30, 2009 21:43:33 GMT -5
Lovely. Every time I hear Bach on CG, I want to do it all over again. Then I slap myself around a bit - I just don't have time for all that. I like the look of the position - it looks comfortable.
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Post by frazer on Oct 31, 2009 3:03:50 GMT -5
I saw Paul Galbraith play around 1989 or 1990. He was quite young and he played the Rodrigo concerto with a youth orchestra. I believe he had won the BBC young musician of the year competition several years earlier. He was using that technique back then.
Bill, his complete Bach sonatas and partitas and lute suites are a treat, too.
Cheers,
Frazer
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Post by millring on Oct 31, 2009 4:58:00 GMT -5
The breathing is his version of the guitar grimace. He has the gift of total absorption in his playing. His breathing coincides with the musical line. You'd think he could train that out... I'm reminded of the day I quit watching women's tennis... |
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Post by theevan on Oct 31, 2009 5:32:35 GMT -5
Heck, with Maria just turn down the sound...but keep watching. :-)
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