Diferencias

[vkioulaphides]

Thank you kindly, good Sir.

I must say, however, that I am quite baffled by your allusion to either Beethoven or the Milanese mandolin. Please bear with me: I am an ignorant man, you know... # You mean... ?


P.S. Good Heavens! Counting this one, 100 replies on this thread! And I thought I would only get half a dozen direct e-mails with names and addresses... What can I say? I cannot get over what a supportive community this is!

[Alex Timmerman]

Well, that has more to do with myself you see, I am devoting all my free time on the four mandolin compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven and practising them on this three finger-plucked six single gut-strung Milanese type of a mandoline (of which we wrote about in the other thread). A lot of fun of course, but getting a new piece - your Suite for guitar and mandola - is just wonderful and a welcome change!

Greetings,


Alex

[vkioulaphides]

Well, dear friends, it has come to pass: After laying dormant for an entire decade, my little (Spanish) Suite will be premiered in its viola & guitar version this coming Saturday, March 6. The baby walks!

The usual heartbreak: Due to my (*&$&%^#&^$)@&*% schedule as a performer, I will not be able to attend the Suite's maiden voyage

I am posting this here —knowing full well that I am in essence hijacking my own thread— only to verify that none of you have already performed this in public since I sent out numerous copies. The performers naturally want to know whether they can call this a world premiere.

[Jim Garber]

Victor!
Where is this premier? And who is performing it?

Jim

[vkioulaphides]

The performance is this coming Saturday evening, 7:30 p.m.. The performers are violist Brett Deubner and guitarist Chris Kenniff— both excellent, EXCELLENT players! The venue is in New Jersey but, distraught as I was to realize that I will not be able to make it, I "blanked out" when Brett told me. I could find out...

I, on the other hand, have a major performance of works by Valentin Bibik and Leonid Hrabovsky with Continuum, a group I have been with since 1989, one of this country's premier new music groups, by Lincoln Center. And, with my luck, same day, same time...

[Jack Roberts]

Thank you, Victor, for sending me Diferencias. It is perfect for the timbre of the mandolin. I love the piece already.

Jack

[vkioulaphides]

You are welcome; and, thank you, Jack!

I realize that, as per the "trills" thread, you are taking this up after The Great J.S. *gulp* Tough act to follow, for ANY composer! But I console myself with the usual "apples vs. oranges" analogy.

Enjoy!

Victor

[Alex Timmerman]

Hello all interested,

We had to change - due to the fact that last month the data transfer limit at the CONSORT Website was almost exceeded - the link to the recording of Victor´s Diferencias, as played by Sebastiaan.

Click here to hear the Diferencias

and

here to view the old film where Sebastiaan is playing the 2nd Prelude by Calace.


Greetings,

Alex.