A wonderful concert, with Magdalena Kozena and the austrian ensemble "private musicke" directed by the amazing Pierre Pitzl. Swinging in the festival d'Aix en Provence...I was lucky to be there. Look at Richard Myron (bassist): he seems to be so h...
And yes, it's Klaus Jacobsen's lute...of course. A wonderful 8-course instrument. I'll play all the spanish repertoire on a vihuella, as soon as I get one!
Dear Jean Michel,
thank you so much for your comment! To be precise, I had studied with Paul Beier very shortly, a couple of years...I've been studying with Massimo Lonardi for 8 years, it's his school...
With the best regards, Elena.
I forgot to mention that the recording with Jonathan is indeed 'in the box', but won't be on sale before Christmas. Why it takes so long, I don't know.
I'm afraid I promised not to hand out copies of the Portuguese pieces (everyone keeps asking me for them!), but they are published in a dissertation by Rugero Budaz, available online from Dissertation Express.
I'm sure you'll enjoy your Batov instrument. He is the best!
Thanks very much, Jean-Michel, for your kind words. I'm glad that you find the information useful. I'll certainly be delighted to make a vihuela for you. You can find my contact details (phone number and email address) on the 'contact' page of my web site. All very best and welcome to this network!