CALACE - Saltarello opus 79 - Ralf LEENEN

[@Fernwald84]

Inspirational performance, Ralf! You obviously have a deep feeling both for this music and this instrument. Your overdubbing with the guitar is most effective. It is a shame that the bowlback mandolin seems to be virtually absent from the U.S. music scene. And poor Raffaele Calace is all but unknown here, too. He deserves better.

[@GiovanniRecupero-f3o]

Un vero fenomeno!!!!!!! Bravissimo e tanti complimenti!!!!

[@yseptember]

Amazing! Really fast and precise.

[@alanmcclure5258]

Brilliant Ralf. Great clarity, sparkle and an exciting tempo!

[@paganiniarts7731]

An Embergher No. 7 from Silvio Ranieri - mammamia! It is such a great instrument!

[@ralfleenen]

I agree the mandolin is extraordinary, but even this one doesn't play by itself! 😄 (This is with the last set of embergher strings that Ranieri used on this mandolin! Incredible how they still sound after more than 65 years)

[@craneri51]

Tecnica e interpretazione ineccepibile . Ottimo sciogli dita👏🏻👏🏻👋🏻

[@westernartglass]

Excellent!

[@ТигранМайтесян-с3ъ]

Super, Bravo Ralf !👏👏👏👌👍👏👏👏🎻

[@ralfleenen]

🙏😊

[@sebastianfrego]

Bravissimo bravissimo!!

[@raimondoacca]

Grande , maestro

[@GuddySmith]

Simply great! Bravo!

[@ralfleenen]

Thanks 🙏

[@BulentYazici]

Great !!!

[@salvatoresamperi829]

Bravissimo!!!!

[@ralfleenen]

Grazie 🙏

[@Nic-mq8hm]

Beautiful!

[@belindalarmour5457]

Wow! Amazing

[@ralfleenen]

Thanks🙏

[@MicheleEsse]

stupendo

[@ralfleenen]

Grazie🙏

[@luigidambra2523]

Super! 🙏👏💙

[@ralfleenen]

Grazie😊

[@cortezcortez739]

Dear lord, prachtig gedaan

[@Stefan-Quirmbach]

😳 wau, grandios 👌

[@ralfleenen]

Thanks😊

[@frankhuysmans2758]

hallo meneer leenen , het e-mail adres van la napolitaine werkt niet,hoe kan ik u contacteren?

[@malitaflorin4842]

how you hold the mandolin, when recording like this?is not my first time when want to ask this...it looks like you use something to raise the mandolin

[@ralfleenen]

I just hold it the usual way on my right leg which is crossed over my left leg. Like in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/npyVi6x4erJ1Y9E But I agree it's not very clear when filmed in close-up😊