The Romantic Lute: three short Giuliani guitar pieces (op.50) played on the mandora

[@dcorzi]

Wonderful music and great playing!

[@Quatrapuntal]

Thanks, this is from a similar time, although written specifically for the mandora: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqvIqXWJa5J8i68

[@Viennalute]

Thank you so much. Bernhard.

[@Quatrapuntal]

Gern geschehen!

[@jameslouder]

Delightful--what a charming sound! I remember playing that sweet Andante many years ago. It's such a pleasure to find it again under your much more skillful fingers. Thanks for sharing this.

[@Quatrapuntal]

Thanks, the Andantino is quite simple but I wanted to show the more expressive side of the mandora as well as the faster movements

[@טלילהאלגזי]

love your humbleness!!!!

[@Quatrapuntal]

@@טלילהאלגזי The middle piece is quite easy really, the other 2 are more tricky

[@טלילהאלגזי]

@@Quatrapuntal I never wrote what is above!!!! I do not understand how people write things in my name -

[@Quatrapuntal]

I don't know, maybe change your password?@@טלילהאלגזי

[@ShaniaSteele26]

Beautiful 😊

[@Quatrapuntal]

Thanks, trying to stay occupied in lockdown!

[@loumonte658]

Beautiful full sound with combined guitar and bass. Great playing.

[@Quatrapuntal]

Thank you! The mandora has a bit more bass range than the guitar so it can play those nice low notes

[@JuanCarlosArceCanciones]

@@Quatrapuntal It was also known as saracenic guitar?

[@Quatrapuntal]

@@JuanCarlosArceCanciones I haven't heard that name, there was a small medieval instrument called guitarra morisca or Moorish guitar. That is much older than the mandora, used from about the 9th to 14th century. Mandora is 18th - 19th century, more info here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGWpknltmq1risk

[@JuanCarlosArceCanciones]

@@Quatrapuntal Beautiful, Thanks!

[@robinwhitehead1132]

Nicely played Chris.

[@Quatrapuntal]

Thanks!

[@nealzshipe]

Lovely!

[@Quatrapuntal]

Thanks, plenty more where that came from on this channel!

[@dukenstar]

Nice

[@Quatrapuntal]

Thanks, I subscribed to your channel as well

[@BS38114]

Ausgezeichnet

[@Quatrapuntal]

Vielen Dank!

[@cesar_8336]

I wonder if those are regular guitar strings...

[@Quatrapuntal]

They are nylgut strings, which have a similar feel and sound to old gut strings but are a lot more reliable. The lower strings are nylgut core with copper winding I believe, which ring on less than modern guitar strings.

[@cesar_8336]

@@Quatrapuntal Thank you very much for answering me!

[@Quatrapuntal]

No problem, thanks for watching. If you are interested, this video explains and demonstrates this instrument plus a couple of other lutes, including the 24-string baroque lute: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGWpknltmq1risk