Thomas Dunford / Bach op luit (20.01.2017) 

What negative comments? :-) We all are apparently grateful and filled with joy when listening to him. And personally every time I meet him in Thiré I am also pleased to see how "completely normal and down to earth" he is. In brief, just a delight of a human being. Well... listening again.

I don't think anyone is questioning his talent or ability, nor would I say they're "terrified" of it, considering the plethora of young talent these days. What IS unfortunate is the vehicle he chooses to use- a single-strung archlute, which is easier to play than a real lute, BTW. Imagine Evgeny Kissin playing Chopin etudes on a Fender Rhodes electric piano.

Kanal 3 Can’t we all just appreciate the artistry here on display rather than nitpick about the instrument being used? It’s a lovely performance, and I couldn’t care less that’s it’s not being played on a baroque lute.

@@wapolo1974 spot on - its HIS interpretation on HIS instrument with HIS talent and MOST of us appreciate he is not a copycat playing to rote. Bravo Thomas - keep it up YOUR way - we love it. Please please please come to Australia

@@boblob2003 If seen idiotic remarks before, but this takes the kaka.

There are more pros who do that.

Hola Enrique, soy Evangelina. Cuales serían las referencias escritas que mencionas? Gracias

Well, it's possibly the way they would have played it perhaps in Italy... if half their strings broke!

@@AndreasMartinLaute If you got your head out of your .........

He had the best of teachers : Claire Antonini, Charles Edouard Fantin, Hopkinson Smith and Paul O'dette, but when you play a theorbo or an archlute you anticipate the basses and keep your thumb on the bass strings, he repeats the index because he is keeping contact with the strings or avoiding parasite sounds, or because he seeks to get the same type of sound in the melodic line. I just listen, I don't care wether he plays with one finger or with his toes. By the way I also studied with Hopkingson Smith and Paul Odette back in the late eighties and early nineties.

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And if he's a devil, who cares? Magnificent playing.

Oh please..........

God forbid anyone would play Bach on a guitar!

doesn't even know what it's called

He may be a good lutenist, but the instrument is all wrong, it is not an historical instrument. There is no point is playing Bach on a lute if it is not the 18th century instrument that Bach knew.

I'm afraid you are full of bunk here. This is definitely a lute and Tom is a master musician as this is an archlute with 16 strings and very hard to play.

No you've entirely missed the point. The point is that music is to inspire joy. To inspire the joy of existence and creation. That's certainly what Bach and all other deeply inspired composers and musicians understand. But if you wish to be contrary and negative go ahead. But Bach wouldn't have agreed with you.