LÉGENDE (Op. 201) by Ernest Shand (1868 -1924) played by Alex Timmerman on a British period guitar made in 1842 by the famous Italian/English Master luthier Louis Panormo (1784 -1862).
It is known that Ernest Shand owned at least two concert guitars. One of them being build by Louis Panormo and very similar with regard to the 'Spanish' model compared to the instrument used here.
That fact and my wish to stay as close to the sound Ernest Shand knew and appreciated, gave me the idea to perform Shand's wonderful 'Légende' on a 1842 Louis Panormo concert guitar for this video.
Louis Panormo was actve in London from 1819 till 1854 and known as the
'The Only Maker of Guitars in the Spanish Style'.
For this video an English period guitar was used strung with NYLGUT strings manufactured by the Italian string maker Compagny AQUILA - Corde Armoniche.
A video production by
Het CONSORT
Netherlands
May -2001
