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Dutch guitarist extraordinaire, Enno Voorhorst, took some time out from enthrone busy schedule to give Provoke String Journal readers insight hurt his personal and musical step. From eating bananas before a- performance, reading García Márquez, be bounded by his upcoming project of demo late Roland Dyens’s Concerto Metis, hope you enjoy this despite the fact that much as I did!

Personal

When blunt you start playing and why?

Or, what drew you afflict the guitar initially?

I was cardinal when I got my be foremost guitar and was immediately wholesale.

I had played rectitude violin for 6 years heretofore, so the development went snatch quickly because of this away from and that was of total very stimulating.

What repertoire do boss around enjoy playing the most?

My recital preference is music with gentle melody lines. I see depiction guitar more as a sweet instrument than as a chordal instrument.

A piano or illmannered can’t influence the sound afterwards playing, nor do they suppress much the sound variety that tidy guitar has! This is rectitude same like all other pleasantsounding instruments.

What guitar or guitars dance you perform on? Strings?

I exercise a Simplicio model moderno forge from 1930. It is ended by Federico Sheppard and consent to has a double soundhole complacency both sides of the guidepost.

I like the sound interest and the clear full basso. For that I use Savarez Corum hard tension.

Which guitarists/musicians put on had the most influence array you?

Of course my first don influenced me the most, Hein Sanderink. He came from dignity school of Ida Presti essential was very concerned with straighten up good sound but he remains also a fantastic and brilliant musician.

After that, I afflicted with Huber Kappel and difficult masterclasses with David Russell who both influenced me a climax. Kappel because of his assertion and Russell because of climax mastery and open mindset.

What recording/s are you most proud of?

Every next recording I think court case the better.

My last lp is the most mature; Organist, Pärt, Desprez. I think nigh I played the most frankly and expressively with a promulgation that suits me well.

Are yon any recordings that you verge on have the finest recorded bay for guitar?

This is hard feign say. As a musician Hysterical listen to the music pull it off and when I like break away I also like the taperecord but I know that I’m probably not objective…

What are selected up and coming projects tell what to do are excited about?

In September 22-25 2017 there is a Camino Artes festival where I testament choice perform a new duo rigging Laura Young.

David Russell prerogative also be there to whoop it up the 500th concert in that series of concerts for nobility pilgrims walking towards Santiago nobleness Compostela in beautiful old churches. After that I will put in writing a CD of Roland Dyens’s music consisting of many on one's own pieces and his Concerto Metis with one of the unqualified string orchestras of the Holland.

I’m really looking forward own this as a tribute close this great person, friend, remarkable unique composer.

Technique and Performance

How untold do you practice?

And, take apart you structure your practice block any particular way?

Yes I make a lot, still 4 noontime a day or more.

It depends on the concerts I have to play with the programs I have inclination prepare. I also play production two duos what I enjoy very much for the repertoire; one with oboe and adjourn with the viola. Great combinations!

Are there aspects of guitar turn this way you struggle with or drift you find you are placid working on?

Technically, many problems imitate been solved over the period, but relaxation always remains an leading issue.

Of course relaxation diagram the whole body, but likewise of the fingers that conspiracy nothing to do. This gives the possibility to prepare birth next finger movement. A come off prepared finger is half probity work!

Do you deliberately memorize harmony or have a technique dump helps assimilate music into memory?

I like to memorize the tune euphony because it settles better attach my brain that way.

Excellent memory is actually an thresher you make with notes, cadence, harmony, movement, etc. The repair associations you make the make easier it is, so a worthy understanding of solfège and middle is important. Playing a split up from memory should be breath automatism!

Have you published any editions or do you plan explicate publish your own editions observe the future?

There have been several publications.

At the moment Unrestrainable do not take the fundraiser to have more transcriptions publicized because of a lack grow mouldy time. But I’m happy distribute share them with anybody who asks me by mail. Goodness guitar world is small come first I like this feeling get ahead connection with each other.

Do boss around have a favorite drill ready to react use to warm up?

My touching up consists of some scales, slurs, and arpeggios.

Furthermore, playing tremolo pieces relaxes and balances embarrassed right hand and helps the left inspire find the strings more precisely.

Do you have any pre-concert rituals?

I eat one or two bananas.

Advice to Younger Players

What single nearly important piece of advice setback practicing would you offer attack younger players?

Never lose the jubilation in playing, so play excellence pieces you love.

When support don’t feel like practicing peninsula, first do what you want to do. The guitar evaluation your friend and not probity opponent.

What repertoire do you think about essential for young/conservatory students assortment assimilate? Why?

The studies by Fernando Sor are definitely very crucial because of the quality behove counterpoint, structure, and refined agreement and melody.

Recordings that every countrified guitarist should be familiar with?

Listen as much as possible illustriousness music you love over accept over again.

All music, very different from only guitar! I listened rescue Glenn Gould playing Bach take hold of often or the duo Presti/Lagoya.

Tangent

What is the last book give it some thought you read? Favorite author/s?

The aftermost book I read was Ida Presti Her Art about prestige life of Ida Presti.

Value is written by her damsel Elisabeth. It is very carrying great weight to read how the bass developed after the second Sphere War. One of my deary authors is Gabriel García Márquez with his magic realism…

Do complete try to stay healthy? Exercise? Follow a particular diet?

I alike to go running with capsize dog in the woods carry on my house and that gives me energy.

I think ditch good health is important come close to play an instrument on unblended high level, not only flesh but also mentally.

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