Article: New Music from Mike Marshall & Caterina Lichtenberg - Third Journey

[Mandolin Cafe]

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[DougC]

Not only super fine playing but it leaves a smile on my face. We sure are fortunate to have these two producing some great examples of what mandolins can do.

[Michael Neverisky]

What DougC said. Looks like a fine set list!

[tkdboyd]

Completely wonderful.
Please tell me there is video of them playing this together!

[Jeff Hildreth]

Fantastic!
The very definition of Mandolin.

[Traveling Tracks]

Not many people can "improve" on a Bach composition......MM is awesome. Love this duo!

[Jeff Hildreth]

CD ordered this morning.

[Paul Statman]

Sublime!

[Marcus CA]

So glad they included Elzic’s Farewell. Their version is my absolute favorite!

[Charles E.]

Completely wonderful.
Please tell me there is video of them playing this together!

Mikes original tune "cat got the mouse".........

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot2BZWGZS4g

[chuck3]

CD purchased - great playing!

[colorado_al]

So glad they included Elzic’s Farewell. Their version is my absolute favorite!

Love it with the mandolin and mandocello!
https://open.spotify.com/track/2JIIzoY0xQUNtZWB6lGo7g

[BachGirl]

For 10 years i have been reading and enjoying Mandolin Cafe posts, it is the liberalism that is applied to classical music that compelled me to post for the first time.. I am totally aware that I am going out on thin ice here, but i am asking all of you to apply your critical musicianship that you use so well with other styles of music to classical music as well.
If this piece was played for fun in a live setting, I could have enjoyed the joke 100%, but to record this newly composed harmony set to a masterpiece, one has to be a marvellous composer. Most of the harmonies were ordinary and often did not fit the colouring of the piece, this is Bach, he has his own harmony pallete.
As for the chosen tempo, to record a piece of music at a speed that one is not able to play 100% clean leaves me wondering, its forgivable if we sat in a bar and had fun trying to see who can race the mandolin best, they won.. . however in this recording , the speed kills all phrasing...
One does not have to listen carefully to hear that one of the mandolins stumbles often behind and catches up, then those notes that sounded wrong- were they high on the neck and just out of tune.. not sure.. ...I am sorry i can not share your enthusiasm, I am underwhelmed.

[DougC]

For 10 years i have been reading and enjoying Mandolin Cafe posts, it is the liberalism that is applied to classical music that compelled me to post for the first time.. I am totally aware that I am going out on thin ice here, but i am asking all of you to apply your critical musicianship that you use so well with other styles of music to classical music as well.
If this piece was played for fun in a live setting, I could have enjoyed the joke 100%, but to record this newly composed harmony set to a masterpiece, one has to be a marvellous composer. Most of the harmonies were ordinary and often did not fit the colouring of the piece, this is Bach, he has his own harmony pallete.
As for the chosen tempo, to record a piece of music at a speed that one is not able to play 100% clean leaves me wondering, its forgivable if we sat in a bar and had fun trying to see who can race the mandolin best, they won.. . however in this recording , the speed kills all phrasing...
One does not have to listen carefully to hear that one of the mandolins stumbles often behind and catches up, then those notes that sounded wrong- were they high on the neck and just out of tune.. not sure.. ...I am sorry i can not share your enthusiasm, I am underwhelmed.

I agree. At first listen, I was impressed and thought it a good effort at harmony and counterpoint. And I thought that it was fun to do such a project. And after listening a few more times, well it was no longer fun. And putting it on a commercial recording seemed inappropriate.