Ralf Leenen and the Royal Estudiantina “La Napolitaine” from Antwerpen have added four new videos from a concert given on November 7th in Edegem, Belgium. The members of this ensemble play instruments by the famous Luigi Embergher. The fantastic bright and clear sound of those instruments is very well recorded in the four videos.
Live performance at the St-Anthony church (Edegem, Belgium)
by Royal Estudiantina “La Napolitaine” (played on Embergher instruments):
mandolins: Ralf Leenen, Guy Lemière, Yuko Fujikura
mandola: Filip Lemière
mandoloncello: Florentina Claessen
guitar: Yvonne Azaert
double bass: Roland Timmerman
recorded: 7 November 2009.
SIBELIUS – Valse Triste (by Royal Estudiantina “La Napolitaine”)
GLUCK – Iphigenia in Aulis (Royal Estudiantina “La Napolitaine”)
LACOMBE – Aubade Printanière (Royal Estudiantina “La Napolitaine”): play Video
RANIERI – ValseCaprice (Ralf Leenen & Yvonne Azaert): play Video
Youtube channel Ralf Leenen:
Ralf Leenen and Barry Pratt have written a book about the Embergher mandolin, with detailed information about all the models built by Embergher and detailed pictures of many instruments. You can find detailed information about this book on the following page:
Homepage of the Royal Estudiantina “La Napolitaine” with informations about the history of this ensemble and many recordings of Embergher instruments:
All four videos in one playlist and some older videos with the Royal Estudiantina “La napolitaine”: