{"id":266,"date":"2009-11-27T15:35:11","date_gmt":"2009-11-27T13:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/?p=266"},"modified":"2018-02-10T13:21:13","modified_gmt":"2018-02-10T11:21:13","slug":"royal-estudiantina-la-napolitaine-the-sound-of-the-embergher-mandolins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/?p=266","title":{"rendered":"Royal Estudiantina &#8220;La Napolitaine&#8221; &#8211; The Sound of the Embergher Mandolins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ralf Leenen and the Royal Estudiantina &#8220;La Napolitaine&#8221;<\/strong> 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 <strong>Luigi Embergher<\/strong>. The fantastic bright and clear sound of those instruments is very well recorded in the four videos.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Live performance at the St-Anthony church (Edegem, Belgium)<br \/>\nby Royal Estudiantina &#8220;La Napolitaine&#8221; (played on Embergher instruments):<br \/>\nmandolins: Ralf Leenen, Guy Lemi\u00e8re, Yuko Fujikura<br \/>\nmandola: Filip Lemi\u00e8re<br \/>\nmandoloncello: Florentina Claessen<br \/>\nguitar: Yvonne Azaert<br \/>\ndouble bass: Roland Timmerman<br \/>\nrecorded: 7 November 2009.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>SIBELIUS &#8211; Valse Triste (by Royal Estudiantina &#8220;La Napolitaine&#8221;)<\/h4>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SIBELIUS - Valse Triste (by Royal Estudiantina &quot;La Napolitaine&quot;)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OMnBB9TQ0d0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h4>GLUCK &#8211; Iphigenia in Aulis (Royal Estudiantina &#8220;La Napolitaine&#8221;)<\/h4>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"GLUCK - Iphigenia in Aulis (Royal Estudiantina &quot;La Napolitaine&quot;)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SzKADJ1jgGM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>LACOMBE &#8211; Aubade Printani\u00e8re (Royal Estudiantina &#8220;La Napolitaine&#8221;): <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=V3Uhjhl_PGw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">play Video<\/a><\/p>\n<p>RANIERI &#8211; ValseCaprice (Ralf Leenen &amp; Yvonne Azaert): <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NOdFl-Epe08\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">play Video<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Youtube channel Ralf Leenen:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/ralfleenen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/ralfleenen<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ralf Leenen<\/strong> and <strong>Barry Pratt<\/strong> have written a book about the <strong>Embergher<\/strong> 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:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mandolin.be\/embergher\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Embergher Mandolin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Homepage of the Royal Estudiantina &#8220;La Napolitaine&#8221; with informations about the history of this ensemble and many recordings of Embergher instruments:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mandolin.be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.mandolin.be\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All four videos in one playlist and some older videos with the Royal Estudiantina &#8220;La napolitaine&#8221;:<\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Zupfensemble Royal Estudiantina &quot;La Napolitaine&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLA2C7D2A2FAB801F7\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Merken<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ralf Leenen and the Royal Estudiantina &#8220;La Napolitaine&#8221; 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. 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