Originally posted by waroflogicI have worked on quite a few pieces by Tarrrega but am a little sceptical of the idea that his pieces are easy to play. Lagrima is without doubt a basic piece and really good for beginners but some of the other pieces require quite a bit of commitment.
Anyone here play guitar? (classical) If so, do you play anything by Francisco Tarrega? I think he's pretty great!
I am not sure if you are working through the grade system but "Grand Waltz" is on the grade 8 syllabus and as for "Recuerdos de la Alhambra" it's actually a diploma piece. The problem with "Recuerdos de la Alhambra" is that it seems like an easy piece but a quick scan of youtube will show you that quite a few people are content with performing awful versions of it. Generally the tremolo is sloppy whereas this piece requires great control of the tremolo.
Barrios's music is amazing, if you like Tarrega you will certainly love him. I like both Tarrega and Barrios as well as Bach on the guitar. However, at the minute I am listening to/playing a lot of stuff by Nikita Koshkin. If you are unfamiliar with this composer then have a listen to John Williams playing the "Usher Waltz".
Here's the link:
Incidentally, poor John Williams is much belied. I remember hearing a guitarist criticise him for having "too good a technique".
I mean, honestly, wtf?
Originally posted by demonseedI agree. Sure, Tarrega offers a range of beginner pieces, but I would say most of the interesting Tarrega pieces are intermediate; and some, like Recuerdos, are advanced.
I have worked on quite a few pieces by Tarrrega but am a little sceptical of the idea that his pieces are easy to play. Lagrima is without doubt a basic piece and really good for beginners but some of the other pieces require quite a bit of commitment.
I am not sure if you are working through the grade system but "Grand Waltz" is on the grade 8 syllabu ...[text shortened]... uitarist criticise him for having "too good a technique".
I mean, honestly, wtf?
I'm a big fan of Williams' technique: the man is disgustingly good. Right now, I'm big into Bach and working on his BWV 1006a -- Prelude. I'm happy with my progress, but it's one of those pieces where Williams' version makes me feel small:
Originally posted by LemonJelloThat's a tricky piece!
I agree. Sure, Tarrega offers a range of beginner pieces, but I would say most of the interesting Tarrega pieces are intermediate; and some, like Recuerdos, are advanced.
I'm a big fan of Williams' technique: the man is disgustingly good. Right now, I'm big into Bach and working on his BWV 1006a -- Prelude. I'm happy with my progress, but it's one ...[text shortened]... where Williams' version makes me feel small:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPfZVflJdp0
Found a little known Bach piece that's quite easy to learn and good for anyone's repertoire.
Gavotte en Rondeau (BWV 995)
Not to be confused with the rather more famous Gavotte en Rondeau (BMV 1006a).
Take a listen to this: Anyone ever hear of the Katona Twins? Brother Duo classical guitarists, on this Rodrigo (one of my favorite composer) Zapateado, Concierto Madrigal. Its only about 4 minutes long but the interaction of the orchestra, conductor and guitarists is outstanding!
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And on the subject of duo's, the best ever was Ida Presti and Alexander Lagoya but Julian and John came as close as any two not married people can! Listen to this DeFalla piece, Dance #1 by Julian Bream and John Williams, the video sucks and the audio is not top either but their flaming guitar prowess comes through for sure!
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Originally posted by demonseedI think the argument is that whilst his technique is flawless, his play isn't as interesting and emotional as other players.
Incidentally, poor John Williams is much belied. I remember hearing a guitarist criticise him for having "too good a technique".
I mean, honestly, wtf?
Originally posted by waroflogicYou can see that when Julian and John play together, John is stolid, Julian bouncing around, changing expressions, very emo, while John is pretty much straight up and down playing with not much emotion.
I think the argument is that whilst his technique is flawless, his play isn't as interesting and emotional as other players.
Did you watch the three video's I put in?
BTW at the risk of sounding redundant, not sure if you heard my own compositions, I compose tunes for steel string acoustics, at myspace-donjenningsguitar. See what you think. It's certainly not classic but has a unique sound I think.