Segovia is the master, period. Everything he ever did transcends time and space. The notes leaving his fingers exist in the world as vibrant energy and if I can ever just capture 1/1,000,000th of that energy, I will consider myself a success.
This song is so beautiful this is the reason it was one of songs singled out to be included in our time capsule to the stars, the Voyager probe. Peace.
Wow completely Stunned !!! Even in his students, Williams for example, you can see great technique, but the way he plays with your emotions, you instantly know it's the great virtuoso Andres Segovia !
The most beautiful rendition of the Gavotte en Rondeau I've ever heard. You can hear such vivid expression and raw emotion in every note and chord. It's like you can hear the voice of God flowing through his fingers.
Hearing Segovia play is like a religious experience. Just a true master at work. Among classical guitarists, I'd have to rank Segovia #1 all-time. I'd even rank him in the Top 5 guitarists of ANY genre. He doesn't just hold & play the guitar, he caresses it like one would caress a lover. I hear this & know that there's still beauty in this world.
I've heard some great versions of this on RU-vid and fair play to all you lovely people, you play SO much better than I ever can or could. But this has to be, for me, the definitive version of the gavotte. Segovia had such wonderful phrasing and such beautiful timing that this will, without doubt, remain my favourite rendition for a long time to come. Feel free to disagree, you're perfectly entitled!!
ah = the man who started it all = the maestro= no one can make the guitar sound like Segovia = and I shook this guys hand at one of his last concerts! = the top guy. andypandywright
Segovia is so good, that even on youtube, you can understand how genious he was on dealing with pauses, with interpretation also transcription. The regular transcription is player on other frets, wich completely loses the intial orchestration. You can see on youtube the same music being played rvrn with better sound quality, and note how Segovia stands in a Olympus higher than higher than higher even if it´s a crappy youtube sound quality.
When I was 16 or so (around 1970) I went by myself to see Sr. Segovia play at Place des Arts in Montreal. I didn't play the guitar, but wanted to, and was struck at the sheer humility of the man...and his performance: just a seat for himself and thats it...2 hours later I left inspired. I doubt the man was anuthing but as kind and gentle as his playing here suggests.
I studied with Jerry Willard, student of Sophocles Pappas, student of Segovia. He didn't play perfectly but he had the fire. People cry when they hear me play Flamenco guitar in France. I am very measured and not wild, but can I do a Farucca! Come hear. Love you for putting this up. Thank you. The fire lives on.
God that part in 3:20 gets me, you can that he's putting his soul in this piece, and you see it through his playing, and the way he moves its like he understands the guitar, and its more then just a guitar, its a companion and he's looks like he's flowing look at the way his fingers move when he changes chords or does a scale just amazing, how can someone understand the guitar like this, just wow
Yes its really incredible how flawless he plays the gavotte. It's a real task to even hit all the notes properly but he manages to put a lot of dynamics on top either. In my opinion there is no way to make that piece sound better on guitar as in his version. However, there is a certain mediterranean feel to it. Maybe this is the magic about it ...
I had a teacher whom wanted to be a musician, but told that he could never play classical because of his hands, but years later he sees that Segovia has the same hands. Never let anyone tell you that you cant!
Bach, Beethoven and Einstein were talented. But keep in mind that equally talented people exist. The first 2 are known because of luck as well as segovia. Bach got rediscovered 'by accident'; as nobody liked his music during his days. The classical examples we all give were indeed extremely talented, but they were still human
Segovia is profoundly influential that if he had not been, the classical guitar would likely be nowhere close to where it is today. To critcize him on grounds of technique is ridiculous, and only those with requisite capability could rightfully do so. If there were no Segovia there would lkely be no Williams, Bream, etc. because of his tireless efforts. His transcriptions of Bach stand alone as unique and legitimate artistic accomplishments. Segovia is highly significant in music history.
does anyone know where i can find a tablature of Segovia's own rendition of the sarabande? (or less preferably the gavotte) if anyone can help me please let me know. thank you
GRACIAS MAESTRO SEGOVIA POR LA MUSICA DE GUITARRA QUE NOS DEJASTE, NADIE TOCA LA GUITARRA COMO TU, QUE NI MAESTRO DE MUSICA TUVISTE, TU FUISTE TU PROPIO MAESTRO, ERES UNICO!!!!!!
Does he ever hit a wrong note? It's so awesome when a brain that can comprehend the music combines with hands that are huge and limber. Oh, and the will to do the hard work. That's really the thing keeping most of from starting at all. This guy's tone is fat. The recording here is distorted but his tone rocks and his playing is full of life. How can you top it?
Right you are AskSocrateNow and MarquisEstelle: Segovia solidified the guitarist as artist: he brings aspects of composing to his play: interpretation. That is the artistic license of the soloist virtuoso. Most composer appreciate this just as musicians/ composers appreciate those who dance to their music. -- Still, I appreciate Roger Norrington's strict adherence to the tempo marks and other element settings in Beethoven works.
It's not entirely from the mic setup. Graduates from the better conservatory programs have been taught to reduce finger whisper by not sliding their fingers along the strings, especially the lower three strings (EAD), as they change positions. In his recordings for Decca Segovia said he preferred more distant miking, as if the guitar were heard from afar.
Perhaps his tone is only rivaled by Julian Bream. Bach comes to life and becomes a mesmerizing relevant expression of the human experience as though it were written yesterday!
to toscallas: yeah u r right - my english is realy not so good - i am sorry - and i have realy nothing about old master segovia : but, i am sorry, bach is not his department - listen gould, savall, koopman.. by the way, if u would understand a little bit more about music as u do in your small "guitar-world" would u know how good my guitar playing and improvisation is.. about this u can only dream..you can freely visite my website to see for oneself/yourself ..nothing peronaly - peace !
to toscallas: is it a problem to play bach music on other intrument ( as cello )and with other technique ( as bow )? is it a joke: "i didnt told these good ( ! ) people that i ''play bach''using an electrical guitar and a plectrum ...? *i dont wonna be rude - but if you think so than you have realy a problem - not only with music. sorry i musst to say this.. regards regards
to bigdave9920 & italouruguayricano: i agree with u - how i see u understand more about music than toscallas,sakmeof ( bad language ! )or such similar cramped-thinker.. its wellknowen: without improvisation - no composition - and without composition master segovia had nothing to "interprete".. isnt it so ? :-) ..if you never heard miles, parker, coltrane, evans, duke, jarrett, ornette etc..is your musical world and your musical culture very needy .. sorry to have say this !
to JasonCurtisNewsted: are you shure ?? :-) you know, obvious, less about music history and bach ..?! they all ( bach, mozart, beethoven, chopin etc..)could improvise - and done it ! - they all teached improvisation and not interpretation ..its well-knowen ! interpretation is overestimated - its come with commercialization of classical music - read "j.attali - l´economie politique de la musique"
Segovia's timing was always perceived to be "off." He was not mastering a metronome he was listening to his heartbeat! The love that surrounded him and his guitar is to be lived with and interpreted from now on; NOT studied, argued over and used to separate people from each other.
ps: hey toscallas - peace brother ! u missundersood me - i told u only bach improvised his music .. and segovia plays better sor as bach .. may i have my /proffesional/ opinion ? regards and peace !
lol.. old skool ..well ..not bad .. :-) ! ..you wonna hear/see something realy new - how to improvise bach music look for vid : "bach sarabande jazz guitar" :-) !
Paco De Lucia is the revolutionary of the guitar. It is obvious that technically and emotionally he is much better. I don´t think he was influenced from Segovia.
@GiveMeMoreVids My father was a fatman also, and had a very similar tone, wich made me envy him, because I player a lot better but had not the same tone. Of course having fat fingers does not mean you´re going to make the right pauses, give best interpretation as Segovia gives, but should make us think about the importance of position and structure of the hand, as a pick is important to the electric guitar player. Only that.
comparing Segovia and Cobain is simply a nonsense, there's a time for Cobain and a time for Cobain. If you want to understand why Segovia was and is great simply stop thinking about technique, if you're a musician only music matter, the technique is only a tool, playing music is not playing the right notes. Last but not least, we don't need another Segovia, but other great musicians.
Its obvious that he felt what he played, but in all the videos of him, he rarely looks like he's "fellin' it". Again, to clarify, when I watch SRV, soul pours out his finger and his face. It's obvious he feels what he plays. Segovia, on the other hand, seems expressionless, I guess he's just that natural. I suppose its just like talking for him.
He's not exactly right, think os Segovia in therms of a musician, not of a guitarist. A great musician, in the classical music world, is not the one who can play the partiture, but the one who can play what is written and what is not. But is an hard concept to understand if you don't know about classical music.
Yes, there was. Arcangelo Corelli. Yes, there has been: Danny Elfman(Ice Dance), Yngwie Malmsteen(Icarus Dream Suite Op.4) among others. Bach has this mythos arund him. Before anyone flames, listen to the tunes I said, and remember: it is just music, but we love it ;)
some where on RU-vid is Sengovia instructing classes - he speaks little but says alot. One thing he said I remember is the student was rushing the piece - Andre stopped him and pointed out if you cant play it slowly how can you possibly do it quickly - every note has value.
Anyone who considers him/herself a true musician can appreciate the mastery of a virtuoso no matter what kind of music is played. There are great Jazz masters just like there are great Classical ones. A Jazz musician can benefit greatly observing Segovia and so a Classical musician from a Jazz master.
Yeah, i know. This is certainly not my genre of music. I play a Les Paul through a Marshall stack. I like to listen to Segovia though. I made the joke about the tablature just waiting to see how long it would take a classical player to make fun of me. Didn't take long:)
Segovia is to classical music what Ozzy is to metal music. He is a musical God, and so is Ozzy. Ozzy's first guitarist (as a solo act) Randy Rhoads was in relentless pursuit of classical music excellence. He was actually going to leave Ozzy's band to attend UCLA and get a degree in music
:-), yes, way cheaper the Torres, I was talking about new guitars you can think to buy from a luthier shop. I use the therm base as because not a guitar is equal to the other one, and because the Ramirez built for Segovia was absolutely a different level one.
@Unpromoted I completely agree,music should be played to please the hearing and touch your or someones heart and that will not happen with an mathematical aproach. It is also more pleasing in certain situations to hear notes slightly out of phase...vibrato..
"Jazz is for pseudo intellectuals and others who don't know yet that music is a form of art..." Um.... "some stupid people should only allowed to comment on things within their comprehension" Wow, I didn't really have to say much here.
That's from the mic setup. Such sounds are always there somewhere if you amplify them. On the other hand, you always have the choice to lose higher overtones to avoid noise, or to take advantage of the wealth of expression in the treble.
First of all: Marvellous upload! Seing his right hand likeit´s filmed here is rare, and really helps out a lot in figuring out how he gets that heavenly tone. But: Violin Sonata BWV996? It´s a lute suite. :-)
I admire Segovia greatly but the recordings like this one made towards the end of his life often disappoint. To find out how good he really was listen to some of his earlier like the Cachonne posted by aimson.
Hi Envenomed. Can I not give my opinion like everyone does? If you don´t like it I am sorry very much for interrupting your worship to Andrés. Try to skip my comments everytime you look for an Andrés Segovia video.
this video is labeled: bwv 1001 - adagio and bwv 1006 - gavotte en rondeau the second part is correct but the first half is actually Lute Suite No.1 bwv 996 IV. It's a Sarabande, that's why it sounds so spanish.
This eternal comparisson of who's better.. lol - Allow me to laugh please... :) To accomplish the moreless rudimentary essence of a composition does not require only skill but passion for craft and the whole of music.
Yes, beautiful, but the audio quality is terrible. They should have a RU-vid for musicians with higher audio requirements for this type of video. I wish I could hear it without the terrible digital artifacting.
The sad thing is modern guitarists today who barely can crack out a power chord and when they do they stick to the common I, vi, V, pattern probably make geniuses like Segovia turn in his grave.
Am used to listening to this on the violin,but I have to say it works pretty well on the guitar too,like most other works Bach wrote for the violin.Elegant rendition by Segovia,as always!
