Guitarists don't know this about La Paloma 

Great, Jonathan! I would be curious to know more about your background and repertoire. Maybe you would like to share. Best regards Wulfin

Dear Robert, you have put in nice words, thanks a lot Wulfin

Thanks a lot for this wonderful compliment. I am trying my best. Wulfin

Dear John, it was a pleasure to read your friendly remarks, thank you very much. It is my credo, that any decision of how to approach interpretation and technical solutions has its source in the inner emotional expression of how you feel the music. I would like to invite you to get more into depth of this matter. By the way WA stands for Estern Australia? I have a deep connection to Australia - I ca tell you more at another occasion. What else to you have in repertoire? Best regards from rainy Cologne. Wulfin

Thanks Alexander, old tunes never die…but check out my new tunes on RU-vid! best Wulfin

Thanks a lot Edward! Just preparing my own new work MEDITATIO I-V for recording and premiere in June…soulful music, indeed! Best Wulfin

Hi Edward, did you get along? If you have any questions or just want to talk over send me an email or grab a free consultation appointment through my mentoring web wulfinlieske-mentor.com. Best regards Wulfin

Dear Diego, so you have it here! There is a fat book at Berben Edition with all (!) Tárrega Transcriptions. What else do you play? Best Wulfin

Hello Erol, Thank you for sharing your connection with la Paloma. Do you have any recordings of your father and you playing? What instrument did you play la Paloma on back in 63? If you enjoyed this interview please have a look at the related music recording and let me know if reminds you of 1963. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Tz-K1hk4VFM.html Cheers from Cologne Wulfin

Dear Ray, welcome to my channel and thank you for your words. If you want to listen to the entire piece it is also available on my channel as part of the classical favorites series. Let me know your thoughts and looking forward to read from you soon. Best, Wulfin

Here is the link to the entire series. ru-vid.com/group/PLSW2eBJZN6bYuo5a_PqUnFmW1YUZwBajY

@@WulfinLieske thank you very much

You're welcome Ray. Where do you come from and do you play music yourself?

@@WulfinLieske Florida USA .. dabble a bit as hobby

Bravo, I am happy, it has such an impact on you! What is your repertoire? Best Wulfin

@@WulfinLieske I am going at any classical and gospel country. I have my guitar since 2004. Just had no progress on learning. Two years ago I decided before I die I will play. Through struggling I learned tuning and now I can play along. I believe if you listen to the master you can follow the Masters. I also live my life that way. All honor to God.

Hi Paul, thanks a lot for transparency! So, after struggling what do you play? Best Wulfin

Dear Curatica, Thank you for your message. This is a good observation, this piece is indeed played by many guitarists and musicians generally speaking around the globe. There are numerous arrangements for guitar and more than 2000 interpretations if you count beyond the guitar world. This clearly demonstrates how much this melody from Iradier influenced and continues to influence our World. Do you play the guitar and in particular do you play the Barrios arrangement from la Paloma? Cheers from Cologne, Wulfin

@@WulfinLieske Dear Mr. Lieske, I am not a musician; I just happened to have Barrios' 3xCD set. I probably heard "La Paloma" in all shapes and forms because it is such a popular (and beautiful) piece but I certainly don't have the arrangement you mentioned nor do I know if it exists or where to find it. I wish Barrios and other great musicians were surrounded by people ready to memorialize their creations, like Bach luckily was. All the best from thirsty California, Vlad Socaciu

Dear Mr Socaciu, Hello there in California. Yes you are absolutely right. This piece is as beautiful as it is popular. Actually I am confident that musicians are perpetually putting their soul in keeping the spirit of the great composers alive. Each arrangement is different, each Interpretation is different, each representation is different, but they all Carry a part of the composers energy. I am happy to see your authentic appreciation of classical guitar music. Have you listen to the other recordings in this playlist? I would love to hear your thoughts. Please find the playlist below or directly from my RU-vid homepage. ru-vid.com/group/PLSW2eBJZN6bYuo5a_PqUnFmW1YUZwBajY Cheers from Cologne, Wulfin

Dear Stephi, sorry for my late response, I am busy preparing my next premiere recording MEDITATIO I-V for guitar. I am very happy, you enjoy my contribution on La Paloma. Life is hard enough so as to suffer playing guitar. So I believe, it is fun to perform pieces not too difficult for your fingers but challenging you mind and spirit. That’s the strategy for all my recent RU-vid posts. So maybe you can benefit some of the others as well. Let me know! I am curious: what is your repertoire like? All the best Wulfin

@@WulfinLieske Hello Wulfin and thank you for your generous response considering your busy work schedule. Yes, it is pleasurable to play pieces not too difficult, and yet there is much to be gleaned and learned from even the "easy" pieces. In my experience, it depends on how one approaches the piece, any piece. There should always be some humility, respect and a sense of adventure when one begins a new piece. But, that's just my opinion. I'm an old fan of Julian Bream, and he opened some doors for me which have been of great help in my studies. As to my repertoire, it is rich and varied. I play some Villa Lobos pieces. They've improved over time. Some Antonio Lauro pieces and my favorite, Manuel Ponce. I love his music, challenging and fun. Of course, Bach plays a significant role also, but he's the master and there's only discipline, discipline, discipline if one is to accomplish something of value. So, I study him in small doses and reserve time just for him. I'm going to Europe soon. I think I will bring "Waltzes Poeticos" by Granados to get acquainted with them while I'm there. I won't have my own guitar this time, so I'll just use the time to familiarize myself with the pieces, and work on them when I return. Thank you so much for your time and courtesy in writing to me. I will watch for new things from you. I very much enjoy your outlook and discourse on music. All the very best in guitar and its music. Stephi Varjan

Dear Stephi, now my recording is done, went very well yesterday, still pretty short preparatory… In my Artistic Mentoring program all is about getting you dream program realistically done with six month or so. With musical beauty above technical challenges. So what else do you play besides La Paloma etc. ? Best Wulfin

@@WulfinLieske Thank you very much for your kind reply.I'm glad to hear your recording went well. As for myself, I have a broad spectrum of music in the classical genre. Villa Lobos is always challenging and fun. Lauro's music is also beautiful. A few Cuban pieces. Tarrega and Sor of course and my hero Bach. I also enjoy Manuel Ponce's music. I try to do research into Ancient music and at one point I owned a couple of Lutes to acquaint myself with its repertoire and timbre. I do a bit of composing occasionally also. Just finished a Minuet in the style of Hayden. I love a good challenge. I'd love to hear more about your Mentoring program. I have no professional ambitions but the quality of the music is paramount to me. Thank you for your response. Best.

Dear Steffi, please apologize my late response, I had a busy time composing and producing and I just returned from a tour and some holidays in Italy. So here we go. The basic ideas of my artistic mentoring program are displayed on my web wulfinlieske-mentor.com. In short: my credo is learning to perform good music in a considerable amount of time. This mean quality instead of quantity. So choosing the right repertoire of really catching pieces which are not too difficult. Best example is the Sor b min study in my RU-vid series. So best to exchange on the program would be to grab a free consultation Zoom video chat thru my web. Hope to hear from you best regards Wulfin

Thanks a lot David. You are my target!👏

Yes indeed. The story of this piece is fascinating. Of course Zbigniew, I remember us meeting each other, and it is a pleasure to read from you and also see that you have a RU-vid channel as well. Do you have a recording of you playing the Takeuchi arrangement? I am curious. I wish you a great festival in October. Cheers, Wulfin

Dear XPJ thanks for your interest and compliments. Yeah, it’s true with all these great tunes ruined by mobile ring tones…still we should become victims though. Back to the roots and enjoy a good song! I found the mentioned titles in a Berben collection elided by Gangi and Marfanga. What else are playing nowadays? Best regards Wulfin

@@WulfinLieske I'm not to sure what music people are playing today, but no doubt many of the guitar pieces that have been popular for the past 100 years or so are being played often. I call them the" Repertoire Warhorses"!😁I've always been interested in little known or seldom played pieces by composes of any era and maybe find a new gem to play. Lately though, I've enjoyed the works of Maximo Diego Pujol and have been working on many of his compositions. I have purchased virtually all of his solo works for guitar over the past year! Also, Turina's "Homage a Tarrega" has been in work for me and practicing pieces that I know so as not to forget them or having to relearn them over again has been a priority. BTW I enjoyed your talk on "The Power Of Expressivo on Classical Guitar". Very good for thought. I think sometimes it's just as important to talk about the music and the guitar as is playing and learning the music. Regards, JB

Hi JB, sorry for my late reply - I had to prepare a recording of my latest commission MEDITATIO which I recorded yesterday. Pujol is nice since it is very idiomatic on the guitar. I can really recommend the wonderful arrangements by Agustin Carlevaro (elder bro of Abel), they are high quality and a lot of fun to play. Turinas guitar music in an recording with my 1912 Manuel Ramirez is here ru-vid.com/group/OLAK5uy_nvaltVu6RInj57uZSkqttc-8KsRdbIuFQ. Would you feel to share your playing with me? I am curious. Best Wulfin

​@@WulfinLieske No problem on the delay. Great recordings and playing! Awesome! Thanks! I found some compositions by Abel but Agustin's arrangements were a bit more difficult to locate. I think I found some of his Piazzola arrangements though... You mentioned Turina--I'm reminded of what Segovia wrote to Ponce in December 1929 about his music. "Turina has sent me a spicy little piece"...(I think it was Rafaga, published 1930, but can't prove it)..."his sonata is almost ready. And in spite of the fact that I truly like it and that it is noble and worthy. I have confirmed my first impression: it is old fashioned music." Interesting..eh? I have never been able to find a recording of Segovia playing Turina's Sonata. That doesn't mean there isn't one but if he never recorded it,--this would explain why--and just fingered the piece for publishing. Anyway, here is a piece I recorded with a dancer. Regards, JB ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GqrvLcC4tf0.html

Wow John, that’s great, really charming both the dancing and your playing! Thanks a lot! The Hauser sounds gorgeous, congrats! Do you have a concert repertoire, I mean a program? Please let me know! Best Wulfin

Dear Zbigniew, Excellent catch. You are a fine connaisseur. Kaiser Maximilian final wish was to listen to this very piece la Paloma from Sebastián de Iradier. As a matter of fact the Mexican hymn carries a few references to this piece. It is much more than a Hit or a wonderful melody, with countless interpretations across all cultures in the world. La paloma is a symbol for the universality of music. Cheers from Cologne, Wulfin

Dear Georgios, I do agree with you that Asturias is a valuable masterpiece in the piano and guitar history. Nevertheless, I would rather not recommend to put la Paloma and Asturias on a same scale. La Paloma has very impressive musical value that may not appear at first due to its technical accessibility. I invite you to listen to different interpretations of Asturias, and do the same with la Paloma. Afterward try to describe what you fell in each case. If you manage to do that exercise prior to our call we can discuss it, that could be very interesting. Cheers from Cologne, Wulfin

I think you miss the point entirely.

@@nickd4785 Dear Nick D, l think you miss the point of "my soul"... Yes, l am sure for that!!! Georgios Danamos

Dear Georgios, thank you for your messages, I hope to see you soon on my channel, there are many new videos coming with high quality image and sound content for classical guitarist. Currently there are new videos every two weeks. See you soon. Wulfin

Hi Paul it’s dropped D. The arrangement is in D major, this helps at the final harmonics. The arrangement is by Tárrega and enclosed in a huge collection of his arrangements published by edition Berben. Do you play it? Best regards Wulfin

I am 50 and totally a beginner. I cannot read music and I struggle to press cords. So I listen with earphones and look at some professional play and follow their hands. Somehow I am pressing the notes. I am also trying fingers style and Travis picking. Totally self learning and progessing slowly. Thank you for your lessons

Thanks Paul, a direct and clear self portrait! Don’t be too strict and enjoy playing the guitar. I used to play electric guitar with a pick for quite a while professionally. If you have any question for classical just ask. Best regards Wulfin