My great stepfather was Dutch, born on the islad of Bali in 1922. At the age of 20 he became a creature of the Japanese. He was so so lucky to survive! He was one of the poor souls that did slave work on the Sumatra Railroad. he went from camp to camp and etched the names of the camps into a small silverbox. There were many names. After the war he came to the US and settled in the SF Bay area and learned to play classical guitar. This is one of the pieces he practiced. Canciones de Cuna was another one.
Beautiful performance, in fact so beautiful it reminds me of a video of julian bream's masterclass with this prelude where he taught how to bring out the little nuances and the melody in these music lines. I absolutely love it and would love to see more records from this concert! :D Great job Siccas guitar!
Omg. What a beautifull sound this amazing guitar makes! So sweet, so energic, so Brazilian. The perfect choose for this song. The new reference for this song is that video.
Man, you haven't lived, have you? And you certainly haven't been to enough concerts. But if you love this (and it's VERY good), you'll love much more yet, and you'll get away from the hackneyed repertoire like this piece, which has been done to death, mainly without the South American passion with which it was created....
I have worked with great guitarists like Marcin and collaborated with world renowned names like Ana Vidovic Christopher Parkening and Segovia, aiding during their concerts. Signed: The professional cougher
My teacher scribled a different left hand setting on the page comming down from the high D on the third part. Instead of sliding 2nd and 3rd up and down he wants me to use 3,2 and 4,3.... But thats very hard and i see professionals use the sliding technique instead.
Artistic interpretation of phrasing and tempo are essential to make the listener wish to hear more. (It's worthwhile experimenting-I play Bach to a Bossa Nova rhythm-try it!)
If everyone performed this piece exactly the same in tempo and expression - then why would we bother with going to a performance when it's just the same thing over and over? Yes, it's different, and I appreciate that.
I acctualy played it even faster than this and it seems (at least to me) like it has its pros and cons when playing either slower or faster... anyway I think it is up to the performer to decide which way he enjoys playing more
I alas am not a musician but sculpt words and language to evoke reactions. My upmost respect to musicians who can speak through instruments yet remain silent. My doctor says that I have emphysema so I'll stick to literature. My father was an Opera singer and my mother taught me to write. I had good tuition from the Valley of Kings.
