Milos: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert 

His mission was instantly clear to me when I heard him say in an interview that he felt music to be a better representation of a country than any politician. Those words resonated in me and made me fall in love with him.

Having listened to Asturias an uncountable number of times, I think what I like so much about his version of it is that it is just so cleanly played - some artists it just kind of blurs all in together, but with him, you can feel him hitting each note of it. Fantastic.

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!

Such a beautiful rendition should get more likes.

Ayayay! The goosebumps started up immediately! What musicality. Thank you.

Why continue to listen to a song you have ever heard more than once? It is beautiful to see someone interact with an instrument and watch the interplay between human and spiritual, the human and the heavenly.

I had the good goose bumps running all over my entire body and tears in my eyes during all pieces that he performed. Absolutely beautiful skills! All I could feel was the tenderness of the way he played and love is what touched my heart. Thank you for keeping this video up for others to enjoy. Take care and stay healthy. (Smile)

One of the leading classical guitarist

Truly beautiful.All the pieces were beautifully rendered. The last piece felt soulful.

Exquisite performance of Asturias! Listened to half a dozen times and found something new to marvel at each time. Bravo!

Absolutely amazing !!!!❤❤❤❤❤

He looks really great when he smiles. Go for it, Miloš!

great playing and technique! koyunbaba is an amazing piece!

so many envy in here... peace&love

Love Tiny Desk now that I know it. Milos vibe is outstanding.

excellent performance!

Beautiful

I enjoy listening you play, thank you.

Beautiful!

Stunning

Pinceladas musicales en el Aire !!! Increíble a el nivel que llevo su talento muchas felicidades y gracias por compartirlo !!! Abrazos desde Argentina 🐐

beautiful !!!

LOVE IT!!!

it's the first time, i've finally understood koyunbaba, thank you. sometimes it is needed not so great performer to understand music.. :-)

Great tone and passion. Definitely of the Spanish school. Fire in the belly.

Spanish Romance.. Lovely

This is art appreciation.

I just started learning how to play guitar and started looking for motovarional vids...and found an underground troll scene😂🎸love it

exactly. Thank you.

Hermoso ☺️

He's honoring repertoire of the past and does not intend to only do old repertoire. He's starting out with songs that influenced him before he introduces new material. You know why he gets attention? Because as a boy he believed in himself, sacrificed a lot, worked very hard, and he's actually talented! He got rejected by many companies before signing to DG but kept at it. Yes there are better guitarists out there but that's life.There are also talented singers that don't get recognition either.

Perhaps you should listen to what he actually said. He didn't call it a flamenco piece at all. What he suggested was that IF any classical piece COULD be called flamenco then it would be Austurias. He then went on the elaborate why he felt that. A perfectly legitimate thing for him to feel and express.

This guy has a serious case of guitar face. I love it.

magnificent

Omg his face when he plays is so handsome!!"!!

YES!!! i love him haha

Milos is without a doubt a good player and some may find him great. I thinks he is good, but not exceptionally. What actually surprises me is the effect of the marketing strategy in general. Milos plays at a Master level and does that very well. Also he is capable of reaching millions of people, and that is from the perspective of the result of diverse musical-industrial strategies and his playing and personallity. But he is presented here as the new prince, the saver of the classical guitar as if there was nobody before or nowadays... and that is rubbish.

Muy talentoso Milos.

I am seriously laughing at this comment because of how pitiful it sounds. I do in fact appreciate his tone and phrasing. His albums clearly showcase his talent. I have learned music in school and can also play an instrument. So I can appreciate good music. Please do yourself a favor and stop being so hateful.

¡¡¡Bravísimo!!!

He may to a certain extent dictate his choice of repertoire due to his label and his audience but there is no doubting he is an excellent musician and as a Conservatoire student myself i just find it so refreshing for the instrument to get som recognition and exposure. Also compare his albums in a few years and his music will develop, he is still a relatively fresh graduate. just look how xue fei's repertoire has progressed.

He's a hottie and he can play just fine, thanks very much. Looks do not hurt a career at all. It's a real howl reading all the so-called "critics" on these youtube vids--so many opinions, so little smarts. Maybe he'll be one of the fortunate few musicians who can actually make a decent living playing music--I wish him the best and enjoy his work.

Des oeuvres indémodables. En dehors de jeux interdit très connu, les autres oeuvres sont très souvent jouées par les très bons guitaristes classiques. J’aime beaucoup le touché et la sensibilité de ce jeune guitariste.Que du plaisir pour les oreilles!… Je ne partage pas toujours les commentaires critiques (si vous comprenez l’anglais) qui sont soit disant des spécialistes?… La musique reste avant tout une affaire de gout et de sensibilité de chacun! Même s’il ne satisfait pas à 100% les "puristes"? NB: j'apprécie aussi ce style d'enregistrement qui semble pour une fois réalisé sans "fioritures!"

wow

I agree he chooses the very well-known, already-quite played pieces, but still is a great player.

Bravo young man! I really loved that second piece!!!

nice...

I find Milos playing absolutely amazing. He is a skilled guitarist whom has inspired me to start playing again. I love his selection of music. For those of you who feel it necessary to post negative comments, maybe you follow the wise old statement. If you have nothing good to say about someone, then you should say nothing at all. Be kind, your life will be better for it.

classic

The first piece he played sounded to me like a battle between the top two stings vs. the bottom three strings. Interesting sound.

He is very good. By the way, the last piece he played was what? Can any one tell me the title of that piece? I did not understand what he said.

Sometimes its about who is doing it in front of you... not just who else can do it.. or do it better, take time to enjoy the moment and not compare it to moments past... honestly this sounds like it game from a legend of zelda game, not a huge fan but for a couple minutes it was good to me

hey thank you...they are pretty nice guitars..i saw Williams & Smallman on the Bio...very expensive....I am looking for a newer guitar next month perhaps...i bought a Cordoba C9...too much mid-range..other than that it's nice...was going to move up to a Clarita...but perhaps for the price of $2k i could go with a luthier...not sure what to do really at this point...except keep on practicing...lol

anyone knows what guitar is he using? the rosette looks exactly like john william's

Damn, some of you all are haters. Give the guy a break. He's pretty damn good, and as far as playing classics goes thats what classical guitar is unless youre playing modern stuff like Duchan; plus it's a good way to measure a guitar player. Youre criticisms of him sound like jealous bystanders in an audience wishing they could be in his position.

Leyenda is about as difficult as it gets though!

Superb performance..... my only complaint is the camerawork..... much too close at times.... you can't see the finger & fretwork.....

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Beautiful! Who's the luthier of this guitar?

彈的真棒

Milos is the Ted Mosby of classical guitar

Uma interpretação de mestre: Paulo Martelli. Ver

why not???

Oh and that's where you are wrong again. I do know of Julian Bream and Andres Segovia- they are the greats of classical guitar and I can admit that Milos is not at their level especially Bream's. Bream is a genius. I also know that Milos was a recipient of a Julian Bream prize when he was studying at RAM, and it was given to him by Bream himself. I think that says something. Milos is doing a good job of introducing classical guitar to newcomers in order to create more players to begin with.

Hey I'm playing 2/3 of those pieces, myself

concierto de aranjuez

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even so, john williams' slower interpretation allows Leyenda to build up and climax so intensely at the first flamenco strummed B major

Ha, ha! Good one. :)

How is it played maestro? There are no tempo markings and the author is unknown, yet YOU know. Please share.

Enjoyable-but compare this to David Russel's playing in the same series. David is in a completely different class-a real master. I've really enjoyed this whole Tiny Music Desk series!

wonder what that guitar is he plays?

this is a sad day for me, I enjoy playing classical guitar, I'm not an advanced player yet but I have a desire to be, and I know with practice I can be. but it is so sad to hear other musicians try to destroy one another for no apparent reason, wow I'm really confused. God help us.

Anyone who feels envious and feels the need to judge another musician is someone who knows NOTHING about dedicating ones life to an instrument. I was just about to type "I have found my new hero" but again we read judgement comments. Haters who know nothing more than how to play Power Chords with the worst distortion possible. I have dedicated my life to this instrument and I know just how much it takes to move from beginner Power Chord noise maker to the beautiful sounds that only comes from the string and wood. I would never judge another serious player. Those of us who still love to play know just how much work, isolation, insanity, loneliness it takes, but we push further. We push past all those annoyances because we have to, because we can't stop, because we feel every note. This man feels every note, he wanted this he worked hard to have it and he deserves it. Only an amateur (that's french for village idiot) would sit back and judge, blindly not seeing this mans honesty and brilliance.

You're just jealous cuz Milos gon have some anonymous romances after this

where? ive search and found milos janjic, its not this milos. what do you mean by killed it?

I agree with craigalake, the greate players , Segovia, bream, Williams all spent a great deal of there careers playing new pieces commissioned for them which extended the repertoire and reputation of the instrument, romance is the 1st piece I ever learnt when I was 14, 30 years ago, it's simple. He clearly has great technique though but I'd rather hear him play more exciting pieces.

Couldn´t help and stare all the time at his fingers...

What I don't understand is the need for all the haters to comment under a video of a musician that they hate. What are you really trying to accomplish? It just shows your jealousy and how sad and pitiful you all are. If you do not like him, then don't listen to him...simple as that. All you bunch of sad classical guitar snobs need to get a life.

i think he is good and i think his pieces are a conscious choice if you will make a career playing guitar you will have to play some pieces people know and like . then you can add somthing you like and people will be more open to it

ENVY it's a horrible menace

@babaluboo123 smallman guitars, john williams plays the same kind of guitar.

@timothyforvendetta i also know spanish romance ;-) the other two songs require much more skill and precision to play, specially the last one with the alternate tunning, that's why i said that he's a good player. cheers and thanks for agreeing.

Lets hazzard a guess as to why he is all over the place ,,,His LOOKS ,pure and simple .It's beauty over talent.Not saying he isnt good ,but ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Many here criticize Milos. I would like to the great guitar specialist to put your video on YT to see them.

Which type of guitar is that?

asturias is beginner? you ever actually picked up a guitar? can we see your rendition?

@nebrulla it's not possible to explain why guitars play out of tune in 450 words but you will find an interesting article on the subject here. timberens com essays tuning.htm use a . for the com and slashes in the other spaces to make the link. It's an interesting subject if you care to study it. The human perception of pitch can be quite variable. Almost no instrument plays perfectly in tune yet can sound fine to the ear.

First Song: Author: Carlos Iafelice ( Brazil ) Song: Romance de amor ( Romance of love )

wish i had a technique like him...lol...

Also with the exceptions Sergio and Roland i can no think of another guitarist whos compositions are anywhere near as complex, musical, beautiful and sometime haunting as Albeniz, Granados, Barrios (all of who he has recorded, including Sergio!)

@ricardohernandezosun Tu hermanita también toca Koyunbaba? Si es así, hazle un video, todos la queremos oir y ver.

@jackthesedays music like any other subject is to be judged, critized, apreciated and loved. I'm not just droping higher up's, milos is a good guitar player, and before you criticize my opinion, just search for the video that i mentioned, you won't be disappointed. cheers

the finesse, the technique, and the general feel of his playing really captures my attention. I like these types of guitar pieces because, if played by a virtuoso like milos, you can emote so much. guys a good looking dude too. haha

hahaha the operation doomsday lunchbox on the shelf

Oh my word. Amazing. I'm hardly a guitar expert: can someone tell me what guitar he's got?

Vous dites qu'il est le David Beckham du la guitare...

LOL I love this comment. thanks!

For those of you who say Smallmans dont sound good...eat it...heres proof they do. Stop regurgitating what you heard somebody else say so you can sound musically intelligent.

I still think D minor sounds way cooler than C# minor to play Koyunbaba. I have some (bad) recordings of me practicing it.