ROLAND DYENS: The French Guitar MAGICIAN 

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In 2001, I studied with Maestro Dyens at his master class in Burgundy France. That was my brag. He arranged the magic flute for 21 guitars, and we all got to perform a piece individually. He was absolutely magical. It makes me so happy that you are now introducing a true embodiment of a playing player. As in, his arrangements are fun and unique. I will never forget he emphasized having fun and being free. He would of loved your work. I know this because when you play with love, you celebrate existence at its core. You're wonderful and the rest of us who also play are wonderful. We are most fortunate to share this experience at any capacity. Much love good sir.

Finally my favorite guitarist is back, I am very happy with your improvisations and guitar playing. Continue and always success and content 🙂

Roland Dyens is my favorite guitarist, I've never seen anyone else do what he has done on a classical guitar. I feel like he was the only true master of the instrument as a whole. But what blows me away ever time I listen to him is how much control he has on each voice in a piece. No matter how complexe the harmonisation, he would always make it intelligible. Every single note is played with the right intent, the right volumn, the right attack. Anyway, thank you for this tribute.

What a superb tribute to Roland, especially your own brilliant arrangement at the end. Cheers.

Fuckin finally I saw him once live. And my life waa never the same. From full fledged metalhead that played almost exclusively metallica riffs, to classical guitarist in the space of an hour. Mr Dyens opened my ears to a whole new world. Had the privilege of shaking his hand and exchangin a few workds after the concert...what a gentleman Thanks for the video. Cheers to all

Wonderful story, and wonderful tribute to Roland Dyens. It's a privilege to hear you play. Thank you.

Hey, Lucas... this is going to be a long comment. First, glad to see a new video from you. Second, so nice to find out that we share a profound admiration for Roland Dyens. I can hardly play several chords on guitar, but I love this instrument. And I had the occasion to see Roland Dyens once live, in Bucharest. I've been completely mesmerized. His Libra Sonatina is a masterpiece! I'd love to be able to play some of his more sophisticated songs.... and the news of him passing away in 2016 really made me very very sad. It was a cruelly untimely death. I can only hope that his legacy, his eclectic approach to guitar will endure. Third, it's a nice old guitar the one that you play in this video. And very funny way of inserting the microphone in the inside :) Those small holes on the front of the guitar - do they serve a purpose, or are they just part of the patina of the instrument? Keep up the good work. I'm waiting for Tango En Skay, but it's jazz. You know, 2-5-1, cause the walking bass is already there, right? :) :) :) I'm sue Roland Dyens would appreciate such a rendition!

Wow. I love Nuages and your version is stunning.

Lucas, this video is a treat! I love your interpretation of tango in Skai and your arrangement of Nuages is fantastic. Bravo from a French lady.

I remember going to a special week for students who wanted to take extra lessons from a well respected teacher from the University level and one of the students played this piece. I became obsessed with Roland Dyens too. I'd love to see more of his repertoire played by you. Greetings from Spain.

Where have you been?!! Not many guitarists in this world could pay as wonderful a tribute to the great Roland as you Lucas. Bravo! :o) xx

Oh Lucas, you’re so good… At around nine minutes you play so well with the melody / harmony. Such a pleasure to listen you. Merry Christmas!

Rolland would be proud of what you're doing! He always found new ways to play and new sounds and effects on the guitar. He once commented that in his arrangements of songs like "La Vie en Rose" he even tried to capture the breathing of the singer! Your arrangements and performances remind me very much of Roland!

As a french guitarist, Roland Dyens is truly one my favorite composers and has been so important in my learning of guitar. I've praticed and played some of his pieces for so long. I even had to learn Songe Capricorne for my final exam and loved it.

wow !!!! Absolument génial cet arrangement de Nuages... magnifique

Was so pleased to see you’d posted a new video. You’ve been missed maestro. Simply love your playing and videos whether serious or playful. I hope you’ll be back posting more regularly. You’re playing is a real inspiration to wannabe guitarist like me. Thanks!👍🙏🏻

Dyens is one of the greats who sadly passed too soon. Very creative and original. Amazing arrangements (which are NOT easy to play). I'm fortunate to have seen him live in concert twice.

Tango on Skai was incredible. Your fingers sure can fly!

Absolutely beautiful version of Nuages Lucas❤️

Finalmente voltas-te!!!! Saudades que já tinha tuas 😍😍 Abraços de Portugal!

I've missed your playing and fine arrangements.

Wow, that arrangement of Nuages is amazing! 👏

Great to see you back. Really enjoy this kind of videos of yours, going deep into the topic :)

Great to see you back. Extraordinary musicality and chops. Thank you

Just spectacular, thanks Lucas. A beautiful tribute, and your own playing is superb (as usual!)

What a great interpretation! Congrats bro! Greetings from Brazil!

Excellent!....your appreciation of guitarists from different genres and your own superb talent are always a pleasure to see & hear.

I recently found Roland Dyens and have become obsessed with his music. Its awesome to hear my favorite RU-vid guitarist talk about my favorite guitarist

Wonderful story telling and marvellous virtuoso performance. Fantastic piece.

Thanks Lucas for another inimitable installment of your wonderful tributes, superb playing, and dry humor.😎👍

Yeeees! Happy to see you here again. What a music!😊

Amazing Lucas, such a wonderful and touching tribute. I thoroughly enjoyed your performances here! My first exposure to Roland Dyens, was through my brother who learned that piece and performed Tango en Skai in a concert in my hometown. That was the first time I heard it and I was like what on earth was that!!! Since that time I've listened to many of his wonderful compositions, and what a unique musician Roland Dyens was. Truly a gift that keeps giving to the world, even though he's not physically with us anymore, and I definitely can hear his spirit in your playing Lucas, congratulations you're carrying on his legacy. :)

Thanks for bringing Roland to more people, what a great Christmas gift !!

Thank you for sharing your mastery with us again.

welcome back! as usual, great respect for the masters, and great performance by yourself

Dyens… his music and arrangements are perhaps the most intricate to play not only because of the high technical level required, it also demands a high level of musicianship. He indeed made use of all the expressive possibilities of the guitar. Nice video.

My teacher Alexandre Bernoud was a friend of Roland Dyens, he taught us his compositions and arrangements, great pieces of music ;) happy to see you back in the game :D

Fantastic. Lovely to see you back. That last one was incredible.

Wonderful to see you back!

Miss you uploads, top tier quality. Amazing as always

Thank you, Lucas! I had not heard of Roland Dyens prior to this. I'm in for a treat as I explore his music. What a holiday gift! All the best to you and yours for 2024 😊

Brilliant playing bravo!! When I was in my teens I was given a guitar like yours that had the sweetest tone, and I learned to play these lovely arpeggios quite smoothly as you do. I gave the guitar away, one of those impetuous things that you do, and forgot how to play those arpeggios. It must be lovely to be able to play them so well.

What a wonderful version of Nuages. Thank you for the dedication!

Loved the nuages arrangement, the brilliant bass+harmonics part made my day, thanks! ❤

The legend is backkk! What a wonderful early Christmas present

It's great to see a new video from you!

So good to have you back!

I had a few important guitar teachers in my life and Roland was my favourite as a composer. He taught me some composition too. He was awesome, and in private always ready to play and improvise in many styles. He loved jazz, he loved all Brazilian music… mentioned Egberto Gismonti as a huge influence and adored Bach. He was very fond of Sor too, and played Giuliani like a dream. His talent was limitless and he worked all the time. I miss him a lot as a friend and inspiration, he really left too soon. Your video is great and Roland would enjoy hearing you play his music. Thank you.

Wow Lucas, this was great!!! I loooved your arrangement of Nuages, wonderfully expressive in a way that is different from Django but so close to his spirit of play. And your rendition of the first piece was so varied in tone and phrase, magical! In French, saudade is pronunced « so - dad ». Very simple. Thabk you for sharing all this art with us. ❤

It's so great to hear from you again

Saw Roland in Cordoba during a Flamenco festival. I had attended a master class along with 50 others (way above my head) at the City College in San Luis Obisbo. I'm sorry to hear of his passing

Good to have you back Lucas !!!We love you!

a beautiful tribute Lucas! Love your playing of Tango in Skia and Nuages incredible!!

With Antoine Boyer and Yamandu Costa your are one of my favorite guitar player, Lucas! I also love this master Roland Dyens and his works for the guitar. Have a nice Christmas and a happy new year. Thanks a lot for your shared videos and your music.

Always a delight! God bless you Lucas and Merry Christmas.

A pleasure having you back with new videos. I have missed you!

Great interpretation on this 2pieces.Happy new year Lucas...👏👏

My favorite guitarist !! Still wondering if your guitar will have a second hole one day..

You are a true artist. Thank you for showing it. Fascinating and enjoyable.

holy shit. That arrangement of nuages is superb. Genius. Great tribute! Mixed best of diverse worlds.

Roland Dyens is my favorite guitar composer and transcribing! I owe him a huge deal of what drove me to make classical guitar one of my main goals and one of my main sources of entertainment and therapy! Thanks for making a video on him!

This whole video was fantastic. Thank you!

Glad you're back and cheers from Brazil.

Beautiful, I have listened to that piece for years and never realized Roland was the composer! Great video!❤

I love all your videos, your funny ones really crack me up, you have a great sense of humour with timing as impeccable as your beautiful playing and your serious ones are works of a real master.

Delighted you're back, been a while! Happy holidays, Lucas and co!

What a wonderful arrangement, bravo!

Thank you for the introduction and that was a SMOKING hot take on Nuage!

Great to see you're back

Man, I could not tear myself away from the last piece! Incredible... no, incredibly beautifully mesmerizing!!

ur seriously so incredible. i wish i had the passion and dedication for classical guitar and its many possible expressions the way u have it. i really enjoy ur vids. thanks so much. u have passed your masters in skill.

I’m glad you are back!

as soon as i heard that clip of saudade no3 i had to listen to the whole thing - its beautiful thank you

Thank you so much for pointing out great guitarists..while you yourself are entering or are allready playing in the same room! I love your dynamics giving depth and colour to the music...bravo!!

Glad you’re back. Missed you brother. Happy holidays.

Bravo Lucas 🙌 Amaizing arrangement, tech and feel , virtuoso playing ..

Good too see you again🥳

One of my favorist guitarists. Thank you for posting this.

This is a beautiful homage to your hero. That's special. This is the first video of yours i found and i'm glad i did. Thanks for sharing your gift, passion and knowledge with the world

Mindblown av ditt spel Lucas!! Så otroligt inspirerande, tack!!

Amazing take on Nuages! This video reminded me listening and practising libra sonatine almost 15 years ago with a huge love respect for him.

Glad to see your Channel again. Welcome back 👍🎶🙏

Awesome playing and a great tribute

Those nuages are so full of sunshine..Thank you

Great stuff. So many techniques in one piece and you played both of them amazingly well. Love this style/sound.

Amazing as always! Lucas has a sublime musical taste and the most cared and precision technique. I give thanks listen to him!

Great video Lucas thank you!

Thanks for introducing me to Roland, amazing composition, fantastic playing.

Man, what a guitar player you are. 👏👏👏👏👏

Great to have you back. My jaw dropped on your take of Django’s tune. Thanks for talking about mr Dyens, I feel he deserves to be much more reknowned. PS: Great format, alternating between clips, a good narrative and exquisite music !

amazing playing and good to see and hear you back at it :)

It is a true pleasure listening to you playing. Underbart!

So beautiful man! Bravo!

Wow, great playing and information, thank you!

Thanks your for sharing and for the music and inspiration!

Thanks for this video ❤ I gave my master thesis on Roland dyens life the techniques that he earned to guitar world and so.. He's gorgeous fantastic and so many things to say Rip maestro we keep alive you in our hearts ❤

He inspired so many of us, forever grateful to Roland Dyens. Love your video!

You are such a wonderful musician and human being.

This one of the most impressive and inspiring guitarists ai have ever heard. And so humble. Wow! Thank you!