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That’s the sound that made me pick up the guitar at first place. I don’t know what went wrong that I ended up playing rock and heavy metal guitar?!! Now getting closer to 50 and listening to this wonderful sound brought tears to my eyes remembering the joy and excitement that my first borrowed small body nylon string guitar brought to my life.
It was (and is) the vogue to play electric. And it is great! But if you don't own one, go out and get yourself a cheap nylon and a book with études - you won't regret it!
I started on classical but dropped out to play rock and country. I always said I would pick up classical again at 50 and I did. I can play some Bach and it us lime touching God. Stsrting on classical helped me play rock and jazz
J'écris en français car mon anglais n'est pas assez bon pour m'exprimer de façon précise. J'ai trouvé cette performance absolument parfaite sur tous les points. Vous êtes un grand interprète! La maitrise du son entre les rasgueados et les liés est excellente, les phrasés sont intelligents et oh! combien expressifs! J'ai particulièrement apprécié la justesse rythmique et l'élan de la Sarabande qui, selon moi, est une danse baroque difficile à rendre de façon convainquante et ici c'est magnifique. Et quoi dire de la prise de son? L'acoustique de cet endroit est parfaite, la guitare est probablement orientée de la meilleure façon par rapport à l' espace et les micros se trouvent visiblement dans la meilleure position. Bref, une performance parfaite, sans aucun accroc, sans montage, devant public... Le retour à l'ancien monde. Merci pour ce moment musical enrichissant! Bien sûr, je suis abonné!!!
@@troodon1096, although, do you sense the mistake? If it ain't baroque or renaissance, fix it. It is like Christ says: "Father, forgive them, for they don't know what they play." (Later, in 1791,it was revised to "...for they don't know music anymore.")
De Visée has always been a favorite composer of mine, ever since I first came across his music in Fred Noam's books. He made consistently interesting music with comparatively fewer notes. It's nice to hear the whole suite brought together.
@@user-on5zp8sh3f They are all in D minor. I found some scores for this on Scribd.com, you'd have to make an account to get them though. Here's a different link to a score i posted myself. drive.google.com/open?id=1TCY2el98YJFVy8ScO77ApqMCITaKBpQ7 I've also made a couple different arrangements of this suite, in G and C minor. Let me know if you'd like to see the scores for those!
I've seen a similar lineup for other Baroque composers, was this done with the intent they all be played back-to-back for people to dance to or so players could select the one appropriate to an event?
@@rainyday6430 thanks so much! For some reason I didn't get a notification that you responded lol. I'll definitely look at it and get back to you 😁 I've been looking all over the place and all I found was the prelude and bouree lol. Do the transposed arrangements you made have a much different emotion to them?
@@user-on5zp8sh3f The emotion depends on how you play it! So no, my arrangement is no different in that sense than the original. Also, the chords/notes are nearly the identical, but only changed slightly so they can played on two bowed string instruments. If you are curious as to what they sound like, here is a link to my soundcloud where I've posted several of the movements played as a viola duet (with me playing both lines) soundcloud.com/bratsche1/sets/visee-suite-in-d-minor
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This is exquisitely beautiful. An absolutely sublime performance. You are a supremely gifted man. And THANK YOU for using the historical temperaments! They really DO make a difference!! ❤
I found Rob's channel from Brandon - both are my new favorite subscriptions, for sure...this dude's playing is masterful and inspiring without the pretentiousness and ego that often will accompany such talent 🔥
I was listening to this as a background while working from home so I wasn't actually seeing the video. Then at the end I heard the applause and it suddenly dawned on me, WAIT WHAT It's a live performance! I want to see Brandon's expression after the performance! Usually on the recorded solo you cut the video or it just fades and doesn't look at the camera. This time I just want to see how you connect to the audience because it seems like you're so drawn in playing the guitar that you're lost in another world. Well that smile is priceless thank you so much again for that wonderful music 🥰🥰
AMAZING. It's Played on a BAROQUE GUITAR. . . . This is as authentic as you can get. . . Mr. Brandon Acker you just need to change your outfit, hang a CARAVAGIO painting in the BG, and ask your cameraman to adjust the lighting to achieve a CHIAROSCURO effect to bring the BAROQUE atmosphere even more real.
Life is so noisy nowadays, and the music of this age doesn't seem to even try to reach the heavens. This music seems to point upwards to the perfection of God. I have a bit of tinnitus, and this music is balm to that and audio-hope of heaven
My cat eats to the same rhythm as this tune’s opening section: “Chomp, chompy-chomp, chompy-chomp, chompy-chomp, chomp…” It’s such a happy rhythm, and now we’re both big fans! 🙂😻👍🏼
Currently saving up for a classical guitar. I also want to start one on one lessons some time after all this stuff blows over but considering where I live I may just have to do online learning. I've always enjoyed classical guitar but your videos frequently inspire me. I say to myself "If I can play half as good as him that'd still be really pretty good". I have a background in music and have a little experience with steel string guitar, so hopefully that'll make it a little smoother of a ride. Absolutely beautiful playing. Whoever picked the location knew what they were doing! Absolutely magnificent. And I love the size of that baroque guitar. I really don't like how a lot of acoustic steel string guitars are monstrous in size. Sure they are loud, but I honestly believe quiet instruments bring so much more to the table in terms of musical nuance and subtlety, while also usually being lighter to play and smaller. It exposes your technique, I suppose you could say? If you read this I'd love to hear your take on it.
@WATER-MAN Couldn't agree more with your advice; learning a musical instrument is a life long journey in which there's no need to rush into anything that's beyond your abilities.
Maybe it also depends on the workmanship of the instrument, also what wood is used. Different woods produce a different sound. Also the baroque guitar seems slimmer. I think it sounds crisper and brighter, somehow more delicate than a full sized guitar. Maybe he's playing a Spruce topped instrument. Hence the bright clear sound. So you have opened up an interesting conversation.
@@mariajukejax9649 Yes, you are right about it being an instrument with a spruce top. Pretty much all of the old instruments, and as well as the copies that are now being made of them will almost always have a spruce top. Classical guitars didn't begin to have cedar as an alternative until sometime during the 1960's. I believe that Segovia was probably one the first guitarists to start playing a cedar top guitar at that time.
What's that ghostly sighs @1:50 and @11:15? Does this instrument call upon the spirits of the dead or damned? Is Brandon a necromancer bard? I need answers.
that's such a pretty guitar. i wish they made guitars like that today. i think a 12 string nyolon would be cool too. putting a low E string on the modern guitar was brilliant.
I love you Brandon ❤️ thank you for the music. Heaven itself surely stops to listen and drink in each note played beautifully, inspired as surely as a rose in the moonlight radiantly delights.
I recently played "Age of Aggression" on my acoustic and it's inspired me to buy a nylon string guitar. Basically working my way towards a lute via Skyrim.
I tried learning this on my 1/2 size baroque guitar, you can listen to it on my channel, but I did rather poorly compared to this! Really, Brandon's a miracle!
I just wish you made a video of playing La tarantella, which piece you played in your video of introducing us to baroque guitar. Sounded so beautiful, and I just can't find anyone else playing it that way on the baroque guitar (there's not much videos of it at all). Would please my ears! Love your ease and elegant style of playing the instruments. Way to go!
What a gift, you are astoundingly talented! Sincere thanks for sharing with us. I subscribed and this piece is now marked as a favorite so that I may rewatch it.♥ Happy new year wishes.
A great reminder of de Visee. I was attracted by the shape of your guitar in the thumbnail. It reminds me of my first vihuela. i was never interested in playing baroque music but I enjoy listening. Thank you. There may be no knowing but I can't help thinking de Visee was aquainted with the work of Luis Milan.
Well, that was wonderful, Brandon! Thank you so much. I've loved that suite for years but I just played the notes, man. Your performance had so much depth and made so much sense. I understand that improvisation is key in a true baroque performance. I'm just wondering how much of that performance is Visée and how much is you? Is there notation for a strum and other ornamentation, or is that something a baroque performer is just supposed to know? Or is a combination?
Brandon you are so good. Fantastic talent, and we are so fortunate that you have reinvigorated the world of guitar. At the most needed moment. A bit of room noise on this one. The song, while a staple in the classical world, isn't particularly melodic, won't be humming this tune tomorrow. You could play a picket fence, and we would all be buying picket fences tomorrow.
There are no songs in this performance-- please, please everybody, don't refer to instrumental pieces as songs! I'm astonished that anyone would fail to hear the many hummable tunes in this wonderful suite. It's a staple for good reason. I've always tremendously enjoyed playing it on the modern guitar and am hoping to get a chance to play it on a baroque guitar. Brandon is making me want to do that all the more.
Brandon - where can you guy one of these baroque guitars? I can't tell you how amazing of a gift this would be for my dad for christmas. It sounds absolutely beautiful when you play it and it is literally a time transport ; i love it!!!!!!!
Thanks! Here's a cheaper model: www.amazon.com/Roosebeck-GBSR5C-Baroque-Guitar-5-course/dp/B01ENW3SX6/ref=asc_df_B01ENW3SX6/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312134107081&hvpos=1o2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16585243359253940113&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1016367&hvtargid=aud-799727667774:pla-569245243402&psc=1 Otherwise check out this page regularly for used: www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute/forsale.html
Excellent performance. However how about tempos? for example the Courante "had the slowest tempo of all French court dances, described by Matthieson, Ouantz and Rousseau as "grave and Majestic" "Courante is the noble entrance dance of Kings' From Peter Croton's book '
You're quoting three late Baroque sources. Dances in their earlier incarnations were likely faster, so I don't see a problem playing something this early a bit more up-tempo.
Namaste sir ji Just one word for your playing peaceful. Along with one request "Haye Haye Pran Jaye" An old Bengali song Sung by the great legend LATA MANGESHKAR From the movie named "Marjina Abdalla" Please sir play the song on your classical guitar, slowly without any rhythm. Once you listen to the song, you will understand why I am requesting. We all count on you sir. 😇 Lots and lots and lots of love from India Bangalore.
Brandon. Some of your replies are odd. However I just enjoy music. Coincidentally I'm studying the Devise suite in D Minor on standard classical guitar from the Karl Scheit transcriptions. About a 3rd of the way through. Not easy!! I'd love to play same on a Baroque guitar... You're a breath of fresh air... The timing of this video is perfect for me... Many thanks.
Beautiful brandon , how is this guitar tuned? Im gonna order a 7 string classical from doff , and experiment with more lutey tunings. As just tuning my g string a half tone down in standard tuning changed my playing in a nice direction . also a fan of 432hz here :3 take care brother
Good question. There are no dynamic, phrasing or articulation markings. There are however lots of symbols for ornaments like trills and slurs. A lot of music from this period is short hand and it was implied that the performer understood what to do and was free to improvise new ornaments.
@@brandonacker Thanks Brandon. I really enjoy your channel and performances. You really are a Bard of the highest quality and evoke the memories of an ancient past. 🎶🔥♥️🔥🎶
