Roland Dyens deserves to be more known by the public. Not alive anymore, he still serves us the best performances. Besides effortless catching the tempo through the whole piece, his soulful playing makes this a unique document. Who are the ones with a thumb down: Probably the purists that can only hear Chopin played on the piano. Dyens could have played a broomstick and the result even then would have been astonishing!
As a pianist, it's very interesting to see how this piece can be adapted to the guitar without losing too much of its musical texture and complexity. Dyens managed a very nice compromise, and the result is very poetic.
The greatest master guitarists in the world mostly sound very rough on the falling chromatic part in this (1:14 here) while still playing the chords. But Thu Le does it the best.
Roland Dyens est un génie absolu....Il est et restera un des guitaristes les plus grands de notre époque, je le trouve génial dans la qualité de ses arrangements, ses interprétations , c'est en outre un sacré pédagogue, je l'ai vu plusieurs fois en concert, et il aime à présenter Chopin comme un jazzmen, il est drôle et humain....Que la guitare est grandie avec un tel Monsieur!
In my opinion this is the best transcription of this piece, beautiful performance.It gives me hope of a better future. Thanks for posting. Mr Lộc from HoaBinh Corp.Danang city - VietNam.
for those who ask for the transcription in standard notation only, it is available in Roland Dyens in "Mes Arrangements A L'amiable", published by Editions Henry Lemoine, France.
I play this beautiful song on piano, but hearing your version brought tears to my eyes, of course it's written for piano, but I thought you played it with passion & the key changes were so touching, I loved it. Thankyou X
This piece for me has something of a spanish dance, the main melody is quite 'seductive' while quite ironic, and even nostalgic, as are every spanish piece for guitar. It is the best Chopin piece adapted to the guitar.
Mr Dyens, félicitations pour votre interprétation personnelle de cette merveilleuse Valse de Chopin. Vous êtes un très grand professeur et vos compositions sont remarquables.
The guitarist in this video that interprets wonderfully waltz opus 69 No. 2 Frederic CHOPIN his name is Roland DYENS and he is a French composer and guitarist known on the world. The Chopin waltz that plays was transcribed by Roland DYENS himself. It is published by Henri Lemoine (Paris, France).
this is blooming wonderful... I love to find fantastic transcriptions and interpretations of these sorts of classics that I haven't even heard on piano before.. it transcribes very well...
świetne wykonanie - świetna muzyka - genialna kompozycja Chopina i genialny Roland Dyens - sam Chopin jakby to usłyszał - to by przyklęknął w podzięce... suuuuper
Nice...learning it now off this clip (first heard Charlie Byrd's recording of this way back in the(H.S. days ;) on an old LP...(that was a stunning recording)..great post and performance here.Love your tone.
Tony, I think you are correct. I had a second look and listen. It seems that the tuning shift is certainly on the A string but possibly the E and D as well. The top three strings appear to be at pitch. I'd like to buy the collection this is in, but it doesn't appear to be GSP. Try using VLC Media player (It's free). Current version will permit speed shifting in increments. Earlier versions can play at half speed one octave lower. I've found these useful for studying fingerings and tuning.
I just transcribed the Roland Dyens' version from standard notation to tab: PDF: www.mediafire.com/file/80l50niod91lqzf/Chopin%20-%20Waltz%20Op.69%20No.2.pdf Songsterr: www.songsterr.com/a/wa/CollaborationAction/revision?id=341204 Enjoy! P.S. No left hand fingering or dynamics, was too lazy to do it lol
Simply incomparable! To those asking him to "share" sheets, he already does that: It's called selling his arrangements( his work) through a publisher.Unless you can "volunteer" to go and buy his clothes, pay his rent, buy and cook his food, and transport him around, I suggest you simply "buy" his arrangements. So grow up please.
thanks. I agree the sound is bminor which is the correct original key, but look at where he plays bminor on the fretboard. It would appear to be aminor positions, which leads me to believe he's cranked the tuning up a whole step. i started working out just the first couple of measures by ear (i just put a capo on 2) and i think there's another tuning oddity elsewhere (maybe on string 3). I know, I should just buy the dang score which i think is available in an import collection of pieces.
@GuitaristConnor Not to be polemic about the subject. But it is possible to write and read it on tab. All lute music is written on tab. Weiss wrote many complex pieces on tab, so I don´t see how this couldn´t be written in tablature.
can someone who has the score tell me if he pitches the guitar up a whole step so b minor plays like a minor? that would appear to be the case from what my eyes and ears are telling me here, but i'm not sure if there's just something funky going on with the playback. the original *is* in b minor so i'm guess that's what he's doing here.
Depending on the video player and the frame rate of the original video, you could have a pitch shift. I don't think that is the case here. I don't have the score in hand, but when I mirror some of his phrases, in real time live play - not downloaded, this plays in B minor perfectly at standard pitch on my guitar. Perhaps I misunderstand the question, but I hope this helps. BTW, I love your videos and arrangements too!
If there was an interpretation on the piano with the same dynamic range as this one, it would be considered "flat" and "inexpressive". The reason for this is that the piano has a dynamic range several times larger than the guitar. For a guitar interpretation though, this is as good as it gets.
Nice transcription. Roland is a genius, he plays naturally and the music flows from his inner guts. Do you mind you telling the name of the Luthier of this guitar?
