One of my favorite ciaconna performances. The arpeggio fingering is P I M A M I ... I think. In non-guitar lingo that is thumb-index-middle-ring-middle-index, in sixteenth-triplets. I could be wrong and if so be kind and save the trolling.
The mood of the rhetoric suits this lute and player well. Most of these sonorities don't shine on the instrument, however... and the playing while sincere and serviceable has no revealing elements as an individual interpretation. Huge areas, in fact, just feel competenly noodled through- unlike so many of Mr. Smith's fantastic recordings of other pieces by Bach or other composers.
Magnificent and stunning performance of this musically enlightened soul. Also, what is a cover of MJ's 'Beat it' doing at the bottom of the list of suggestions at the right?
I heard this on CD some 20 years ago and was dazzled by it -- so much that I set out to write up the tablature for baroque lute. This is the best rendition I've heard of the ciaccona in any instrument...truly sounds and feels like its was composed for the b/l... Thanks Afrikisun for posting this very unique performance. Only wish we had the man playing it live on video....
One of my favorite ciaconna performances. The arpeggio fingering is P I M A M I ... I think. In non-guitar lingo that is thumb-index-middle-ring-middle-index, in sixteenth-triplets. I could be wrong and if so be kind and save the trolling.
ThePianola82 3 months ago
the order that, when his fingers pluck the strings, they make exactly that sound you hear! so obvious...
ericoschmitt 5 months ago
The mood of the rhetoric suits this lute and player well. Most of these sonorities don't shine on the instrument, however... and the playing while sincere and serviceable has no revealing elements as an individual interpretation. Huge areas, in fact, just feel competenly noodled through- unlike so many of Mr. Smith's fantastic recordings of other pieces by Bach or other composers.
Totma11 5 months ago
Has anyone an idea what he does with the right hand during the arpeggio part?
Ah4b 6 months ago
@Ah4b he moves the fingers REALLY fast.
ericoschmitt 5 months ago
@ericoschmitt THANK YOU! And in which order?
Ah4b 5 months ago
Ele gravou a chanonne no Alaude?
avalokiteshivara 1 year ago
i sorrow with plesuer on this!!!!
di6na 1 year ago
wow.
rafael55 1 year ago
Magnificent and stunning performance of this musically enlightened soul. Also, what is a cover of MJ's 'Beat it' doing at the bottom of the list of suggestions at the right?
Naxxer90 1 year ago
bravissimo!
unagondolaunremo 1 year ago
abolutely overwhelming...
seriously - hearing this makes me think i´ve never heard the chaconne before
king3rnie 1 year ago
wonderful!!!!!
antonio97514 1 year ago
Perfection.
RFeynman 1 year ago
I heard this on CD some 20 years ago and was dazzled by it -- so much that I set out to write up the tablature for baroque lute. This is the best rendition I've heard of the ciaccona in any instrument...truly sounds and feels like its was composed for the b/l... Thanks Afrikisun for posting this very unique performance. Only wish we had the man playing it live on video....
tinargimon 1 year ago
@tinargimon do you still have that tablature? i have been looking for it for a while now, and would greatly appreciate it.
noamboyk 1 year ago
@noamboyk hi there, if you send me a message w/ mailing address, can get it yo you. all the best. tinargimon
tinargimon 1 year ago
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@noamboyk hi there, if you send me a message w/ mailing address, can get it to you. all the best. tinargimon
tinargimon 1 year ago
The arpeggio part is amazing. Along with the rest of the song, of course.
gymnotropic 1 year ago
@gymnotropic yeah, I like the sextuplets rather than sixteenth notes
capnpayne 1 year ago
Great performance.
Ah4b 2 years ago
A performance like this. This is why the baroque lute & it's literature has meant to so very much to me over the last 33 years.
rrrichard100 2 years ago
Grande Hoppy!
Thanks a lot for sharing.
Lucasguitarrita 2 years ago
perfect!!
unagondolaunremo 2 years ago