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  • Priceless.

  • Your true attention to detail is sublime. I'm only 19, but I will one day master this song.

  • charmeur de ces dame tranquille

  • Teacher, Mr. will provide the score + tab on your site? I have the original score Torija Elegia but I'm not very good with scores, but I can play your tabs with ease. If you can provide, your tabs are always very good for students like me. Excuse my English because usually I write in Portuguese.

  • Can you please explain the chord you play at exactly 26 seconds in?

  • @aragorn767 i think of it as a Minor seventh bar chord on the ninth fret 

  • I like the part where it says Piu Animato (on my sheet..), the part where you speed up, it gives the song a better flow. Soo if you don't mind I'm going to copy that from you haha :) thanks for teaching me that ^^

  • Very nice rendition. Very expressive.

  • @RandomSpewBros .... seek help.

  • Genial interpretacion.. excelente..

  • another cracker!! Very inspirational, I always check out your rendition when I start to learn a new piece., aithough you do tend to make things look a bit simple!! I struggle on! Thanks Again

  • very nice.

  • Thank you for your friendly massage.

    Thank you Wonderful Torija.

    

  • excellent job sir. I am working on this song myself. I admire the dynamic and rhythmic fluctuations.

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  • Around 56 sec. I notice that you use a Dbmaj7 rather than the standard Dbmaj. Is that your variation or was it written that way?

    I learned this piece using the Dbmaj but love the variation of the maj7 in your interpretation. I will in corporate it in the second verse from now on. Thank you for your wonderful music.

  • very nice.. but peo in 0.58 is C# not C!!!!!! 

  • What a wonderful upload, Per-olov. Your interpretation is sublime, and your performance immaculate. Regards. Steve.

  • I really do love this piece.

    I play it in the moment and it is fantastic.

  • great piece,great guitarist.

    thank you !

  • Beautiful playing. Pity that Torroba's music is not as well known as he shold be.

  • Nice video!

  • It would have bben nice with a natural sound. It sounds like a big tiled bathroom. Nice playing thoug !!

  • He was playing with a pick up!

  • I have enjoyed a lot with several of your interpretations, really you are an excellent musician. Regards from Bolivia.

    Marcos

  • Hi, I enjoyed your performance, I do have one question. On my music, bar 14 starts with a low c# followed by a triad g# c# e# or a c# maj chord. It sounds to me like you are playing g# c natural e# or a c# Maj7th chord. My music is in the key of D or two sharps ( F and C ) My music is old and not to clear, Should the note be c or c#?

  • @stringsable

    There is no natural sign on C in my notes and I always played it with C sharp.

  • I think you mean bar 15. Well spotted. On the sheet, it is a C# but if you compare Peo's fingering with the sheet, Peo has come up with his own fingering. Plus the fact that Peo has transcribed quite a few other pieces. It would be natural to assume that he may have put in his own effort here. By the way, even Segovia had quite a few versions on this piece (published and performed). So, Peo may be playing one of the other versions.

  • Hi, I played this a year ago. And when I studied it I came to youtube to see how others play it. And I liked your performance. And now I just watched the video again, and I must admit you're really great. Good job! :)

  • it's played way to fast

  • Beautiful played !

    What recording-equiptment do you use ?

    (the digital reverb is very realistic)

  • What guitar and what strings do you use by the way? It sounds very subtle.

  • Hi. I play a Philippe Jean-Mairet from Switzerland. Please go to my web site for more info

    per-olovkindgren(com)

    And I use d'addario EJ46 strings

    Per-Olov

  • I prefer this over the original :) Amazing performance!

  • Hi! :-) Thank you. Appreciated.

    With the 'original' do you mean Segovia? Beacuse this is the original score I play from.

    Kindly,

    Per-Olov

  • Excuse me for lacking proper information. I have the "Guitar Adagios" CD album which also includes Torija and that's what I meant with the original song. The one on the CD is very good ofcourse! But I prefer your version :) The room also gives it a nice reverb.

  • Superb Per-Olov! I first heard this piece on Roland Dyens´s "Citrons Doux" album and I´ver played it ever since.. You got a great feel playing it. I believe Torija is poetically the best cut from whole "Castles of Spain" suite just see the picture of the castle. Thank you for the video.

  • Hi there! Thanks for your kind comment. I think Moreno Torroba is played too little around since Segovia left us. And I also think this is the best in the suite.

    All the best,

    Per-Olov

  • BRAVO! maestro!

  • Hi Per-Olov, this is another masterpiece!

  • I met a boy and he plays this music very well. I love this music.

    Thank you for share your tallent :)

  • Saludos Muy Buena La

    Melodia !!

    Un Saludo del :

    ComandoSanz !!

  • This is very nice! Your work is really a great inspiration for me! Thanks for posting

  • Very beautiful tone colour!

    Does the wooden wall help the sound projection?

  • preciosa interpretacion

  • Grazie mille!

    Salute,

    Per-Olov

  • Oh... I should have said:

    Muchas gracias!!

    Salu2 desde Copenhagen...

  • This is beautiful and you help people so much with this video!!!! Amazing.

  • Thank you. That is great to know. Please keep listening to me.

    Kindly,

    Per-Olov

  • beautiful :)

  • muy bien!

    Is that right?

    I just love the preforance, It's totally great!

  • Muchas gracias. Thank you! I am honored you listen to me.

    Kindly,

    per-Olov

  • Maestro Per-Olov,

    The honor is mine. For me, you seem to capture the spirit, soul and essence of the Spanish (classical) guitar. For me, it seems you have a tremendous amount of empathy for all aspects of the guitar and the composition, and it shows :))) I am really happy I came across this (and now other videos).

  • Hi. Thanks for "finding" me. I am very happy to read your comment. Very appreciated. Please keep listen to me. Maybe even on my CD with many of the pieces I play on YT... :-) (yes, that was an add...)

    Kind regards,

    Per-Olov

  • Muy buena y delicada interpretación. Felicidades.

  • All I can say is delightful; I'm speechless over this piece. I can't wait to learn myself. Thank you for sharing.

    -Andrew

  • Dear Andrew,

    Thank you. I am happy you like it. I tihnk it's a beautiful piece too. Did you see my video from Rome where I play it?

    Good luck with it!

    Kindly,

    Per-Olov

  • what's the meaning of Torija? ..because i play it in music school and i want to know what means Torija:D..thank you

  • Hi! Torija is the name of a castle in Spain. The word don't really mean anything.

    Good luck with it. It's a beautiful piece.

    Per-Olov

  • oh! thank you very much :) .. and by the way.. great playing :D

  • Beautiful interpretation.

    Torija is a small village in the province of Guadalajara, in the region of Castilla La Mancha, Spain. It has a castle.

    The village is well worth a visit.

  • That was great. You have prefect timing and dynamics in my opinion, and obviously play with deep passion.

  • Thank you! I am honored. Please look at the version I made of Torija in Rome last year.

    Kind regards,

    Per-Olov

  • Very nice, are you playing in your sauna to get the acoustics?

    I have listened to many of your pieces with great satisfaction. Thankyou.

  • Wow. Everything I have heard you do is world class!

  • wow!! a truly beautiful performance which has inspired me to give it a go! I'll be pleased to play it half as good as you do!! Keep up the great playing!

  • you're the only one I know who plays this at the right tempi, and with the ^space^ it needs, balanced voicings. It tops Segovia!

    - nomusician

    PS; moreno-torroba is probably my favourite composer for the instrument.

  • What can I say? Always first class playing.

  • Thanks a lot! Appreciated!

    Kind regareds,

    Per-Olov

  • bien se aprecia la melodia y el acompañamiento

  • Hi! you play so wonderful :D

  • Thank you! I am honored.

    Per-Olov

  • Wonderful! 10 stars if I could.

  • Thank you! Appreciated!

    Kind regards,

    Per-Olov

  • great tone. very well done and nice control

  • I loved the interpretation.

  • Thank you!

    Per-Olov

  • Lifesaver! You just gave me fingers and all...whew! Loving it.

  • LOL Thanks! I gave you fingers...?

    Per

  • Lol. Fingerings. Whoops!

  • I playing this CREATION. It is very beatifle and very difficult.

  • Beautiful playing, excellent.

  • Så vackert och bra framfört ! du är underbart bra !

    /Alexander

  • Tack för att du lyssnar på mig. Uppskattat!

    Hälsningar,

    per-Olov

  • Wow. Bravo, man. I'm playing this song right now, but my playing is certainly not as good as yours. You're an inspiration. <3

  • Thank you! Appreciated. Keep playing!!

    Good luck!

    Per-Olov

  • Thank you so much for posting this, your interpretation is so tasteful! I had never actually heard anybody play this but I learned the piece and worked on it with my teacher, but now I want to go back and re-learn it with the new insight listening to your version has given me. How long have you been playing? You sound like a professional player.

  • Thank you Mikael. Did you see my video where I play this in Rome?

    It's nice to hears someone play it, isn't it? I know the feeling of not undestandng a piece until you hear someone play it.

    Yes, i am a professional guitarist...

    See my new CD at villaluiserecords(com)

  • hey sir, i just wanted to say this is amazing, possibly one of my favorite classical songs and you play it beautifully, congratulations. alot of my friends make fun of me because i have begun to pickup classical guitar, i am 17 i believe it is so fun. i am having alittle trouble teaching myself to read music. where do you find your sheetmusic? anyways thanks!

  • Hi! Thak you. I play this on a video from Rome (on the streets) I like this too! Don't you listen to your "friends"!! I started to play when I was 16 and was regarded as "different". But look at us now! I am the one doing what I love for a living. They are all working with boring jobs and no money!! LOL

    GO FOR IT!

    I buy all my music. try editionglobal(com)

  • hahaha thats great! i love classical music, i was wondering however if i should try to learn something "less challening" for my first piece, either torija or canon in d. any suggestions for a first classical guitar?

  • nantucketboy - Keep up your listening and your music reading (it gets easier with time). Don't worry about your 'friends' for now. Just follow your heart, and pretty soon you'll be able to play two or three pieces even half-decently.

    Then people will think 'I like this guy - he's different to the usual run-of-the-mill'. And I mean people, as in attractive and intelligent young women.

  • Which guitar your playing on? And wich strings?

    good job!

  • I am charmed with your version of this song!!! I am studying it now ... can you give me any council? Thank you ^^

  • Each time I have a piece to play, I search for youtube for help, and (almost) always I find yours as the best. I'll be working on Torija, and your play will be, again, a BIG help for me.

  • Thank you! I am very honored you listen to my versions and if I can "help" you, I'm only more happy!

    Keep listening!

    Per

  • All the scholarly debate over C# or C,

    Segovia's editing etc, this music is

    still very beautiful and, Per, you

    are doing a fantastic job at it as always!

    Thanks, - Athan

  • LOL. Thanks Athan! I am glad for your comment. I don't think it's the most important thing either but off course I always try to play correct... but I learned this many years ago, and don't like to change anything in it now...

    Kindly,

    Per

  • Very nice! I'm interested that you play a C natural on string 2 at 00.57 (bar 15)- is that a known point of difference? Both the editions I've seen have a sharp...

  • Thanks. I know this is an issue. My teacher back in 1975 told me this was a C not a C#. I know the scoare says C#. I have learned to like the C#major chord and keep it like this. But please play a C#. It's correct.

    Per

  • There's a comment on my sheet music of this suite that after Torroba first published them Segovia went in and edited a some of notes and even went as far as recomposing whole passages.  Maybe this C natural/sharp was a difference of opinion Segovia and Torroba had and their individual preferences wound up in different scores along the way.

  • Segovia often edited scores heavily, especially in the case of Ponce, but probably depending both on the nature of the music and of his relationship with the composer. In the case of the Sonatina Meridional I cannot help preferring Segovia's version, but its the one I've known for years. Maybe in a few decades guitarists will have all the information about originals and edited versions, and their ears will have cleaned out to be able to think about the differences more objectively.

  • Hey, I'm currently learning all of the pieces from castillos de espania for a recital at ISU. Just started working on this one today, and I must say you play it beautifully

  • Thank you. Good luck with the recital! Are you going to play all of them?

    Kind regards,

    Per

  • I am studying this piece in my conservatory, and you are the only one on youtube who paid attention to the dynamic markings which make this piece one of the most beautiful for guitar :) nice job

  • Hi! I am glad you think so! I love this beautiful piece. I am happy you listen to me and that you play it too!

    Kindly,

    Per

  • Thanks a lot!! I am happy you listen to all my videos!!

    Kindly

    Peo

  • Hi Peo,

    would you be so kind and post "madronos" by Torroba? I guess it would be very exciting to hear how such a tasteful and intelligent player as you are would interprete that awesome song.

    Thank you,

    Tony

  • Thank you Tony.

    I may do that after I have finished my CD. I am spending a lot of time on that right now. let's see. But thank you for your kind suggestion.

    Peo

  • hi im posting up a cover of this tonight keep in touch

    regads

    bardc001

  • I am learning this song, and this is the most enjoyable version that I have encountered. I play it slightly differently, albiet the same notes, but the sound you have is a perfect guide to get me more familiar with the song and mood. Nice work.

  • Thanks. I am happy to be able to help you in getting to know this piece better. But remember not to copy me. Find your own way to play it! And post it here!! LOL

    Peo

  • This music "Torija" by Torroba is wonderful!!! It gives me beautiful images

    to reflect upon...the only thing is that the open shirt was a little too much;)

    ...just kiddin'. Great sound!

  • It was a warm day! LOL Sorry! :-(

    Per-Olov

  • hi peo, i was introduced to ur videos by a friend.

    u play really well!

    i am a guitar amateur, do u practise a lot?

  • Hi,

    Thanks for your words. I'm happy you like it! Yes I practice 2-3 hours every day. Sometime less, sometimes more...

    Keep playing! it's the best!

    Per-Olov

  • I'd like to add to at to jive51's comments by saying the following...what I observe is a man that is expressing his emotions through the instrument. As opposed to playing the piece correctly note for note, he is expressing his feelings and his soul and that's why I believe he plays the piece so wonderfully.

  • WOW! Thank you for your very kind words. I think you are right. I use the guitar as a tool to express myself. I am not a virtuoso but I have so many things to say with my music. I am happy you can hear it in my playing!! Thanks!

    Kind regards,

    Peo

  • Finally, what is the most amazing with you, it's your capacity to carry out the best sound, with each of the notes that you are playing. It's really amazing. I don't know another guitar player having such a capacity. None!

  • Wow, played with such sensitivity and grace.

    Whatever kind of room that is that you're playing in, the acoustics are excellent. Very nice!

  • Thanks! I add some reverb to the sound.

    Kindly,

    Peo

  • peoo

    dude your really good.

    i mean i play guitar but im just a kid.

    when your playing this, are you using like a silk string?

  • Thank you Pat! I'm honoured you like it!

    I use normal nylon strings...

    Kind regards,

    Peo

  • I use the camera mic in this video and in my videoediting software (Pinnacle) I add some reverb.

    I must add though, that I spent all my life exploring how to get a good sound out of an instrument by simply practicing the stroke (angle, power a.s.o.) and the shape of the nails. Plus I have a good guitar! Not this one...

    Peo

  • Peo,

    What kind of camera (name and model) do you use? I didn't realize that the quality of the mics in video cameras was so good, augmented further by your video-editing software. If you tell me the name and model, I'll buy one and use it to help me develop my playing.

    Cheers,

    Gene.

  • Dear Gene,

    I have a simple Canon MV960. I use the 16 bit/48KHz sound option.

    But I really think it is other things like; how good you are to use Pinnacle Studio's plugin and especially your fundamental sound while playing the guitar that is important.

    Good luck!

    Peo

  • Thanks for the information and advice, Peo. And, please, keep posting the videos of your playing.

    Regards,

    Gene.

  • Peo, what kind of recording equipment do you use? I know nothing about recording, audio or video. Thanks in advance.

  • ...this is how I want to play it!!! fabulous interpretation. This is why I play guitar...

    All my respect and admiration,

    arne

  • i have a diploma in two weeks time and i have to play this! Its my favourite one i'm doing cos its so pretty. i like your interpretation, and your guitar sounds so nice!

  • Thanks! Good luck with your diploma! Let us know how it went, OK?

    Crossing fingers,

    Peo

  • Did it two days ago- it wasnt great; but i did Torija fine, it was more Fantasie by Dowland that was a little dodgy.

    If by some freak of nature I've passed, I'll let you know!

    Thanks,

    Tom

  • Hi Tom,

    Yes let us know! I'm sure you'll pass! :-)

    Crossing fingers,

    Peo

  • omg Maestro you play wonderful your tone dynmc everything perfect.also recording sound qualty .i hope i can play like you.thx for sharing your music

  • excellent. I've never heard the piece, but hearing you play it just once it's like i've known it all along, like my Spanish nurse sang it to me when i was a wee one. lol. anyhow, very very nice.

  • Superb as always :)

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