La Campanella (guitar) N. Paganini

[izabelle1999]

im learning this peice on guitar and i realy suck at it

[van1976]

@izabelle1999 Don't give up...a little each day...and play it over and over and over and....

--Van

[izabelle1999]

@van1976 Thanx im a little better at it

[ulty777]

great job, im learning from that book now im not nearly as accomplished as of yet but im working on it.. I know it comes with a cd but it helps to see someone else play it. thanks!!!

[theactor19]

hey man.. very nice. where can i find the tabs for this?

[harackmw]

I dunno why, but the first part of this song always sounds right on classical guitar played with fingers, but the arpeggio (of sorts) that is the main smack always sounds limp when plucked. Maybe its just my bias, I feel that sweep picking that section sounds closer to the way Paganini played it. I wonder if someone could combine both styles.

[raffocastro]

NOOOOO ... have no passion!!! play this masterpiece is not the same ass to go shit!!

[QuantumMammal]

does this repeat??

[van1976]

@QuantumMammal

The first part has a repeat sign but he second part does not--I played the piece twice because I like it.Thanks

-- Van.

[AGNON250787]

wow man

[caikovskee]

What are people taking about no feeling? I can feel it in his playing ;)

[van1976]

@caikovskee

Thanks my friend. yes there is "feeling' there--you can't play this song without "feeling". 'Love" is a "feeling", and I "Love" this music.

--Van

[AdmiNLocK]

fast, alot faster then me. tho my guitar teacheres says its ok how i play ^^ still good tho+5

[van1976]

@AdmiNLocK

Here's an idea-- play it once really slow, and on the 2nd time around play it as fast as you can--for variety.

thanks for watching.

--Van

[alancito86]

A little fast but good.

[van1976]

@alancito86

Thanks.

--Van

[moneyquickeasy]

You have good choice in music. I'll give you that. :)

[takhirviolinest]

Only that? where is contiuning?

[van1976]

Yes "only that"--this is from the book "Fingerpicking the Classics" (J Waldron). Yes it is "stripped down", but it gets a person like myself playing some of these great classical pieces. I think I may need to go to "Conservatory School" to finish the piece--ha ha. Thanks for watching.

--Van

[moneyquickeasy]

Too fast. No emotion. Fail.

[van1976]

Thanks for watching and your comment too. I'm just a "noodler" with no real formal training--some lessons but mostly self taught.

Only thing is, I didn't realize this was an "academic test" where I would "pass or fail", otherwise I would have "studied" much harder--ha ha.

I basically play for myself and for FUN. At the very least, I think have good choice in music.

Regards,

Van

[ummhea]

@van1976 i don't mind it. I prefer fast music for it is like a roller coaster ride. Which is why in classical music i like heifetz rather than others because of his excitement. This piece is exciting, and fast is a good way to interpret it.

[van1976]

@ummhea

This is the way I "hear" it. I would like to try it agin--even faster, (along with a slow version). Thanks.

--Van

[ummhea]

@van1976 np man

[SomethinWild]

Playing: 5/5

Feeling: 3/5

Knowing the composer: 0/5 :D

As you SURELY know, this has very little to do with Paganini. It's just as much your piece as it was his. But hey, as far as the playing goes I liked it really much. Thanks for posting.

[van1976]

Thanks for your comment and ratings.

La Campanella (meaning "The Little Bell") is the nickname given to the final movement of Paganini's Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor, because the tune was reinforced by a little handbell.

Franz Liszt borrowed the tune and wrote various pieces based on it, the most famous of which is the third of six Grandes Etudes de Paganini ("Grand Paganini Etudes"), S. 141, of 1851,known also as La Campanella. And thanks for making it "my own".

--Van

[SomethinWild]

You answered, nice of you:) I see, you copy&pasted the Wikipedia part of La Campanelle for me. Awfully nice, but should be interpreted as of Liszt borrowed the original theme from Paganini, based his ideas around it, which is what you and all others I've seen so far, were playing. And if you take a closer look, most classical pianists recognize this fact by entitling their videos this way. No offense, man, just a remark:)

[van1976]

True it is wikipedia info--and I am aware they are not always 100%. The sheet music I used credits "Paganini", had the sheet music credited "Liszt" I would have used that. I see you have some vids--I'll check it out. As Led Zepplin's Robert Plante once said--"We're all a bunch of thieves".

[SomethinWild]

From this point of view, I am a thief too:)) Thanks for answering, and your playing was really well, I must confess.

[tavinvegan]

What´s your guitar?

[van1976]

Thanks for watching. The guitar is a "Takamine CD132SC"-- A nylon string "classical" that has a cutaway and a great built-in pre-amp, so you can "plug in". Ive seen this guitar (new) in the $800 to $1100 range--depending on dealer and hardshell case that comes with it.

I recommend it.

--Van

[eranda5]

DO you know where i can get the sheet music?

[tomitstube]

too mechanic

[van1976]

The word is "mechanical"--ha ha. Maybe a bit "mechanic", but I like it just the same. I was trying to play it as fast as I could, without thinking about it. Not too many "guitar" versions of this song out there. Thanks for watching and commenting.

--Van

[tomitstube]

lol, splitting hairs are we?

me-chan-ic 1 : of or relating to manual work or skill 2 : suggestive of a machine esp. in routine or automatic performance

seriously, i'm trying to be helpful not mean. paganini is awesome and anyone who plays him is alright in my book. *****

[Gaussdxdydz]

try to look for a guitar composition called Asturias. Practising that will greatly improve your playing speed. Cheers

[rockguitarlegendl0l]

you ar a master at it

[van1976]

Thank you "Rockguitarlegend101". Appreciate it.

--Van

[ricluvno304s]

haha that was awesome! made my day!

[van1976]

Glad to liked it.

--Van

[wildlifeloverforever]

i suck at it, u rock!!

[Kal0Adiga]

same here lol

[ComedyLoverNYC]

this is awesome, can you please post the sheet music or tabs?

[yinguiyeye]

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[van1976]

Thanks "yinguiyeye".

--Van

[datmdatm123]

awesome, this is music!!!!!

[van1976]

Thanks. I like this one myself.

--Van

[oniuqasaile]

I have heard this piece on piano and it sounds so beautiful the way you play.

[Kurasso]

And the original song is on violin, composed by the great Paganini, but I agree the piano version composed by Liszt is very good !

[30165055]

Great!!! 5/5

[van1976]

Thanks "...650". This is on of my own favorite (to play)--I just like the song.

--Van

[Dominickbmusic]

Hi Van, thanks for commenting on my tune. I think you play these pieces very well and I would like to see some of your compositions if you have some!

[van1976]

Thanks--I've been using (more) metronome practice lately. Regarding compositions, I do have something I "created" a week or so ago. I will post soon. I call it "Purple Sun"-- cause some of the chords in it remind me of the song "Purple Rain" by Prince. Keep watching (and playing).

--Van

[uraniumgrenade]

La Campanella is by Franz Liszt- not Paganini.

[van1976]

Thanks for pointing this out.

Well yes (Liszt) and yes (Paganini).

Franz Liszt "La Campanella" is part of a series of six "Grandes Etudes de Paganini"

The 'La Campanella' theme is borrowed from the final movement of Paganini's Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor, owes its nickname "La Campanella" or "La Clochette" to the bell which Paganini prescribes.

The (guitar)sheet music I have credits "Paganini", but I suppose Piano sheet music would credit "Liszt".

--Van

[Gangly1]

Hi Van.

I think I have this series of books somewhere out on loan.

I must retrieve them because are some really nice little arrangements in them.

Well played again sir.

Paul

[van1976]

Get them back. It's a great book(s) to own--all the songs are popular recognizable ("the classic-- of the classic") ones--that people like myself, love to hear. Oh, and Thanks for your good words.

--Van

[jnclassicalguitarist]

Wow, Van!  I've never seen you that serious.

Nice piece! Excellent playing! Thanks.

Take care,

Julie

[van1976]

Thanks. I'm really laughing and smiling inside (it's a "happy" song).

My mom says me and my father always look so "serious". I always joke, "it's a serious world-ha ha".

--Van

[patman2112]

Very good! 5 stars 2u

[van1976]

Thanks "patman".

--Van