Alexei Arkhipovskiy - Sharmanka

[Santijiwi]

this video is clearly fake, you can hear in 0:23 that the progression of notes changes to  e a d a e d g q d fttvnmgfdht which is clearly a mistake according to the original sheet music of this song, which, by the way, was written by the famous asian guitar player, Chuck Norris ...

[threewing]

As an amateur guitar rapist I just abandoned all hope...

[shookonmon]

FAKE! no one can be that good at something and not be Asian! :P jk

[coolnet12see]

"Every time this guy plays, an angel gets a orgasm. This is my will"- God

True story !

[hosemarino]

And this is the russian Ritchie Blackmore

[asafolga]

Спасибо! Играет Мастер, Виртуоз, настоящий Профессионал! Спасибо!

[Vyrvich]

Спасибо за возможность видеть работу мастера!

[ankomis]

гений

[valeryTsytsak]

Чтобы сравниться в городской среде

И перестать завидовать друг другу

Нам нужно саун понастроить массово везде

И туалеты возвратить толпе.

[MDTxCasperGT]

RUSSIA FOR EVER!!!!!! With love from Russia

[hazarafsana]

Jimi Hendrix must be smiling...

[fahimkoi]

where's the claps...

[MrZacIsMyName]

Что- первая песня?

Большое спасибо!

[malow87]

You can find many points against youtube, but for this I simply love it. Would've never seen this ten or 15 years ago.

[Subjugator1866]

@malow87 yeah! too bad it doesnt help this guy make money for being so awesome :(

[MrArkoJan]

Super

[Powerhead133]

Он просто офигенен

[GalinaDemidehko]

Гениально...просто гениально...

[chemical260190]

Song please : 06:50

[ohiaio]

@chemical260190 Yes sir, that's my baby (Kahn - Donaldson)

[VladPayne]

6:10 eargasm

[cran2109]

6:50 ))



[937621ify]

umnicaaaa :D:)

[KakashiDominates]

1:13 Dulya hahahah

[dizajnzona]

4:20 :))))

[cuchillarockero]

su tecnica esta bien perrisima!!! y un buen de arminicos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MBiomechanic]

Потрясающе!!!

Архиповский - это фактически Сеговия в балалайке!!!

[odekvatless]

Знай наших!!!!

[CBuuHb9]

Как называется первое произведение, которое он играет?

Общее название напишите, кому не сложно...

[chilintt]

Жги, Алексей!!! ))))

Молодца!

[TatianaLoveMusic]

А можно ещё в голосник дуть:)

[urielkadosh]

MARAVILHOSO! :)

[urielkadosh]

Maravilhoso!!! :)

[imnotmeyouare]

What is the very first song he plays?

And don't tell me it's Beethoven because it's not!

[wiseman1001]

Алексей Архиповский is amazing!

[nikolizerLeiferde]

Uhhh Fatsound 5:33

[mightybeeb]

beautiful...very talented man! bravo!

[michaelpro100]

ha

[lawlrock]

In Soviet Russia, balalaika play you.

[AugustaRomania]

Absolutely amazing! This guy really rocks! Wonderful posting!

[Yilenaa]

вот вам пример талантливого Русского человека!!!!! чтобы не говорили злые языки про Российских мужчин !!

It will be a great example of talent of Russian man not as everybody use to thing about other citizens. Iste size Rus becerekli dahi adamin guzel ornegi  Rus erkeklerin hakkinda kotu konusanlarina kapak olsun!)))

с глубоким уважением к остальным национальностям

with great respect to another nationalities

diger millerlere saygilarimla

[Yilenaa]

вот вам пример талантливого Русского человека!!!!! чтобы не говорили злые языки про Российских мужчин !!

It will be a great example of  talent of Russian man not as everybody use to thing about other citizens. Iste size Rus becerekli dahi adamin guzel ornegi Rus erkeklerin hakkinda kotu konusanlarina kapak olsun!)))

[TheSodomel]

magik !!!!!!



[ufos7278]

знай, б.., наших

[rockford47]

Grandissimo artista. Bravo bravissimo!

[RediForKing]

what's the piece at 2:17, can somebody help me? I know it is something by paganini because he plays the 24th caprice before and after it.

[joelmager2]

I know the songs are in the description, but what song is played at 6:50

[DaGuittarMan]

My new favorite!

[Aleksej79ns]

Magnificent!!!!

[borowikanatol]

ależ to cudne....

[PauleFriedenburg]

U guys can find this song only deep in the Siberian countryside. Grandmothers ( Babushki) sing them and play too. Russian folk - not a popular thing. The reason is simple - a closed country - closed art. But now even Russian lost their own folk ( narodnaja ) music.

[Mocsk]

@PauleFriedenburg

One thing foreigners seem to ignore, is that Russia has been always "closed" from the outside. The concept of |iron curtain", for instance, was invented by Goebbels and then applied by western countries. USSR wanted to trade with the west - most of the west said "no". USSR wanted to join NATO - the west said "no". USSR wanted a pact with western countries against Nazi Germany in late 30's - the west said "no". And that's only a few facts from the Soviet period.

[PauleFriedenburg]

@Mocsk

Stupidest shit I've ever read ... And why does all your arguments about the Iron Curtain, when we talking about music?

[Mocsk]

@PauleFriedenburg

you started talking about a closed country. from my point of view, as a russian, this is the stupidest shit Ive ever read. but then I thought about it, remembered and checked some historical facts (unlike you), and there you go.

[PauleFriedenburg]

@PauleFriedenburg All I said is just about Russia wuz closed country with planned economy ( don't give a fuck about the world's market ). And that's all. Chill.

[BAHTOP4]

@Mocsk

bullshit

[PauleFriedenburg]

On the sixtieth guitar of "Fender" balalaika player wishes to speak with a tool that more than a century. And Alexei Arhipovsky, met a few puzzled applause, made so that, at this evening program would follow close. Virtuoso world-class, owning a balalaika not even in perfection, and beyond comprehension, he his ten-minute etude tightly "closed" all shown to him the technical tricks, and the music was more inventive than an order of magnitude.

Russian folk isn't popular.

[nottoberemembered]

I feel sorry for him, no matter how brilliantly he plays the audience will still just sit there and stare at him like zombies.

[lokis231]

Определенно Алексей играет на струнах гениально, а вот по деревяшкам стучит примитивно, а может и не стоит, инструмент поберег лучше.

[Unclefoshlevan]

Браво маэстро...

спасибо за этот звук....

[C0K0M0]

.... I didn't know this music could be produced by a single, natural instrument....

This is amazing.

[lavendell]

Amazing!

[CrockSkinTesticles]

Unbelievable, clearly the Paganini of the Balalaika

[Hindusthaan]

He is THE maestro!!! Hats off!!!! Hope to attend his concert in USA soon.

[crapsonashovel]

russians make the best of everything from women to music to guns

[cocosino89]

bestialll...mare talent....crima

[Ediklll]

what is the first song that he starts out with?

[bashhime]

what is the song he starts playing around 8:00 ?

[Moozig]

@bashhime It is "Cara Mia" by Bobby McFerrin

[reservationsplatser]

how can you dislike this guy, he's the biggest master ever!!!

[ghosthunter2006]

i'm a fan of 80's metal bands like Metallica, Megadeth, iron maiden and so on. i wish this guy played electric guitar... that would be just amazing...

[Thesiedler]

как музыка на 1:33 называется??

[PALIGON12]

волшебнооооооооооооооо

[workingclasshero86]

what is that he start's playing at about 1:21

[udahellup]

What's the 1st song please someone..

[soit25]

eargazm

[ihaveworkinanhour]

Wow he is amazing. I love his faces, helps the overal performance and gives a hint of humor shining through the music. Very lovely.

I've fallen in love with the very first tune he plays. What's the name of it and who is it originally by? I feel like I've heard it before..

[TheDumascus]

At 7:32 he starts playing a song: does anyone know what song that is? 

[tusk11188]

I love this guy's facial expressions! He is a true artist and really enjoys it.

[reservationsplatser]

how to meeting a balalaika?

cause I have one and when I hear this I want to try to play on it but I don't know what the strings are in. Like A-G please I woud be very happy If I get awnser.

[reservationsplatser]

@reservationsplatser sorry I write wrong I mean bandolim when i type Balalaika.

[joeceph]

@reservationsplatser Det går bra med svenska också, hur menar du?

[reservationsplatser]

@joeceph ok hur stämmer man en balalaika, i tonerna på strängarna?

[Puska35M]

@reservationsplatser The strings are tuned E-E-F.

[Mimi38ls]

@reservationsplatser E, E (the same ) and A

[MrFo3hawk]

@reservationsplatser 'tis EEA

[teganyavo]

@reservationsplatser

E E A

I think you mean to say "tuning", not "meeting". the lower 2 strings are nylon and the highest is steel, iirc

[InaSimon]

@reservationsplatser ,you sure to be using an electrical balalaika?

[dmitry199]

@reservationsplatser

It's E, E, A (mi, mi, la)

[dmitry199]

if start from the top

[KaynLordDarth]

This is one of the best music video i've ever seen on youtube.

[renegadeskinninja]

i love music

[romdnik]

мне кажется он даже Кузьмина сделал своей виртуозностью:))))

[TheVladbad]

Genius!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[raphaeljesussr2]

he´s a God...

God of the bandolim...]

XD...

congrats mi lord...

[L5496]

Fantastic.

[matejstaron]

1:20 - does anyone know the name of this song please? I have never thought about it :P

[joeceph]

@matejstaron it's in the description, Für Elise/Bagatelle in A minor (Ludwig van Beethoven, Bia 515/ WoO 59)

[olegarhik]

it's mixed from different classical and popular melody. mostly from russian song and movie's sountracks

[olegarhik]

it's mixed from different classical and popular melody. mostly from russian song and movie's soundtracks

[sytchov98]

@matejstaron "barrel organ" in the begining

[removich]

@matejstaron it's no song, it's composition from different russia folk songs

[veljo1986]

@matejstaron

beethoven-fur elise ;)

[morealternative]

wonderful im seriously thinking of buying a Blalaika after seen that...

Bravo

[cklanson]

it sounds like music box-.-

[cklanson]

it sounds like music box-.-

[Rpahut1]

И это на 3 струнах... Гитару ему наверное и самому ссыкотно в руки брать.

[maciejkadb]

thanx man! :)

[maciejkadb]

5:00 - 6:18 - what is that? author? title? does anyone know?

[immortalx50]

@maciejkadb

first part is an excerpt from a soundtrack of 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson', a series of russian films based on Conan Doyle's works, from 80's, composer is Vladimir Dashkevich, the second part is Bach's toccata in Dm, It seems that he usually combines this theme from the film with other classical pieces

[cklanson]

@maciejkadb 'toccata and fugue' by Bach

[cklanson]

@maciejkadb 'toccata and fugue' by Bach

[Walewryj]

Jest mistrz, jest okeyka

[aleksey054603]

КИРКОРОВ И ТИМАТИ КАААЛЛЛЛЛЛЛЛЛЛЛЛЛЛЛЛ !!!!!!!!!! БЕЗГОЛОСЫЕ МАЛЬЧИКИ !!!!!!!

[d3vilh]

Сам себе оркестр человек.

[alexplayero]

did this guy sell his sould to the devil or something?

[olgaszkop]

Tu es génial, Alexei !

[IbanezDemon]

5:50 ....What The F**K???!!!! :0

[HEXOPOIIIUU4EVOBEK]

if he played guitar, he would be the best, althought he is the best

[NelsonParker]

Вот бы им с Зинчуком дуэтом сыграть!

Два великих виртуоза. Вот это бы бы фуррор!

[EnriquePage91]

fucking amazing

[hugo228]

Thats a "Balalaika"

[pepelaz55555]

аххуен блять риальне пиздйц наххуй ураааааа

[TheSuggar87]

respekt, das ist einfach nur der wahnsinn!

[hanasaka666]

what song is minute 8:00-8:15????

[superagnitio]

What an original way to play astringed instrument

[ilPitproductions]

whats the name of that instrument?

[Htresnal]

Светлый человек :) побольше-бы таких

[indyginc]

MAD skilzz

[RussiansDevil]

Класс, Молодец!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[medyanzev]

вау супер!!

[n3vErw1nt3R]

This is a Balalayka!

[mmka1]

I wish that I had the talent to play mine like this.

[Elyssenko]

Awesome artist

Can anyone tell me, where was made this video? Thnx!

[MsTafta]

Супер!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[hammetguitarist]

are those steel strings or nylon?

[joeceph]

Probably both. Two nylon strings about the thickness of a spanish/nylon guitars G string tuned to E, and a thin steel string tuned to A, that's the standard. For the prim balalaika it's almost always like that, although there are all steel string models out there too (I own one 1970 steel stringed, and one 1966 nylon/steel). Another commonly used tuning is D-F#-A that is more optimized for solo playing. The prim is supposed to be the tenor instrument in an ensemble usually, though.

[easygoinperson]

@joeceph

I think what he's playing is one size larger than the prima Balalaika. I do know the prima is traditionally strung E-A-A and the first E & A are nylon and the high A is steel and is generally the main solo string. I play with a few balalaika players and they all have their own tunings, seems like C-E-A is a popular tuning as well, I usually tune it G-B-E like the bottom of a guitar.

[easygoinperson]

@easygoinperson I meant E-E-A...

[TheYaroslav1988]

@hammetguitarist 2 nylon strings and one steel

[ROCKSTARMASTERLOVE]

вот это да !

как же он играет,просто нет слов .

[luanfsc]

gênio genio genius

[bratgrey]

super!!!

[psychopathtoine]

RESPECt!! what instrument is that? this guy is soo talented and i love his snese of humour! are those high ,otes harmonics? or how does it work? 5*

[joeceph]

It's a Russian folk instrument, called balalaika. Three strings, normally tuned E-E-A. The harmonics are so called natural harmonics, or touch harmonics. They occur at different frets (the points are called nodes) and they tend to be octaves or fifths. You can move the nodes by fretting correspondingly, so if you grab the 2nd fret of a given string, the nodes are moved two frets up, which allows you to play entire melodies in harmonics and even combining them with legato techniques or similar.

[iippoz]

@joeceph

Good explanation how this instrument works, but how many octaves balalaika actually have? What is the lowest and the highest note that one could play with balalaika.

[csoss]

Totally Meistro

[antigerpes]

Самое смешное, что у балалайки из 3-х струн 2-одинаковые.

[joeceph]

Depends on how you tune it)))) I sometimes play with D-F#-A instead of E-E-A. But you're right, with proper orchestral tuning two are the same, and of course they remain the same thickness/kind even if you tune it differently.

[Zeinishe]

@antigerpes в одной октаве?

[antigerpes]

@Zeinishe Да

[antigerpes]

@antigerpes Да.

[MrWISEWISHMASTERSEX]

аааахуетььььь !

чтоже он творит на электрогитаре ???? просто жесть !

вот молодца парень !

[souffredouleur]

@MrWISEWISHMASTERSEX это не гитара

[MardenTube]

а он на ней не играет, говорит то балалайка ему больше привлекательна)) Но там действительно больше звуковых красок!=)

[Zeinishe]

@MrWISEWISHMASTERSEX сам ты электрогитара! это балалайка!!!!!!!!!!!1

[ROCKSTARMASTERLOVE]

ОН наврено имел в виду,если он так играет на балалайке,то чтож он творит на электрухе .нет слов .

[SirGed]

absolutely fabulous mate!! he he thankyou for a massive sunday smile here in munich!! RESPECT!!!!

[JOSEguitaH]

esto como se llama, con 3 cuerdas se puede sacar to eso, valla po se enrolla a su aire bastante bien, eso sí a la guitarra no la dejao embarazá de milagro xd

alejandro sanz decía algo de que el guitarrista flamenco, por tener la guitarra pegá al corazón, po tiene más sentimiento, pero este caso me deja sin citas.

ole por él, lo vive y lo siente, como debe ser.

[dpgarin]

Фантастика!

[tranvaghy]

aleksei  sei fantastico

[JamyLius]

Браво Алексей!!!!

[adamantane1985]

Вот это техника!!!!! Бесподобно!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[113076190]

Очень хорошее исполнение этой балалайке!!! Браво брат!

Приветик всем Вас из Болгарии!!!

[Max0Inq]

Maybe there's time to release Balalaika Hero....

Balalaika Hero featuring Kalinka, Tetris Theme, Russian National Anthem and so on :D

[drawmaster77]

Hell Id buy it!

[disemotoSHADOW]

Man HOW TREE STRING CAN DO ALL THAT

WHAT MOTHER FUCKER MAN, HE'S AWESOME, HE'S THE MAN WHO WILL BE TAKE THE WORLD ON HIS HANDS

BYE