Granada, Serenata de Isaac Albéniz par Rafael Andia

[eaglerock999]

Wonderful....

[Drakopulous]

Hm, this might be the first time I have ever heard this piece played well. Rafael Andia is the most wonderful and cultured Guitarists I have ever heard.

I myself now own a baroque guitar,

Thank you Mr. Andia!

[TheAbe1212]

@Drakopulous havent you heard segovia play this??

[Drakopulous]

@TheAbe1212 Yeah, but I find Mr. Andia to to be a superior guitarist and I enjoy this arrangement for the piece most. That, plus not liking Segovia or his method could make me bias. Oh, and the pretty girls in the video helped.

[vukstevanic]

the thing i love in your playing is that u play with such passion, and at the same time u play it so different

[demarezmichel]

Beautiful piece . You can ear our playing for guitar and recorder on youtube :

Demarez Cassignol

[gobacktorussia]

is that a makeshift 7 string? never seen one of them before

[fernando5821]

How to rob a work of art of all its significance, brought to you by this arrangement. It now sounds like "Dueling Banjos" . That twangy accompaniment is utterly putrid beyond all description.

[Drakopulous]

@fernando5821 What an ignorant comment you have.

[fernando5821]

@Drakopulous The moment I require your permission to state my opinion, send me the appropriate paperwork. I fill it out, wipe my freshly moistened behind with them, and send them to you C.O.D. Grow a spine, you worm.

[Madamsito]

@fernando5821 En vez de llenar el hilo de odio, acompaña tu opinión con un poco de música. Tanto prejuicio apesta, en serio.

[kiubotu]

alirio...venezuela/ rafael SPAIN-france....

i don´t think anybody can tell a spaniard how to play spanish music!!

[abby161919]

arlio is germen.

[migueliax]

Have you ever listened Alirio Diaz version of this piece? he can play it as a Real master.

This is fast. very good. Not my taste.

[normanm]

Does anybody know if this transcription is available to download or purchase? I imagine it can be played without the extra string on top???

Rafael, tocas esta pieza con mucho sentimiento; la mejor interpretación que hay en YouTube!!!

[Ztoraen]

I have a very stupid question, but I've never seen this before... Why is there one string that is "off" the fretboard?

[GibsonMarco]

It's not a stupid question but in my opinion, because Rafael Andia transposed the song in A major, he needed a lower bass string so he added one on his guitar!

[sargijapunk]

This is excellent. Pitty the recording is so bad. His arr is definitely refreshment to all others based on Tarregas. I think he adapted it for guitar even better then standard versions we are used to. His playing is also great. Only 5 stars are enough for this.

[grypnyet]

Excellent!

[pfflam]

Fantastic . . At first I thought perhaps a too fast and passionate, but it took just a bit to realize that it is exactly how it should be played: substantial not clinical

[bravopuiyi]

Wow! Long time havent heard his playing!

What an inspiring performance.

[poupee58]

Andia is a very talented ,original romantic player.Refreshing to hear this.

[jesuisravi]

a big player

[Curatica]

Great musician; maybe he IS Tarrega in another incarnation... :-)!

[ninjaguy3]

He does look like Tarrega, that's awesome

[jessyquedens]

Yeah, he does.

[isi2isi67]

Nice old school style of playing. Funny the guy reminds me of Tarrega.His tone speaks for itself.

[dustyw79]

What is the difference between the old school and the new school of playing?

[isi2isi67]

old school playing uses more vibrato and a fuller tone.The strings are more played with a combination of flesh of the fingertip and nail.There is also more emphasis on melody than rhythm almost as if the guitar were singing.

[tarquin16123416]

The way the recording sounds all old is great, I wonder if it sounded as good in real life, this is the third time I watch it, I think it's as good as Bream's version.

[gergthims]

What happened to the last note in the first statement? Maybe it makes sense when heard properly. The B sectioin is very lyrical. Sounds like a recording on a wax cylinder. If it was, I'd love it!

[ludowicovan]

... Is this Rafael Andia?

[tarquin16123416]

I really like this

[lukeinarizona]

whats with the 7th string on top?

[sobaget]

its a D string

[nomusician]

May be a D-string, but it's tuned in B, which means it's too loose. I recommend a C-string -- or why not B-string !

[dicktheripper]

Don't like this version,the song loses its magic in its simplicity.

[Curatica]

Beautiful, nevertheless!

[erdemozdemir]

çok güzel

[svindland]

I really enjoy the playing of Mr. Andia. It has lots of personality! It's a pitty that the quality (of sound) is so distorted thru the compression into a webfile... But, I guess that's a good reason for buying his new CD!

[MarkAntony]

Interesting transcription, but I found his playing very insensitive.

[TonyMorris]

thanks for posting this. I've added it to the Classical Guitar group