Fantasia X Mudarra

[r2cristi]

what classical guitar is that ?

[HaoSkywalker]

Damns! so excelent! you're amazing dude greetings from Colombia!

[gipcarp]

Why have the g-string tuned down to f#?

[porchmonkey401k]

@gipcarp lute tuning

[Bridge102]

God David, you play so beautifully x

[ftryew]

come to soon lost the drive at 1.23 o well wheres mr Bream 

[MelasChupa]

how on earth can he play wearing a watch. I cant even play a c major scale while wearing a watch it drives me freaking crazy. Good job maestro.

[pongoalejo]

simply beautiful

[poupee58]

This piece should be played with campanellas across the strings not choppy staccato like Russell plays...a poor performance.

[jordanviach]

@poupee58 this is actually supposed to sound like a harp , and it does. the full name is FANTASIA QUE CONTRAHAZE EL HARPA EN LA MANERA DE LUDOVICO. and it was originally composed for vihuela. i can't hear any choppy staccato, what i can hear is david russell making his guitar sing like a vihuela imitating a harp. which wouldn't be the easiest thing to do. you think this is a poor performance? let's hear you do it better. i'll be glad to tell you you were right.

[spruceorcedar]

@poupee58 fuck you

[agapoula]

@spruceorcedar noo no no...fuck YOU spruceorcedar asshole!!! poupee58 is totally RIGHT in what he says!! what a bunch of fucking morons you and dondorward2010 are...

[classicalmannick101]

@poupee58 funnily enough, Mudarra himself did not finger any of the scales campanella - that was something added by guitarists in transcription for effect. it is not wrong to play it the either way, it is simply an interpretive choice.

[dondorward2010]

@poupee58 --put up a vid , since u seem to know it all........jackass

[hopefinder42]

wooow!! great.

[tonytang2222]

Bravo!!!  :)

[Cnia9]

By far this is the best version of Fantasia for me...

The way he plays it, creates a devine sound...

[gvictim]

His tempo slows down at the middle and last parts. I wonder if that's intentional. Very solid play as usual though, really bright and clear sound with great phrasing.

[hideare]

@gvictim I was about to mention the same thing. Whether intentional or not, it does not fit at all. Check out Julian Bream's playing, that is the way it is supposed to be.

[jessyquedens]

@hideare  He (Russell, not Bream) was playing it too fast to start with.

[runawaycaveman]

Hey, thats actually really nice, It's not an easy song to play. Congratulations.

[minisheckler]

i cant find a tab for this! i really wanna learn it, any one?

[13crickets]

Marvelous. 

Ron

[Koto1013]

Point well taken. You are correct. A brilliant interpretation of this piece for sure.

[saray1822]

este,,señor es familia de mii mama...! es de apellido MUDARRA hasta ahora segun la historia sola ahii una familia MUDARRA

[Koto1013]

Why is it that my favorite pieces performed by my absolute favorite players always end up played with the guitar just a hair out of tune? That is the only possible complaint. still my hero.

[GyveTurckee]

@Koto1013 I imagine the capo may be the culprit in this case...

[RandomMocker]

@Koto1013 The reason is because standard tuning does not always do the piece justice. The way the 3rd's and 5th's were tuned in the renaissance period really affect the music of the period. You should try it sometime, you will find you have to make the 3rd string "out of tune" in order to get a truly beautiful sound on the guitar. (at least with a capo anyway!)

[barefootwhistler]

@RandomMocker I think the tuning issues Koto1013 is talking about are the bottom two strings, especially the E string. As an aside though, I disagree with the phrase "out of tune". I consider equal temperament out of tune, not the narrower major thirds of meantone or just temperament.

[Sejaynus]

I love this. Every note sparkles. His is one of the best interpretations of this on Ewe Toob!

[PareriM]

Awesome at the beginning. He gets lost into too many "sweeped" chords towards the end in my opinion thought.

[Huargo]

Esta es la música que sonará en el Ragnarok.

Te estaré vigilando, entiendes?

[Warchild281]

damn brilliant!!!

[detenidogp]

impresionante maestro! =)

saludos desde Chile!

[st91bp7t]

anyone know..is this his new guitar?

[gibson4ever75]

It's a Matthias Dammann double-top guitar.

[Leroyjohnson124]

Next to Bream, this is the best i've heard

[geojones69]

doesnt get any better than this for me!!

[Blutbuche]

This beautiful tune reminds me of Yann Tiersen; great modulation throuout different harmonies with economical but powerful use of short melodical phrases, great!

[spruceorcedar]

very beautiful!! wow!!!! i lack words to describe it! david plays it with the right old english, scottish aire! the color of his warm tone painted a picture in my head and when the piece expounded soon enough i was in reverie in the 16th century! thinking about green meadows and castles

[cibergypsy]

Funny but, when I hear this selection, I think of Castilla-León and Castilla-La Mancha and their landscapes which are very different from that of the British Isles.

[elessin7]

Beautiful. Thanks for sharing! Could you point me in the direction of the score you are using?

[thebeatcreeper]

type in mudarra fantasia x on scribd

[BOGZASV8MA]

very nice

[bkelly515]

Lovely, lovely, lovely rendition. You are wonderful!!! A serious player.

[guitarstrike]

why did he slow down in about 1:00?

[japenagosc]

There is a change of character in the piece, so the ... i don't know hot to say it... la métrica changes :P

[godefredys]

Qué hermosa interpretación. Hay fluidez, destreza, y mucha música. Felicitaciones.

[dorotwhy]

Beautifully played! Bravo!!!

[dorotwhy]

Beautifully played! Bravo!!!

[pierolivier111]

this is one of the most ridiculous thing i've seen in my life... come on

[dorotwhy]

What do mean by this comment, pierolivier111? I hope by "ridiculous" you mean awesome.

[pierolivier111]

I totally meaned awesome. Sorry for the confusion.

[dorotwhy]

Thought so :O)

[Drtunafish]

do you know where i could find the score to this?

[johnnyChilango]

Tres Libros de Musica en Cifra Para Vihuela. Try getting it from Guitar Solo publications in San Franciso

[inodoro7]

I love how yepes plays this piece but i cant find the video has anyone seen it.

[hermx0]

Excellent playing! The tone of the guitar is very nice for this piece too. I love this piece and play it myself, but not quite as well! I will use your posting to improve on it - thanks!

[BachGuitar3]

Does any one know where to get the notes for this for free.

Great playing.

[diegofumiatto]

tenes que equivocarte en alguna nota !!!!!!! jeje exelente

[ConditionalID]

excelente.

E de necrezut (it is unbelievable).

[guitar453]

Wow man amazing

[Klaudiusz1983]

i wounder is it standard tuning with capo?

Who know?Tell me plizz

[detenidogp]

i play this song without capo, u can use it in 2th or 3th but that is for the guitar sounds like lute.

sorry my english :D i'm spanish

[Klaudiusz1983]

thx for answer.Spain is great country for me capitol of Guitar world;P

[istuarti]

drop 3° string to F# I guess

this is the renaissance tuning

[SoniKturtle]

I know that theres is aversion of this piece with the G string dropped to F#, but im learning a version with standard tuning and without a capo.... there seems to be differents way to do it. Also this piece is suposed to immitate a harp player who was out of tune. David plays it different but he sounds awesome.

[kowalsky111]

not out of tune... read comment from 3 months ago

[arturoelcoyo]

Creo que la versión a la que te refieres, en afinación estandar y sin capo, es de José Tomás. Hace muchos años aprendío esa varsión

[arturoelcoyo]

En el video "Fantasía X Mudarra Hagen Pütz" se interpreta esa versión que, repito, según la partitura, es del homónimo del torero José Tomás.

[detenidogp]

G in F# and capo are just to immitate the lute sound, the capo can be used in 2th and 3th fret. but is hard to play without G in F# (i play it without capo).

can you show us your version when you finish?

(sorry my english if i wrong XD)

[rtorresvazquez]

No se bsca imiar el Laud, instrumento que se toco en ese periodo en Francia, Inglaterra , Alemania e Italia, pero en España se tocaba La Vihula de mano, que se imita la tesitua con capo en 2o. traste, aunque la sonoidad no es la misma pues faltan las cuerdas dobles, pero se aserca bastante.

[thebeatcreeper]

ive got a question when you play it on my transcription the fingering says to play the end bass note of the chords with the i the p but it looks the he's just playing it the two bass notes with p what do you do?

[sorfingers1965]

G down to F sharp.

E. Pujol Hispanae Citherae ars Viva

[hermx0]

To come closer to the ligter sound of the renaissance lute very often one has a capo on the 3rd fret! (Here it is on the 2nd, though)

[hermx0]

Actually it's not lute, but vihuela!

[MelasChupa]

A mi me gusta esta interpretacion mas que cualquiera.

[mattock55]

Very well played! Nice tone, clarity

You look bored to say the least=P Looks as if you can play alot harder pieces without being challlenged.

Nice work

[08socrates]

I think if God ever presented himself as a musician this would be it. If you're wondering about his use of time, then you don't know his concept of virtuosity (i.e. if it's hard make sound easy and vice versa). His clarity and tone is impeccable to say the least!!!!!!!!!

[4002661]

very nice.

[guitar453]

yes good tehnicque and everything but zanxguitar is right why you slow down at 1:04 that doesn) t sound good.

[ZanxGuitar]

Why he slows down on 1.04 ? That's not how it is on the partiture

[detenidogp]

it's fantasia... u can play it at the time that you prfere.

(srry my english ;) )

[ErgoLue]

I don't really like it.. for fantasia, written for the lute actually, i think one should play it a campanella..

I here no fantasy at all in this performance.. too tight.. and the part which should be tight, he loses all tension..

nevertheless, very clean played..

[matpetheny]

It was written for vihuela, not lute. I play this fantasia with campanella but actually it shouldn't be played like that if you want to play it in the true, renaissance way.

[lamasyo]

Muy bueno ;)

[tikinxic]

Notice the maestro tuning the guitar like vihuela and also the capo at the 2nd fret. this version is from the original tablature

[13crickets]

Very nicely played.

[justinoalberic00]

try to listen turibio santos(a virtuoso brazilian guitar player playing this song!) is beautiful i am unhappy beacause there are few videos of him playing on youtubE!

[kimowasabe]

great playing!

[lizardcz]

The Vihuela is the precursor of the Spanish Guitar, what we call now a Classical Guitar. It disappeared at the end of the 16th century, displaced by the five courses Vihuela, or Baroque Guitar.

There are who say that we should call Vihuela to all the Guitar-like instruments up to the Romantic era, just before Antonio de Torres made the first Spanish Guitar.

[AtterseeSommer]

Don't they call it that in Brazil, where the "guitar" refers to the electric guitar?

[geosochi]

Good observation! They call it "violao," which no doubt comes from "vihuela."

[lizardcz]

The Lute was the European version of the 'Ud, an Arabic instrument.

The Vihuela is said to be a descendant of the Lyre. In it's earliest form it was just a Lyre with an added fretboard, then it was developed to it's final look, something like a smaller and lighter Guitar. It arrived to Spain in the 15th century and quickly displaced the Lute there.

[geck0788]

hey, smile! you are playing a wonderful song with beautiful technique :]

[gleukos]

HONESTLY, You like Breams version better because he played a lute!! It was written for the Lute Numnutz! So who cares what you prefer. Bet you cant do it! Go practice and shut your mouth. Its played good!!

[intelligentape84]

Don't be such an e-asshole. He never said it wasn't played good, only that he preferred Bream's version.

You must be very pleased with yourself everytime you write one of your wantonly scornful posts to people who meant no disrespect, idiot.

[gleukos]

who's talking to your ASS!!!! IDIOTA!! shush!!

[intelligentape84]

The e-toughy facade doesn't impress (or surprise) me. I made a valid point and all you could say is "shush." Everytime you post, you're just building my case for me that you are a moron who would best serve the internet community by not commenting.

"It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing..."

[gleukos]

reply to this message then you'll see that you're stupid. How old are you intelligentshit84? I'm 10 yrs. you like playing with 10 year olds?? you're probably a pedophile! you take this internet community posting crap too serious! "OK I'm out, Im done

[gleukos]

No!! you didn't make a valid point, and I'm not here to suprise you!! you make me laugh!! and building a case?? don't be dumb dude. Don't you see that I'm replying to your dumb butt because its fun and when you reply it just makes it more fun go ahead and

[intelligentape84]

You may (or may not) be 10, but you're still a moron. Go hang yourself. Lots of pedo-love, intelligentshit84.

[ElRoedor]

Hey Gleuko... esta obra no es para Laúd, sonzo. Es para vihuela. Bream la toca con una vihuela, no con un Laúd. No es lo mismo. Informate.

It's not for lute... it's for vihuela.

[UyFrankito]

hi, what's the difference between a lute and a vihuela?

[ElRoedor]

Can't explain myself in English. I suggest you to google this. To make it simple: Spain had the vihuela, and the rest of Europe had Lute. Example: Bach, Dowland, wrote for Lute, Mudarra, Narvaez, for vihuela.

[meminio]

I honestly prefer Bream's version

[DvdMaiden]

someone knows where I can find the music paper¿

[meminio]

Frederick Noad has a book named "The renaissance Guitar" It has it!

[cacashojas]

yes, there are some barrios recordings and i can tell that he was better composer than guitar player

[xsknight]

russell that's all :)

[kbkesq]

Angel Romero does an otherworldly version of this. This is not perfect D. Russell that we're all used to, and his guitar is a bit out of tune which really stands out on a harp-like piece such as this.

[MaloSify]

Bream...while perfectionist, noone's tone matches Russel.

Russel much more pleasant to listen to, especially if you play xD.

[violaoale]

David is amazing... however in this video he was caught unaware wearing his beach clothes ehhehe , but very good version anyway!

[RFeynman]

Lovely.

[valentin80]

Very very nice ... but I still prefer Julian Bream's version. But David play this song very good.

[sab3156]

That's cuz...well, it's BREAM. The most flawless guitarist ever born.

[valentin80]

I heard that exist some recordings with Barrios himself...I heard that he was perfectionist just like Bream. I'm curios if someone heard those recordings.

[sab3156]

I have been searching for Barrios' recordings. As he is my favorite guitar composer, along with Tarrega and Sor and Coste, I really would love to hear him play. If you get your hands on a recording of his, please send it to me.

[obanion6]

i heard bream get on the wrong fret in this piece in austin he almost jumped out of his chair