John Williams : Hector Villa-Lobos - Prelude no.4

[pablomoyaful]

My dream is become in a classical guitar and to can play to Hector Villa-lobos.

The best on the world !!!

[K1M1c4r]

lol his fingers are like that cus he is playing the guitar dude :D...and the look like that momentearly :D

[stanleguetto]

His thumb is like a tentacle . It's crazy !! Awesome version .

[willflanaganmus]

LOOK AT HIS FINGERS

He must practice 27 hours a day.

[Jontenable]

John Willims best guitar player! He plays with the love!

[TheclassicOL]

lovely and soothing!!

[andthemushroom]

@storkonhudson

thats when you know you're groovy.

[Pedossaurus]

His fingers (1:38)... Not from this world! (I knew it!)

[spicbuddha]

If any confusion on my previous comment, just listen to them; don't watch any videos, and then you'll see.

[spicbuddha]

I've felt that way about Bream and Williams; that Bream seemed more "passionate" or whatever, but it's not true. When listening only both guitarists move me. Williams just doesn't move period. So many people wrongfully think he's more lifeless... Obviously he's not.

[MsAzz12345]

john william is the best.. he is a maestro..

[Vascofski]

Gostava de saber tocar como ele,fogo

[mcshtube]

I like the bream version better; it's passion. This JW version is intellect.

[GuitarSlinger2112]

@mcshtube A common argument against JW. But for those of us lucky enough to have listened to him w/o that prejudice served up along side of our introduction to him by someone we respected as young guitarists, we wholeheartedly disagree.

[abetmusic]

Very Nice!

[valerieECC]

Merci

[jabbermule]

would you prefer we give him constructive criticism on iTunes?

[robuyube]

this is much better than his VL prelude 3 I just saw. Just saw a 1960's black and white clip of a Bream version, which was atrocious...like he was trying to hurry up and get out to the pub for a few.

Oh, and yes, I am trying to give him constructive criticism on you tube :p

[Yoshi5020]

Ahhh, look at his fingers at 1:40!! See, this is why I never learned to play guitar, as much as I love it. Look what it does to you! No instrument should hurt you. Plus you have to grow out your nails on the other hand.

[AFvcG]

@Yoshi5020 It doesn't hurt at all sure if your a beginer it will hurt but your fingers will become rough over time and you wont feel a thing.

[Dragonseye3]

Here is something obvious... It's HEITOR! Not Hector... How many more useless comments will it take for the correct name to be applied?

[igotsmoshedify]

at the animato part, do you roll the notes or not?

[musicmaniak98]

andres segovia,ana vidovic and john williams are my favourite guitarists

[Daikaiju]

2:44 - He just couldn't resist the itch.

[Onlykriswithk]

sry but the name of the creator ist heitor not hector .... fail xD

[msilva12000]

As a Brazilian, I got to say that John Williams, after Segovia and Brean, is the top guitar player in the world today. However, The greatest Villa-Lobos interpreter after Segovia, is Brazilian virtuoso maestro Tuiribio Santos. He has dedicated part of his career to the memory of maestro Villa-Lobos and his museum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

[sainnova2008]

This is actually Prelude No 3.

[2br00tal216]

@sainnova2008 No, this is prelude No. 4. No. 3 is the one with all of the time changes.

[fidorolaboro]

hello mr. uploader: it means HEITOR villa lobos, not hector...... i think, i would tell you in because of the difference.....

[TheMarcos772]

La interpretación de Jakob Henriques me gusta mucho mas

[CoolJohnDog]

How he's so good I don't even know

[ishymuu]

@CoolJohnDog practice, look at the indents on his left finger tips

[mushymuffinman]

dissapointing

[capsellz]

i have to play this song at school..

it's kinds hard but i think it's amazing...

[Quantumew]

que bruto indeed

[Raimundo14bis]

Villa Lobos é incrível, mas essa música é melhor orquestrada.

[carvalhoalexander]

@Raimundo14bis rapaz, essa música foi escrita para violão. Há alguma orquestração dela? Diga-me que gostaria de ouvir.

[Atienne01]

I love his playing and all but I'm reasonably sure he misread the music at the 21st bar / 11th bar of the second part, should be a G instead of a B. Then again I only realized because I was making that mistake.

[StellaIve]

you mean HEITOR Villa-Lobos, great vídeo!!

[MACACSP]

Quando se juntam, um genio, compositor de melodias maravilhosas como essa e um intérprete com essa sensibilidade, categoria e técnica perfeita, temos o prazer de desfrutar desses momentos, perfeitos!!!

[510105511115]

tecnica perfetta! musicalità incredibile! grande...

[johannesguitarist]

Nice :D Look at the tumb at 1:06

[zzznaviizzz]

Hallucinaant ;DDDD

[videosouthafrica]

always amazing

[JonnoGradian]

Check those dents in his fingers man.... this dude plays HARD

[richter111]

its normal when you play guitar :D

[ThePuerpa]

Great!!

[Ultrajuiced]

Awesome! :)

And the animato is sick, hopefully I can handle it sometime...

[AfroRocketQueen]

just magic......

[MadJackal789]

i think williams lacks the body movement needed to really express the piece. The way he plays is excellent, but being as godly as he is, i would expect him to be more relaxed and just have some fun with it

[100joebloggs]

JW is just flawless. I really don't understand people who say he is too 'mechanical' or whatever - his touch is better than almost every guitarist I've heard. Just because he recognises the notes as their written on the page (as the composer intended), doesn't mean he lacks feel.

[jabbermule]

This Hector guy can really play guitar. Also, I didn't realize John Williams composed guitar music. I'm a big fan of his other stuff like Jaws and Jurassic Park.

[leorozas]

The composer is Heitor Villa-Lobos (not Hector) from Brasil. Guitar player is John Williams (classical guitarist) and is not the same person as the composer John Williams from whom you like Jaws and Jurassic Park music.

[samdhcameron]

you're joking...right? because if you are, you're hilarious

[jabbermule]

lol - I knew this comment would really piss off all the brazilians :)

[mattyz789]

@jabbermule Those comments really made my day

[nikolaygavlishin]

Hector Villa-Lobos is the composer. John Williams is the guitarist. He's not the John Williams who composed the scores to Jaws and Jurassic Park.

[TheRealCosmicJones]

Yes he is the composer of Jaws, Star Wars, Indiana Jones and many many more movie soundtracks.

He also conducted the Boston Pops for years.

[jivananda]

@TheRealCosmicJones are you sure thats not the composer John Williams?!?!? there 2 different guys

[sminhle]

@TheRealCosmicJones There are two John Williams. The one you mention is Mr John from the US, the person in this vid is John from the UK :)

[Orange1117]

@sminhle Actually, this John is from Australia ;)

[ipoodaily]

@TheRealCosmicJones ur retarded. hes a diffeerent john williams. stop trying to act like you know evrything

[MrAguafiesta]

the treble is so piano like

[finallyanunusedname2]

It is not Hector Villa-Lobos; it is Heitor Villa-Lobos

[palaechthon]

i think scratching his forehead in the end,was a bit inapropriate-alike-movement...

[xerxes118]

I'm learning this at the moment... I have to say, I'm not a fan of Williams killing this piece for me! grr...

[WellRomano]

A lot of technique and sensitivity.

But, please, the master name is HEITOR VILLA LOBOS. Repair. Thank you.

[potrodsas]

As if the fact that John Williams is a person with no emotional playing whatsoever ,he also appear to play with a guitar (or strings)incapable to transmit any emotion either.

That's not what Villa Lobos was thinking when he was crying over the lost Indian tribe.

OK?

We need to see his tears Mr Williams if you can..

[Mkamalid]

1:09 - 1:11 is epic

[jabbermule]

Great music written by Hector House-Wolf

[Mkamalid]

hector who?..

if ur trying to mock Lobos then u shud be really careful

if its a mistake its Villa lobos.

[jabbermule]

Evidently you're the one getting mocked, because you didn't get the joke. Please read the comment from genjuro23 below and then maybe you'll understand.

Nobody pays attention anymore.

[genjuro23]

João Uílians is a big guitarrist Great performance from João Uílians playing HEITOR Villa-Lobos.

[stanleguetto]

Le pouce de John Williams est étonnant: on dirait un tentacule ! C'est incroyable ! Quelqu'un aurait-il la version de ce morceau joué par Dyens ? On m'en parle beaucoup mais je n'ai pas pu mettre la main dessus jusqu'à présent !

[eldavido91]

your comment is just too amazing! keep it up! :D

[kevinkemu]

wow...that is all I can think to say about your comment

[Orange1117]

Wow, the harmonics sound soo clean!

(Of course, the whole piece was amazing, I mean, its Williams, of course its amazing =D)

[jabbermule]

Much of the Bream version is played with feeling, but his middle "fast" part of this piece is played so fast that it sounds like a flurry of slop with a few mistakes. Williams' version here is slightly slower and measured, and played at a pace so that the listener can hear and appreciate each note. In my estimation, that makes the Williams version more musical overall.

[thejugglenaut91]

that was the young bream. They're almost two different people

[ricointx]

@jabbermule Williams lacks expression in the face and body; his fingers do all the expressing :-)

[MikeyIV]

@jabbermule I like the way williams plays THAT PART...but Bream's feeling and musicality for the whole piece and for most of the pieces he played for that matter took me to another place. Obviously they're both incredible musicians but in my opinion Bream's playing connects much more emotionally with me...

[kildahorde]

@jabbermule i played this song for NYSMAA (new york state musical arts association) festival and i tried to play it as close to williams as i could for the same reasons you previously stated lol. he is a genius

[DHTCF]

@jabbermule I disagree, I think Williams admirable dislike of ornamentation for its own sake means that he sometimes focusses overly on rythm. I also think that he committment to remaining true to the composer´s will, while again admirable, fails to recognise adequately that the interpreter's role is also artistic, not merely mechanistic.

[mrboppman1]

@jabbermule I'm inclined to agree with you although I'm a big bream fan.. the middle part with john Williams has the arpeggios finely delineated with a moderate accelerando which to me serves the piece perfectly.

[MayRy4n]

lol garbabage!!!!!!!!!!! jk, it's alright... SUPER FAST THO JESUS

[CoagKev]

Just a touch too quick for me. sorry

[madman128]

watch breams version lol

[chopin65]

Williams is one of the gods of the classical guitar. I do prefer Bream's version more, however.

[Mkamalid]

heey, he makes a mistake at the intro !...i love it though lol!

[jmhclassicalcomposer]

just because Bream makes funny faces doesnt make him anymore enjoyable, in my opinion. some of the best guitarists iv seen had very little expression, but flawless skill. even Andres Segovia gave little facial expression while playing.

[fotoshooterx]

Den Mittelteil spielt er nicht genau genug. Er zieht die Finger einfach durch. Um jeden Ton genau zu treffen brauch man ungefähr 1 Jahr und jeden Tag mind. 2 Stunden Übung.

Sonst super!!!

[Laurenan69]

Der typ sieht mir so aus als hätte er seit 40 Jahren jeden Tag 8 Stunden Übung .

[DemonstrativePronoun]

Ja das stimmt

[Hawolation]

den spielt er genauer als jeder andere, bei dem ich es gesehen habe.

da hört man alles, den ersten wie den letzten ton der quadriolen genau gleich laut und präzise.

da man nich erkennen kann, ob das flatwound-basssaiten sind und ich das einfach mal NICHT annehme, würde ich behaupten, der hat noch viel länger geübt, um das alles OHNE saitenkrächzen zu schaffen.

keine ahnung, was dir da nich genau genug is, ich glaube, du suchst verzweifelt nach schwachstellen und erfindest welche

[eldiablo008]

1:46 LOOOOOOL his fingers...omfg

[ShiSHlik007]

LOL its from holding the string for a long time hehehe

[misteriosodude]

John Williams and others are great, no question, but above all I recommend Fabio Zanon's interpretations of Villa-Lobos. Superb... check him out.

[MrGuitar50]

as a new guitarist I think this is great piece for harmonics and Williams is awewome, but I feel that Bream plays with more feeling

[iamJROD]

John Williams is Awsome. I seen him in person once,and he was incredible.

[zappafanman]

I've always felt that Williams was a more academic performer with matchless skill but Bream plays with pure emotion as well as obvious skill which makes him the better perfomer to watch and listen to.

[zk4ore]

I'd have to say I agree for the most part. Williams seems like he would be a great example to use for a Pedagogy class or something like that. He plays the piece to a T (to a textbook standard) and maintains great skill and posture. But as stated, without emotion, music is nothing. Sadly I'd have to say I perform more like John Williams as opposed to Bream. :(

[luchianka]

I've heard better perfoming of prelude N 4...This is a cruel treatment of a guitar, no feelings, unsoftly....Totally agree with

DirrtyJewceBahxxx

[DirrtyJewceBahxxx]

ugh... this isn't john's best. ive heard a lot better from him. he is rushing it and sounds like he is tearing the strings off the guitar while playing (especially during the diminished/dominant what you want to call it part of the fast run).

[Mtallica101]

its alright. I prefer Bream's version much more though.

[RanDom2BugGeR]

He's good, better than me at getting the right notes, but needs to space it out with more rests at the beginning. (Lento)

[pamisato]

I think he's not getting the notes right at 1:10.

[jordan8482]

are you guys really giving john williams constructive criticism on youtube?

[pamisato]

comparing to Bream

[LifeisforGuitar]

@jordan8482 haha I was thinking the exact same thing and then i remembered, oh wait this is youtube.

[sorvetaodecasquinha]

adorei a interpretação, muito boa. vocês funkeiros são implicantes até a morte. beijo para todos os funkeirinhos strondinhas ke tão lendo esse comentário. amo todos vocês

ps: false

[Mylittlenebula]

Bravo! John Williams you are amazing!!!

[Sykolprchaun]

This guy is rediculous...

[carilmix]

qué bruto !!!

[AztecCrewElder]

Yeah it is...

[34271850]

É um virtuose, sem dúvida, mas o sentimento que a composição procura transmitir não é possível com esse ritmo veloz imprimido na execução.

[artescinefranca]

fantastic!!!

[guitarmanchester]

nice job, i play slow bits slower and the fast bit faster!

[fockewul]

The composer's first name is not "Hector" is "Heitor" .

[snakeheartbr]

That's not true. Can you even speak Brazilian Portuguese? /o/

[jmpaula]

I am Brazilian. The name is HEITOR, not Hector.

[rols517]

it's definitely "Heitor"

[jonaschief93]

it's heitor, not hector

giuliano is also not the same like julian

[codegrapher]

Indeed. The composer name is(was) Heitor Villa-Lobos. And here in Brazil he is god. Period. 8)

[RandomMocker]

I prefer Breams overall interpretation, but slightly prefer Williams' second section. And isn't the structure of this piece ABA?

[Chyge]

I just started playing this piece and had to find out how it sounds like when some pro plays it... Though I personally don't like how Williams plays the first part of the song... It sounds too "stiff" or so to me. The B-part is just amazing 'cos it shows the diversity of guitar as an instrument.

[Cumbulu]

1.31 nice

[danitrmbn2]

No me gusta que sea tan limpio tocando, no me parece muy guitarristico y esta obra necesita un tempo mas lento

[6211945]

I think anyboddy seats inside the amazonian jungle and just look around flowers, plants, trees and raindrops; colours,odours, feelings... and You, certainly, will hear this beautifull prelude.

Please, do excuse my wild english.

[GrandBrinus]

a very good interpretation, more than the one for the 1st prelude of Villa Lobos.

[munkeey1123]

was this originally composed for guitar? or does it have to be translated

[jupites]

Yes,it was.Originally composed for guitar.

[munkeey1123]

cool.. thanks

[az1zcolumbi]

Lobos dedicated them to Segovia i guess!

[JapJackson]

In fact Heitor Villa Lobos is one of the few composers for guitar who was himself a virtuoso performer.

[munkeey1123]

check out his fingers... theirs grooves built in to them XD

[DWareMhouseB]

thats because the b section of this piece has a long section of pressing down the same chord shape all over the neck

[axisgirl]

Mr Williams made a perfect interpretation.

[munkeey1123]

as he nearly always does i think

[drosofilamelanogaser]

o cara é fera mesmo

[mikhailasanovic]

makes it look so easy

[leonardocello]

incrível o movimento do polegar direito dele. Completamente relaxado!

[jonny7classics]

Absolutely brilliant

[guitarmarty78]

Il nome dell'autore di questo preludio è Heitor Villa Lobos non Hector illa Lobos. BUona la interpretazione di John Williams

[anschm]

Amazing.

[Citriaa]

I recommend M. Gasbarroni: watch?v=TvqdeIJFuJY&feature=re­lated!

[Miguelrx10d]

I'm learning that song and it is hard as hell.xP

[musictranscription]

I can write for you any sheet music

[reformedman]

John Williams is a friend of mine, very nice guy.  I was at a diner playing guitar on stage while the people ate, he bought me a tunafish sandwich and we talked about guitar a little.

[umesanajajca]

yes and I was with a pope and we smoked cigarets together. so what if you were with him.

[bobbycamp101]

yes umesanajajca , i too had an encounter with the pope...let's just say he gives a mean handjob.

[eddypfunk]

its just amazing how people can waste their time winding each other up to the soundtrack of john williams/villa-lobos. If you have nothing nice to say why say anything. Peace and love. Its guitar music not road rage.

[snakeheartbr]

Is this really John Williams? OMDFG What an honor to be Brazilian and having him playing a Brazilian song O_O

[bluechimp4]

lol this song is so easy to play

[sublime8316]

dude's phrasing on this piece is incredible..

[udnil]

como brasileiro que conviveu com pessoas que conviveram com o mestre Heitor Villa Lobos, e como professor de musica,essa Musica está perfeita.

[fruscia123]

not quiet enough i think. but great interpretation

[synkronyk]

you've no call to criticise a guiatarst like john williams. The quiet parts were quiet, the parts which need to be fortissimo were.

Oh to be able to sing through the guitar like john williams or andres segovia.....

[fruscia123]

if you have not the intellect, be quiet. i do not critise him, i said great interpretation. I THINK, that its not quiet enough.

step 1: read

step 2: think

step 3: post a comment

[synkronyk]

wow, someone like you criticising my intellect.  The world is great when people who fail at life can criticise others who are intellectually so superior. The entire song is not written piano, and so is not meant to be quiet the entire time. read the music retard.

[fruscia123]

It is always a terrible experience to see whích idiots write comments on youtube. quiet doesn't mean the volume, but the atmosphere. end of discussion

[synkronyk]

its always great to see people who have no idea about english lecuring people on the use and definitions of english words. Quiet bears DIRECT relation to volume. Retard.

[chev19Role]

He looks very Zen and plays this way. I really like it.He is mastering the guitare.

[king4evans]

its only grade 7 standard ;P

[21Mar08myChannel]

k4e:VERY few (even pros) execute the arpeggio section adequately. You have to be very quick to get the shifts to make anything out of that bassline (without obnoxious squeaks) and the soprano in mm16-17 almost always gets muddled or clipped- I think the 4th note of those arps should be sustained until the fourth note of the next arp. I'd like to see your grade 7 buddies pull this one off.

[sph911]

his name is Heitor Villa-Lobos not hector

[Hankus911]

Very good, though I do like the julian bream version better

[hugoms18]

es muy presiso y le da un volumen que me gusta