Concerto for Lute in D major - Vivaldi - John Williams

[puccinislarondine]

2nd movement is too fast - it loses its majesty when played this way.

[LeeEisenstein]

Wonderful.  Magnifico!

[choloscorporations]

momentos de epifania intensos agora !

[paulostroff99]

Lovely work brilliantly played.TY for posting.

[ErikStephenGilgen]

one of the best concertos! such an inspiration, i have a version of the largo that is mostly influenced by john, you guys should check it out and comment.

[Deesade86]

Classical arts showcase channel sounds interesting. Shame I live in England where our TV is only really good for comedies (which we do well).

[jjobie]

@Deesade86 You have a fair amount of sports programs too, though. At least that was my impression when I was over there. Granted it was almost all football (soccer here in the U.S.) but I remember cricket and racing as well.

[Deesade86]

@jjobie Yes we get a lot of football, but it is small in scope. Very little football from the continent is promoted (Italy, Spain etc). We did have a classical TV channel but it only ever has soprano solo singers. Most of our TV promotes the worst music. Real lowest common denominator stuff. Maybe these "artists" have the best agents??

[hayderdam]

q maravilla de musica

[Manu49pere]

Majestuoso ! Bellisimo ! Quiero sacar este tema a la guitarra , uffffffff !!

[EclecticAndEccentric]

Forgive me... but I prefer the lute.

[WimGrundy]

Like revisiting an old friend who is mellowing with age... tears of joy!

[skipp22]

Watching his fingers reminds me of a spider delicately crawling on its web.

[Trcls]

Guitar the outcast of the string orchestra yet one of the most popular ones!

though it may not have the sustain of the violin family nor the number of notes of a harpsichord or piano, but it deserves it's right to a great classical repetoire. Love the Guitar! I'm left handed!

[Galericulus]

The first time I came across this piece of music was on an album entitled "Vivaldi's Greatest Hits". This was about 19 years ago. This was the outstanding piece on the album, although it is all worth a listen. The live performance here is every bit as good as the sudio version on the album. In some ways I prefer this one, as there are fewer violinists etc cluttering up the overall sound.

[marcioalmada]

this make me feel more close to the god

[Albertmaximus1]

Genial solo and fantastic orchestra! Many thanks for posting!

[lawrencesmallman]

love the Islamic architecture

[gfr3j]

This is only the first and an incomplete second movements of three. One star for you.

[bobdavepig]

I like this song. :)

[punchy001]

no cabe duda que j.williams es una verrrrrga para la guitarra.

[leonardo0999]

sublime

[lipton1984]

excellent! great job!

[witboek]

Nice building

[agvap]

alhambra

[pianofolle]

sorry...but where's the continuatopn of this wonderful concerto performance?

[stevessn]

Thanks for this beautiful music. Vivaldi is definitely one of my favorite composers. By the way, John Williams the guitarist and John Williams the composer are two different musician. What a double blessing! They are both outstanding in their respective fields of music.

[tall32guy]

Yeah I noticed that the way you can tell them is John the SW composer is bearded (a very striking white beard) and this John is cleanshaven. :)

[JFS1494]

I had to do this for fucking music homework

[helenagothicangel13]

wow you are sooooooo lame

[lasso17]

quoting helenagothicangel13:

"wow you are sooooooooo lame"

[madiam4u]

the guy playing the guitar is THE John Williams, who gave the music to Star Wars, Harry Potter and The Terminal etc.?

[cannonshots2000]

Nope....differnt dude !

[cannonshots2000]

This the (Formerly) Australian guitarist...considered the worlds best classical guitarist.

Not to be confused with the Americian film score composer..John Williams.

[wizznerd]

no there's john williams the guitarist and the composer. 2 different people

[tall32guy]

Ah! I was about to post about that! I was wondering! Thanks for the info. :)

[InnerTranquility]

aaa so good =D, nice music indeed!

[BillyBluesjah]

Ignore the ignorant, the beautiful music and tasteful attention to the architecture is lovely, non?

[Phoenix0221]

To Surfshark 13. I have been studying and playing Classical Guitar for the past seven years ,in addition to studying it now as a guitar and music major in college ,So you calling me a phony is very disrespectful ...anyways why am I fighting with someone over the computer , I will be the bigger person and just let it go , But I wanted to say this you gotta stop talking smack, and if you do talk smack about someone get your facts straight

Oh yeah and I forgot to mention JOHN WILLIAMS ROCKS !!!!

[duffshot81]

People mock what they don't understand. Surfshark is crying out for a life.

[chopin65]

I read somewhere (I have forgotten where) that he sometimes doesn't even practice each day. Amazing. People who make fun of things tend to be jealous.

[heatherwind]

oh to have been a fly on the wall while this was being recorded. The acoustics must have been incredible. Such beautiful music in such a beautiful setting - thank you so much for posting this!

[muckledee]

haha. yeah =)

though the way u put it is kind funny :D:D

[tirelilala]

Le Largo est içi joué trop vite et perd en intensité.

[samdon815]

The guitar is developed from the lute which ,in turn, comes from the middle eastern instrument El Oud.

[cartoonmarc]

I thought the guitar was originally an african instrument? though developed from a lute definately makes more sense =P

[Phoenix0221]

unfortunately us classical guitarists arent known for our fashion sense because quite frankly its not what matters

[surfshark13]

you're not a classical guitarist. Quit your lying. Get a life. You're just a big phony. A phony

[WilliamEGD]

@Phoenix0221 True, though I personally feel it adds to the overall experience, especially in such artistically beautiful surroundings.

[Reaper1423]

amazing so good lovely music i hvae got all albums

[gregor1u5]

very energic !!!!

[RuthlessToothless89]

I want a lute!!

[veggieburgerfish]

I think I prefer this particular piece on the lute, but tehy're both great intruments. Shame the lute gets barely any recognition nowadays

[nikolasao]

Vivaldi to me, wrote music that simply touches and most the most inner soul. Beautiful

[SashaObamaOnMyDick]

cant help you dude!

[noazarkle]

No score.Bet he could play this blindfold.Like the jumper.

[itsalldownhillfromno]

Classic Arts Showcase is one of the best programs on TV.

[abombinreverse]

stay off my youtube taco!

[bobbycamp101]

u are fucking awesome...YES

[avizotto1]

Albinoni,would be certainly in your list but I think Chopin is more melodic than melancolic.

[Rexicano]

Stupid ass Video direction. Just set the bloody camera down and leave it.

[emu99531]

What is John Williams wearing??????? Everyone else in concert dress and he's in jeans and stripy jumper.... oh dear. He can play though.... :D

[what567]

I would wear whatever the hell I wanted too if I was getting paid $25,000 a concert.

[frostythesnowmanlol]

if you're being paid $25,000 for a concert, wouldn't that make you want to dress to impress?

i dunno, maybe it's just me...

[tavisho]

amazing john willias, i was trying to find even the smallest mistake but it is impossible

;)

[artvandelay13]

is this "the" John Williams? the composer?

[alexlee0627]

He is John Williams the guitarist. There is another John Williams, the composer.

[Praetorian308]

Can anyone recommend some sadder songs like this song. I really only am keen for sad classical music but have some difficulty finding it.

[Thingolfin]

Hi, i can recommend to listen to the "Adagio in g-minor" by Albinoni. that is indeed a sad piece.

Greetings

[Thingolfin]

My comment is referring to Praetorian 308´s question for "sadder pieces" of music.

[otterke]

A lot of people think the music of Gustav Mahler is generally quite depressive...I don't always agree but you could try it. Further on I'd recommend Grieg'ss "Death of Aase", Samuel Barber's "Adagio for strings", Richard Strauss' "Beim Slafengehen"...A lot of the music of Rachmaninoff and Chopin is very melancholic as well.

[Praetorian308]

Thank you very much

[friendalways99]

what a wonderful music-:-:)

[merezi]

Largo movement is too fast. Fantastic playing!

[invertmini1234]

im playin this in school! in elite strings! exept no guitar piece. the guitar piece is made into violin1

[cacciato66]

incredible technique .... less 'squeak' than Segovia! He is amazing!

[Scarumaster]

No composer! I thought the second movement is too fast.

Very nice though.

[jessyquedens]

It is a little fast.

[frolegend]

It's supposed to be played like this. Romanticizing it made it slow, but it's actually supposed to be lively like this.

[firefighterpaulie]

very moving piece. one of my favs

[juancamilot]

me encanta esta obra

[PeterRanon]

Vivaldi wrote this for the Lute but I think it sounds just as good on the guitar. Come to think of it, most classical music is played with modern instruments and not what they were written for (often referred to as "Period Instruments")...

[Talshiaragent4103]

Hey, thats the tune for the film "A little romance", ain't it? It is!

[solti]

good

[mrkiplingisgay]

amazin song