Classical Guitar Gigue and Double BWV 997 J.S. Bach

[lDeadBirdl]

This is good! A lot who play this I think tackle it waaay too fast, this is almost the same tempo I play it actually : )

[Honghaguitarist9]

Great playing!

[LostMuffin03]

Beautiful

[04070921]

Very cool!

[majav15mg]

ha it's actually hard to think that this wasn't written for the guitar.

[1Freeman]

It was written for guitar, Bach just didn't know it at the time!

[pelusante]

Beautiful interpretation,

[StopTheMoti0n]

cool lute in the back

[ajcitar]

extraordinaria version de este guitarrista, la limpieza de su ejecucion permite disfrutar de un Bach que pareciera haber conocido a la perfeccion la guitarra.

[shredorshred]

@ajcitar que bello comentario

es cierto tiene una tecnica tan depurada que no se le pide na mas felicidades 

[aosjimzaw]

No offence intended, but a gigue is supposed to be a dance movement, this is way too slow.

[StopTheMoti0n]

but is also freakin hard to play

[NOPELAOS]

I like your interpretation

[dudekingdom]

His boots are so cute!

And plays really great.

[panthersrage]

Absolutely Fantastic. Really Great.

[barrios123]

Very nice indeed. Thanks

[rsayage1]

Lovely Craig...a wonderful interpretation and sound.

Richard F. Sayage

[irishkeyley]

very good, five stars!

[nosino1]

bravo!

[ChrisHaspeck]

Very Nicely Done !!

You've inspired me to learn some new Bach !

cheers from

Canada

[vivivivivivivivi]

Nice Lute! Can you do this suite on it? I feel this music really belongs on it's intended instrument. It adds such a light melancholic character. What do you think?

[craigalake]

Actually that lute is a theorbo and is not really able to play this music because of the 1st and 2nd reentrant strings (octave lower than normal). It is mainly used for continuo playing in ensembles or orchestras and is particularly good for accompanying singers. It is debatable what instrument Bach intended this for but it does sound great on the lute because you are able to play the bass notes in the correct octave.

[gallito1010]

it sounds very good!nicelly played!

[variationsonathemeof]

Great timing,tone and interpretation Craig,Very passionate!Thank you forsharing your music!

[andricobb]

so gooooooooood......... :)

lol

[craigalake]

Thanks Andriana, when will I see your vid up here?

[andricobb]

soon i guess... lol havent been practisin in a very loooong time :P

but yea ill put it up one day... lol

[arcangell33]

You are a great performer! Nothing to say! I just enjoy watching you playing.

[ovidiov]

Great performance! excellent! i liked it very much

thanks

[hermawanlukman]

I like to hear your decision in ornamenting the portatoed notes. Good work, congratulations.

[craigalake]

I'm not sure what you mean by portato. I believe it is a bowed string term for the re-articulation of a note with a single bow stroke. If you are talking about the repeated notes prior to the appoggiaturas then I am playing the first one staccato and the second one legato to the resolution of the appoggiatura and trying to lean a little on the dissonance of the appoggiatura.

[hermawanlukman]

In baroque music some notes should be detached before a legato ones. It is what I mean.

[Ohnani]

potatoed?

[Laurzieluvsutube]

You can still play a double strung lute with fingernails. Stephen Stubbs does it quite well and so do many others.

[cdahl]

Nice playing. That's one of my favourite pieces. Beautiful lute too. I've been thinking of getting one. What do you about the nail issue when playing the lute?

[craigalake]

That lute is a theorbo which has single courses and using nails is correct. It's great for guitarists to make the transition to lute playing. It's more of a basso continuo instrument and has the most awseome bass sound (160cm bass string length) but doesn't have a huge solo repertoire. Great for accompanying singers, particularly in early florentine baroque (1590-1650, monteverdi, caccini etc.). However a double course lute should definitely not be played with nails.

[cdahl]

Ah of course its a theorbo my bad. Yea I love lutes but don't think it's a good idea to part with my nails as I'm still in school for classical guitar performance :)

[godspank]

good job, but what the fuck are you wearing on your feet?

[gokhandirican]

abi suppersin yaa!!

[craigalake]

sorry, I don't understand.

[AkiraBergman]

Thats Turkish. It means 'brother, you are super'.

[craigalake]

cool, but I'm not super, I just practice a lot.

[AkiraBergman]

Excellent. Thanks for reposting. I like this one the best. Technique and musicality are balanced just the way I like it. If you keep this up, you may make it big man.

[kpcart]

good one! check my new clips of the kolpakovs.