Handel's Recorder Sonata in A minor HWV 362 IV Allegro on STL Purple Clay Double Ocarina

[hunpi]

wonderful tone, i like it!

[TopJimmyWinn]

Very lovely my lady. Great job!:))

[NatashaBekkerMusic]

wow this is wonderful XD

[ocarinadiva]

@NatashaBekkerMusic Thank you!! XD

[crr29061]

amazing! but i thought it was a triple ocarina

[ocarinadiva]

@crr29061

Thank you! :)

[shadda]

If you haven't already, release an album. I'll buy it.

[aljazz5]

Great job, very nice, keep up the good work :)

[redbrian3655]

Neat to hear this in d minor.  You are gifted!

[ocarinadiva]

@redbrian3655 Thanks again :)

[LadyPumkinification]

So if there's a backtrack, are there also sheets somewhere for the transposed piece? I'd love to learn this, it sounds great!

[Bojaxswordmaster2]

nice work on the song that you are playing in this vid

[ocarinadiva]

@Bojaxswordmaster2 Thanks :)

[ryankO0sh]

you are amazing, i love this movement and the 2nd movement especially.

[ocarinadiva]

@ryankO0sh Thank you :)

[rhamlett]

You just keep getting better all the time. This is my favorite of the 4 Handel movements you've done. Your clarity, intonation and articulation sound flawless. I have the 3rd on my iPod and listen to it a lot, now I'll put the 4th on there to go with it. The sound processing in this one sounds better too, it really blends with the backtrack very nicely. Kudos to your sound tech. 

[ocarinadiva]

@rhamlett Thank you :) I'm glad you like it. I'll convey your compliments to my husband on the sound processing. He's kind of taking that part over and he'll be happy to hear the feedback.

[billybobbobbobbilly]

Amazing

[ocarinadiva]

@billybobbobbobbilly Thank you :)

[shinka1911]

very beautiful

[ocarinadiva]

@shinka1911 Thanks :)

[reaper84]

Awesome as always!

[ocarinadiva]

@reaper84 Thanks :)

[AbruptBoy]

You are so amazing! i wish i could play as awsome as you :] it sounds relaxing, do you feel relaxed when you play? :]

[ocarinadiva]

@AbruptBoy A lot of ocarina music is relaxing but this piece I actually have to focus on staying relaxed so that I get the phrasing just right. My hands sometimes tense up a little because it is a very exciting piece to play :)

Thanks for the nice comment.

[DaZoriel]

WOW, let me say that again """WOW""" Your wonderful and it's so wonderful to hear the ocarina being used for classical music, I have a Bach piece in mind and if you're interested in maybe learning and recording it, let me know.

[ocarinadiva]

@DaZoriel Thank you Mai'ika!!! I'm glad you like it and if you have any pieces in mind, I'm all ears. Just email me or message me or post a reply or whatever. Thanks again :)

[TheGamerboy860]

Dx I wish I was as good as you. Simply beautiful. I had a day full of critisism, racism, and hatred, so this really made my day, thank you. =)

[ocarinadiva]

@TheGamerboy860 I'm sorry you have to put up with all that but I'm happy that I could make your day any better. I hope your tomorrow is better :)

[Majoofi]

Another great one. I bet Telemann would sound great too.

[ocarinadiva]

@Majoofi If you have any Telemann pieces you'd like to suggest, I'm all ears :)

[esile567]

My husband is gonna love this piece =) Im going to show him when he gets home from work. Thanks for another awesome video!

[ocarinadiva]

@esile567 Awesome!!! I hope he enjoys it :)

[esile567]

@ocarinadiva He loved it! =)

[ocarinadiva]

@esile567 Awesome :D

[buntekuh01]

My mouth is agape at just how awesome this is. Kudos to Mr Bach for this incredible music and to my favourite diva for this performance! Who says ocarinas are for playing zelda tunes?

Huch wait, what festival?

[ocarinadiva]

@buntekuh01 Thanks for the nice comment. This isn't actually Bach, but he and Handel were born in the same year :)

[kresimircindric]

Well done! Bravo! I can't wait to hear you play all four movements live at the Festival. That is going to be a treat. :)

[ocarinadiva]

@kresimircindric Thanks Kresimir. I can't wait to play it in Budrio. I really can't wait for Budrio at all. I'm really looking forward to meeting so many of my ocarina friends from around the world.

[agocska]

Well done! :)

[ocarinadiva]

@agocska Thanks Peter :)

[bricklayer2209]

What a wonderful motivation to keep practicing -- Thank you and Brava!

[ocarinadiva]

@bricklayer2209 Thanks Tom. I'm happy you liked it :)

[alc666]

wonderful, thank you for the upload.

[ocarinadiva]

@alc666 Thanks :)

[CrownofJewells]

That was very well done! It looked like you were not reading any music, but that you had the entire piece memorized. If so, I bet you did practice it a lot before this performance. That purple clay double sounds great (or is it you that your skill that makes it sound great?)! Probably both - A great ocarina for a great ocarina player.

[ocarinadiva]

@CrownofJewells Thank you so much for the ncie words.

Yes, I play from memorization. Strangely, memorizing pieces come very naturally to me. The polishing is what takes the most time and comes long after a piece is memorized.

The PC double is a great ocarina. There is some reverb added to make it sound like it goes with the backtrack but it is my favorite double.

[wngdfeet]

I loved your performance! I also like how you are not only introducing us to different music, but also inspiring us to play!

[ocarinadiva]

@wngdfeet Thank you!!!

[Deathwing120l]

Woo! You started digging into the classical and what an excellent choice of composers. Great job! I really appreciated this one.

[ocarinadiva]

@Deathwing120l Thank you :)  I really enjoy playing classical music on the ocarina.

[hmy5893]

It's so nice to listen to your performance, Cris!

This is really a hard piece but you played beautifully!

[ocarinadiva]

@hmy5893 Thanks Young! I'm really happy you liked it :)

[TheMorrell]

You are one of my favorite youtubers and ocarina players!

[ocarinadiva]

@TheMorrell aw thanks :)

[Kaizen800]

really beautiful :))

[ocarinadiva]

@Kaizen800 Thank you :)

[saajveh]

Very beautifully played! It's inspiring as an example of how versatile the ocarina can be. Hope you'll do more classical music - I love it :D

[ocarinadiva]

@saajveh Thank you :) If you like classical music on the ocarina, you may want to check out some of the channels in the "Other Channels" section on my channel page.

[saajveh]

@ocarinadiva I'll be sure to do that, thank you! :)

[Thesixthgoon]

You'd know more than me but the last 3 : 10 of Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 2 In C Minor Op18 adagio Sost (sigh why do classical track have to have such long winded names?) is beautiful and sounds like it could be doable with the Ocarina.

[ocarinadiva]

@Thesixthgoon Thanks for the suggestion, I'll have a look. One of the pieces on my CD is by Rachmaninov, Vocalise.

[Thesixthgoon]

Any plans for more classical music? I wouldn't know, but I'm guessing playing classicals on the Ocarina is a difficult thing to do.

[ocarinadiva]

@Thesixthgoon Sure! I'm actually recording the 2nd half of my CD next week, which is all classical music. I'll be sure to make an announcement when it releases.

I prefer playing classical music on the ocarina. Some pieces are more difficult than others and this was definitely the most difficult so far :)

[XXRavethedrummerXX]

Oh wow! This is exceptional playing!

Wow, perfect.

[ocarinadiva]

@XXRavethedrummerXX aw thanks :)

[krooksthe2nd]

Very beautiful!

Thanks for sharing it.

[ocarinadiva]

@krooksthe2nd thanks! and thank you for commenting :)

[GabeGT]

this must have cost a great deal of time. Very nice performance.

[ocarinadiva]

@GabeGT It took a while, but when I started I wasn't sure I'd be able to play it at all at this tempo. I'm happy I was able to surprise myself.

[DingDongSongNL]

How much time does it cost for you, to learn a song? Great job :D!

[ocarinadiva]

@DingDongSongNL Thanks. Some pieces I can learn well in a matter of a couple of hours and others can take days or even months. The real time is spent polishing pieces. There are pieces I've been playing for years that I still play and practice because I want to perfect them.

To be honest, I never feel completely finished or completely happy with any of my performances. I always hear room for improvement.

[DingDongSongNL]

@ocarinadiva Haha alright, well keep up the awesome work, because i'm loving it:D!