Allegro in d minor by Weiss

[karahan246]

Great performance... Thank you

[TheSneakyPelican]

Why is this in my suggestions from ratatat? Great anyway. Love the tune man.

[RickS714]

Just wanted to say an infinite thank you for introducing me both to Weiss and Robert Barto. I've picked up 5 of the 10 Barto volumes of Weiss lute sonatas in the past 10 days. I'll get the rest soon. Not enough time in the day to listen. Just incredible. Do you know anything on the specifics of the woods in this lute? I would guess an ebony fretboard and spruce top but I'm sure you can tell I'm a guitar player talking here. No idea about characteristic lute woods. Well, thanks again.

[freevideo88]

That was Xmas for me! Thanks!

[NuFyfer]

Barto is amazing playing -- more like channeling -- Weiss. Unparalled. LOVE it.

[pulpiSnova]

What kind of lute is that? By the way, the music he plays is incredible... please answer me... I want to play this music too...!!! Regards from México

[kidneykutter]

@pulpiSnova It is a 13 course baroque lute built by Andrew Rutherford from New York

[pissballs]

What an amazing instrument harmonies and voicing I never hear on my regular guitar.

One day with some wishful thinking!

[LutenistDeMari]

Does Bob play with only the lower octave at course 13?

[kidneykutter]

@LutenistDeMari No, he has double courses for all the diapasons

[HARMONYOFBACH]

Great performance...

[angryjalapeno]

Fantastic.

[TheDukeOfEd99]

Great Job!

[oldedrum]

Great!~

[ravichandra70]

WOW... I know how bloody good Barto is but he still continues to blow my mind. This is nothing short of incredible. Thanks again and always for the posts kidneykutter!

[dasgroover]

so happy to have found this page

[theseus816]

I have every one of his recordings. I can't believe Barto doens't have the following of Segovia. His playing is perfect.

[Eldejot]

Which makes me wonder why Segovia has any following at all. Seems quite unfair, doesn't it?

[angryjalapeno]

@Eldejot, Segovia plays the guitar: a far more widely available, less expensive instrument with far more teachers and instructional material. Also the guitar is a bona fide living instrument meaning music is still regularly written for it by amateurs, professionals, even kids. I do like the lute but this is the current reality.

[yangerron]

This guy is a virtuoso of the highest order! His S.L. Weiss recordings are sublime!

[magnusopus80]

esta música es maravillosa

[CVik64]

Molto belli questi video di Robet Barto. Grazie x l' upload !!

[maxwelloliveira]

Uauuuu!!!!!

Sensacional!!!

[liuterpramsan]

Mitic Barto, my fall in love for Lute borning from your interpretations of silesian master of baroque lute music: WEISS

Bravo Maestro!!! we'll be happy to have you in Parma(Italy) for a live concert...

[remixpokemon]

GENIAL

[ZoieRag]

Mod74: I'm so sorry! I was going to click the thumbs up, but I accidently clicked the other one!

[Mod74]

Thanks, don't worry about it!

[nabisco561]

what instrament is it

is it a gutiar

[ZoieRag]

No: Its called a baroque lute. If you hear the same piece played on a guitar, it would sound very different.

[svetimarko2]

Complete mastery. The piece itself and the mastery of Robert Barto are something that make this performance totally epic.

[bassslayer]

Wonderful sound and subtle changes in articulation. I think this is the best performance of Baroque lute I've seen. Very seamless playing and most importantly very musical playing.

[Gabvriel1991]

Is the best piece of Weiss that I´ve heard, great interpretation my friend...

[JohannesKapsberger]

Sylvius Leopold Weiss is amazing!

Around 650 of Weiss works have survived-

The largest collection in lute music history.

His music is so beautiful.

[BFGUITAR]

Amazing, great rendition.

[BarNuun]

He is such a virtuoso and the music comes to life! Thank you for posting these, kidneykutter; it is possible to notice an influence, Weiss to Bach but in which direction is not obvious. At 21 seconds begins a little motive heard in a Brandenberg Concerto...

[ninebreaker21]

The composers did meet, and afterwards Bach had two special harpsichords built to emulate the sound of the lute. Many of Bach's "lute suites" seem to have been composed on these instruments.

[ZoieRag]

This is just simply ecstatic. My love for the lute started because of this piece.

Bravo, Maestro!

[Wylligr]

Muy impresionante la verdad... yo toco guitarra, y me cuesta imaginar como tocaban en los laudes... bueno, y tocan.

Excelente.

[ludowicovan]

Thank you for posting

[Mod74]

This is one of those videos that I always check in on from time to time. Simply Amazing!

[alra1975]

Robert Barto "Il Divino"

[rockvideos81]

simply awesome.

[marabunda00]

exelente video, sin duda alguna uno de los mejores del mundo bonito laud, pero un laud sin un buen ejecutador no es nada, gracias por el viedo.

[Lute1697]

This perfect baroque lute performance!

[bulerias81]

Very beautiful movement by Weiss, and nice performence.

[654321654321]

wow!! fantastic.

[Zvonaryoff]

Hmm... I`ve never heard this allegrobefore... can you tell, from what sonata it is?

[kidneykutter]

Number 36 in d minor. The other movements of his in d minor that I have uploaded (allemande, bouree, menuet) are all from the same sonata. Again, it's available on Naxos on his Weiss disc number 8.

[Zvonaryoff]

Great thanks!

[weiss4ever]

It's marevellous to see Barto's hands dancing on the strings of his lute! Thanks to kidneykutter for this wonderful video. But how could you have these videos of Barto recording Weiss? Do you have more videos?

[kidneykutter]

Bob provided these videos to me. I've posted the ones he asked me to. With any luck I may have more this summer after the next Lute Society of American Festival in Cleveland.

[weiss4ever]

Kidneykutter, thanks for answering. I'm really looking forward to see new videos from this great poet of the lute. Do you know if he is going to play in Europe somewhere in the next future? I'd really like to see him playing live...

[psyentist420]

I need to save up for a lute very soon....

[oldgirltn]

Lovely

[jaekose]

BRAVO+!!! An absolute marvel.

[bwv1]

Breathtaking!

[biggdawg69123]

Some of the best lute playing ive heard...Robert Barto plays the best S.L Weiss..Post some J.S Bach cuz besides Nigel north and Jakob Lindberg u play the best Baroque lute... Perfect interpetation, phrasing and technique. more songs please!

[biggdawg69123]

Some of the best lute playing ive heard...Robert Barto plays the best S.L Weiss..Post some J.S Bach cuz besides Nigel north and Jakob Lindberg u play the best Baroque lute... Perfect interpetation, phrasing and technique. more songs please!

[hamsonb]

Perfection.

[rfdarsie]

Fantastic (and I agree: not in my lifetime!)

[alimacdee]

Abso-lute-ly Fabulous!!