Jason Vieaux: Barrios "Julia Florida"

[jjson775]

My teacher and I both agree this is the most beautiful interpretation of this wonderful classic. Vieaux is a great artist!

[lhurien]

@jjson775 I agree... but then again, most of Jason's interpretations are wonderful.

[DoodlesMusic]

Beautiful!



[pamorale]

FANTASTIC!!!!

[yoeasypunk]

I can hear a voice in his guitar.

[macampa1]

wonderful!

[readymade98]

If I can play shit like this but cannot read music do you think I'd be able to study classical guitar in college??? or is that a requirement for most colleges??

[mrbretward]

@readymade98 The thing about studying guitar in college is you need to learn classical technique, reading, and musicality. Plus making a nylon string guitar sound this good is really hard. But if you're up for the challenge do it, classical will build your chops and make you the best guitar player you'll ever be.

Good Luck

[readymade98]

@mrbretward Yeah I am in the need of sight-reading capability. I can read pretty much every aspect I just need practice.

[guitarhero32]

Wonderful



[hussaiz3]

Hi,

Excellent expression Mr Vieaux.

I was wondering if you could tell me which brand and tension strings you use.

Thanks,

Hussaiz3

[fireatwill1994]

this is definately one of my favouritve interpretations, if you enjoy this check out Berta Rojas, she plays this one great as well

[piquedard]

@fireatwill1994

i agree with you! berta rojas's rendition "sounds slightly better" at my ears, though.

for some year ago, one could listen at the swedish maestro, göran söllscher, playing it live in tokyo, unfortunetaly, due to copyright infringement, i guess, youtube deleted if.

[esbirro2006]

Este tema es sublime si se oye después de hacer el amor con alguien a quien se ame de verdad.... Ufff, entonces el mundo es perfecto....

[cjerquicia]

good feelin when you play that´s a good point and i see you are so dedicate to choose your repertory nice song excellent repertory and great sound of your guitar and play so clear and slow little pieces really nice good performance. congratulations

[nylonthanh]

awesome!

[aengorn7]

Hej Jason! Such a beautiful perfomance, thanks! It would be great that someone like you play one of my pieces. Please will you listen to my guitarpiece "Maestral" and give some coments, I will apriciate it, thank you.

Best regards

Dino

[Bacteriod]

@Orange1117 my point was merely meant as a compliment to Jasons interpretation of this piece, and that, as a regular working person, I could not devote the time required to play at this level. While I'm aware that he was not born that way. I am aware that he decided at a young age to persue the guitar, and likely spent many hours of many days practicing. As a middleaged working man I cannot devote that kind of time. So my playing will only reach a certain level because of that. Cheers and thx :)

[Redrenso]

i know why slash is holding his guitar like this: he thinks you can play like this guy if you hold your guitar vertical!

[poupee58]

Andres Segovia was correct....Barrios was not a good composer (and I have performed lots of his music in the past)

[GyveTurckee]

@poupee58 Well as a fellow performer of his works I have come to the opposite conclusion, as I have with most of the opinions regarded by Mr. Segovia.

[Joelcct]

@GyveTurckee I agree, I am not as impressed with Segovia' s opinions of as I am of his significance and influence on the resurrection of classical guitar.

[GyveTurckee]

@Joelcct Sure he was a guiding light for its "resurrection", certainly his Bach transcriptions are legendary forerunners to the modern classical, but he was so error prone and sloppy; guaranteed Segovia at his very best would not win the GFA. I've been learning the Sonata Clasica by Ponce via Segovia's version and it is fraught with mis-fingerings, wrong postions, and even wrong notes. Not to mention the famous D# to D-natural in the final system of Sor's Etude #6.... Cheers :)

[cotoocho]

Yo conocí a la mujer a la que Mangoré...le dedicó esa pieza...eso fue en Costa Rica!!!!

Doña Julia Martinez...Vivía en Escazu, Costa Rica....asi como es la pieza asi era ella...fina delicada y llena de sentimiento!!!

[guitaristmarcelo]

@cotoocho woooooooooooooooooooooooow!!!! Grandioso! :)

[cotoocho]

Yo conocí a la mujer a la que Mangoré...le dedicó esa pieza...eso fue en Costa Rica!!!!

Doña Julñia Martinez...Vivía en Escazu, Costa Rica....asi como es la pieza asi era ellas...fina delicada y llena de sentimiento!!!

[guitardudeguy00]

This song is justt so chillin'

[Mauvaiseouf]

god i love his guitar!!

[jazzadellic]

Hey Jason, thanks for the great recordings. I have a strange question for you, is that guitar smaller than full size or are you just a very large person? It looks almost like a 3/4 size guitar, compared to you!

[Joelcct]

I saw Jason in concert recently in Greensboro NC. He is a very tall individual.His guitar appeared normal in size at the concert.

[soyfantomas]

Buenísimo!! Que sonido!

[Eastwinds10]

Without doubt the best interpretation of this beautiful (and extremely difficult) piece. Tempo and iterpretation perfect.

[vintervredets]

I love this piece. I heard one of the older guitarists in my studio play it. I finally got the go- ahead to learn it from my professor, Erik Mann, of whom I just learned is/ was your student and works with you at the Cleveland Institute, am I right in this?

[CrsAVC]

the best interpretation i've ever heard, just beautiful, the exact tempo, the feeling, i like this piece very much is one of my favorites...

[Bacteriod]

This video is my inspiration while I learn this beautiful piece. Not that I'd ever be able to play it as wonderfully as this, but hey it good to have goals right ?

[Orange1117]

@Bacteriod You're right but you're also wrong. True, it's good to have goals, but you're wrong when you say you'll never play this piece like Maestro Vieaux. You can, you just have to go for it through strong practice and studying hard. Jason Vieaux wasn't born being the guitarrist and musician he is today. he had a dream, and turned it into a goal. Then he made it happen, through strong practice and studying hard. You can also do it, the same way he did: fighting for it. Best lucks my friend ;)

[PolePolarBear]

this is the best interpretation in YouTube. Impressive technique and well balanced tone, but a bit too dark for me..

good job anyway..

[yarods]

the piece from barrios i love so much ; great interpretation, congrate & friendly patrick

[electriclute]

Magnificent performance

[taylor410ce]

cool song.

[lutloe]

Great shaping, very sensitive.

[JPmax89]

I haven't heard so much about this guy, but he will become one of the greatest in time I think. He's got the tone and the technique.

[unvmoi]

He already is one of the greatest, and always has been.

I saw this guy play at a guitar competition in East Carolina University a month ago, phenominal performance!

He might possibly be the best, but I could be wrong.

Can anyone tell me if there's another guitarist as good as this?

[ravner1976]

Isaac Bustos.

[Deerse]

It is offcourse not a matter of better or worse - as in mathematics e.g - but a matter of taste .Personnally I enjoy the sound and interpretations of Jason Vieaux very much .Looking beyond the guitar and listening as a musician it sounds very natural and yet sensitive and that cannot be said of all players imo.

[ckyvick666]

thats the difference between a person that plays guitar and a guitarist...

[VulcanZoso]

@unvmoi

marcin dylla.

[UAclassico]

seamless performance.

[oskrhx]

he is very tall... that guitar looks like a toy... anyway thats pretty but if you are trying to play it dont try to play like him... make your own interpretation... people always is trying to play songs like other.... Saludos de CHILE!!!

[chicogold93]

good play, but flat,must be more "balancing"

like "gondoles" in Venise

It's a "barcarolle".

thank you for posting

[JesseGuitar07]

Brilliant performance

[nitenangel]

*Wipes drool from back of guitar...

[Reviisori]

Very beautiful sound, interpretation and what not. I'm amazed.

[adilzahrani]

grate video

adil

[mlkkav]

as someone that has just stumbled upon this site and music, i am overwhlmed, his intonation, technique, compassion for the guitar and his love for music is heart stopping..

[mtb2004uk]

This is really pretty and very well played.

Maybe ill put it on my to do list for pieces to learn. I love Barrios:)

[evlfrmpluto]

Hey, you probably dont know me, but I remember when you came to Nepal..i was a young kid. My dad was a huge fan of yours. I love this piece. Thanks for putting up here. My father's name is Santosh Singh. I got lots of pictures of your performances in my house..please write me back if you will. It will be very highly appreciated.

[unigiant9]

I've heard just about every Julia F. on youtube. Mr. Vieaux, your version is by far the best. The heart felt emotion of this piece has always been personal to me and you truly expressed it. It's miraculous. Thank you.

[classicalaudiofool]

Hands down, one of the best guitarists in the world today. An exceptional talent.

[sirrahmas]

Have you heard Azabagic?

listen to his rendition of The Catedral....

[diegos93]

Berta Rojas's version is better

[lbeck00]

can't stop listening to it! amazing.

[dclassicalgtr]

At times the piece was unnecessarily slow, but still one of the best out there. My favorite one is D.Russel.

[oneginee]

I have well heard Mr. Russel's version and IMO his confused phrase takes all the magic out of the piece. Without the slightest hesitation Mr Vieaux is my favourite. There is an understanding in his interpretation of the emotional elements in the music.

[uncjim]

Jason- I love your playing. A young guitarist with a romantic heart..beautiful. Here's hoping to see you in Connecticut. All the best for a great career.

[gutplucker]

wonderful wonderful!

[ronin1138]

In response to an earlier comment:

Dear Steve Feces,

Your last name is befitting of both your comment and your attitude:)

[Burnoutjoe]

That was absolutely incredible. One of the best performances of any piece I've ever seen (and I've seen a lot) the emotion you put into every phrase and every beat really made the music sound alive and three-dimensional. This is how guitar music is meant to sound! Beautiful.

[damduc]

Agree with big names in guitar ruin this piece ,

i think this is correct performance, its must be what Barrios want to give the auditionz, simple and feelings

[SteveFeces]

david russels version is better sorry

[luisenca]

Sumamente expresivo. It`s so expressive...

[brianCIM]

wow! its a small world. i went to CIM with this guy. a nice guy and wonderful guitarist. i am a pianist first but i do dabble on the guitar. i could never do this though. my technical limit on the guitar is at about the Van Halen level(played crappily, lol) i need to listen to some more classical guitar music. you guys have suggestions about who and what to listen to. any info would be great. CIM pride

[oneginee]

That's it.

I have heard the big names in guitar ruin this piece but this man got it right. If you read the poem that goes along with this piece from Augustin it is beautiful.

[mattpafc1635]

Where can you find this poem of Barrios'?

[oneginee]

I don't know I got it a long time ago. It surely would move anyone who has heard Julia Florida.

[oneginee]

... I took it and obeying Tupa's command I held it close to my heart. Embracing it I passed many moons on the edge of a spring fountain And one night, Yacy (the moon, our mother), Reflected in the crystal liquid, Feeling the sadness of my Indian soul, Gave me six silver moonbeams With which to discover its secrets. And the miracle took Place: From the bottom of the mysterious box, There come forth a marvelous symphony Of all the virgin voices of America." Agustín Barrios Mangoré

[AtterseeSommer]

Long live Barrios.

[JohanJonssonGuitar]

He's dead...

[JPmax89]

Yes, I would say that he is "Stone Dead" actually.

[oneginee]

Profession of faith, (Profesion de Fe)

"Tupa, the supreme spirit and protector of my people,

Found me one day in the middle of a greening forest,

Enraptured in the contemplation of Nature,

And he told me: "Take this mysterious box and reveal its secrets."

And enclosing within it all the songs of the birds of the jungle

And the mournful signs of the plants,

He abandoned it in my hands...

[jargenlink]

why arent you using the new guitar supports are you trying to kill your back.

[nomusician]

he's got it! tone and tempo. right on.

[Manolian]

Bravissimo !

[Manolian]

Bravo , Maestro.

[Defiant5555]

play it like a barcarolle next time.

[classicalguitar1]

by all means, post a video playing it yourself, and enlighten us all as to how a barcarolle should be played.

[Jive51]

I discover you with this song... Magnificent!!!

What a fantastic guitarist you are, and how small I am... I would be so pleased to play like you was playing a long time ago (to play like you will stay just a dream).

Thank you so much for this great moment. I am full of light, more now than before!

[oneginee]

jive Hahaha . Vous n'etes qu'un Perroquet qui repete mot pour mot mes insultes qu'un autre a bien merite. C'est ca votre niveau de guitare dans votre page profile ?? Je vais eviter tout commentaires ca n'est meme pas necessaire.

Apres tout tant que vous y prenez du plaisir.

Au passage voila une interp de Julia florida que j'applaudis, du sentiment sans un phrase ridicule comme dans la version de R.

[Deerse]

Magnificant playing ,beautifull colours ,playing the inside out and ofcourse technicly perfect.

A highlight !

[watercolour]

wonderful ~

[smithsherman]

Dear Jason,Find the important moment in a phrase...

accelerando wildly up to it.Tenuto all of a sudden

out of it.Before the reality of the tenuto over-

whelms the structure,a tempo out of it.Musicians

are most afraid of accelerando,which is the necessary

irrationality to create an irreplaceable sense

of improvisatory discovering.Don't be afraid.

[nordicalg]

If Barrios lived today he would cry when he listened to this music of his own

[rafatecate]

hola jason esperamos verte de nuevo en Tecate Baja California

[kinotorres]

ey que onda rafa....

[nmclay]

Hi Jason, I have many of your CD's and have fashioned much of my repertoire after hearing you play the pieces. Your rendition of Julia Florida is stunning in it's implicity and clarity and emotional impact. Some of the greats, IMO, like John Williams and David Russell play this piece way too fast and leave it emotionally sterile. It is great to see you here in You Tube. Perhaps you could post some of your M. D. Pujol pieces someday?

[13loodSin]

Really well done! i loved it!

I can play it too, but not nearly as good as you.

But hey, I'm only 12 years old :P

It'll give me alot of time to practice!

PS. I am really 12 years old.

[havcg1]

What can one even begin to say except just wonderful - does your mom still get choked up when you play this? outstanding for sure!

[VoodooChile68]

Absolutely bueatiful. Great tone and color. Very mature playing. One of the young stars for sure.

[jatapu]

That was just beautiful. Thank you for sharing that. I'd like to see more of your videos.

[Eyebrowzer]

This Music is unsurpassed on the guitar. Thankyou Jason. Your interpretation is most pleasing to Eyebrowzers ears. Your instrument sounds very well balanced.I wonder, who is the luthier?

[johnquantran]

Thank you so much for sharing with us. This is the most most beautiful sound I ever heard. I checked your website's schedule and did not see you plan coming to Orange County, CA at all. Only in the EAST. Weather in the WEST is much nicer. Please come and I would like to attend one of your master class. Again, thank you.