Capricho Arabe - Francisco Tarrega

[Biggus63]

All are masters, and it's somewhat crass to compare them. Nevertheless, my heart warms most to Julian Bream's version. Ironically, his seems the most 'Spanish' of the lot, but this seems not so strange when you know that he was a huge Django Reinhardt fan in his youth. Ok, so Reinhardt was a Belgian born gypsy, not Spanish, but I feel Bream has somehow acquired a rather Gypsy soul and to me his version is somehow the most 'daring' of the lot. They are really all wonderful, that's just my vote.

[USoeyadi]

Incredible

[alejandrothefader]

@Miperrodrago si crees que la guitarra es mas sublime que el piano en altos niveles estas equivocado y no has escuchado a los maestros de verdad :/ para mi lo que puede producir el piano es inigualable y tinene tantos matices y diferencias en lo que se puede hacer con el que ningun organo en solo puede igualarse a el...

[FretBattles]

Who played the better solo, Eddie Van Halen or Jimi Hendrix? Great head-to-head comparison here:

/watch?v=Gf85d0fxiNw

[basilisk555]

its impossible to imitate segovia exactly

[alo7Satriani]

i think the best way to play any classical guitar song, its to play it with your technique, and the connection you have with your guitar, not by imitating somebody else... just an opinion..!

[MissyNFC]

Los pelos como escarpias...

[gabbydeJesus]

Maravilloso!

[sevcik2]

Great video!

Beautiful performances by the great musicians of all time!

Thank you!

[Rpereirapuente]

Simplemente MARAVILLOSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[GreekGuitaristKanel]

All of them are masters of guitar, they are the legends of classical guitar and classical music! And all of them have their own personal style of playing.

[amalia1749]

My likes.Thanks.

[EmmaU2]

Y díganme ¿Qué realmente original ha cantado Shakira? Al igual que la mayoría de "estrellas" modernas, lo que hacen es acelerar los ritmos de canciones de otros tiempos y despedazarlas.

[COMAMIERDASS]

@EmmaU2Sí, en ésta Shakira es una copietas. Quizá quedó prendada por la dulzura, bellez y nostalgia que esta pieza despierta.

[LyukinDen]

Segovia's performance has so deep paints!

But i do not approve that

[amibenya]

Vaguely ressembles the Bolero of Ravel doesn't it ? ? ?

[ramelot80]

@amibenya you've claimed yourself as no idea of classical guitar

[amibenya]

@ramelot80 Yes I recon ! but I have an idea of beauty and this has a lot of it ! yet it somehow ressembles some music I've heard and it's frustrating not to know !

[Hakan625]

@shai901 It was not a good idea to modulate mid-song. I can understand that you wanted to make it so that every guitarist had a go, but it really kills the sensation.

[Ugallardo]

Shakira se "pirateo" podria decirse esta cancion, ya que no tiene ya derechos de autor al ser muy vieja(100 años o mas creo). La version de Andres Segovia es simplemente insuperable, sublime, imposible de imitar, y creo que ni siquiera el podria tocarla asi de nuevo si viviera aun. Brutal y extraordinaria la forma deinterpretar esa cancion, e influye mucho el tono increible de su guitarra, las demas suenan horrible en comparacion :S.

[lugvonfalk]

Eso como que suena a esa cancion de Shakira" hay amores"....

[drgabon]

@lugvonfalk DIOSSSSSSS

[stringchild1]

Segovia

[houseman179]

ohhh i like julians, give the man a biscuit

[Sylvain894]

I'm not the only guy that wonders why A.Segovia never tried or recorded Bach works on a lute; or Vivaldi on .........a mandolina ?? He never used mainly neither Baroque guitar or accoustic-electric instruments, it seems that his lifelonging was based on Spanish classical guitars, composing and playing it with affinities to traditionnal uses; and never even shouting a blues song or Flamenco genre and style tune !! Essencially serious and devoted ! Maybe J.Williams could tell about it, or C.Parke

[mimbster1972]

Julian Bream and Segovia both are just on a different level. I like Yepes and have watched and listened to many of his performances. But Bream is the master of the lute like no other and Segovia is sort of the trail blazer that brought classical guitar to its apex in the 1920's/1930's. Yepes is just a notch lower than Segovia/Bream/Williams.

[Bananapeelifico]

Guys, please check out my interpretation of this piece. Please rate and comment. :D

[bswargo]

Interesting hearing the various style and tonal differences. Thanks for posting - they are all great.

[MOSKII58]

julian is perfection if there is such a value...

[joelakastud123]

they both sounded equally as good they only difference is that segovia had best audio quality

[billder999]

Julian Bream... how could anyone choose any other for clarity, dynamics, emotion, perfection

[jmr1410]

for me, the winner is segovia, for i can feel more the music with his playing

[kanombeaung]

I love this song ♥

[esraretin]

@kanombeaung how did u do this heart??

[maurorock445]

For me segovia´s version is the most beautiful. how ever, all of them are guitar masters. Thanks for the vid ^^

[skategangster]

Damne!! I thought it was video of Segovia playing it, this is my all time favorite piece :)

[BOGZASV8MA]

i like segovia better -

[newislandguitar]

It's such a fun piece to play.

[newislandguitar]

It's such a fun piece to play.

[NNX7]

1:49 to 1:56...that's the best (thumbs up if u get what i mean)

[rostam69]

Segovia is slower lets you digest the rhythm. His pauses make more sense to me. very nice clip for comparisons.

[rostam69]

Segovia is slower lets you digest the rhythm. His pauses make more sense to me.

[BOGZASV8MA]

@rostam69 julian bream is a little bit on a hurry - i can see why segovia has some good points.

[sir1920]

the guitarists of today are best

[jessyquedens]

Julian Bream, always.

[industrialm]

different styles, sgovia is more soft, but bream is more passionated.. i think it depends in what you feel like in the moment of listening..

[ealiagac]

@industrialm I absolutely agree with you. They are only different styles of playing. There's no 'best.'

[carmenaguirrerequena]

Guauuuuuuuuuuu qué belleza

Gracias por subirlo

Carmen

[avefer]

The very best is Pepe Romero...

[localeni]

that song is heard in the turkish tv series "binbir gece"!

its great!

greetings from greece!

[tedmcgyver]

I'm going with Segovia. I agree that the quality is a little inconsistent between performances, but Segovia captured the essence of the song. I actually prefer Pepe Romero's version as a close second.

[salmorojo]

Julian Bream is playing well... but the tonality of the guitars and the quality of recordings might as well vary... difficult to say actually who plays it the best...

[MrApples6]

I prefer Segovia. Different brush strokes for sure. 

[AkordeonMix]

Ispūdingai. ;)

[bulenterdem1977]

i liked the segovia's interpretation most.

[drydyboy]

Julian bream is the freakin best of all time!

[carlitos2493]

me encanta refleja todo el espiritu de la guitarra españolaaa es lo mejor dl mundo.

[KillerTheX]

bravo!!!!!!!!!

[heffenuts]

I like Bream's use of the diminished scale down at 1:28, he adds a little pause between the notes that the others didn't have.

[bounceheadz]

I am amazed at this genius playing I cant play but I am amazed by this artist,s quality.

[TheArkangelxD]

hermoso, eso si es tocar.

creo que la interpretacion de los 3 son excelentes y se diferencian mucho asi que elegir al mejor es cuestion de gustos.

[DaniraKusturica1]

Simplemente me fascina...

[NoStrangerToYou]

... Notice how all of a sudden, the piece comes to life with full brilliant tonal coloring when Julian Bream plays it!!!

... Don't anyone misunderstand me, please: I love Segovia, and Yepes is a Maestro of the instrument also... but damn, that Bream is brilliant!

[cives]

@NoStrangerToYou Maybe you forget when every piece was recorded and the technical digital resources "available" for every of them... Just for your information...

[goscott4]

@NoStrangerToYou Just want to say that I completely agree! This was one of my BIG show pieces, and I played it for years! OMG how I love it!

[classical666]

oh my god... what speed... i still have to work on it! :D

[dlevita]

that uncultured tribesperson comment indicates your education has successfully reinforced antiquated racist notions that should long ago have been dropped...

[dlevita]

thank god the universe doesnt withhold its variations creating only the "best".. only a dumb human would choose such a monochromatic judgement system.. that being said, "long live barrios!!"

[bobbycamp101]

segovia shit his pants when he died...

[zrtknl]

@bobbycamp101 - so will you

[Nisp2]

@bobbycamp101 Elvis died on the crapper with 10 pounds of shit in him... whats your point?

[6782485]

OMG

You interupted Segovia!!

[urenajose2002]

Limpia interpretacion del maestro Andres Segovia, con el me inicie en el amor a la guitarra, pues antes de el la guitarra estaba relegada a un segundo plano

[peterjordan16910]

That is sooo unfair to try and match a human against Julian Bream...

The musicality of Mr Bream is not of this world.

[trooteon]

Segovia, Bream y Yepes en este orden.

[thejugglenaut91]

bream is just such a personality, and not even today can people get tone like bream does.

[DHTCF]

Segovia toca con una gracia muy personal, pero con la musica romantica Bream me parece incluso mejor.

[tdcguitarist]

all of them are the bests, no need to dispute here

[GreekGuitaristKanel]

@tdcguitarist you are right!

[nylonthanh]

I think Bream also benefited from the best recording techology... I love Segovia's interpretation of Tarrega's masterpiece. Bream is very faithful to the score... is Yepes recording played with a 10 str or 6 str?

[mattyz789]

Bream plays more with his heart. He really displays his emotions on his face, which comes through in his playing. I like Bream.,

[boomaga]

Bream throws a lot of stylistics in - Segovia has his own tempo push and pull but Bream is rush-lag-rush. It'd make for a good concert but I still like Segovia's.

[aljurimar]

@Miperrodrago Comparto plenamente tu muy acertado comentario.

[alidotakbari]

Bream puts more emotion into this piece of music. I like breams work better

[Armyswat1]

Segovia, pues Yepes es bueno, pero casi no le pone sentimiento a lo que toca.

[mattyz789]

I love bream but Segovia's is best!

[2julioalberto3]

segoviaa y le sigue yepes!

[alexxx111111]

Segovia best

[JDGPicker]

Who cares. They are all great guitarists.

[teizmanti]

Andrés Segovia

[esteoest]

Andrés Segovia con diferencia!

[Mylittlenebula]

Segovia!!!!!!!!

[TiGalet974]

Segovia le bot'

[PORTISTA12333]

in my opinion segovia wins he putts his fellings into the guitar and thats the result

[miyata162130]

Yes I agree your opinion .Segovia was every time give us best redition from his magical fingers.

[miyata162130]

Many guitarist play Capricho A rave,but best one is Segovia.he play best feeling of this beutiful music

[RomeoNestor]

I Love it!

[pengeaumont270508]

Its gotta be Breamo! The other two are very nice Breams is so vibrant!

[MatejPjo]

Well Segovia plays it in a beautiful, but still maybe too sensitive way, slowly, Yepes plays in a technicaly probably the best and most correct way but kinda too stiff, and Bream plays it like Segovia but with more agression and style...I like Julians the best!

[zatarregaza]

I agree with MatejPjo 100%! All are very beautiful in their own way, but something about Bream's playing has a bit more punch. His style just moves me. I wish I could explain it better.

[janzelot]

Segovia!

[flatw00d]

andres gots mo dinero than Ben...

[artistikidea]

Il confronto non regge... è inutile che mi esprimo.

[telperionflower]

Yes, I have noticed that Ben Stein has a remarkable resemblance to Segovia ^_^

[badflamenco]

Has anyone noticed that Segovia has a remarkable resemblance to Ben Stien?

[SDBob]

Or Peter Ustinov?

[holycrap9098]

I Know they look so much alike...

[creep1000]

does anyone know where the full version of this song is by segovia... i cant seem to find it ...

[pilaricapaquita]

Segovia...

[zporobija]

Bream's guitar sounds more beautifully than the ones of Segovia or Yepes.

[Aryozad]

i am in fact better at this piece than all these guys. but segovia wins here, until i can get my microphone working...

[CristyTr89]

..Bream

[prantare]

First and third are the best.. but all are awesome. Love this. :-)

[Zaaxun]

awesome!! just for fun i'll throw something out. great as these guitarists are, im surprised williams, segovia, bream dont compose. anyone can read a tab and play a song - some better as above- but creating a song that the greats want to play is much more difficult. to me composing is a step above playing, thats why i would say barrios, tarrega, are more gifted, talented guitarists.

[guitarvenezuela]

Andres Segovia did compose several pieces for guitar. "Remenbranza" for instance, is one of them.

[01osmid10]

segovia.

he has a sensitive touch to it, and it brings out the inner self of you. awesome song! i love this song.

im agreeing with jacquillo. this song is so powerful, yet delicately played to arouse the soul...my opinion...

[recuerdodelfuturo]

Bream

[U2BSUCKS]

Segovia. His playing is genius. It's as if he has found the soul of the music.

[pkthead]

Has to go to Bream; he's the only one maintaining any sense of the rhythm of the piece.

Segovia has the edge with some of the tones but the speed of some of the runs spoils the flow.

Just because you can play it that rapidly doesn't mean you should.

[FLAMENCO961]

VACAN ESA MEZCLA QUE HICIERON

[jacquillo]

this piece is so beautiful that even average musicien can play it nicely-

then again, its difficult for a musician to make much difference, because the expression is there writen on the score-

bream is pasionate-

yepes is very spanish

(may be close to tarrega s spirit)

segovia is suttle, delicate, masterful, able to make the guitar sing each note.

[D0ug16]

I'm sorry, I've got to go with Bream -- his interpretation really resounds with me. It's also very similar to mine :D

[TalentedDilittante]

Here, here!

[thebeatcreeper]

Segovia!!!

[lavidaesunratico]

Francisco Tarrega, gran compositor, hermosa obra

[EricHendersonMusic]

I like the Segovia version the best, thanks for putting this together.

[thejugglenaut91]

thank you so much for this vid!

[veganswines]

so bueatuful

[hotmailsx]

I like Julian Bream it has more colorfull tone of the guitar...

[LFlf1]

of these 3 interpretations I like Segovia

[Pirinola47]

segovia is the best but yepes is amazing

[gafq]

Sin dudas, No doubt ........... ANDRES SEGOVIA

[awhitebeaner]

Bravo, muy bueno!

[JuergenSchenk]

Great players of the 20th century! But where are Maria Luisa Anido, Luise Walker and Ida Presti? Oh, and the champion's champion, Kazuhito Yamashita? And, and, and...this competition doesn't make sense. Imo there is no "best guitarist", as there is no "best painter" or "best actor". Art has nothing to do with Olympics, it's not measurable

[marekchanteur]

C'est totalement vrai, L'Art, c'est l'art et voilà tout.

Thank You for this musik.

[lamsalgado]

Formidable ! C´est la verité pure ! Bravo !

[lamsalgado]

Bravo for the comment ! At long last somebody say that !

[thejugglenaut91]

yamashita though? Champion's champion? Are you sure? Of the asian guitarists I would easily go with fukuda, but that's just the asians not out of everyone

[soulfullyanointed]

@JuergenSchenk I think Michelangelo and Raphael would have disagreed with you vociferously on that point, for these contemporaries competed with each other quite vigorously in the art of painting. Moreover, if you are a student of art history, then surely you know of the academic theory of taste which professes that artistic aesthetic can be learned, as opposed to the notion that the greatest art has an innate beauty that even a uncultured tribesperson or a young child can identify.

[pattietatoo]

@JuergenSchenk I agree with you in a way. It is probably only a subjective thing. I like all the different classical players of fame. Yepes had such a soft touch and delicacy, while Segovia had such feeling and depth. Bream on the other hand played classical guitar like he was playing the piano with great command. I would be interested to hear your opinion. Thanks for your comments.

[TheStevie1000]

@JuergenSchenk I agree... neither of these great musicians is better than the other. I prefer Bream's rendition, but that is very much a subjective and personal preference. Technically, none is best, and each brings something to the piece which the others don't.

[pootubeftw]

@JuergenSchenk

exactly, but that is what the majority on youtube( most of them kids ) dont understand. hence this endless comparison.

[WilliamEGD]

@JuergenSchenk I love how you said art isn't measurable, and i would like to just add .. except to the individuals perception and how it affects them. Wouldn't you agree?

[Utubesuxmycock]

@JuergenSchenk wrong

then tell me who was better than Franz Liszt? as a pianist?

exactly

some things are measurable

passion and virtuosity and compositional faculty are all measurable

go ahead and try to tell me

little wayne is a better artist than J.S. Bach

point made

[Destroysall]

@JuergenSchenk HOLY CRAP!! I would give you an Oscar for that comment! That is truly THE best ever! I totally agree with you 100%

[kotecccccek]

Piękne.

[rainwaterd]

What many miss with Segovia is his mastery of the full orchestration of the instrument. Many are faster, or more technically precise, but Segovia could seduce the subtle orchestration of the guitar....most classical guitarists appreciate this.

[musictranscription]

I can get the notes just by ear

[abcabc123456123456]

segovia the best 4ever

[zuriane]

bream wins

[tarquin161234]

bream + yepes best easily, segovia behind

[cosmic112]

Segovia the master, his interpretation is just so poetic, you can really hear the beauty of the piece.

[bordduciel]

yepes rocks. but the competition is,indeed, stupid u.u

[ShiffronLandren]

This competition is stupid.

[oscarchirinos1990]

i know he really is the master but chexck my videos i tried

[Guenton]

I like Andrés Segovia based on other musical pieces I've heard from him. But if we're comparing based on just the voice clippings you took

(I'd have to say unfair because you didn't allow them to play the full score)

But nonetheless based on what you've placed in this comparison clip Julian Bream played with far more passion then his competition. You could hear that he MEANT what he was playing!

Segovia - clean interpretation

Yepes - most skillfull

Bream - most passionate

[jarmorehake]

+1

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[Chilaaa2009]

intro fehlt?

[guitarist2906]

bream is a god man, idk what you're talking about

[funkyrimpler]

i think there wont be many dissenters when i say, 'they're all crap'.

[ShiffronLandren]

I might be heretical in saying this, and I know this is a "competition" amongst these three great guitarists, but I prefer Ana Vidovic's version from her Naxos recital over them all.

[kowalsky111]

cant agree. maybe more skillful but not as good in passion :-)

[Tauptu]

Tarrega composed this better than anyone else.

[123dirk1234]

good

[qwerwertasdfsdfg]

YEPES ROCKS!! XD

[joejoepassthemilk]

segovia, yes

bream is good tooo

yepes, not very good

[bordduciel]

yepes is excellent @.@

[flamewarrio1]

Segovia For sure.

[xXNylonNationXx]

Jason Vieaux plays this song better imo.

[tristan4k]

Segovia captures the mood of capricho arabe the best. It is danceable, serenade like, nostalgic.. yet always keeping in time as written by the composer.

[steelback2]

Segovia wins with that last bit .limited rubato too. Yepes good but nothing new .Bream far to much rubato .

[eschelar]

Segovia plays this almsot like he's bored with the piece. It's precise, but I don't feel it until it hits the tricky quicky bits.

Yepes's pacing is uncomfortable as usual.

Bream's playing has tremendously more depth. The manner of recording (better room acoustics) helps, but he plays it with more feeling overall.

[santom21]

i started playing the guitar at the age of 14 after hearing segovia playing capricho arabe!

[luteguitar]

I'm a great fan of Segovia and Yepes but I think the sound of julian bream is better for this song