Piraí Vaca: Neil Gow´s lament

[LuthierPauloMarcos]

Fantástico!!!

[amezcuaist]

This beautiful music should be the National Anthem for Scotland. I don`t like the present one .It`s too doleful . This music has all the romance of Scotland.

[amezcuaist]

Almost a cross between South American mountains and Scottish hills. Real tears too.

[Sebastian090191]

Que gran Interprete.....



[Dracapalley]

This is gorgeous. Totally captivating.

[brianandguitar1]

Very nice piece and very emotional playing Can hear voices singing

[brianandguitar1]

Very nice can hear voices singing

[spruceorcedar]

his tone is soaring as if he's singing. very beautiful

[CBorreroYT]

Interpretation with sensitivity that flowing of the soul.

Wonderful! 

[ovidiov]

Simplesmente maravilhoso! ele é certamente um dos maiores do mundo...

[kelborgui]

Wonderful, he surrendered to all musicians and artists should surrender, that is the purest expression of true art.

[Dnlddg]

No one noticed he drop a tear at 2:30? Awesome....

[DrMikero]

David Russell includes that Db grace note in his arrangement, which is the version most guitarists play. I personally love it!

[50NSM]

This is absolutely beautiful....this player is just superb

[TheAyahuasca]

Carajo¡ que Dios bendiga a este guitarrista me hace estremecer tanto sentimiento ojala algun día vengas a Colombia a presentar tu trabajo, no me canso de ver tus videos .Sube mas porfavor ojala pudieras mostrarte tocando ADIOS pUEBLO DE aYACUCHO aunque eres Boliviano me gustaría escucharte tocando ese tema

[mactcampbell]

From a non-technical listener: Beautiful!!! This piece has made it's way around the world and no two artists that I have heard play it so far sound the same. That's folk/ethnic music. 5*

[marcorolando1]

hola

[migani2]

whats the tunning please? it'll be appreciated

[GibsonMarco]

CGDGBe

[MasterBabuYagu]

The tuning is CGDGBE. So just the top 2 strings are down tuned.

[marcorolando1]

increible como alguien puede hacer esto con una piesa sencilla pirai eres un gran guitarrista un gran interprete te admiro por tu gran sentimiento habilidad y amor a la musica eres una persona maravillosa sabes como conectar tus sentimientos con tus dedos y tu mente gracias porque eres una inspiracion mas para seguir adelante, saludos desde costa rica

[MuzykGitarzysta]

It's excellent, but I think that the sound of the melody is too sharp in some moments. Nevertheless it's a very heart-moving interpretation.

[anhess]

Your version is absolut fantastic. Thank you for sharing this. Andreas

[DWPC]

I've heard no one else better express the lilting Celtic musical nuance of this piece. Its simple sorrow makes it one of the most beautiful love songs, and Sr. Pirai captured it all. I wish I could express in Spanish my appreciation for this interpretation.

[Tafatifi]

Beautiful - the best I've heard so far of this on the guitar

[cibercello]

Bravo hermano excelente performance mucha calidad sigue adelante un abrazo desde us  y que guitarra tienes que se oye hermosa.

[suffolkredpoll]

2.26 take a look, the passion is so much he sheds a tear. Fabulous piece, thank you for posting this.

[TheAngusBawbag]

Who's the prat that said they were born and brought up in Scotland and objected to the disconstant note - go get a life - this is a Bolivian artisan of considerable quality who has chosen a work by a Scotsman to add to his repertoir, how immense is that for us Scots! Who cares if he adds or plays a note or two differently, it is yet another example of how we Scots have influenced the world - don't get down on it, get excited!

[MrIbgrant]

I agree with "the prat"! I think Pirio is one of the greatest guitarists I have heard, but I think he plays the lament too quickly and without sufficient breath between phrases....and the top note is too harsh. On all other YouTube tracks of his, I find his sensitivity of touch, superb...much like our very own Karin Schaupp.(Australia).

[siluetaschwarz]

para los que simplemente no enteienden o no saben leer..como muchos aqui..o simplemente no soportan otra opinion,...no he mencionado su calidad como interprete , sólo hice una aoctacion a tan "sensible" lagrima.... ,es cosa de gusto queridos.AH!, olvidaba decir que de Guitarra sé mucho mas de lo que piensan;.....que tengan un buen dia.....adios.

[AbraxasGuitarra]

este hombre "silueta schwarz", que ha hecho un comentario sobre Piraí no entiende nada de la vida. además su ignorancia es atrevida: no ha visto a martha argerich, keith jarret, julian bream, leonard bernstein, angus young, pat metheny... en fin, gente de distintos géneros q se transforman para expresar.

cree q por ser del género clásico hay q ser tiesos como debe ser su propia mirada, atrevida e ignorante. hay q cuidarse de esta gente: le hacen daño a la vida, a la música y al público.

[yingdat]

What a gorgeous performance. Unbelievably lovely tones and musicianship.

[rearvumirror]

He is a very skilled artist, BUT every guitarist who plays this Lament by Neil Gow on Youtube is obviously playing from the same sheet music. The note that they all play at 0.46 (and repeated later) sounds so wrong! I grew up in Scotland and heard this played a thousand times (usually on the fiddle)and that discordant note was NOT there. Can some authentic Scottish fiddler please listen to this (preferably either Aly Bain, or Alasdair Fraser) and comment. Thanks.

[DenianArcoleo]

That may be so, but that note sounds so great and strangely evocative; I much prefer it to a more consonant note.

[murrmac]

@rearvumirror I couldn't agree more. When I first listened to this, I assumed he had hit a bum note accidentally , but it would appear he is actually playing the note intentionally.

As you say, a very skilled artist but that bum note ruins it for me ...l

[MasterBabuYagu]

Strange thing. That so called bum note actualy makes the whole peice for me. I hadn't heard the original before this one but after hearing it i thing this is the best version. Just my none biased opinion.

[caterthun]

@murrmac That bum note must be written into the transcription for guitar, because all the guitar players I listened to so far seem to play it. It's either a mistake or it may have been meant as a grace note for the original fiddle version this was taken from. Certainly Neil Gow did not write it in.

Not withstanding, Pirai does a beautiful job of this, I'd love to play the fiddle along with him on this.

[Dnlddg]

@rearvumirror I don't know the original sheet of this song. But Those notes on 0.46 are NOT armonically wrong. And are not dissonant.

[SmilinShadow]

@Dnlddg yeah dissonant sounds different.... but maybe it sounds "dissonant" to you if you are used to hear it played by a different instrument

[kaon1953]

@rearvumirror I play this piece on fiddle and guitar. That part has a grace note that is a half tone flat (an F natural in the key of G) leading into the main note (an E). It is in the David Russell arrangement, and guitarists copy David's version. David grew up in Scotland and I am sure he knew the tune as played in the 'normal' manner. On fiddle this tune is played with ornamentation in lots of places. But I don't ever recall hearing it played with that flat grace note at that spot.

[jvalentif]

@rearvumirror , from Brasil, I keep listening this song again and again because of that note. I am sorry if you have a "puristic" point of view, but in my opinion the song played like Vaca did has a much larger audience.

[rearvumirror]

@jvalentif So, by your reckoning we can rewrite Shakespeare's Hamlet, or Beethoven's Ninth symphony.

If Vaca had played this note as a grace note, it might be considered as interpretation and be acceptable, but the emphasis he gives it changes the whole character of Neil Gow's most famous Lament. This music is part of Scotland's heritage.

Would it be fine by you if we change the time signature of Barroso's "Aquarela do Brasil" to 3/4 time?

[jvalentif]

@rearvumirror , it has been done, brazilian music has been played in a variety of ways by everyone. If it is your National Anthem I understand you might not like it, but I understand this is a popular song. There are some peoplein Brasil that can´t accept the fact that Jobim´s music has been used in Coca Cola advertising, but Jobim himself was pretty happy with the results.

[rjlchristie]

@rearvumirror I was going to comment on lack of reference to the arranger by the original poster of the clip. I assume it's David Russell's published arrangement. I point out that Russell is, like you a Scot, and he is certainly one of the world's finest and most respected concert guitarists. I make no judgment on the validity of your claim but suggest you take your concerns up with him.

[tordyveln]

@rearvumirror

So what?

[MasterBabuYagu]

@rearvumirror I listened to the original version and David Russell's version and have to say Russell's arrangement sounds so much better for that one note change. Pirai Vaca's version is beautiful. Franck Philippo does a couple of different versions on different guitars that both sound amazing.

Only Neil Gow can play the original as it was intended. Every one else just interprets it.

If you can't say something nice then fuck off. 

[siluetaschwarz]

Bueno, la pieza esta muy bien interpretada pero sin lugar a duda "la lagrimita" podria haberse evitado, no es necesario ocupar este tipo de estrategias para demostrar la sensibilidad del interprete; simplemente creo que es de mal gusto y los grandes Maestros, no lo hacen.

[diafatal]

Como se nota que no comprendes que la música es sensibilidad, un interprete no es un simple reproductor, ademas no sabes que tanto se identifica este GRAN MAESTRO con la obra. (te aconsejo que revises los otros videos de Pirai, y otras interpretaciones de las mismas obras, no se trata de comparar pero reflexiona y analiza).

[pablodemocrata]

Se ve que no lo has visto en vivo y no sabés nada de su vida. Piraí es un hombre que se dedica a la perfeccion del alma y del cuerpo para canalizarlo por sus dedos, es normal verlo emocionarse, ojalá algún día tengás la dicha de verlo.

[alienorders]

Pirai you are an honorary Scotsman after that performance.

[jacobimauricio]

Otra joya musical que se hace mas bella en las manos y guitarra de Pirai. Gracias por tu musica maestro.

Y un poco adenlantandome... Happy birthday.

[bedumerhans]

Hauntingly beautiful ! Superb playing , so much intense melancholy...

[pelao3172]

no se dieron cuenta Pirai esta llorando ahora entiendo porque toca tambien realmente siente loque toca eres un genio pirai eres idolo

[siluetaschwarz]

pssssssssssssssssssssssttttttt­sssssssssssss

[elcoca009]

Como alguien ya lo dijo, es muy sincero y eso expresa su musica.

[franckph]

Hi Pirai,

I'm from France and I found your version WONDERFUL. Maybe, you got a score somewhere? For myself I did my own version after the listening of the cd "message of the sea" of David Russell but, this is not the great level of interpretation you have. Congratulations. Franck

[anhess]

Very nice playing. I like it very much. 5 Stars

[BlueJazzyClassic]

You are very impressive guitarist

[Kaylavc456]

Wonderfrul performance

[namibal]

Es usted un maestro , bastante buena la interpretacion ,claridad en las voces ,volumen.devo admitir que me gusto mas fuoco,es mas potente,,y lo del final que agregaste quedo la raja.

chaoo ..suerte master