Eliot likes to play on the edge his abilities. His technique is impecable but at these speeds it hit and miss which makes his play contraversial at times. Last time I saw him play it was awesome. Was able to attend the master class with my son and his knowledge of the music was impressive.
He might as well have picked an electric guitar , this sounds way too rushed amazing playing though could be cleaner and smoother, sounds like the guitar is stuttering
the only thing I can say for him defense is that maybe he was very nervous and because this piece is very difficult It messed up his playing completely, it can happen
Li Jie and John WIlliams version are much better. I know he has tried to keep the originality of the peice, but it just sounds like utter crap. Never subsitute speed for quality.
Li Jie and John WIlliams version are much better. I know he has tried to keep the originality of the peice, but it just sounds like utter crap. Never subsitute speed for quality.
What i hear is not my favorite version, but i sometimes think people fail to remember the person playing is just another human being, who might not have good days for doing certain things. None of us is at their 100% every day.
@Knocktua why retarded? If you ask me, the guy got nervous cause he had that string out of tune and fucked it all up. He's far from being someone I admire, but I don't consider that retarded.
Sick, Fisk plays this piece aggressively. Li Jie sounds nice and melodic and clean, Fisk is on the edge of his chair pushing the limits of the guitar.. I wanna play like Fisk.
Jeez, my guitar teacher and the guys at the classical guitar store talk about Eliot Fisk like he's some kind of god that they would orally pleasure if given the opportunity. This is him?! I can't believe they speak so highly of him.
I don't get you people, you seem to ignore the fact that about 40% of the notes are missing. Sure mistakes every now and then are fine, but 40% is crazy - he'd borderline pass an undergraduate degree in my opinion. If he's lucky.
as for the 24th, i saw a girl perform it "perfectly" like williams at a masterclass but once eliot started to go into the history and interpretation i was blown away, especially the focus on the rhythmic importance of each variation. i didnt like his version as much because i didnt understand it, now i do and its my favorite. i dont care if anyone likes him or not but i would just like them to meet him and hear him in person instead of making judgements based on youtube videos
i shouldn't be arguing on youtube but its upsetting to see so much ignorant negativity in these comments. i saw eliot play this and the 20th caprice live a month ago. for all those who criticize his tone, you should've been there, it was soft, round, dark, and warm
I heard this on NPR the other day and Laughed at how ridiculous this is! I love his interpretation of Sevilla! This one came off as sloppy to me at first.... which you never hear from classical masters. Upon listening to it again though.... it's starting to grow on me. This is really amazing
I listened to him live playing this caprice at a concert. I nearly fell off my seat halfway through. I would not have believed that it can be played with a guitar if I had not seen it with my own eyes. It is an impossibility. Bravvo bravvo
There is really no doubt that Mr. Fisk plays at an EXTREMELY high technical level. You just cannot deny the chops that it takes to get through something like this. He is a master of the instrument. That said, his interpretation is horrifically ugly on just about everything that he has ever recorded. You wouldn't think that it would be possible to make the classical guitar sound so cold and empty but, here it is.
@wdm0201 I am French, and I didn't understand very well what you said. But if you said that he is doing more than I can do, I will tell you that I don't need have cancer to be a doctor.
Yes I am a guitarist. But you don't need to play an instrument to judge someone. If I don't like his playin it's my right. For me what he is doing is not music.
Even though this piece is meant to be up tempo, It's still played ridiculously fast. I've heard Fisk play Spanish romantic pieces too fast. I hate to listen to something and feel I've been railroaded through it.
I'm like shit to see coments like " He just have speed and bla bla bla " i think he is just a person that have done a interpretation of a violen piece,
PD: And don't say nothing about my english i'm from spain! :D
I'm like shit to see coments like " He just have speed and bla bla bla " i think he is just a person that have done a interpretation of a violen piece,
PD: And don't say nothing about my english i'm froms spain! :D
haha, some people are funny. Whoever thinks that this master of guitar "sucks", please play a song ON GUITAR and post it on youtube...we'll see who's better =D
@taifsuhail Your comment is simply stupid. Movie critics dont make a movie of their own when they criticise a movie. Sports commentators dont go on the field and play the game after they point out the mistakes someone did.
Just watch Li Jie's version of this, after that one, this just feels extremely sloppy and played as if in a rush.
@ScarletMagenta Li Jie's version sounds like the playing of a young talented Oriental student...duh. Nothing very special there other than her impeccable technique. Fisk is a sloppy player, true, but his version at least has some emotion.
First of all he is pushing the classical guitar beyond its sound projecting abilities. This is probably considered cool in the mainstream rock and hardrock realms of music (if your bold enough to call mainstream rock "music"). Classical music is a combination of musicianship and years and years of practice. Oscar Ghiglia said it best," ...when music is loved it lives..."
I think Fisk has moved backwards in his playing and can only see speed and technique. (which requires zero musicianship).
@Knocktua I agree. He needs to take a step backwards & re-evaluate his direction on this approach towards music. He is a great player who is playing for himself. That's not a bad thing but there will be blowback
Paganini used to write this stuff on guitar but only as a tool...he played it in public on the violin. This amazing dexterity is why Eliot taught at the Mozartium in Vienna.
ESE CABRÒN ES EL "`GRAN ELIOT FISK" DEL QUE HABLAN? ESE WEY DISTORSIONA MUCHO LAS NOTAS DE ESTA BELLA OBRA; HACE UN DESMADRE. EN MI OPINIÒN LA TOCA 100 VECES MEJOR "LIE JIE" ADEMÀS. PINCHE PELO FEO QUE TIENE !!
QUE ASCO ESTE TIPO,EN TODO MI TIEMPO COMO GUITARRISTA CLASICO JAMAS AVIA VISTO ALLGO TAN FEO Y PODRIDO,ESO NO SIRVE,HACE UN ENBARRADERO DE NOTAS,ESE GUITARRISTA NO SIRVE PARA NADA,NO SE QUE ESTA HACIENDO ALLI,PERO LA VERDAD ES DE ADMIRARSE POR EL VALOR QUE TIENE DE PARARSE HAY AUN SABIENDO COMO TOCA,DEBERIA LLAMARSE "EL ASESINO MUSICAL"NO SIRVE.
I had no idea Andy Dick was this good at playing guitar. Makes you wonder why he would choose the dim spotlight of a mediocre t.v actor. Thumbs up Andy! Great interpretation.
The first time that I heard Eliot Fisk playing this song I hated it. I found it dirty and out of control. After watching some other players who play this same song with loads of pizzicatos, tremolos and harppegios with impeccable technique, I thought: ‘this is not Paganini neither.’ I think Eliot is closer to the right interpretation of this song. It is a shame that he sacrifices the clarity of the sound in some parts.
This is amazing... It would take me a few lifetimes to get this good. Elliot is playing Paganini's caprice #24 exactly how it should be played on guitar. It's a show piece not necessarily something soft and gentle, but brilliant and expressive. Glad that his is available for us to witness.
One of the Andres Segovia protege's hehehehe.... just look at the right hand placement, just like Christopher Parkening's = the The Andres Segovia "right hand".
Bravo... this is the way it should be played, with FIRE AND GUSTO!....
Don't defend him by saying "its his style" He played too fast and he messed up. If it were any other player you'd be on his ass too. Its sad to see so many other better players get called "robotic" and "boring" when they play with more feeling and love than this guy.
Ive heard what paganini on a guitar sounds like. I heard what a cello on a guitar sounds like. This is not a violin, its pure horror. I don't know why you like this guy, sure I dont mind the guy, Ive seen other videos of his and they were pretty good, but his attempt here was just pretty bad. He should learn how to play the song first before he embarasses himself in a recital packed with people and all over youtube. Look up Su Meng or Li Jie if want to hear violin on a guitar.
Also for all the Fisk haters - listen to the reaction of the public! Look how many people loved this performance. He was playing on the NY Guitar Fest, probably after some other great guitarists. It shows how the audience appreciates a refreshing change, improvisation of some kind and courage to play in such reckless manner! Even Segovia appreciated Fisk and his playing. Check out his official website for more testimonials. The guy is truly successful. Regardless of our opinions.
It is simply his personal, intimate decision - how to play a particular piece. He always seems to play in a very emotional (for some chaotic, energetic, zany for others brilliant, invigorating, refreshing) way. The point is, Fisk in my opinion is an incredible performer, since he has enormous music wisdom and knowledge. His interpretations on the other hand are unique and inimitable. You may love him hate him but still you will never say that his concerts are a bore.
I'm torned apart. If I was there, listening to him live (paid for the ticket etc.) I MIGHT just get up and leave, since he is playing in such a chaotic matter (missing notes, hand slipping, left hand - right hand synchronization errors etc.). BUT, it is not true as some people are saying here, that Eliot Fisk has a poor technique. He has an brilliant technique actually, but tends to play some of the pieces very very fast (sometimes maybe even faster than a composer intended).
lol at the responses seriously. The emotion in this is of an angry fat 10 year old pounding the wall cause he didnt get any chocolate from mommy.
He ruined this piece with his terrible playing. He swallows all the notes and still acts as if he is transfixed with the music as if he is playing it beautifully
While I know some of you are going to say "why wont you play a piece like this if you are so talented" Ill say that this is exactly why I wont play. Because it would sound crappy like this.
@phersnickerd I appreciate music much more than you, believe me, and this wasn't it.
Watch Li Jie's, Su Meng's or John Williams' rendition of this piece. Elliot Fisk's sounds like an abomination after hearing those...
You shouldn't play a piece like this publicly if you don't haven't mastered it. He is a grown man, he should be knowing that. He certainly lacks practice, speed and emotion. And PUBLICLY reciting a masterpiece like this even though you SUCK at it, is simply stupid...
@ScarletMagenta Oh really?!?! Appreciate it more do you? I would love to see the device you invented that measures such a thing. I bet you're better at smelling your own fecal matter out of the glasses you fart in too! I understand that it's not the best performance, but it's not like you can triple S rank a song every time you play it.
Oh, and don't forget to APPRECIATE that the piece was composed for the violin.
@phersnickerd First of all, be a man, dont talk like a 10 year old child.
Second; just do what I said, listen to those renditions, and come and listen to this one. You will see the major differences and see that I am right.
If you have devoted your life to guitar and playing a masterpiece to thousands of people, you actually MUST "triple S rank" it. This is not some amateur video that was taken at someone's home. He is playing it to thousands of people, and he shouldn't play like this.
@ScarletMagenta I not disagreeing with you, I just think "unleash the retardation" is more childish then anything I've said. What is so childish about flamming some A-hole who is doing the same thing to some guy who's trying to keep the music alive?
His performance may be a bit stale, but I'm sure he's doing to keep these beautiful works of art around than you are. If I'm wrong post a video. Idk I'm done
well to say at least something positive to this, which I truly do mean.. I think this really captures the vigour and energy of these caprices. I think in terms of intensity/feeling this one is more correct than Li Jien's version..
If we could combine Eliot's intensity of attack with Li Jie's precision and dexterity we could have something good here. In my opinion, it sounds like music when Li Jie plays this and it sounds like a frustrated madman on high doses of caffeine when Eliot plays it.
@aimjames86 Your right, Elliot Fisk and Li Jie play this song so differently doesn't even feels like the same song. I like Fisk's version better thought because there is more emotion in it.
this guy makes me hate the classical guitar
MyMomSaysSo 2 weeks ago
ouch
Davidoff73 3 weeks ago
Awful.
Sodhats 3 weeks ago
0 / 10
luthier78 4 weeks ago in playlist Paganini
Eliot likes to play on the edge his abilities. His technique is impecable but at these speeds it hit and miss which makes his play contraversial at times. Last time I saw him play it was awesome. Was able to attend the master class with my son and his knowledge of the music was impressive.
treboryevrah 1 month ago
If you think this is fast, you should see Gabila Vale doing Caprice no. 24
baelzinga 1 month ago
@baelzinga fast doesn't always mean better. this is the speed when played on the Violin and is true to the composition.
ShawnTebaldi 1 month ago
@ShawnTebaldi Sorry I wrote the name wrong Galina Vale
baelzinga 1 month ago
this sounds awful...
sunnyjim98 1 month ago
He might as well have picked an electric guitar , this sounds way too rushed amazing playing though could be cleaner and smoother, sounds like the guitar is stuttering
rafaelb1026 1 month ago
bill gates plays guitar?
seanzxjulian 1 month ago
the only thing I can say for him defense is that maybe he was very nervous and because this piece is very difficult It messed up his playing completely, it can happen
progressivelife 1 month ago
he´s fast but he needs to be more clean on his notes ^^
99999MegaAlex 1 month ago
Stop hating! You guys couldn't have done a better job if you tried. Maybe he ruined the musicality but his skill is certainly admirable...
Voiceofthewater 1 month ago
eww
kenn5545 1 month ago
Un massacra pezzi.
tamada73 1 month ago
Um, ew. D: Poor Paginini...
TheGilmer 2 months ago
this video shows us that paganini's caprice 24 is composed for violin and should be played with a violin...
tgy07 2 months ago
The problem with Fisk is that he doesn't care what his music sounds like. This is a disgrace to Paganini and classical guitar.
lynnfire 2 months ago 4
Absolutely dreadful!
EPTESICUS07 2 months ago
I didn't know Andy Dick played classical guitar.
nterry78 2 months ago 9
@nterry78 hahaha
therealjoboofoo 2 months ago
Electric guitar would be fitting for Fisk. He could sound as sterile and lifeless as Yngwie Malmsteen.
Knocktua 3 months ago
el es increiblemente loco jajajajaja todo un irtuoso!!
luisguitaro 3 months ago
CHE TROIAIO!!!
si capisce niente.
miashred 3 months ago
Fisk likes to take his abilities to the edge when he plays. I watched my son take a master class from him. He knows his stuff.
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Li Jie and John WIlliams version are much better. I know he has tried to keep the originality of the peice, but it just sounds like utter crap. Never subsitute speed for quality.
berridgeab 4 months ago
Li Jie and John WIlliams version are much better. I know he has tried to keep the originality of the peice, but it just sounds like utter crap. Never subsitute speed for quality.
berridgeab 4 months ago
Eliot "Fist" Fisk
Meow2992 4 months ago
Good god his tone is terrible.
michaeltruhl 4 months ago
What i hear is not my favorite version, but i sometimes think people fail to remember the person playing is just another human being, who might not have good days for doing certain things. None of us is at their 100% every day.
KillBloodRaven 4 months ago 4
@KillBloodRaven Who would want to play 100% retarded on any day?
Knocktua 3 months ago
@Knocktua why retarded? If you ask me, the guy got nervous cause he had that string out of tune and fucked it all up. He's far from being someone I admire, but I don't consider that retarded.
KillBloodRaven 2 months ago
sujo assim até eu!
MarcoBracaioli 4 months ago
esse é o melhor !!!
claudinhoEAguitarra 4 months ago
Sick, Fisk plays this piece aggressively. Li Jie sounds nice and melodic and clean, Fisk is on the edge of his chair pushing the limits of the guitar.. I wanna play like Fisk.
bradleyt1 5 months ago
he fucked up in a few places but he did it well , good upload
NINJATRONdnb 5 months ago
If I were Eliot Fisk, I would have "Yngwie Malmsteen is a pussy" tattooed on me somewhere.
JaredTLord 5 months ago 23
@JaredTLord You don´t need to have such a tattoo to know that Malsteem is a pussy
Sphereal 5 months ago
Please link your performance of the 24th Caprice. Oh you don't have one?
JaredTLord 5 months ago
Jeez, my guitar teacher and the guys at the classical guitar store talk about Eliot Fisk like he's some kind of god that they would orally pleasure if given the opportunity. This is him?! I can't believe they speak so highly of him.
NstGuitarist 5 months ago 2
sucks.
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Excellent interpretation!...Now look for the video Caprice 24 Venezuelan Folk Variations). Enjoy it!
juanchiviris 5 months ago
@wheezdajuice I myself dont like it and am not a hater. I just tell things as they are seen.
He doesnt play this good. He missed tons of notes and has to slow down a bit.
Type Li Jie in the search bar and watch her rendition of this piece. After listening to hers and then this, this one sounds simply bad.
ScarletMagenta 5 months ago 2
I don't get you people, you seem to ignore the fact that about 40% of the notes are missing. Sure mistakes every now and then are fine, but 40% is crazy - he'd borderline pass an undergraduate degree in my opinion. If he's lucky.
RandomMocker 5 months ago
@RandomMocker Couldn't agree with you more.
simonshusse 5 months ago
@RandomMocker Exactly my thoughts... People just dont seem to have a musical ear or they are really stupid...
ScarletMagenta 5 months ago
@wheezdajuice
Check out Michael Rabin's 24 Caprices.
Easleytee 6 months ago
He's a beast! lol...did this guy just eat Li Jie's lunch? nice to see a guitarist attack this piece like a violinist..
newislandguitar 6 months ago
What you got on that Van Halen? :P
LilDrummerBoy74 6 months ago
@LilDrummerBoy74 hahahaha i am a die-hard eddie van halen fan but you are spot on there...
brohanskiguitar 6 months ago
@brohanskiguitar Lol. Van Halen is really good as well. They are just better in their respective fields.
LilDrummerBoy74 6 months ago
haha if you dont like it then do better yourself :)
realmadridvideos 6 months ago
@wheezdajuice indeed.. after long time searching youtube.. everyone else
just do a slow melodical easy version that doesn't look anything similar to how
is being played the original by masters in violin.
Vann7 6 months ago
Why does he get cracked on so much? He does a his interpretation, and way faster than anyone else.
mquirk00 6 months ago
OMG he's so fast!!! (this is me ignoring sloppy shit pointless playing)
Dhammawitt 6 months ago
hes really good but he faces are retarded as hell haha
nukesrpeople2 6 months ago
as for the 24th, i saw a girl perform it "perfectly" like williams at a masterclass but once eliot started to go into the history and interpretation i was blown away, especially the focus on the rhythmic importance of each variation. i didnt like his version as much because i didnt understand it, now i do and its my favorite. i dont care if anyone likes him or not but i would just like them to meet him and hear him in person instead of making judgements based on youtube videos
rdonoian 6 months ago
i shouldn't be arguing on youtube but its upsetting to see so much ignorant negativity in these comments. i saw eliot play this and the 20th caprice live a month ago. for all those who criticize his tone, you should've been there, it was soft, round, dark, and warm
rdonoian 6 months ago
alright why i don't see more guitarist on youtube
trying to play this ? :D
Vann7 6 months ago
@Vann7 because they can't ,so they come here to sulk in envy. You don't hear me talking any shit. This is perfection in my eyes.
mquirk00 6 months ago
elliot fisk is the shisk
kingluciano 6 months ago
why he seems to change the tension of the strings? is that the way the music had to be play ? O_o
Vann7 6 months ago
@Vann7 he is tuning
sjuozhunki 6 months ago
I would have loved to have heard him learning this; he gets to about 2 mins in, and then it collapses ... all the way back to the start, then repeat.
MrJbellguitar 6 months ago
1000 one to like the video (;
Flamencanta 6 months ago
why 508 people dont like this video ??
TheExplosive199 6 months ago
@TheExplosive199 Because it deserves it.
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TheExplosive199 6 months ago
I heard this on NPR the other day and Laughed at how ridiculous this is! I love his interpretation of Sevilla! This one came off as sloppy to me at first.... which you never hear from classical masters. Upon listening to it again though.... it's starting to grow on me. This is really amazing
rwdtk000000 7 months ago
I listened to him live playing this caprice at a concert. I nearly fell off my seat halfway through. I would not have believed that it can be played with a guitar if I had not seen it with my own eyes. It is an impossibility. Bravvo bravvo
aliesad 7 months ago
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2dollarkevin 7 months ago
HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE!?!!? 981 LIKES AND 507 DISLIKES!!!??!?!? THIS PROVES HOW FUCKED UP THE WORLD IS... -_-
BELSEVUU 7 months ago
Eliot is definitely a master of his instrument.To all the naysayers; do I detect a little jealousy? Flawless!!
stewareric 7 months ago
its steven hawkins playing the guitar lol he is good though
nukesrpeople2 7 months ago
If he'd slow down a bit, he might be able to play the thing
spiderjelly 7 months ago
My God he is amazing!!!!
witboek 7 months ago
A lot of sight reading to play crap!
Pluckmaster 8 months ago
He is the antimusician. The traitor!
Look at video Dimitris Kotronakis, guitar
UmchoFilm 8 months ago in playlist GHOST SONGS Favourite list - Tjahjoputros Collection
take it ieasy man, its not a fight its a piece to play..
variationsonathemeof 8 months ago
Love it or hate it, he's crazy fast.
sammyers81 8 months ago
@sammyers81 hate it. yes.
Dhammawitt 8 months ago
just bad people must have been pissed
live4muslc 8 months ago
horrible listen the version of su meng or john williams but not this shi
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nic93107 8 months ago
Fisk is like a "Long Drive Champion" in golf: The lemmings love that 390 yard drive, but he can't putt and has no zero imagination around the green.
BadgerinSC 8 months ago
I understand this is an almost impoosible piece to play, however am I the only person who thinks alot of this dosen't sound very good?
matrags 8 months ago
0:24 - 0:31 xD LOL
googlekopfkind 8 months ago
if it is impossible don't play it. It sounds terrible. Start with yankee doodle then maybe twinkle twinkle little star.
bin224 8 months ago
@bin224 your a retard......if everyone had an opinion like you...the world would suck ass.....
Swankman 8 months ago
There is really no doubt that Mr. Fisk plays at an EXTREMELY high technical level. You just cannot deny the chops that it takes to get through something like this. He is a master of the instrument. That said, his interpretation is horrifically ugly on just about everything that he has ever recorded. You wouldn't think that it would be possible to make the classical guitar sound so cold and empty but, here it is.
fxx5jrr6 9 months ago
I don't even understand why people is giving him excuses. It's obviously not good ! Come on !
superyab 9 months ago
@superyab and that must be he makes more than you at something that some consider a hobby
wdm0201 8 months ago
@wdm0201 I am French, and I didn't understand very well what you said. But if you said that he is doing more than I can do, I will tell you that I don't need have cancer to be a doctor.
Yes I am a guitarist. But you don't need to play an instrument to judge someone. If I don't like his playin it's my right. For me what he is doing is not music.
If that's not what you meant, sorry.
superyab 8 months ago
Even though this piece is meant to be up tempo, It's still played ridiculously fast. I've heard Fisk play Spanish romantic pieces too fast. I hate to listen to something and feel I've been railroaded through it.
Cerebralcinema 9 months ago
I thought Paganini was supposed to be played fast...
rockstar062473 9 months ago
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I'm like shit to see coments like " He just have speed and bla bla bla " i think he is just a person that have done a interpretation of a violen piece,
PD: And don't say nothing about my english i'm from spain! :D
TheWayGate 9 months ago
I'm like shit to see coments like " He just have speed and bla bla bla " i think he is just a person that have done a interpretation of a violen piece,
PD: And don't say nothing about my english i'm froms spain! :D
TheWayGate 9 months ago
hahahahahhhaha
hstrath93 9 months ago
haha, some people are funny. Whoever thinks that this master of guitar "sucks", please play a song ON GUITAR and post it on youtube...we'll see who's better =D
taifsuhail 9 months ago
@taifsuhail Your comment is simply stupid. Movie critics dont make a movie of their own when they criticise a movie. Sports commentators dont go on the field and play the game after they point out the mistakes someone did.
Just watch Li Jie's version of this, after that one, this just feels extremely sloppy and played as if in a rush.
ScarletMagenta 6 months ago
@ScarletMagenta that´s doesn´t mean this version is wrong ;) is different and this doesn´t make this guitarrists better or worst ;)
joeyrockplayer 6 months ago
@ScarletMagenta Li Jie's version sounds like the playing of a young talented Oriental student...duh. Nothing very special there other than her impeccable technique. Fisk is a sloppy player, true, but his version at least has some emotion.
plunker49 6 months ago
dude u suk
h2b75 9 months ago
First of all he is pushing the classical guitar beyond its sound projecting abilities. This is probably considered cool in the mainstream rock and hardrock realms of music (if your bold enough to call mainstream rock "music"). Classical music is a combination of musicianship and years and years of practice. Oscar Ghiglia said it best," ...when music is loved it lives..."
I think Fisk has moved backwards in his playing and can only see speed and technique. (which requires zero musicianship).
Knocktua 10 months ago
@Knocktua I agree. He needs to take a step backwards & re-evaluate his direction on this approach towards music. He is a great player who is playing for himself. That's not a bad thing but there will be blowback
WestChesterMike 9 months ago
This guy is fkn amazing. People saying he's sloppy, I'd like to see you try lol
deadjewelry 10 months ago
Paganini used to write this stuff on guitar but only as a tool...he played it in public on the violin. This amazing dexterity is why Eliot taught at the Mozartium in Vienna.
rickcee 10 months ago
ESE CABRÒN ES EL "`GRAN ELIOT FISK" DEL QUE HABLAN? ESE WEY DISTORSIONA MUCHO LAS NOTAS DE ESTA BELLA OBRA; HACE UN DESMADRE. EN MI OPINIÒN LA TOCA 100 VECES MEJOR "LIE JIE" ADEMÀS. PINCHE PELO FEO QUE TIENE !!
elpataschuecas 10 months ago
woody allen on cocaine?
plerimest 10 months ago
is this a homeless man covering the new mars volta. thats what it looks and sounds like
bryandedlow 10 months ago
I guess there are compositions that aren't made to be transcripted for the guitar..
Semibrucelee 10 months ago
Wow, I didn't know Andy Dick was such a sloppy player.
birdraga 10 months ago
QUE ASCO ESTE TIPO,EN TODO MI TIEMPO COMO GUITARRISTA CLASICO JAMAS AVIA VISTO ALLGO TAN FEO Y PODRIDO,ESO NO SIRVE,HACE UN ENBARRADERO DE NOTAS,ESE GUITARRISTA NO SIRVE PARA NADA,NO SE QUE ESTA HACIENDO ALLI,PERO LA VERDAD ES DE ADMIRARSE POR EL VALOR QUE TIENE DE PARARSE HAY AUN SABIENDO COMO TOCA,DEBERIA LLAMARSE "EL ASESINO MUSICAL"NO SIRVE.
AlejandroYAMI 10 months ago
He can definitely play but shit this is so sloppy
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MrRosarosae 10 months ago
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MrRosarosae 10 months ago
and 0:37
woofwoofkats 10 months ago
Did anyone else notice him correcting his tuning at 0:17 and 0:21?
woofwoofkats 10 months ago
All those who hates Fisk, please, don't forget he's the last pupil of Segovia.
Vladislaw81 11 months ago
@Vladislaw81 and so what?
brakancat13 10 months ago
@brakancat13 And so, he's the one who have the very Segovia style.
Vladislaw81 10 months ago
I had no idea Andy Dick was this good at playing guitar. Makes you wonder why he would choose the dim spotlight of a mediocre t.v actor. Thumbs up Andy! Great interpretation.
antcuccia 11 months ago
What an insane guitarist! Fisk is a hoot!
writereducator 11 months ago
I prefer Li Jie's version (she was only 13 when the video of her playing it was made as well)
leifhuot 11 months ago
He doesn´t have to play it so fast..
TheDav95 11 months ago
i guess you guys don't understand how impossible it actually is to play this on guitar with the correct interpretation. This guy is amazing
raven35 11 months ago 8
@raven35 the song just wasn't hard enough for him so he decided to speed it up.
spyclanhectic 7 months ago
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Ettoreks 6 months ago
@raven35
eliot fisk is amazing but this version isn't really good compared to john williams,li jie or su meng and other pros version.
Ettoreks 6 months ago
The first time that I heard Eliot Fisk playing this song I hated it. I found it dirty and out of control. After watching some other players who play this same song with loads of pizzicatos, tremolos and harppegios with impeccable technique, I thought: ‘this is not Paganini neither.’ I think Eliot is closer to the right interpretation of this song. It is a shame that he sacrifices the clarity of the sound in some parts.
MrA827 1 year ago
This is amazing... It would take me a few lifetimes to get this good. Elliot is playing Paganini's caprice #24 exactly how it should be played on guitar. It's a show piece not necessarily something soft and gentle, but brilliant and expressive. Glad that his is available for us to witness.
laserdudeman 1 year ago
he makes me nervous, shakey, wanna run out into traffic
tarmbruster1 1 year ago
There's still so much work to do on the guitar construction...
I hope some genial lutist will take this huge chance soon...
KidaReborn 1 year ago
Amazing! I wish I can play like this, probably, if I the patience to practice day and night.
EvilEyester 1 year ago
@EvilEyester
trust me you wouldnt like to play like this... watch li jie's video
ScarletMagenta 1 year ago
@ScarletMagenta I saw her's, she was amazing!
EvilEyester 1 year ago
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veinticietemillones 1 year ago
What a mess.
zakalwe101 1 year ago
@zakalwe101 You're a mess...
TheLuaron 11 months ago
One of the Andres Segovia protege's hehehehe.... just look at the right hand placement, just like Christopher Parkening's = the The Andres Segovia "right hand".
Bravo... this is the way it should be played, with FIRE AND GUSTO!....
LAPUbutsekikMAG 1 year ago
horrible
radu122 1 year ago
I didnt know Andy Dick played the gitar. Looks like hes in pain.
Shartmiester 1 year ago
I didnt know Andy Dick played the gitar.
Shartmiester 1 year ago
Don't defend him by saying "its his style" He played too fast and he messed up. If it were any other player you'd be on his ass too. Its sad to see so many other better players get called "robotic" and "boring" when they play with more feeling and love than this guy.
GooGiGooo 1 year ago 2
@GooGiGooo he is not playing the guitar here. he changed his guitar into a fuckin violin, and it's amazing. why you can't understand this
SotterrateviTutti 1 year ago 2
Ive heard what paganini on a guitar sounds like. I heard what a cello on a guitar sounds like. This is not a violin, its pure horror. I don't know why you like this guy, sure I dont mind the guy, Ive seen other videos of his and they were pretty good, but his attempt here was just pretty bad. He should learn how to play the song first before he embarasses himself in a recital packed with people and all over youtube. Look up Su Meng or Li Jie if want to hear violin on a guitar.
GooGiGooo 8 months ago
@GooGiGooo
I just checked out Su Meng (like you recommended). She's just unbelievable!!!
Carehuea 7 months ago
Ewww
GooGiGooo 1 year ago
Also for all the Fisk haters - listen to the reaction of the public! Look how many people loved this performance. He was playing on the NY Guitar Fest, probably after some other great guitarists. It shows how the audience appreciates a refreshing change, improvisation of some kind and courage to play in such reckless manner! Even Segovia appreciated Fisk and his playing. Check out his official website for more testimonials. The guy is truly successful. Regardless of our opinions.
eckhartd 1 year ago
It is simply his personal, intimate decision - how to play a particular piece. He always seems to play in a very emotional (for some chaotic, energetic, zany for others brilliant, invigorating, refreshing) way. The point is, Fisk in my opinion is an incredible performer, since he has enormous music wisdom and knowledge. His interpretations on the other hand are unique and inimitable. You may love him hate him but still you will never say that his concerts are a bore.
eckhartd 1 year ago
I'm torned apart. If I was there, listening to him live (paid for the ticket etc.) I MIGHT just get up and leave, since he is playing in such a chaotic matter (missing notes, hand slipping, left hand - right hand synchronization errors etc.). BUT, it is not true as some people are saying here, that Eliot Fisk has a poor technique. He has an brilliant technique actually, but tends to play some of the pieces very very fast (sometimes maybe even faster than a composer intended).
eckhartd 1 year ago
yucky bass notes, learn some control
classicalmannick101 1 year ago
Si algún día llego a tocar ésto, espero no tocarlo tan mal como Fisk
limacch 1 year ago
472 dislikes?
Wtf!?!?
RaspberryJams69 1 year ago
el caballo rojas tocando guitarra despues de su accidente que le dejo un gran daño derebral
jajajajajaj hijo de la chi.............
Mrneto1979 1 year ago
The Malmsteen on classical guitar 1:30 lol
halofreak12321 1 year ago
so rich on emotion!! but quite poor on technique.. =S
Orange1117 1 year ago
BRAVO
stelja13 1 year ago
This has been flagged as spam show
Must be high on weed...
MAVIEGUITARS 1 year ago
scopa un po di più...
lukak74 1 year ago
Outch...my ear~
st91bp7t 1 year ago
lol at the responses seriously. The emotion in this is of an angry fat 10 year old pounding the wall cause he didnt get any chocolate from mommy.
He ruined this piece with his terrible playing. He swallows all the notes and still acts as if he is transfixed with the music as if he is playing it beautifully
While I know some of you are going to say "why wont you play a piece like this if you are so talented" Ill say that this is exactly why I wont play. Because it would sound crappy like this.
ScarletMagenta 1 year ago
He's got a lot of fire when he plays. I liked this very much. Great job!
natenexplosion 1 year ago 4
ohh god ....its Stewart copeland!!!!!!!!!!!
diegobagdarrel 1 year ago
0:24
unleash the retardation
ScarletMagenta 1 year ago 40
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phersnickerd 9 months ago
@ScarletMagenta 34 ass holes don't know how to appreciate music!
phersnickerd 9 months ago
@phersnickerd I appreciate music much more than you, believe me, and this wasn't it.
Watch Li Jie's, Su Meng's or John Williams' rendition of this piece. Elliot Fisk's sounds like an abomination after hearing those...
You shouldn't play a piece like this publicly if you don't haven't mastered it. He is a grown man, he should be knowing that. He certainly lacks practice, speed and emotion. And PUBLICLY reciting a masterpiece like this even though you SUCK at it, is simply stupid...
ScarletMagenta 8 months ago
@ScarletMagenta Oh really?!?! Appreciate it more do you? I would love to see the device you invented that measures such a thing. I bet you're better at smelling your own fecal matter out of the glasses you fart in too! I understand that it's not the best performance, but it's not like you can triple S rank a song every time you play it.
Oh, and don't forget to APPRECIATE that the piece was composed for the violin.
phersnickerd 8 months ago
@phersnickerd First of all, be a man, dont talk like a 10 year old child.
Second; just do what I said, listen to those renditions, and come and listen to this one. You will see the major differences and see that I am right.
If you have devoted your life to guitar and playing a masterpiece to thousands of people, you actually MUST "triple S rank" it. This is not some amateur video that was taken at someone's home. He is playing it to thousands of people, and he shouldn't play like this.
ScarletMagenta 8 months ago
@ScarletMagenta I not disagreeing with you, I just think "unleash the retardation" is more childish then anything I've said. What is so childish about flamming some A-hole who is doing the same thing to some guy who's trying to keep the music alive?
His performance may be a bit stale, but I'm sure he's doing to keep these beautiful works of art around than you are. If I'm wrong post a video. Idk I'm done
phersnickerd 8 months ago
@ScarletMagenta fucking hilarious!
headlesssoldier 7 months ago
well to say at least something positive to this, which I truly do mean.. I think this really captures the vigour and energy of these caprices. I think in terms of intensity/feeling this one is more correct than Li Jien's version..
diederikeggenkamp 1 year ago
#OMG
neblaxter6000 1 year ago
I didn't know Andy Dick played guitar!
proton58 1 year ago
Eliot is a real virtuoso guitar. Amazing work!
baack2roots 1 year ago
esta loco..
maxeguitar 1 year ago
If we could combine Eliot's intensity of attack with Li Jie's precision and dexterity we could have something good here. In my opinion, it sounds like music when Li Jie plays this and it sounds like a frustrated madman on high doses of caffeine when Eliot plays it.
aimjames86 1 year ago 2
@aimjames86 Your right, Elliot Fisk and Li Jie play this song so differently doesn't even feels like the same song. I like Fisk's version better thought because there is more emotion in it.
Tamizushi 1 year ago