Libertango Marimba - Piazzolla (Arranged by Eric Sammut) performed by Francesca Santangelo

[lishandaman]

i like the slow motion smile at the end.... :) ur pretty

[moshepaulperc]

Absolutely beautiful. Well done! There are so many mediocre performances of this piece on youtube, rushed or poorly interpreted, but this is fantastic.

[planeguy5]

I'm a junior in high school and have been playing marimba for 3 years. Currently I'm the front ensemble section leader. Do you think this would still be too technically challenging to play?

[santangelopercussion]

@planeguy5

Hey Planeguy. It is really hard to answer your question - as long as I do not now precisely

your level of technique and so on.

try it? Best regards.

[marimba152013]

@planeguy5 I AM FRONT ENSEMBLE SECTION LEADER TOO!! AND I AM A JUNIOR!!!...but i have been playing for 6 years...just thought i would let you know

[itsaneverydaylife]

@planeguy5 im a freshman and marimba one at my high school....id assume you should be able to :)......i am,,

[ravel111]

This is a great performance of a great piece! I am just wondering what kinds of mallets would you recommend for this? I am looking to buy some harder mallets since all I have are medium-soft mallets. Any specific mallets you would recommend?

Thanks!

[hhaleybluee]

@ravel111

medium soft birch shafts, your on the bottom octaves of the marimba the whole time.

this is my solo right now and i found for the accents sounded better because the number one mallet tends to slam unintentionally if you dont control it in the technicality and speed of the piece. but theres accents on those notes, it just sounds and blends better.

[xavipercu]

I have that marimba. Just the same

[wolfmarimba]

She plays amazingly sensitive and has all that charisma what makes an artist from a player.  Thank You Francesca!

[CaseyCangelosi]

great! Bravo

[surion1985]

whaw, amazing !!, very nice what you do !!

[scifidrummergeek]

'Tis a shame that not the whole piece is being played, yet the quality that this excerpt is being played is of very high quality. I do enjoy listening to this piece.

I would like to know, Are you basing your interpretation of the music off of the interpretation of Katarzyna Mycka? Because the interperetations sound quite similar.

[mpercussion]

I love the way u play , but why the piece its not full :)

[LibertangoVieenrose]

Ich muss jetzt einmal ein ganz großes Kompliment loswerden. Das ist einfach toll arrangiert und interpretiert. Ich mag solche Variationen und Interpretationen besonders, weil sie auf einzelne Instrumente, Spieler bzw. deren Spielweise eingehen. Immer wieder komme ich auf diesen Clip zurück. Piazzolla ist einer meiner Lieblingskomponisten und Bandoneonisten. Wie dieses Beispiel zeigt, ist seine Komposition in abgewandelter Form auch auf anderen Instrumenten wunderbar anzuhören. Bravo !

[Phantom1722]

tooo fastt, its a tango, that people are meant to dance to.

[john3047X]

thats actually slow compared to most interpretations that i've heard, i like it

[john3047X]

and the tempo marking on the sheet music is 150 for the "tango" part, this is under tempo a little bit

[tangopoder]

Wow! Buenisimo!!! Felicitaciones!!

[Fantaman89]

Francesca, congratulations from Portugal to your performance. Amazing.

[rotkraut27]

HOT..

[Lexaeus775]

ware's there rest of it!! this part was played so beautifully! excellent work

[Totemtualicoc]

Que capa!!!!!!!!!!!

[poositivee]

uy uy uy, que bien que esta, muy bueno

[daniperc12]

your interpretation is just perfect.

I'm a vibraphone player but it's great to hear marimba

[igorcaiazza]

Grande Francesca ;)

un forte abbraccio

igor

[javierpercusion]

yeah

[vicfirth4591]

Very well done, I love the interpretation. Might I ask what mallets you are using?

[santangelopercussion]

thanks. the mallets I used were kollberg mallets.

[dggian]

exelente! otimo!

[hyunju84]

wow! wonderful! :)

It did not turn out as I wished.

make requests for bookscore.

i desire Libertango Marimba bookscore.

[santangelopercussion]

thanks. you´ll find the score @ the malletech homepage (mostlymarimba)

[hyunju84]

thanks. I'm find it.

[timetoslowdownisnow]

Im wondering why the oppressive background in all black and white? Feels a little cold.

[Theusz]

Rhaaa, why d'you stop there? I'm really, really frustrated now. That means, ready for a concert. ^_^

[nittiegreen]

you aught to upload more performances!

[20091103]

Indeed. A great Marimba Clip.

[Grova]

Good grief. How much does it cost to buy that sort of talent? 5/5.

[rahmalec]

Excellent!!!

[Teckchef]

the playing is exquisite!!!

[drummerboy1138]

wonderful!

[AreY0uExperienced]

I love your interpretation and emotion while playing this. I'm not going to comment on any technique flaws or musical flaws because personally i have not even begun to look at this piece and honestly, i did not even really look for any. I listen to the recording of this piece almost daily and it is such a beautiful arrangement.

Your performance was so graceful and with so much finesse. Thank you.

[esbentind]

what about the rest of the number?

[santangelopercussion]

well, this is youtube. The rest u may hear @ one of my concerts. And I like to give you a little hint:

In the decription of the video you´ll find the sentence: "F.S. plays a part of..."

I hope i answered your Question

[Johanvibes]

Wow Francesca,very nice playing,awesome

Greatings from Holland

[rorozco23]

Hello Francesca! I liked your video a lot, I am also learning that piece here in Costa Rica, I did not tell Carmen yet... I'm still wondering, why is it that you stopped at the middle? ...anyway, I like your version very much! = ) Say hello to everyone in Stuttgart from me!

[daniel77strus]

Wykonanie super technika, dynamika, aż chce się słuchać.

Mam prośbę jeśli jest możliwość zdobycia tych nut to prosiłbym bardzo.

[WelislawBG]

I really like that you are playing it ... "woman" way. However music has not just one way of interpretation, that why it is amazing. I myself like it much more cutted. I am using at least twice more heavy and twicer rapid malets. You are playing Stivens, and I play classic grip. (not Gary Burton) This Marimba has really nice and soft sound, but I myself think that Piazzolla must be not "nimbling shade of spark" but "Unstopable Fire" Anyway nice performing. Just why you don't play it to the end?

[fpdoza07]

I know that this is "you tube" but I must say I'm impressed and I am not often impressed. However I do feel that you could do a little bit more with the shaping of the phrases and dynamics. Not that they were bad, but I can see that you have the technique and musicality to do more with this piece.

[deadlift65]

Molto brava. C'erano frasi, non solo note.

[member8675309]

That was absolutely beautiful...such a clean sound, too! Brilliant interpretation.

[ngnjr1229]

what kind of mallets did you use? I am playing the piece and I think those mallets are the implements I need to create the sound I am looking for.

[santangelopercussion]

These are Kolberg Mallets.

[himmy0169]

awesome ......

[Megarturo]

just excellent! is very beautifull piece!!! Piazzola is wonderfull! and this player is great! nice sound and very nice expression!

i like it a lot :)

[edry10]

beh la classe non è acqua, mi sono commosso, un bacione da Montepulciano.ciao Francesca

[AndyAnker]

Right on. Great singles on the low B, clarity of sound is great. Are those LS 10's?

[santangelopercussion]

These are Kolberg Mallets

[UDcoromoto]

hello!I'm going to play this piece, is it very difficult to read and interpret?Thanks you ver much byee

[tskmethod]

A unique Sound of Marimba.

I really like that way of your interpretation.

[benjosart]

Great Clip. Honestly. A real good technique and a good sound and a good interpretation. Last but not least very nice cuts

[alexanderpit2006]

beautiful...