BACH BWV 1001, played on the 13 course lute by Xavier Díaz-Latorre

[JosephKerr27]

What a horror to tune! It's easy to see why it lost half of its strings in its evolution. Still, well done!

[laberintosingeniosos]

@JosephKerr27 evolution-involution? ;)

[dadaismo27]

felicitaciones Xavier, impresionante... me da curiosidad por preguntar si nunca realizaste encargos a compositores para tu increíble instrumento.

saludos desde Argentina.

[laberintosingeniosos]

@dadaismo27 hola dadaismo, tengo un amigo compositor que ha escrito varias piezas para el instrumento, pero aun estamos viendo si son tocables

[BRESSETditFALEZE]

rien de mieux depuis Michael Schäffer

[hallobaaaby]

So much easier to play than the renaissance lute! The lack of "thumb under"s sound beauty is compensated by the extraordinary elegance of Bach's piece and the lovely feeling and skill of the performer in this case!

[laberintosingeniosos]

@hallobaaaby easy is not the word i would have chosen, but thank you :)

[armineprox]

i would hate to tune that shit

[laberintosingeniosos]

@armineprox i bought it tuned :)

[witzie]

piel de gallina ! Excellent performance, it is fascinating to see you play!

[laberintosingeniosos]

@witzie chicken skin ;) thank you witzie

[MaxnniProg]

Brilliant.

[laberintosingeniosos]

@MaxnniProg thank you max

[azulyrojo89]

bach tendria q haber estado en un momento d su vida muy triste para componer esto....cuanta tristeza y melancolia hay entre estas notas...

[Seanhassall]

J.S. Bach is the unparalleled master of creativity. Thank you for uploading this beautiful performance. :)

[laberintosingeniosos]

@Seanhassall i do agree with u, what did Bach could have in this head for doing such amount of wonderful music??

[KeeHass97]

@laberintosingeniosos you sure you got enough strings on that? must take a lifetime to tune.

[laberintosingeniosos]

@KeeHass97 i bought it tuned ;)

[isi2isi67]

Wonderful interpretation. Excellent in the way the music resonates and breaths,very natural playing. Thank you for posting

[laberintosingeniosos]

@isi2isi67 thank you isi

[talashtv]

those 3:21 minutes were some moments of my life, bravo :)

[laberintosingeniosos]

@talashtv i'm happy about that, thank you

[mrdanielsonx]

I've spent half my life tuning, and the other half playing out of tune.

[laberintosingeniosos]

@mrdanielsonx me 2 ;)

[talashtv]

@laberintosingeniosos 'the only thing i know, that i know nothing'... i wonder for how long these capable persons keep repeating it :)

"jis pairr par jitnay pphal hotay hien

wo ootna hi jhhuk jata hai"

its an Urdu saying the simplest meaning of it is:

the more you bow down, the more you grow :)

[laberintosingeniosos]

@talashtv :)

[erdemkoyuncu12]

I have been playing and listening to Bach for many years now, but even after all those years and now thinking about it, I still cannot comprehend how a human being can come up with such (?). Like a deep ocean and so irresistably painful.

Mr. Díaz-Latorre, thank you for your amazing interpretation of the Adagio (It is my personal best among several others). Your lute is also very beautiful. I hope I get a chance to listen to you live some day, and you post a lute version of the 1003-Grave.

[laberintosingeniosos]

@erdemkoyuncu12 thank you very much. Sometimes I also ask myself what did this man have in his head to be able to compose such amount of beautiful things... And one nicer than the other. Thx for listening

[m34nb34n]

WoW cool

[laberintosingeniosos]

@m34nb34n thank you!

[viraeternus]

hauntingly beautiful playing! somehow after all the music out there, this is pure music ^^

[kevboslice112]

it's crazy when you think about how much more complicated music was a long time ago compared to today's music

[AndersOchRobinsLand]

@kevboslice112 I Aggree, what is the music-industry doing, really? It´s sad!

[robertjm194]

That must be a bitch to tune

[FGFBACH]

its like notes are written down on the face of the player, great performance, not only in hearing but also in looking

[laberintosingeniosos]

@FGFBACH thank you, very kind

[blauerkulliimgulli]

und wenn er nicht gestorben ist dann stimmt er sie noch heute^^

[MrDanielBrisk]

I know environmental factors like heat and humidity will effect woodwind and other string instruments with varying degrees. Do lutes tend to hold their intonation pretty well?

[laberintosingeniosos]

@MrDanielBrisk normally yes, but if you use gut strings, they are much more sensitive to the enviroment's factors

[MrDanielBrisk]

I'm utterly speechless. ...all I could say is #1) I am in awe of you as a musician and #2) That thing must be a real JOY to get and keep in tune!!! :)

[laberintosingeniosos]

@MrDanielBrisk Thx Daniel, as I said in another comment, I bought the lute in Ikea already tuned, so I don't have to tune it again ;)

[ssbphotography]

@laberintosingeniosos they sell these at ikea??

[RickS714]

Oh, the Great JSB is just my favorite composer in the history of the universe. You bring him to life. So beautiful.

[laberintosingeniosos]

@RickS714 thanks, but he brought me to light :)

[moustatache]

Am I the only one who first thought that he was going to perform paganini caprice #5 ?

[laberintosingeniosos]

@moustatache i'd like to play it, but my skills with the violin are not the best :)

[moofytolkin]

@laberintosingeniosos i love that i watch you in some of my favorite performances with jordi savall and here you are, responding to youtube comments

[laberintosingeniosos]

@moofytolkin sure, why shouldn't I :) it's my pleasure. Thanks for the comments

[8888Rik]

This is really quite beautiful. Having both listened to the lute suites played by many people over my 58 years, and played them myself, although on guitar, I have to say that this is one of the best performances I have ever heard.

The relative strictness of Baroque timing (i.e., minimal rubato) coupled with the technical difficulty of playing the lute suites, seems to me to result in a mess, if not a trainwreck, for most performances. But yours was wonderful; I just wish there were more.

[bobvinbob]

@8888Rik hear hear, I would love hear more as well. Your play is astounding and spot on.

[laberintosingeniosos]

@bobvinbob very kind 

[laberintosingeniosos]

@8888Rik thank you, in my next projects there is recording bach partita and sonata by Bach. I'll let you know. Regards

[Iuventa1603]

very interesting

[isomolle]

Really enjoyable!

[laberintosingeniosos]

@isomolle Thank you

[darthguitar]

nice baroque phrasing!

[laberintosingeniosos]

@darthguitar thank you darth

[Paligap7]

Exquisite! I would really love to hear you play the Gave or Andante from BWV 1003.

[laberintosingeniosos]

@Paligap7 let's hope I'll have enough days in my life to practice all the music I'd like to play :)

[TheAftwest]

19 Strings !!! :S

[laberintosingeniosos]

@TheAftwest actually 24 :)

[billymaharisinungan]

Lute (Al'Oud) the real ancestor of the Guitar, where can i get it in indonesia?? i'm so eager to study it..

[assaidsly]

Very musical. A controlled flow of tension and release. Bravo!

[laberintosingeniosos]

@assaidsly thank you very much, and a happy ner year

[edurbrow]

Always first rate Xavier.

[GeraldBoyClassical]

Thankyou Xavier. You are appreciated worldwide!!

[DjavanCaetano]

wonderfull!!!! Thanks I need to see more videos this man!!!! Bravo.

[laberintosingeniosos]

@DjavanCaetano thank you Djavan, I'll try my best

[laiholapso]

@laberintosingeniosos perfection that sais it all.

[ChaseKerz]

Spectacular...

[laberintosingeniosos]

çok teşekkür ederim, ben takdir ediyorum (I hope it's right) :) thank you

[swirls999]

beautifully played

[FlangePit94]

that sounds beautiful its relaxing it cleared my mind very well, thanks

[TheYipsl]

exquisite, Maestro Diaz! I am so glad I stumbled upon your music. Feliz navidad y prspero an~o nuevo.

[NanilkaKlimt]

So beautiful! :)

[laberintosingeniosos]

@angusshepard lute is beautiful, isn't? thx

[devilred1971]

most excellent!!!!

[laberintosingeniosos]

@devilred1971 thank you devil

[EverythingBot]

this is beautiful!

[laberintosingeniosos]

@EverythingBot thank you

[gutfrets]

Excellent playing, superb sound. Really enjoyed this.

Steve

[laberintosingeniosos]

@gutfrets thank you steve

[erroredelsistema]

cool !!

[laberintosingeniosos]

@erroredelsistema thx

[HarryLaute]

I wish that there are again some rainy days in Barcelona ... :-)

All the best and thank you for the  music!

Harry

[laberintosingeniosos]

@HarryLaute it's mostly sunny :)

[FidelKastrat]

very very big applause!

you dont do that what most guitar players or luthe players do: They play guitar or luthe.

But You really make music! And this is what instruments are built for.And this is what Bach wrote these "notes" for. This is nct playing - not interpreting: this is re-composing. I could say that your technical ability is overwhelmingly good - but who cares? Music is not about adoring fingers that move precisely over the neck of a guitar or vilolin - it is for the ears!

[laberintosingeniosos]

@FidelKastrat thank you, It's difficult, but the music worth it

[PrismaticDemi]

Why do the High Frets look Transparent? Amazing skill in your playing by the way.

[laberintosingeniosos]

@PrismaticDemi thanks, transparten? the high frets are on wood and only takes a part of the fingerboard

[jamdantas]

Great player and nice song. Congrats and keep up with the job!

[laberintosingeniosos]

@jamdantas thanks, I'll do it

[8888Rik]

Once again, superb playing. Thank you.

[laberintosingeniosos]

@8888Rik thanks once again

[halkjaer1]

How many strings does that have!

[laberintosingeniosos]

@halkjaer1 don't know, I ought to count them ;)

[Greg321m]

you should dress up in a medieval costume when you play that! haha. great playing!

[laberintosingeniosos]

@Greg321m i wouldn't fit on it ;)

[200000028]

Wow! absolutely fantastic playing. sensitive, lleno con emocion.

[laberintosingeniosos]

@200000028 thank you

[Korea4Me]

Epic music for a rainy day.

[laberintosingeniosos]

@Korea4Me pity that Spain is mostly sunny ;)

[KapnKerfuffle]

Beautiful. This was probably asked before, but why are the top strings attached in a different fashion?

[UncleTito72]

@KapnKerfuffle Those are the bass strings. They are not fretted. As you can see they are outside of the fretboard. They are plucked occasionally to ad a bass note.

[laberintosingeniosos]

@KapnKerfuffle you mean the lowes? because there are not fretteble, they are played just as an accompainment

[nova0981]

SO MANY STRINGS! Although very exceptional playing, I enjoyed listening to this!

[laberintosingeniosos]

@nova0981 thank you, a lot of strings indeed ;)

[lynyrdhead]

You should learn (if you don't know it already) the Bach Chaconne, and put it up!!

[victor222444]

wow tha sounds lika a piano song

[daco54]

This is so musical ,a total delight .Thank you.

[laberintosingeniosos]

@elechso this is a baroque lute. It is the lute was played in Germany in the 17th century. Regards

[MrTwitchStitch]

thank you. that was beautiful. so grateful you posted

[laberintosingeniosos]

@MrTwitchStitch thank you Mr Twitch

[marty051892]

What a beautiful instrument. If at all I could get my hands on one, I would pay much for it.

[laberintosingeniosos]

@marty051892 it is very easy, you must just order one :)

[sailentxx]

nice playing man, sounds really majestic. Could you do a cover of Age of Aggression song from skyrim with this instrument? It would be really awesome to hear. Keep up the good work.

[laberintosingeniosos]

@sailentxx I'll check it ;)

[538David538]

That was really beautiful.

[johndawson420]

great emotion. amazingly impressive.

[laberintosingeniosos]

@johndawson420 thank you john

[resourcedragon]

I hope you have a few more rainy days so that you can post more great videos like this. Muy hermoso, muchas gracias.

[apfelstrudelmaster]

really beautiful performance!! :) and also great technique and a supernice tone!! :)

[laberintosingeniosos]

@apfelstrudelmaster thank you apfel

[alynmearns]

Sooooo beautiful!!

[alaric415]

awesome playing



[xXNinjaBadgerXx]

Tuning that must be a bitch.

[laberintosingeniosos]

@xXNinjaBadgerXx let's say that it gives me more satisfactions than sorrows :)

[MateoRockMusic]

@laberintosingeniosos increible canción amigo... 24 cuerdas!?? wow ...debe ser dificil no confundirse en ninguna...saludos

[laberintosingeniosos]

@MateoRockMusic muy difícil sí :) aunque la palabra nunca me suena un poco optimista ;)

[Gealach74]

exquisito!! bravo!

[laberintosingeniosos]

@Gealach74 gracias gealach

[neonbladedotcom]

Beautifully played Maestro! Beautiful instrument too.

[laberintosingeniosos]

@neonbladedotcom thank you

[center77]

Your playing is a joy to listen to. You give the piece such emotion. This makes me want to build a lute or theorbo so I can have one,

[dtm106]

That was brilliant in every way. Seriously, that was an astounding performance. Gorgeous tone.

[MidnightPancakes]

one of the best lute youtube videos. period.

[leshoc]

@MidnightPancakes - this is the first lute video Ive watched on YT but I have a feeling you are correct



[laberintosingeniosos]

@leshoc thank you midnight

[51diogenes]

Beautifully done! I like the brilliance your nail technique gives.

[laberintosingeniosos]

@51diogenes thank you, am I using nails there? :)

[GeraldBoyClassical]

Wonderfully done Xavier. Have always enjoyed watching you with Jordi Savall!!

[ITler]

great soung and nice instrument.

how many strings....1001? :)

[laberintosingeniosos]

@ITler thank you. About the strings I never arrive to the end when I count them... Always get sleep before ;)

[joacovidal]

hermoso

[laberintosingeniosos]

@joacovidal mil gracias

[glassynails]

Beautiful!! Lovely instrument and playing.

[elteos]

Amazingggggggg!!!!!!!!!!



[laberintosingeniosos]

@elteos thank you elteos

[laberintosingeniosos]

@MikeyIrish66 one day :)

[385aloiv]

This is absolutely gorgeous!

[laberintosingeniosos]

@385aloiv thank you, very kind

[rdlubi]

Pleeeeeease... Play the fugue!!!!!!!! The Adagio was superb!!!

[laberintosingeniosos]

@rdlubi it willl come. I just need another free rain day ;)

[nikosz66]

Great!

Cheers from Athens

[laberintosingeniosos]

@nikosz66 afaristos

[bachsuonalcitofono]

OTTIMO!|

[laberintosingeniosos]

@bachsuonalcitofono grazie mille 

[17E4O08]

That must be a pain in the ass to tune

[laberintosingeniosos]

@17E4O08 it is!!

[key2kingdom]

Insane mind-bending space-rock java by the German God of Baroque'n'Roll.

Keep shredding them Dude!

Enore!!

[laberintosingeniosos]

@key2kingdom let's go ;)

[cazmaj]

Thank you!

I am in awe of your talent!

[laberintosingeniosos]

@cazmaj thank you 

[0bersturm]

кланяюсъ

[laberintosingeniosos]

@0bersturm спасибо

[Deekaighem]

I can imagine the brainstorming session behind this instrument. "maybe we should have two people playing" "No, no, I think I got this" And then he got it.

[laberintosingeniosos]

@Deekaighem nice picture, thank you :)

[arockmonkey55]

FREEBIRD!

[laberintosingeniosos]

@arockmonkey55 I'll close the window ;), thank you

[samucito30]

bravissimo complimenti

[vibadaev]

Превосходная работа, отсутствие скрипки не разрушает впечатление! Браво мастер!

[laberintosingeniosos]

@vibadaev Вы очень добры! спасибо.

[pavanacapricho]

I hope there will be many rainy days for you!!! Many compliments!

[laberintosingeniosos]

@pavanacapricho in Spain we have too much sun ;)

[saradamsmc]

Very well performed! Thank you for uploading. You also have a very beautiful Lute.