Eduardo Sainz de la Maza - Campanas del Alba (Kaori Muraji)

[03luizeduardo]

excelente!!



[Mkamalid]

editign sucks, i wish there's more hands than face...but the playing/music is awesome. i wish we cn have an insight on her fingerings

[DiogoAndradeHimself]

Do you play with a kohno guitar?

good work

Diogo Andrade

[classicalguitar1988]

Totally wonderful performance, and it's been said, but the cameraman should have just set it and walked away so we could see more of her playing without getting dizzy...

[lasalista1000]

Enigmatic beauty, haunting ambience, masterful interpretation of a haunting masterpiece! Kaori is a goddess among men!

[WilliamEGD]

absolutely amazing playing

[Benj888]

Kaori' how I love thee...

[aumjey]

Fantastic

[Klaudiusz1983]

Nice perform i love tremolo i freakin awsome

[liosama]

fucking shit camera work

but nice, and really to all the idiots talking about 'feeling' suck a dick seriously. You guys don't know what you're talking about lol

[adognamedsally]

@liosama right? what with all the cuts?

[OddStatistic]

@adognamedsally It appears to be more of a music video than a performance video that's to be studied by students. This is also why they had no issue with cutting away from the performance entirely at some points to show scenery. I think the cuts are nice - although a bit standard - considering the purpose of the recording.

[liosama]

@adognamedsally way too excessive, it's as if the guy is playing with cuts for the first time in my life. Instrumental music isn't meant to have so many cuts, it is meant to sync with the music if anything.

[liosama]

@adognamedsally It's way too excessive, it's as if the editor is playing with Video Editor 1.0 for the first time in his life. If he wants to cut, then do it, but at least have it sync with the music or not cut so much.

Anyway, instrumental music isn't meant to have so many cuts in the first place since one beautiful aspect of listening to music is seeing the player, you get an overall stronger emphatic rush because of the audio and visual cues working together.

[1cleandude]

Too much camera BS, sorry!!!

[jewbrew]

The piece is played well, but it does not swell much.

[Aensgard]

One of the best guitar players in history? I think you're exaggerating. Not just because you like her playing means it can't be robotic. In fact, she plays very steady, like with a metronome, and I think this piece has some part where you can play some notes tenuto, make some ritardando, more evident crescendo and diminuendo, make contrasts (whether it is tone or volume constrasts) and I don't hear many of those elements in here to make music more amusing, interesting.

[aumjey]

She plays with feeling with a good technique

[MBledzephed]

Great playing, but could this piece rip off Recuerdos any more!?  When it goes to A major I can't help but expect it to go into Tarrega....still a good piece.

[0onlyX]

Excellent ! Almost perfect! The best interpretation of this song I've ever heard! Is clear and expresive. Ghostdog7575 is right. One of the best guitar interpret of 21st century!

[musicaldawnings]

Wow so beautiful. Music and video.

[masterbutan]

Shes amazing and beautiful lady...

[ceasarvanstorm]

anyone who deems themselves as 'enlightened' has indeed missed their mark.

[butthoel]

haaaahahahaha, i am sorry, i just thought that it was the right thing to say. you know, like when someone says, "it's not big enough," and the right thing to say back would be "that's what she said.' O_o

[Ripp29]

Anyone who says this lacks "feeling" should be marched to the nearest wall and shot up the bum. She's spent her whole life achieving this - what more "feeling" is there?

Signed by an enlightened but not famous classical guitarist.

[acorntechnique]

I agree and furthermore, I regard being shot up the bum as showing a modicum of mercy, especially given that the bum already has a hole in it.

[2Luke]

they think feeling is shown with facial expressions... so they dont know what theyr talking about.

[Thymonico]

@Ripp29

You should run for world presidency! :)

You'll get my vote!

[hermannmaier0]

smooth and ethereal,  heavenly.

[savemyplaylist]

beginning rhythm was a little uneven, but fixed it's self. A little mechanical, but pretty damn clean.

[weidivia89]

hermoso tema , hermosa ejecuccion, hermosa ella la amo

[butthoel]

you're gay

[yarods]

amazing performance, i enjoyed, bravo, 5*****

[Camilo870913]

Ella es hermosa

[kubirauntain]

Is this a dream or is this a reality?

[Thymonico]

Here I was, thinking about why I find Kaori to be the best guitarist in the world, and then I watched this video..

I LOVE YOU, KAORI!

[skyw4lk3r2008]

Flawless...Great sound and total control over the overall execution of this truly difficult piece....

Bravo! ;)

[sormah]

Amazing... the best interpretation of this piece I've ever heard. the technique and emotion go well together.

[kelvinkong74]

not bad, but steve koshtelnik played better. He played more clean more stable in each notes.

[tuamigodemexico]

Gracias, beautiful!!!

[klasikindo]

I dont know why some people put so much emphasize on emotional crap. To me sounds is more important than that crap.

[funkyrimpler]

art IS emotion

[kccoats]

this is wonderful; as for the commentaries, I am amazed some of you are even bothering with classical music on YouTube - seems more like you should get back to Hot Dog eating contests or something similar.

[TDP514]

I consider this the best performance of this piece on youtube. But, as always, the guitar snobs complain about lack of emotion.

[keto6789]

she IS the definition of beauty!

[vahik22]

dear Renataghost

She is already a leader,

And most probably you don't know what emotion is.

[Zhugeliangvn]

Amazing!This is the best interpretation I've ever heard! A lots of emotion!

[Rentaghost76]

Asians are always like this: technically good but zero emotion or creativity. They can follow well, but they will never lead...

[rmedn]

you got a point, they gravitate to the mechanical in music, in America we put a lot of value on the ability to improvise

[ghostdog7575]

@Rentaghost76 people aroundthe world are always like this: saying racist bullshit on asians without even realizing they are being racist and stupid!

[kamikazestrip]

This seems so difficult to play. It sounds like there are at least 2 guitars playing at once.

[vahik22]

It's easy to paly classical guitar,

but it's not easy to make people cry.

And that's exactly what she is doing.

[zepdrix]

also its not easy to play classical guitar

[spyd3rman360]

yeah.. tremolo isn't exactly easy.

[dagaziomex]

perfect.

[mramosribeiro]

Kaori: Brilliant! Marvelous! Congratulations for the great performance. You have a strong musical personality. Can you tell me who is the Luthier of your Guitar?

Greetings from Brazil,

Mário

[vahik22]

this peace describes your feelings, your beauty, your lips, your eyes, your love to guitar, your honesty....

[3252shant]

God gave you 2 gifts.

talent of Playing guitar and your beauty.

[icmb00]

simply...outstanding. I got chills.

[MorinoaJin92]

I love this one the most <3 ^^

[guitarclasic4693]

q hermoso tema

interpretado magistralmente por

esta gran guitarrista

¡bravo!

[BrainDecrease]

too robotic.

[ghostdog7575]

Kaori Muraji robotic???

What planet do you live on? that's the most wrong musical comment I've heard in my life.

Kaori plays flawlessly but with a sensuous flow and evriday correctly interpreting the right intent of the composer.

In 22nd century she will be remembered as one of the best guitarplayers of the 21st and in history.

Where the hell you felt the roboticity is a mistery... maybe you were referring to the well known japanese abilty in cibernetic engineering but thats another story...

[BrainDecrease]

Her playing is perfect, that is she plays it exactly as it is written... and monotone to boot. She lacks something that all virtuosos possess and that is an ability to interpret. She lacks expression and interpreted translation, or "emotion" if you would rather call it that. That's where I'm getting robotic from. bye bye

[ghostdog7575]

Ok but... you just must have listened wrong or had hallucinations: what you say is absolutely not true... if she has something is the ability to interpret. her "sound" is full of "emotion".

I'm curious now: tell me who is the interpreter with the "interpreted translation" and I'll try to understand...

is there someone on YT that plays the way you talk about? (please don't indicate eccentric or non-classic interpreters 'cause I don't give a F*** about)

[BrainDecrease]

There are tons of examples on youtube, but specifically for this song, listen to the version by Fabio Zanon. (watch?v=mY5gA5oYobg)

This is a prime example of how a virtuoso will own a piece and go beyond simply playing it. I have gotten 2 of murajis cds as gifts over the years and I'm convinced that her talents ends at technical skill. She just doesn't seem to "get it" even though she is mentored by one of the greats.

[Aensgard]

@ghostdog7575 It's robotic... I feel no phrasing at all... read the score, analyse the

musical phrases and you'll see she doesn't make contrasts, doesn't play

different dinamics, doesn't make any special separation between the two

sections of the piece, among many other things. This is plain and a bit boring,

though played with a perfect tremolo (but played almost like an

exercise for tremolo). But music is much more than technique, and that is

something a lot of people does not understand

[ghostdog7575]

@Aensgard it might be a matter of personal taste. I really don't feel what you are saying. I just notice that whenever someone plays flawlessly there is someone saying it's heartless... I listened to several other interpretation and this is the one i like best. Maybe it's not her best interpretation, but Kaori plays perfectly in all senses in my opinion. And she has time improve. I think most of the people who comment she is robotic would have not said that if they didn't see she is japanese

[classic12b]

@Aensgard  True True and True.

[1cleandude]

I hate to be negative, but don't you wish the camera guys could just hold still:)

[jennifertrax]

Your guitar playing is sooooo cool! I am just like... Wow! i'm trying to learn this piece, but i couldn't top you!

[jasonmorley1]

That was absolutely amazing!

[craigbih]

No.. You are one of the most lyrical and best guitarist - male or female I have ever heard and I have heard a lot. Not to mention you are absolutely beautiful. Thank you.

[evantrinh]

i think ur one of the best woman guitarist in the world! aLL ur playings is the way the composer wants to hear it.

[robertoneves26]

show de bola!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mpare23]

was there a metronome on in the background?

[panagogt]

No that was the sound that the nails do while playing tremolos when they are not fined really well.

[DutchBeta]

The reason you hear it is because the quality of this recording is really fine. With rough nails you hear it even more. I think this sound is normal for even smooth nails.

[panagogt]

Well said. Also there are strings which helr you minimize that "click" in the sound.I understanded this after trying several different strings

[RikuTheDog]

anyone can play fast but it needs a true artist to perform it like this.

[ktran11]

woww speechless

[caferacla]

estoy enamorado de ti...que sonido....que ejecucion que...talento.

[kubirauntain]

Although it is audible so that there may be no gaiety in her performance apparently, but

while hearing it, it will be taken and possessed by the glamorous charm which the perfect art has gradually, and it will become a captive completely.

[kubirauntain]

Therefore, the more it hears it, the more it does not devote and get bored. There is a dangerous element

[rokkinlots]

brain decrease, dont dont be hating on her just cuz shes asian... she had plenty of emotion.

[xoticness]

even if she plays it in revers, it will be a nice one from this cute lady..;

[2Luke]

i can play 3/4 of this piece... this video inspired me to play it... damn hard work... but not as perfect as hers!

[tequilla503]

honestly, for all you criticizing you must realize kaori muraji plays a billion times better than any of you...sorry.

cheers to the video though, amazing playing as always thanks for posting this.

[danskheste]

I agree with this comment. Just amazing - wonderful video! Thank you for posting it. My (very seriously talented) guitarist stepdad (aka artpaws here) sent me this link as a great example of the Latin style esp the wonderful tremolo she shows here; he prefers her slower version of this piece and so do I! Much more emotional to me, I loved it. I wish I had 1/32nd of this ability on guitar! (I can barely strum a guitar - I am a flutist). Brava!

[kubirauntain]

Yes！　Devilish work is jealous of the human being loved by God.

[naoufal20]

la guitare classique é faite spécialmn pr d jolies femmes comme kaori jadore cette tndresse précision é charme de jeu c parfait bravo

[kubirauntain]

Most beautiful Guitar player in the world super star!

[BrainDecrease]

She can play, but she can't play. It's odd. Kind of like programming the song into your computer. It's lacking emotion and inflection... but yeah, she did play the song :/

[shai901]

i didnt like the tremolo and the technique

but she is very musical and she succeed to excite me

[mattryals]

If it was any faster it would lose the beauty.

[ektnaim]

Beautifully played...with clarity, played with emotion, speed doesn't mean perfection.

[karlllllllll]

is she seeing any money for the clip? no.

it's youtube.

[31041955]

A nice even tremolo , a bit slow but still has the illusion of 2 people playing. nicely done.

[absurdplanet]

An outstanding musician who posses soul and emotion that bring joy to this mean ol' world.

[Fabjan2007]

It's astonishing beautiful piece!

I prefer Alirio Diaz version...

[2Luke]

that was too dangerously beautiful to the max!!!

[drosophila82]

beautiful playing, and you look super hot with that guitar..

[stoolsite]

to give a excessive price of a girl without enough entity just for her good looks is a kind of sexism.

sorry my Eng.

[stoolsite]

這些讚賞的人是學吉他者還是沒學過吉他？

我個人覺得這個女的她彈得非常普通，若其他吉他名人比較。

所以，難以理解為何有這麼多粉絲？或許只因為是個女人？

這也算得上是一種歧視，不應該因為性別而給予壓抑，或相對給予多­餘的讚賞。

我想這種因為性別與外表而得到的嘉勉，他本人也會覺得是一種汙辱­吧。

[turinreza]

the tear at 1:20 made me want to cry too.

[SoloGuitaristNet]

Great Playing! Great Piece! Nice smooth tremolo does not make it mechanical. Just the right touch of tonal color and dynamics, works very well. Beautiful!!!

[satranifan]

wow all i have to say is wow

[lalo99tx]

This is a great piece. The setting and the music are very special

[fuankarosu]

aishiteru kaori muraji *mwah* *hug* ^_^

[barisaquarius]

The wind of Tarrega... The sun of De la Maza...

[barisaquarius]

The beauty of Kaori... :)

[UyFrankito]

She's so wonderful, definitely one of my favorite guitarists. But folks, I have to say her interpretation of this particular piece somehow doesn't do it for me. I think it actually lacks feeling, believe it or not, maybe a little to mechanical for me. Like she doesn't make it into a living breathing thing. Thoughts folks? (I just want to reiterate that i totally admire her and respect her as a player, just wanted to spark a little friendly discussion)

[Bjoernandersen]

I´m with you on this one. She surely has the potential to be a great musician (her version of Tango en Skai and Recuerdos de Alhambra proves it I think)but here there is to much soft-lens and warm colours. And the piece shes playing.. it´s simply not good music in my opinion. What does it express which "The Recuerdo" does not - and much better?

[sologuitardeath]

It's funny how you say that. I really enjoyed listening to what she did with the inside line. It has it's own volume in comparison to the bass line and the melody.

[Fabjan2007]

100% you're right... I prefer Alirio Diaz version...

It's not expressive enough. But on the other hand it's

so smooth. She is a very talented player...

[Wangtabee]

So much beauty! I want to cry and yet I feel blessed.

speechless............

[courtneyliu]

wow.... both the music and the person are so dreamy...

[2Luke]

im watching this again... its like a drug..

[Askold1900]

bravo, bravo, bravo -

[crustywindows]

Picardy 3rd!

[2Luke]

i think i went into a trance just now.

[itchelielie]

Impeccable piece!!!What a pleasure to listen to!!!

[naoufal20]

very perfect play and tune i love this girl

[TamTheBam123456789]

I do not know how many times I have listened to this now but it is, by far, the very best performance of this ever. What a fantastic talent.

[TamTheBam123456789]

Absolutely perfect and a pleasure to listen to.

[fresnoflamenco]

where can i find the music sheets for this piece

[coreyagraph]

call maple street guitars in atlanta, ga. they will help you find it

[Transcriptor]

Excellent, I wonder there is little in the way of classical guitar coverage in this country now?

[snakeinthegrass20]

What country is that USA ? There's little here in Europe too because they're not original pieces.

[Nerfolt]

Good tremolo, good tone. I liked the interpretation. Added to which, she's quite a pleasure to watch - to say the least.

[tubuic]

Best Performance.  I think I'm in love