Keith Shaffer plays "Canarios" by Gaspar Sanz

[Mohammad0311m]

very nice indeed !

one of ur fans :D

go on dude !

[kbaronshaffer]

@Mohammad0311m thank you very much! a very nice compliment!

-keith

[babyprin1]

beautiful... im currently learning this song any tips?

[kbaronshaffer]

@babyprin1 thank you very much! just slow practice...try to be careful with the metric changes from 6/8 to 3/4. good luck! post it and send it to me when you finish!

-keith

[langvarig]

This piece has been a favorite of mine as long as I remember. Never got it up to your recital-standard though. But you play it very much as I would.

John

[thebestguitarist92]

good player



[kbaronshaffer]

@thebestguitarist92 thank you!

-keith

[thebestguitarist92]

great i love this piece, goos player compliment



[kbaronshaffer]

@thebestguitarist92 thank you very much for listening, and for the very kind words!

-keith

[MrArdelco1970]

vwhat guitar do you use?

[kbaronshaffer]

@MrArdelco1970 i have a hirade h-8. it's not very responsive as far as dynamics or timbre, but it resonates nicely. i haven't been happy with the treble sound that i've been getting lately, and i've changed the brand of strings since all of these videos were recorded, and i like the tone i'm getting now a bit better. i hope to upgrade guitars one of these days!

-keith

[MrArdelco1970]

@kbaronshaffer thanks for the explication, but the tone is good , i play a yamaga cg171s, it sells in 400 dolars, and i use sonatina equinox titanium strings, and it put in my guitar extreme power .

i think, equinox maybe is better than ddadario , in my guitar...

[AndanteLargo]

Hi there Keith,

Brilliant playing. I think this tempo is perfect. If it's faster, it turn into a joke! :-)

Very good! Now, I don't want to post it... darn... :-)

Respect,

Per-Olov

[kbaronshaffer]

@AndanteLargo how very kind of you, per...thank you! and yes, i agree...sometimes the only thing that happens when a piece is played too quickly is that a nice piece is just shorter. i prefer a more moderate tempo.

best wishes,

keith

[KarlheinzFey1]

Vonderful interpretation! I like this piece very much! Congrats, thumbs up and best regards!

[kbaronshaffer]

@KarlheinzFey1 i truly appreciate that! thank you so much for listening, and for taking the time to comment!

my very best wishes,

keith

[spronev]

Great performance of this classic!

Svilen

[kbaronshaffer]

@spronev thank you very much, svilen! do you play this as well?

-keith

[spronev]

@kbaronshaffer

No, I haven't yet. Most of what I play is Contemporary and South American. I should at some point add some pieces from the earlier times.

Svilen

[kbaronshaffer]

@spronev you should look into the suite in d by robert de visee...very nice baroque suite that is very charming...

keith

[wooki97]

nicely played. rythmn is a lively and head nodding : )

[kbaronshaffer]

@wooki97 thank you for listening!

-keith

[LaGuitarrayYo]

Hey Keith can you see me dancing the Canarios in the street

=))

[kbaronshaffer]

@LaGuitarrayYo was that you? you dance very well! :-)

-keith

[carina2800]

this is really beautiful guitar playing

Carina

[kbaronshaffer]

@carina2800 thank you very much for the compliment!

-keith

[pianist660]

I have those kind of pieces too!..they NEVER leave you or get too 'old'! They are Classics among Classics..why do the Baroque composers draw some of us so?! Kudos for keeping them ALIVE!! Video your recital..I'd LUUUUV to be there!

[kbaronshaffer]

@pianist660 i wish you could be up here for it too...i think we are planning a trip down there this summer, so hopefully we can hook up somewhere!

[TheclassicOL]

you are really good at this!!  pleasure to listen to! oliveta.

[kbaronshaffer]

@TheclassicOL you are very kind, oliveta! thank you very much!

-keith

[calebc1985]

Been waiting for this one! Sounds amazing!

[kbaronshaffer]

@calebc1985 thanks, caleb! when you going to start working on this?

keith