Koyunbaba IV. Presto

[guitarman4Jesus]

what a showcase of techniques! Fantastic playing Ben.

[ClassicalGas91]

very efficient playing :)

[snarfergarfer]

it does leave one speechless

[snarfergarfer]

highest honors

[todrrez]

you have a great tone. Fantastic job

[countrynole]

I remember this one... great job Ben!!!

[kelborgui]

Awesome!!!

[akantuntu65]

this song cannot be described! it leaves  me speechless

[ClassicalGas91]

outstanding!

[totocotugno1993]

i like this song

you are very good

can you pass me the score please?

[christianos666]

i like your version as gd as any and love the acceleration u give when graduating up the frets.

[dannybOMFG]

awesomeeee thts my fave part of koyunbaba

[chris21feaekara]

alhabibi gia leleli...

pos to trivoun to piperi?

[Vreci]

Your playing makes sense!

It is all clear: the intention of the composer, the structures and the rhythm !!!

I am fascinated and deeply impressed!

Thanks,

wolfgang

[chris21feaekara]

thanks baum

[classical193]

Theres a guitar contest in washington DC for high school Students IM going to play this.

[elduendevicente84]

Awesome.

[DanUSC818]

Excellent video, not too much head movements which is good and less distractive to listeners. Superb guitar sounds. Who is the maker? I like to know...It sounds like a double top guitar (?)

[Pakidude]

lol he came to my guitar class

[comosicusguitar]

i dont understand the fingers......

i use 3.....and this guy is using 1..

[zippertje0000]

as long as your technique is good, There is no difference between 1 and 3. I also use 1there, but i use 1 and 3 in stead of 2 and 4(like some other guitarists).

This is really a great piece, and so open to interpretation. In my opinion, this guy puts a lot of feeling into it, I really like this version.

[comosicusguitar]

do yopu know at what speed is that?

[zippertje0000]

I think it's about 112

[tsmith2010]

no, it cant be, because 112 is moderato, its about 160 or 165. the piece is presto.

[SixstremeM]

I love Koyunbaba!!!!!! And you play this very well ;-) Will you post the other three movements, too?

Regards,

Markus

[bobilla]

interesting info thanks. this is probably the best presto ive heard that comes close to the master john williams

[aykut2929]

veryyy gooood!!!:)

[maniac4141]

a wonderful guitar, and a brilliant player.. Result is = awesome.. One of the really best i've ever listened.

[JemShit]

Domeniconi was born in italia but he lives in berlin but because Domeniconi's wife is turkish they go to turkey a lot. He became enamoured with turkish people and culture started the department for guitar studies at the conservatory in Istanbul and developed a compositional style that reflected the regional folk influence. there is a village called koyunbaba in turkey im not sure if its related to this song by the way koyunbaba means sheep-father / shepherd. just some info.

[panagogt]

It's true and as I see you have posted this at too many videos of Koyunbaba in order to help everyone know everything about the piece. That's a thank you!

[0verload]

never really heard of this song before. but this guy is a damn good guitarest and that sounded awsome. Very enjoyable :)

[dvgulliver]

pretty good. anyone have video of John Williams doing this one? I have his CD "The Guitarist" with this on it and it is awesome but haven't found any video of it.

[nonexponential]

Brilliant!

[mayabis]

one of the very best

[sekazzi]

Very interesting video. When I heard XueFei Yang play Koyunbaba I really didn't think anyone would top that for me.

However, where she might be a bit more technically proficient, the author of this video plays the piece at a bit slower pace, putting more focus in tone and feel than just the complexity.

Great work. Would love to see one for El colibri or Sunburst.

[VictorDanDan]

@sekazzi

Yang Xue Fei might play faster.

Speed is not the most important issue even in this music piece.

This gentleman really played it very well.

By the way, Miss Yang also went to UK to improve...............

The one Miss Yang played was 1998 before she got training in UK.

[IcyScythe]

@sekazzi ya her interpretation felt lifeless to me.

[snarfergarfer]

very very special, thanks!!!

[judith14011]

Fantastic!!

[Fabjan2007]

Brilliant record ! Amazing!

[MarkAntony]

Fine interpretation, very clear and concise. I'l like to hear you play the whole suite. Well done.

[wolllfang]

fantastic playing! thanks a lot for posting

[batu256]

wow.. perfect

[guitarcactus]

OMG!!! Where do you study?? wow! Like Juliard or something!!!??????? shit!!! Who's ur teacher???

[milipou]

technically this is the most precise version of this piece on utube. He also has the right tempo

[psnl]

yes i agree

[Fabjan2007]

I like this tempo but not the sound but obviously played brilliant. Listen please to Tomo Iwakura version i think it's much more powerful then any version i've heard on youtube...

[comosicusguitar]

i can't find any Tomo Iwakura guitar player..

wtf? where is it?

[dustinjonesguitar]

I totally agree with the tempo thing. I've hear this movement played WAY too fast and it looses its "groove." This guy chooses a nice tempo that preserves it. The themes and voicings are very clear too. I have some disagreements about his tempo during the rasgueado section though. It's still wonderful!