Sleepers Awake, by J. S. Bach

[stargirlsusan]

wonderfull!!



[koyunbaba73]

All J.S. Bach wanted to do (aside from raising his 18 children), was to praise God through his music. And now, 261 years after his death, you are helping him do just that. For what it's worth, I think about that when I practise and perform his music. It's inspiring. Best wishes.

[lycialive]

This is beautiful and wonderful! A perfect Bach selection, great job on those few hammer spots on the strings. JS would be proud of you.

[bokyo2000]

Very fine rendition of Bach Chorale, how do you interpret the trill in measure 7.

[strunx10]

great trill!

[koaldmbarnes]

Is this your own interpretation? It is fantastic! I was going to try and interpret it myself from a score written for organ, but it would be much easier if I could just find tabs for it.

[Gtar300]

you just play everything.

[SteveAudio]

Lovely!

[tinpotkinson]

the tempo is perfecto well done

[ErnilEnNaur]

Truly, truly great. I love Bach and I love the way you played one of his most beautiful works. Awesome - in the true sense of the word.

[StokedForBaroque]

Where do you get most of your music? Whoever does the arrangements is lovely at what he does.

[lujoguitar]

very good!!!! a hug!

[jfeicht83]

Well done!

[obeythed9510]

Wonderful. Possibly the best on YouTube. Well done.

[makitfunkee]

Very, very clean. Lovely work!!!

[werewethere]

Well done. Clean, even sound. the musical idea really comes through. Keep it up!

[simplicitykitty]

i love classical guitar and bach together - enough to soothe the soul!! thank you for sharing your talents with us!

[swiftfire2424]

I was hoping to find a guitar cover of this piece. Absolutely beautiful, now to try to teach it to myself

[overainbows]

Oh, you're so good! Made me miss my acoustic guitar. :( It's been broken when I moved and now I'm only with the electric one. But your playing made me happy too! Thank you!!!

[lilmsblur]

good technique! but agreed, more legato. plus, your bass note needs to stretch longer. a little bit more expression too? but great technique and great thrills.

[catepiri]

Muy bonito. Muchas Gracias. Desde España,

[carlinhosoliveira]

Muito bom!!!

[hrmuffin]

Oooo, this needs to be more legato, dude.

[magistraoptima]

beautiful simplicity

[Loryin100]

Felicitaciones !!!!! bravo!!!! tu técnica , matices , e interpretación son excelentes , esa pieza suena muy bien en tu guitarra y pienso que a bach le hubiera encantado

[musicman14227]

well done my friend

[papershoot]

I like more version played solo than orchestra especially about Bach .

=) You play very well. Thanks for nice performance.

[rollingold1]

Fantastic, love you're trills.

[tonehog]

The same technique you use for trills, I use for atonal intervals. Great stuff. Very inspiring.

[LorenzVasanth]

Excellent.Thanks for the post.

[beedeetripo]

Another MASTERpiece in the hands of one of my favourite players!!!!5*****Greetings and much respect from Bram D., Holland

[korokwithx]

well i just wanted to know what tuning is used in this tune ????? and is it 12 stringed or 6 stringed guitar??

[PlanesAllTheWay]

100 strings

[mbturner625]

Standard tuning 6 string classical guitar. sounds lower to your ears because you play steel stringed

[shykuroboo]

amazing @.@

[STINKOPOOP]

hes japanese. ur an ignorant turdfuck.

[MandelbrotSky]

very nice playing Sir. Bravo.. I do agree with a previous poster about making some of the transitions a little more legato\

[hideousinfirmity]

Wow seems like a complicated piece to play. To be honest I wasnt that pleased with it though. One critique point of mine would be that the rhythm "stumbles" after every trills he does, try to listen to it and you will hear. Still I am not sure I could do that so I better shut up haha

[denhaagdz]

yes of course you are entitled to express your opinion...but look at him closely, he is really trying his best......and he was so sweet to share it with us all! thanks koseikubota!

[czarkycuevas]

bravo!

[spruceorcedar]

very nice playing. what's important...after all technical stuff has been resolved. You now play with your heart. I have to say, after a year or many months. i still recall your version of this piece. Heartfelt and light. Congratulations!

[ReaIly]

Is there a correct tempo for a classical piece? Is it an illusion that I sometimes find faster tempos better than slower or vice versa?

Plz someone explain it to me.

[bd5621]

it depends on alot of things, but there is no "correct" tempo. usually on the piece of music, it says how many bpm there should be, and that is the tempo it should be played at, but many times, it is up to the players discretion

[paolitas7]

tengo una duda, este chico en los trinos hace tremolo please quisiera saber

[platmodj]

wonderful, very enjoyable to listen to and watch

[laSaLeRnO94]

splendidamente bravo u.u

[percivallll]

Very nice! Like it a lot! But maybe a bit more legato?

[Gueguense2008]

You have a very sweet touch. The thrills are very clear and refreshing, and the inner choral voice shows a lot of distinguishable work, and /or effort.

[spruceorcedar]

haha. you also get tingling sensations from a trill? well obviously. that's how it sounds like. :)

[beerdeddi]

too slow

[gitano14143]

gitano14143

Very, very good. A nice and good tone. I have to gratulate!

[riceboii101]

this was great!!! Thank you for playing Bach.i wouldeve never heard alot of guitar arrangements if it wasent for you.

[johannesuacm]

Es maravillosa la manera en la que este chico interpreta en la guitarra esta exquisita pieza del maestro Bach!!! Genial, es hermoso el sonido que produce, fenomenakl, excelente trabajo.

[EmilyGraceWard]

BEAUTIFUL! I am having this song in my wedding, I hope my musicians so as wonderful a job as you.

[atw42]

you sound really good. A lot of people just try to play things as fast as they can. good job keeping the tempo solid.

[nofx0687]

I can't get enough of this. It's so great. Thank you!

[AlexOrganMusic]

you are fenomenal !!! !!!

[mayabis]

so quiet , so peaceful ! it did my soul good ..

[tgyuid]

That's absolutely superb!

Thanks for posting that, you've just made my day!

[oridet]

very nice!

[MetalMilitia0101]

Great song, great arrangement. Do you have sheetmusic for that arrangement or is it just yours?

[C33Four]

It's easy to find. I found a good copy in the original key at mutopiaproject . org

[DavetheIV]

Superb, I love this piece & have made this a favourite. Well played.

[spruceorcedar]

those trills give me the chills! excellent!

[dsmpure]

Is 'Sleepers Awake' the name adapted for the guitar version of the song? I thought the name of this was 'Awake, A Voice is Calling'?

I could be wrong.

[dolofonos]

That would be a truer German translation.

[dsmpure]

Thank you!

[nofx0687]

Excellent. Thank you for this

[DiEfOrDeAtHaNdbLaCk]

on another note, i have a joke for you: how many classical guitarists does it take to change a lightbulb? 1 to do just fine and 10,000 others to say they could have done better! lol your a good musician

[DiEfOrDeAtHaNdbLaCk]

very well done friend! as personal critique, i would have sustained the melody a tad longer, in order for the notes to reach there full value. however, everyone has different interpretations:) post more vids

[endeavourer]

It should say BWV instead of BVW.

Wonderful performance!

[koseikubota]

Woops! Thank you, I changed it to BWV.

[edyersh]

domo arigato Kosei Kubota san

[couchflyer]

Great! Loved it!

[markeupierre]

I wrote that song back in 1993 after getting wasted in Wicker Park. I walked around Halstead playing it on a ukelele as I composed simultaneously shouting "sleepers awake! sleepers awake g*d*mmit!"

[Plowhandle]

What a beautiful rendition of my favourite Bach piece!

Masterfully played!

[Vidas666]

Hi Kosei! Loved it the way you played wish i play like you do it. While i live in Dresden i heard this Bach stuff played on Currants every Saturday morning. Harsh suppose to be very difficult stuff transformed to guitar on dynamics approche. Great work ! AsGoodAsItGetsVidas

[naitrose07]

god, the way you do those slurs is incredible. And the fact that you actually have this whole, complicated, very intricate piece, memorized...most amazing...one day I hope to achieve this level of expertize.

[Rudaje2000]

Wow, absolutely wonderful

[jmson23]

Absolutely amazing.

[bheijne]

classis music, food for thought, needed for time travelling ;-)

right tempo aswell....

[jisaacgreene]

Nice! this is a very difficult piece. I like how you bring out the chorale melody. you also played more ornaments than my version. I'm not trying to advertise but I'd like to know what you think of mine.

[timlooney]

Very nice performance.

[donPabloArturo]

Brillant. Bravo.

[ovidiov]

Great, Kosei! very beautiful performance! thanks for posting Bach.

[senderama]

Excellent

[RogerTiger]

Congratulations to you, the one of the best people to interpretate bach here on youtube.

[koseikubota]

I am flattered. I would try some more Bach next month!

[RogerTiger]

I'm almost getting done BWV 1006, the prelude. I'll upload it maybe next month too. Congratulations one more time.