Bach Chaconne/Part1 arranged for guitar by Forbes Henderson

[AzeriMagicStrings]

Good goob!

Elmar

[OIOcellOIO]

Sounds reall fantastic. How did you record it? Ambient mic?

[freddym223]

beautiful , clean and with feeling . Segovia , as great as he was didn't make the rules for fingering .Bach didn't write this for guitar , so i feel the guitarist can choose his/her own fingering as long as they get their sound . they should have their own interpretation . they should not all sound the same IMHO .So there !

[alberxxxx]

wonderful



[jazzpsalti]

I got your email, but I want to reply here so that my comments are public. I especially love your choice to use glissando to bring out the first theme. It gives it such a different color.

About the ornaments. I am often disheartened with the lack of musicology involved in classical guitarists. While some players might say you use too many ornaments, I say you are making up for the DECADES of dry baroque guitar LOL

[jazzpsalti]

YOU SIR!!! This is the new standard!!! I'm a big Trevor Pinnock fan, and I hear his interpretative method in your playing

[cuffycat]

Inspirational 

[goscott4]

Best interpretation I have ever heard! Unique phrasing, but he does not get lost as many other performers do with even simple interpretations!

I bet Sevovia would like this!

Thanks!

REV 18

[ReviewGuitar]

@goscott4

You must not know Segovia, my friend :) Segovia went nuts when Parkening played a slightly different fingering of this piece for him; he played Celodonio Romero's fingering. Parkening had to relearn the entire piece with Segovia's fingerings in one night. In addition, Segovia very, very particular about tone quality; I think he might find some issues with the tone quality in this case.

[goscott4]

@ReviewGuitar WOW, guess that proves who you are! :-)) In 1969 when I saw Sevovia at the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion, I was a 18yo Copy Cat desperate to "become", and of course he was my idol. Parkening and Bream were around then, but it was Andreas most PPL knew. I never made it to his master class, and do not know his personal inclinations, but you are far ahead of me probably having played all of these years! I had to stop playing, but I bet JSB would love this interpretation :-)) Thanks

[Pipixcan69]

@ReviewGuitar As much as I adore the great man Segovia, he may find issues with the tone and fingering but I shouldn't think JS Bach would be too bothered. This to me is perfect. A wonderful interpretation of the piece intended for the violin

[MrArdelco1970]

MUY bien lograda es una obra muy hermosa

[riquelmerock]

A bit unusual in the ornamentation, but it works.

[Daim0th]

@riquelmerock

Good for him. Too many interpretations sound too similar, anyways. In particular, I appreciated the arpeggio section not being played extremely quietly, as is the case for so many other interps.

[MBledzephed]

This is unreal. I am learning this piece now, and love your interpretation. How do you bring out the inner voices so well in the chords in the first page?

[biklav]

wow



[GuitarRasguado]

Just Beautiful...

[AliciaGuitar]

I must say this is one of the best interpretations I've ever heard. He doesn't fuddle or fake his way through the runs like some of the "masters" even do. He doesn't copy Segovia note for note either.

[BogdanBob1]

So sad, but so brilliantly played! So different from Segovia (who, in my humble opinion, remains the master), but still, so beautiful...

[Pipixcan69]

As we know. Bach composed this piece for the violin, however...if he had intended it for the lute / guitar I do believe he would have composed it very similar to this arrangement, Love the use of the higher registers too. Congratulations Forbes.

[Aruwera]

the best guitarpiece i heard in a long time

wonderful played

[biklav]

ovo ja sviram

[MrReinhardtd]

Superb playing from a mature artist

[Rexicano]

I'm not a big fan of the Bach Chaconne ...but the playing here is super and the guitar has such an amazing tone well brought out by the player.

Great phrasing.

[ninigui]

Bach is music. Music is Bach.

[stargirlsusan]

i cannot descriibe this piece to its what it actually brings to me, all i can say is thank you, thanks you for sharing your talent with the rest of us.

[Gwarnine]

very beautiful.

[SuperCristiana14]

Beautiful ... Motivational ... I feel so nunvens with this song, especially when I see one I love (my husband Andre Ribeiro) play.

* The song "sweats" a lot in us feelings from sadness, relaxation, joy to a deep reflection of ourselves! CONGRATULATIONS FERBER

[SuperCristiana14]

Lindo... inspirador... me sinto nas nunvens com esta música, principalmente quando vejo quem eu amo (meu marido André Ribeiro) tocar.

* Esta música "transpira" em nós muitas sensações desde tristeza, relaxamento, alegria até uma profunda reflexão de nós mesmos! PARABÉNS FERBER

[DenianArcoleo]

Wonderful playing, I enjoyed this immensely. It sounds like a piece that has been ruminating and growing in the player's mind for a good while. The result is sublime.

[kadrab]

What he does on 4:43 changes everything. Great interpretation.

[leonardo94ism]

very nice

[WaelYakti]

amazing .. nice performance ... and amazing guitar

[philippemonnet]

Philippe : there are some famous heavy-handed recordings of this, others are notoriously clinically detached, but Forbes gives us here a sumptuously sensitive and emotional rendition, with crystal clear right hand, ice crisp  (and sometimes surprising) ornementation, culminating in a truly grandiose - but never grandiloquent - interpretation of a piece which truly lives up to the elated lament it was meant to be. Forbes may be the greatest guitarist of his generation.

[bzeliotis]

Way to go Forbes!

[Nilocnoswad]

Beautifull playing and wonderful piece

[sheldonmoosa]

Thank you very much. Your playing is truly an inspiration and I look forward to future videos. You are a blessing!

[gradar1956]

eccezionale!!!!!

Dario

[senunkan]

The Chaconne sounds great!

Nice arrangement not overly complicated.

I like the sound of the Ambridge guitar too!

Thanks for sharing!

[Batboxgriffin]

Don't miss part two! It's just as good.

[ClassicalGuitar1111]

Fantastic

Bravo!

[johngolden]

Perfect!

[Nac3rd]

Wonderful and have watched this time after time. To bring something new to this piece is marvellous and you've done it. Thank you!

[EarlLedden]

Inspiring... can't imagine the time and work you put in to this.