Francisco Tarrega. Marieta. Classical Guitar.

[ovidiov]

That was wonderful, Steve. I love this piece. Anyway, I love Tarrega.

grande abraço, Ovidio

[Mr5stevenr]

@ovidiov Graças Ovidio. Este é um dos meus favoritos

[jacquillo]

hello, tarrega has some beautiful song to play, congratulation for being able to play the second page, quite tricky i think.

all the best

[Mr5stevenr]

@jacquillo Hi Jacquillo, Thanks for the comment. The second part of this piece is certainly tricky, The timing changes, and the ornaments.

[BlueAquaMarina]

How so very beautiful!! Thank you my dear!!

[Mr5stevenr]

@BlueAquaMarina Thanks for the nice comment.

[Mr5stevenr]

@PEPSIXSYMBAHELIOS Hi Marina. Thanks for this lovely comment. and thank you very much for all the excellent comments you have made in my uploads! It is very encouraging. I hope you have a lovely weekend. Snowy says "Meow." Steve.

[KlodeB92]

Bravo for this performance .Playing out of doors gives you inspiration ,I liked your tempo .Best wishes .Claude

[Mr5stevenr]

@KlodeB92 Hi Claude. Thanks. I got the idea of playing outdoors from you, as you posted some lovely outdoors videos earlier!! It is a nice change from indoors.

[VLombardi01]

Nice job Steve! I like the idea about doing it outside. Maybe I'll try that sometime.

[Mr5stevenr]

@VLombardi01 Thanks Vince. Klaude (klodeb92) posted some outdoor videos earlier in the year, and I thought it was a nice idea. It's a battle sometimes though, with the wind, the birds, the rain, the cars, the cats, etc.

[VLombardi01]

@Mr5stevenr The birds would sound peaceful so that might make it pretty good and the cat showing up at the end of the song made it pretty interesting.

[gentlemanbagua]

Good job Steve. Could you share about your Mic you're using here?

[Mr5stevenr]

@gentlemanbagua Hi Bill. I've only had the Mike a few weeks. It is a Carillon 8 condenser Mike. It has to have phantom power, and that is provided by a Carillon Pod pal, which also converts the signal into digital and goes into the usb. All a bit expensive, and maybe it is too good just for Youtube. I think the record volume is a bit too high here, making the bass a bit muffled. I still am experimenting with it. Cheers, Steve.

[Gangly1]

Great job Steve.

Snowy has to go in a pie sooner, rather than later!

Cheers,

Paul

[Mr5stevenr]

@Gangly1 Hi Paul. Yes. The cat gets in the way sometimes.She keeps sitting on my sheet music when I'm trying to read it. But that's not sufficient reason to put her in a pie just yet. Ha.

[TheJAMALONG]

Nice song enjoying your guitar playing!

[Mr5stevenr]

@TheJAMALONG Hi Mike. Thanks for the comment. I had a look at your channel too. Very smooth music. Steve.

[ClassicalGuitar1111]

Very nice playing Steve!

You get a good sound for playing outside.

cheers,

Grant

[Mr5stevenr]

@ClassicalGuitar1111 Hi Grant. Thanks. Maybe I would get better acoustics indoors, but It is nice for a change. Steve.

[sackasilver]

Great one Steve. Enjoyed it very much. Your cat likes to steal the show. LOL.

[Mr5stevenr]

@sackasilver Thanks Roger. Yep. She's the boss.

[Mr5stevenr]

@josie2u2 Thanks Josie. Yes, It's nice playing outside, when the weather is ok. I tried recording outside again yesterday, but the wind came up and blew my sheet music all over the place. Steve,

[Bidyyy]

* * * * VERY GREAT !!! * * * *

[Mr5stevenr]

@Bidyyy

Thanks.

[jbclassicaldreams]

Very nicely played, Steve! You put a real polish on this piece - a very musical and delicate interpretation. And your cat is really becoming an afficianado of classical guitar as well.

Cheers,

James

[Mr5stevenr]

@jbclassicaldreams Thanks James. This one is really a bit too trick for me, but sometimes you just have to do it. I would love to do Capricho, but that's a different kettle of fish. (Is that phrase used in the US also?) Cheers. Steve.

[jbclassicaldreams]

@Mr5stevenr Capricho Arabe? - it's fantastic (check out the version by sammu5). And I know "kettle of fish" for sure - we use it here, too. I think you should work on it, take your time, get there bit by bit. It's worth the effort and I'm sure you could do it!

Cheers,

James

[Mr5stevenr]

@jbclassicaldreams Yes. I've seen Sam's Capricho several times. It is just great. I had a look at it again over the last few days, and played the first half a few times. Stay tuned for a capricho upload (in 5 years) Ha Ha.

[babs7965]

It is a wunderful video with a big surprise !!!

Great :-) !!!

Barbara

[Mr5stevenr]

@babs7965 Thanks Barbara. I'm glad you liked the song, and Snowy. Steve.

[BroJacky]

Je ne connais pas, mais cela ne m'a pas empêcher de l'écouter. C'est la musique sûrement d'un film. ! est-ce que je me trompe??? Ou est-ce toi le compositeur???

C'était bien

Amicalement Jacky

[Mr5stevenr]

@BroJacky Salut Jacky. Merci pour le commentaire. La chanson a été écrite par Francisco Tarrega. Il est un célèbre compositeur de guitare classique. C'est une chanson bien connue, alors peut-être dans quelques films. C'est une belle chanson. Cordialement. Steve.

[MaryGreenleaf]

Hello Steve!

My father used to play this when I was little! This truely brings back memories! Thank you for sharing this.

All the best,

Mary

P.S. Isn't it just like cats to have to be always in the center of attention? But aren't they just sooo cute?

[Mr5stevenr]

@MaryGreenleaf Hi Mary. Glad you give you some memories from your past. That's one of the good things about music. Snowy certainly likes her attention. If I don't give her some she gets very pushy. She is not very playful anymore, but she is very affectionate. Good to see your quality upload again. Steve.

[classicalmannick101]

nice playing again steve. you need to work on your hammer on/snap off however - i suggest Ricardo Iznaola's Kitharologus - a great technique/study book with many exercises that will really maximize your playing potential, and the hammer/snap exercises are really worth it - it will make your LH much stronger. Check it out at any rate, i think GSP sell it? Quite cheaply if i remember correctly.

[Mr5stevenr]

@classicalmannick101 HI Nick. Thanks for your note, and advice. You are quiet right. I have sadly neglected my slur exercises. What pieces will you do for your end of year exam?

[classicalmannick101]

@Mr5stevenr ah the poor pinky finger of guitarists left hands... all it wants is to be just as important as the other fingers! little do most know that it can be, quite easily too i might add!

I am going to do Sonatina by Moreno-Torroba, Southern Cross mvmt 1 & 2 and a Roland Dyens arrangement of Nuages by Django Reinhardt.

[Mr5stevenr]

@classicalmannick101 Sounds nice. You have one of the southern cross movements already there, but it would be great to see the other pieces uploaded one day. Django Reinhardt is one of my all time heroes. I guess you wouldn't do his original arrangement, as you have way too many fingers. Ha.

[classicalmannick101]

@Mr5stevenr yes for sure, i'm planning to put all of them up there when i get my microphone going..

heard the dyens arrangement of nuages? check it out, there are plenty on YT.

[Mr5stevenr]

@classicalmannick101 Yes. I had heard Pajarillo57 play it last year. He gets plenty of flair and swing into it. Heard it again just now. I hope the exam goes well! I thought about doing grade 7 this year. Marieta is in the syllabus. But my left wrist couldn't handle the pace.

[Rutle]

Beautiful location, the sound is perfect.

[Mr5stevenr]

@Rutle Thanks Catherine.

[CNlyrical]

Dear Steve, i love listening to you!

This composition by Tarrega resonates deep in my heart,

so sweet and melancholic ...

Your tone is very precise, your interpretation most sensitive.

I admire you for your live uploads!

Sincerely ~ Crystal

[Mr5stevenr]

@CNlyrical Hi Crystal. Thanks for your kind words. This is a song that I've played for a long time. The middle bit has always been too tricky for me, and still not perfect, but I am happy with it. I very much enjoyed your new upload. Steve.

[jimguitarfan]

Very, very nice playing ! Good sound and video as well. You certainly do justice to this lovely Tarrega piece. Bravo ! Cheers, Jim

[Mr5stevenr]

@jimguitarfan Wow. Thanks for the great review, Jim. I would like to do more with this piece, but don't have the skills yet. I think Tarrega had the knack of writing songs which make easy pieces sound good and intermediate pieces sound great. Steve.

[sammu5]

Hi Steve! Lovely performance from you and Snowy! I like your recording studio too!

Thumbs up and best wishes from sam :-D

[Mr5stevenr]

@sammu5 Thanks Sam. At the moment my favourite tree in the whole yard is the one you can see on the left of the screen with the red flowers. The "Dog Rose." Those flowers signal the end of winter. Bye, Steve.

[Mr5stevenr]

@sammu5 My mistake, Sam. It wasn't a Dog Rose in my video, but a Flowering Quince.

[natto2303]

very beautiful

[Mr5stevenr]

@natto2303 Thanks. It is a lovely song. Steve.

[yetanothersongwriter]

Very nice, my friend.

A.D

[Mr5stevenr]

@yetanothersongwriter Thanks AD. Thanks too for the friend add and sub. Subbed back.

[Mr5stevenr]

@musique2a Merci vous JH. Le temps a été mieux ici, et ma musique s'améliore avec le temps. Meilleures salutations. Steve.

[rdan06]

Hi steven,, it's a nice video ! I enjoyed a lot your interpretation (the cat too ! :-) ) of this piece (it's a discovery for me )

All the best

Daniel

[Mr5stevenr]

@rdan06 Thanks Daniel. I am selfish, because I only upload the videos i like, and once again this is one of my favourites. But is seems many Tarrega pieces are favourites of many people. Steve.

[nonexponential]

Thank you for sharing your music.

[Mr5stevenr]

@nonexponential Thanks Athan. I hope your weekend is going good. Steve.

[sguitar]

Hey Steve,

nice to see you again outside with your guitar!!! I like this piece and you play it really fantastic!! I enjoy your performance!!! Sarah :-)

[Mr5stevenr]

@sguitar Thanks Sarah. The winter is almost over here now, (I hope) so maybe more of my videos will be outdoors. I love this piece. Steve.

[GlennValt]

First !

Dear Steve, What a beautiful Tarrega's piece here. You make great progress. The quality of the video is better and nice sound.

Regards,

Glenn

[Mr5stevenr]

@GlennValt Hi Glenn. Yes. Your's was the first comment. I used my old camera here to record with. There is a slight pink tinge on the left of the screen, but it seems to be less noticeable in the outdoors videos. Thanks for listening. Steve.