Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod) -- Playalong

[tickyplus]

perfect !!!! thank you for your a wonderful playing

[Juke1111]

Even more gentle than a harp. I'm impressed.

[peichl]

Gefällt mir wirkich sehr... Ich habe nun auch eine Brüko #6 und suche noch gute Saiten. Welche Saiten nutzt du bei der "Low G" Stimmung?

[wwelti]

@peichl Hallo, und danke. Für Low-G habe ich immer Worth Low-G Sätze verwendet. Da ist die G-Saite nicht umwunden, so daß sie klanglich besser zu den anderen Saiten passt. Inzwischen spiele ich aber gar nicht mehr Low-G...

[bingcro]

beautiful as always when played by you

[wwelti]

Hi William!

Thanks. Yes, you're right, but the melody in the scroller is by Gounod AFAIK!

Regards, Wilfried

[WillyTheWorriedWorm]

very lovely.

clever of you to make it possible for others to play along.

love your accent as well.

[Thesingndance]

I really enjoyed playing along with you. That was such fun.  I'll watch you again just to play along - you made me sound good.

[wwelti]

Thanks for your nice comment :)

[wwelti]

Indeed. It's an arrangement by John King (he may rest in peace). He was really good at playing Bach on the uke. You can find some videos from him on YT.

[wwelti]

thanks :)

[cogermax91]

beautiful played !!!!!!!!!!! nice !!!!!!!!

[wwelti]

thanks :)

[BaronK69]

Stunningly beautiful Wilfried! 5*!

[wwelti]

Thank you Baron :)

[oscilis]

Beautiful. And fun to join in at this end.

[wwelti]

Thanks :)

[AnthonyDeaton]

Imperfection or not...beautiful piece, beautifully played.  I have been thinking of putting up a video of Bach's Prelude in C, so you may just have inspired me to do it. Thanks, Wilfried!

[wwelti]

Thank you, Anthony. Looking forward to hear it :)

Regards, Wilfried

[Raffpio]

Wow! Wonderful! Bellissimo! Lo metto fra i miei preferiti

[Armelle0808]

Very impressive ! Your rendering of classical music on ukulele is amazing and very sensitive.

[wwelti]

Thank you :)

[Gangly1]

Sat here in utter amazement!!

Brilliant sir.

It has my vote. Where do I cast it?

Regards,

Paul

[wwelti]

Thanks Paul. However, the competition is over, and there was no public voting. Thanks for the offer though :) Regards, Wilfried

[AndanteLargo]

WOW! What a great idea Wilfried!!! I love it! I might try something similar too!! :-)

All the best for 2009!!

Per-Olov

[wwelti]

Thanks so much Peo! I wish you all the best too! Regards, Wilfried

[artworkslive]

masterpiece!  5*

[wwelti]

Thanks :)

[speardock]

Excellent

Regards

Phil

[wwelti]

THank you Phil :)

[LStrachey]

beautifully done -- all the best

[wwelti]

Thanks, best wishes to you too :)

[piddypotter]

wow thank you so much

[wwelti]

Thanks for your comment :)

[dominiquedv]

Happy New Year to you. I would like to play along but I am a beginner on the ukulele and I think it is too difficult for me! I play it perharps in one year then!

[wwelti]

Thanks Dominique, I wish you a great year 2009 too! The melody part (you can't hear it, but the tabs for it are scrolling below) is not very difficult, but you need an uke with low G tuning! But no need to hurry, I won't delete the video soon ;) Regards, Wilfried

[dominiquedv]

Thank you, Wilfried!

[oldwhtman]

Wilfried, great performance as usual. But I'm confused by the "Ave Maria" in the title. This sounds like a Bach prelude that I "try" to play arranged by Christopher Parkening. He refers to it as Prelude No. I from the Well-Tempered Clavier.

[wwelti]

Thanks Mike. You're right. This is BWV 846 from the well-tempered clavier, with a very slight modification by Gounod, who added a melody to it. The Gounod version is the "Ave Maria". This melody from Gounod is shown in the scroller.

Regards, Wilfried

[jnclassicalguitarist]

Sehr nett, Wilfried! Thanks and Happy New Year!

Guten Tag,

Julie

[wwelti]

Vielen Dank, Julie!

[BaronK69]

Really well played! Good luck in the contest!

[wwelti]

Thank you! I wish you good luck with your entries as well!

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Excellent Wilfried. What a terrific idea. And beautifully played too.

Happy New Year.

KEN

[wwelti]

Thanks Ken, and a Happy New Year to you too!

[EarlyguardMusic]

Wunderschön! Viel Glück beim Contest!! :)

[wwelti]

Vielen Dank Thomas, ich drück Dir auch die Daumen! :)

[ukequeequeg]

Super! Das motiviert, ordentlich weiter zu üben :-)

[wwelti]

Danke! Ja, mich auch... es gibt noch soo viel zu üben ;)

[rawuke]

Spitze!

[wwelti]

Danke!

[Goschenhobel]

Very soft and clear playing! Great!

Good luck for the contest!

[wwelti]

Thanks a lot Goschi! I am wondering if I was in time for the contest! :)

[UkuleleKorea]

wow, You did again! I wanted try this song but you did it! congraturation!!

[wwelti]

Thanks, James!

[riceboii101]

This was wonderful!!!Thank you for this amazing arrangement and for playing it so wonderfully on the uke.

[wwelti]

Thank you!