rhapsody kazuhito yamashita

[TempterMan]

how is it possible???/1

[minami7531]

テクニック、パワー、パッション!!

素晴らしい音楽性に魅了されます。



[C4theWin]

so it's set, i'll continue playing the guitar ;]

[greatgams]

This is specifically to Unwrought: Are you a fucking joke? Maybe in the next life you will have a set of ears.

[XTrevvion]

@greatgams there's a function called 'Reply' on YouTube. If you dont use it, the other party won't know if you tried to tell them something. Just sayin'

[gengoro1]

good play! chinaman!

[TheSenseoff]

@gengoro1

Japanese

[Scaar81]

this guy is mad... asian people is better than us

[vw1971]

@Scaar81 definitely better than U.S.

[squeadlieshero]

I hope that guitar was 18.

[unwrought]

Most classical guitarists do not really know what an italian word "forte" means - therefore they are easily able to invert a formerly interesting, fiercy piece into a smoothly and clearly played catalepsia. Maestro Yamashita knows, what all the virtuoso players of thi history have always known: do not your listeners fall asleep. Unfortunatelly most classical guitar performances are well played lullabies. Sorry.

[near2ariel]

@thejugglenaut90

He is japanese. And he is amazing, not only in terms of musicality, but his technique is something outstanding. I agree that sometimes he forcing sound a little too much, but this piece is not cantilena, its virtuoso piece and the music requires a lot of forte.

Anyway your statement just shows how small your brain is :(

[Mikesmoreno]

Enfermizamente virtuoso....

[223Hadoken]

I agree with you on that

[gomenaros]

Yeah ok, but can he move his ears without opening his mouth? I BET HE CANT! :p

[TheToocold]

eric clapton thinks he can play....

[guitarnara]

Words are not enough to describe Yamashita's musical/ techincal perfection..

He is legendary in the guitar world..

the only reason why we don't hear about him as much as John WIlliams, for example,... is because he makes every guitarist in the world feel like shit,..

He plays the guitar like an orchestra,

[bqtsp]

HE IS MY FUCKIN HERO

[Dimmi30167]

What the fuck !

I wonder what he would have become if he had studied electric guitar instead of classical. He would compete with all the metal shredders easily

[thedarkwarriorfdeath]

@Dimmi30167 you clearly never played a classical piece before, it amazes me that you would make that statement.

[guitar17johnny]

the four tones in the beginning always make me think on something much more massive than this guitar. amazing what Mr. Yamashita is able to get out of his guitar.

[ismDUKAGJIN]

marcial arts

[maxwelllinux]

@thejugglenaut90

So,what's your critical or analytical point? Does your opinion has any logic to evaluate his guitar playing technique or arrangement?

[yuvalll35]

Someone has the full verison of this work?

Please contact with me by private message if you have!

Its really important!

[venusasaboy]

@brandavies Hahahaha. Poor guy.

[XXDaVirusXX]

@thejugglenaut90

no sir, then fu*k you = )

[kaeru311311]

化け物や.........すごすぎ！

[Grand45Prix]

сума сойти

[MelasChupa]

Yamashita's playing is obviously amazing. Im curious as to what a piano player, or an orchestra director would think about his transcriptions.

[ramph1]

shit the fuck! amazing!

[ramph1]

shit the fuck!

[squeadlieshero]

if anyones figured out the transcription for this send it to me? lmao.

[giantrabidpanda]

@squeadlieshero You can buy it...

[Sekkando]

O.O un paso más y hace hablar a su guitarra

[yngwiemalmsteen8]

pienso com vos,DIOS te bendiga,saludos

[Sekkando]

O.O un paso más y hace hablar a su guitarra

[raphaeljesussr2]

perfect...

[impisable]

WTF!

[barrbaz]

this guy is fucking amazing

[SurrealPapiro]

este weon es el puto amo..despues del zatu obviamente

[Namtar85]

O M G!

[cryostation]

paganini used to say that the guitar is an incomplete instrument. unfortunately as much as we love it. this piece needs a piano, and you can see he only plays 2 minutes of the not the whole thing which is 10 mins plus. the reason being the guitar is just too limited to contain all the notes. like it or not the piano is the king of classical instruments. that said i love the guitar more. i am a guitarist

[TheGuitarMan009]

@cryostation Kazuhito Yamashita has played the whole Rhapsody in Recordings and even concerts i believe. He palyed only 2minutes here because it was an encore to some sort of program as you can see..

[jjjjjjkl]

@cryostation He only plays 2 mins here but he has arranged and recorded the full piece.

[cryostation]

@jjjjjjkl where can i hear the full version

[jjjjjjkl]

@cryostation YypsqomC2Dc

[yuvalll35]

Does anyone has notes for this edition?

[yuvalll35]

Someone has notes for this edition?

[xlegiofalco]

that...was...freakin...amazing­!!!!

[HatanoD]

Sanz was born before Bach, there is no way Sanz was influenced by Bach. If any, could be vice versa.Piano is a great instrument and so as the guitar in a different way. Sorry for the long comments but I just hope you would love the guitar even more. Best.

[richguy11]

agreed!

[HatanoD]

However, look at the blight side, you have lords more to discover. Sor, Gulliani, Aguado, Corulli, Matiegka, Mertz, Coste, Regondi, Legnani, Paganini, Tarrega, Barrios, Lauro, Torroba, Ponce, Tansman, Tedesco, de Falla, Mompou, Rodrigo, Britten, Berkley, Dodgson, Duarte, Walton, Henze, Takemitsu, Assad and Dyens to start with!

[HatanoD]

I don't know why I felt like commenting but xXCyberXVampXx, I think you like the guitar and you want to say something about it, it's fine but you have to know what you are saying.The guitar has definitely more than 5% of its original music, I'd reckon about 50% are originally written for it.

[plastilito]

do babes no te claves... X)

[ccsantony]

all stfu about his guitar. it's cool and u're jealous u don't have it.

[Malakian720]

@ccsantony oh but I totally am :D , that is art in its finest!

[aks73]

At least he isn't Elliot Fisk.

His technique is at least accompanied by musicianship of a high level.

[gamergeek3000]

I feel he is too aggressive for this instrument.

[xXCyberXVampXx]

piano repetoire is the reason we have classical guitar today. music is music

[RandomMocker]

That's probably up there with one of the stupidest comments I've seen on YouTube.

[xXCyberXVampXx]

As a classical guitarist myself I know that 95% of classical guitar repritore was taken for early piano compositions, like dances and minuets. Composers like Gasper Snaz and Matteo Carcassi (classical guitar composers) were far and few. Guitar was only used to accompanist other instruments, and didn't become a solo instrument until the Baroque period.

[xXCyberXVampXx]

And technically speaking it wasn't a guitar being used for solo's but a lute which in short had way more strings and a funny shaped body. If you look at todays most famous classical guitar pieces such as Asturias, they were composed on piano and transcribed to guitar. Making piano a big influence.

[RandomMocker]

I know that a lot of compositions came from piano and are indeed piano transcriptions but to say that 95% of the entire repertoire for guitar came from the Piano is what I was calling stupid.

I know what a lute is, I play it. The guitars popularity only increased in and around the period of the Antonio de Torres guitars throughout the 19th century. Asturias is certainly a famous piece for the guitar, originally composed on the piano but there are many thousands (and way more than 5%) cont...

[RandomMocker]

cont... that were composed for and on the guitar. So back to the original point, what you are saying is that 5% of all the guitar repertoire was composed on the guitar, from cello transcriptions, from violin transcriptions, lute transcriptions (just one example being Bach transcriptions of those three) all of which are widely played on the guitar. Not to mention all of the other instrumental/orchestral transcriptions for guitar that in many cases are perhaps more so played than Asturias.

[xXCyberXVampXx]

So you should do your research the next time you decide to call somebody stupid, are just get a life and stop wasting it insulting people online you'll probably never meet, it's pretty damn sad, there is a world outside the internet.

[xXCyberXVampXx]

95% of repritore is what I said. You do know what repritore is right? Meaning classical guitar music that is considered top notch and usually required for students to learn. I didn't and never said all guitar music, just 95% of guitar repritore. So I still stand behind my fact. When you go to a major music school like CCM were I attend, you learn that the majority of guitar was music was inspired or transcribed from piano or violin music but mostly piano.

[xXCyberXVampXx]

There's more to a composition then just music, There's a story behind, and an inspiration. and it just so happens guitar get's it's inspiration from piano. There's a inspiration behind everything. The Beetles made surfing usa because they wanted to rock like Chuck Berry. And Gasper made the Canorios because he wanted to solo like Bach did on the piano. Inspiration

[InbictaProductionzZ]

well mr, i've been playing inumerous guitar pieces and i have improvised some as well, and i must say i never felt that ''inspiration'' by a piano you are saying. that depends on the person, you cant go around and say that guitarists are inspired by pianos.its nonesense

and bach is most known for clavichord and organ works, not piano

[Aereliz]

kazuhito yamashita rulez. still great

[neverbsilent]

that's unreal to get that much out of 6 strings. poor instrument, though. he needs a pick guard

[MeritMaestro]

Yeah well that poor instrument costs over 10,000 bucks. Plus thats cool to see and vintage guitar all scuffed up from years of abuse in the hands of a master like Kazuhito. It really shows ones skill when your guitars a little banged up. Take care of the hands not the guitar. To an extent

[BeauJames59]

AMEN! It's a musical tool, it ain't furniture.

[ricointx]

Exactly. That guitar is made of prime, solid wood so it can take the "abuse" from the master.

[japanandchinaareshit]

agreeeee!!!!

[4LX1M1K]

great

[NathanS1994]

How?!

[SandorJoker]

I saw this life in those years. I thought I was going to fall off from my chair! Absolutely amazing!

[poitero9]

AWESOME

[jawdim29tu]

Yeah. I really enjoy this guitar version.

[D0ug16]

It somehow doesn't sound like a guitar... You just don't expect that from that stringed instrument.

[jawdim29tu]

It certainly sounds like a guitar in the hand of a maestro...

[D0ug16]

I didn't mean that he makes it sound bad or anything derogatory. But, his playing makes the guitar sound like never before.

[keto6789]

nice!!!

[charlito55]

este tio es de otro planeta , k abusivo.. la hace de goma a la guitarra

[skunkfabian]

vilket jävla ollon:D

[cimfro]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[AngelofKaos]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I liked more this guitar version than the original piano one *_* Just awesome playing...

[robert982]

I have the full audio recording of the work, and it is great. If anybody happens to post the "full" video recording, please do not hesitate to contact me and let me know.

[kikkom4n]

Is it possible that you could send me a copy of this recording? I have tried to find a copy of the CD but so far I have not seen a thing.

[Ballslaw]

lol @ comment below

[garyfmnz]

this guy is one of the most impressive guitarists ever it is a shame that this piece is short and gimmicky. It lets him show off his skill without paying true tribute to the music. His full version of Hungarian Rhapsody is much better to listen to - if only we had a video of it...

[Abs0lutGuitar]

Title of the vid is wrong. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 by Franz Liszt

[matthewalexanderfox]

a ferocious display. If I may dare say, the man is more than man. His fingers are as lightning nourishing a sick child.

[MIJAPLEX]

God bless the guy who put this video

[AhdaAhda]

amazing...how on earth do those fingers move this fast yet still maintain the accuracy and passion

[gatesofdelirium]

YEARS AND YEARS OF PRACTICE

[tapissary]

...and tons and tons of inborn talent.

[shawkobezhu]

just... wow

[kodig]

Esse cara é de outro planeta..

Muito bom!