Antonio Soler: Fandango

[PKamargo]

@JDawgBro86 Piano??? It is a harpsichord!

[wonderingheights]

WOW! Fantastico!

[TruthmyFriend]

Very good interpretation!  Thank you!

[Derlong54]

¡¡¡Sencillamente maravilloso!!!

[keizerjoo]

This is such great music.

[awayforevermore]

i like that much more than Scot Ross version! very impressive! it sounds like corrida on harpsichord (in a good way of course :D) in my vision.

btw, you are beautiful)

[theprof1958]

BRAVO!!!

I cannot stand listening to this!

I want to dance :-)

[tony176000]

Although the phrasing a !little! too legato for me, this is one of my favorites of this piece. Congratualtions! Make it ever so slighly more staccato, well not staccato, but less legato is best way to put it. Brava!

[HeatmanHerb]

Wonderful! Kipnis would salute you!

[jesuisravi]

Que magnifico!

[getheve]

Cette merveilleuse version du Fandango m'en rappelle une autre entendue il y a 2 ans, près de Forcalquier, à Dauphin, avec accompagnement à l'orgue. Suis-je loin du compte?

En tous cas, merci pour cette interprétation.

[bvsiness]

Why madness? It is the best way to learn. I guess you became double better after the exam. And nevertheless i like your crazy interpretation ;-)

[Gladddy]

já que isso aqui é a torre de Babel, vou postar o meu em português..

perfeito!! :)

as notas dançam maravilhosamente

parabéns

[Werckstarck]

Direi che è venuto molto bene. Complimenti.

[apoptosis02]

Love this one

[Leogabrielli]

Muy bonito!! Que tipo de clavecin es este?

Gracias.

[balbaster]

parece de factura flamenca, pero no lo se con seguridad

[pedroernias]

I love you=)

[robynsalain]

un jeu étriqué et un manque d'assurance.

[SanPedroMa]

Re: Maggie Cole's version can be streamed free and legally from Spotify. ....

Thanks, unfortunately, spotify is not available in the United States....

[GerardRatigan]

Très belle interprétation de cette pièce extraordinaire. Merci

[SanPedroMa]

I heard a version by Maggie Cole .......

Absolutely fantastic. She plays it like Maria Callas sang.... as if she has just invented it...

[serendipity7749]

Maggie Cole's version can be streamed free and legally from Spotify.

[FoliesEspagne]

Are you rushing for a world record or what? There was still room for at least another 2'30". Technically it can be fine but I am missing the soul and tension in the music. Still well done especially as a piece for an exam!

[SFChristo]

I frequently compare Puyana's recording with that of Andreas Staier. Puyana's is much and more grand and on his huge Hass. Staier seems to feel the piece in a giant ONE beat per measure of 3/4. I like both of them.

[FoliesEspagne]

Yes I guess I have some 29 versions of the piece and everyone of them have some nice aspects or just a tiny detail that is precious. The crazy thing is that no-one gives a real improvisation to continue the piece in the two chord bassline which is expected very much. I guess classical educated people don't feel the urge to follow their creativity but are mainly focused on the technical performance. Still it is magic and my favorite tune indeed.

[SFChristo]

If you follow the score it does seem the Puyana improvises a bit here and there. Then he does the strange thing of bringing back the beginning at the end thereby changing the whole nature of the sudden cutoff of the piece on the V chord. (I don't like it but I LOVE the rest of that recording).

Other weird version: Bob Von Asperen. Glad to find another Fandango fanatic on-line!

[FoliesEspagne]

There must be a lot of Fandango-fanatics I guess. There is a Scott Ross performance of the Fandango all the way on the internet (more than 10 minutes) not on YouTube but I am sure you will find it on google. I am very fond of the Elsbieta Chojnacka performance on a Sperrhake and the one by Jonathan Woods.

Worst case scenario Sophie Yates. The Puyana will always be a favorite because it was the first one I heard 30 years ago and it still moves me. Mrlena gives a fine performance too.