BACH - Sonata #3: Allegro Assai - Ralf Leenen (mandolin)

[STELIOSRETH]

Congratulations from stelio rethymno crete GREECE

[Mellow0Jimmo]

This is beautiful. You play with such grace.

James from Australia.

[nguoiyeunhacvang]

wow . I think a long time , i can play mandolin like you !!!!! So great !!!!

[0pteryx]

Don't know why you've disabled ratings because I'm sure this would have 99.99% thumbs up!

[ralfleenen]

@0pteryx

Thanks for your appreciation! (I disable ratings because I think they are irrelevant, both for the audience and the performer.)

[dgarrison1]

incredible!



[9999plato]

Beautiful!

[jiangteng]

amazing 

[pmm9958]

great!!!!!!!!!

[drumfisch]

technische perfektion geeint mit schönheit....du hast mir das vorurteil genommen, eine mandoline sei nicht vielseitig genug für schöne musik. grüße von einem metal kind

[requintiador]

ohhhhhhh¡¡

[youknowImsaying]

cool !

[codeWormCom]

That was great, man. Bravo.

[Bohemiful]

compliments!!!! lovin' it! :)

[captaintrub]

I love Bach! You do him justice!

[jennaella7777777]

Bravo ! ! !

[svendbang]

Is this an Embergher mandolin

[ralfleenen]

@svendbang :

It is an Embergher mandolin model N°6, made by Pasquale Pecoraro in 1978.

[sonomabob]

Technical tour de force. Very nice above the 12th fret.

Thanks you.

[hhold]

Must be so hard to play

[Jalapablo]

This is awesome! 5/5 stars easily. Congratuations. Mandolins are definitely in a class of their own. Thank you for the upload.

Paul

[hernancharango]

genial

[WalleyeRizza]

Very nice, I started playing bluegrass. Now all I play is classical ( on an F!). Nicely done BRAVO

[umpmcgee13]

I'd like to hear that on an F5. Great performance.

[houstonbiker]

very nice ralf

[riceboii101]

please play the whole sonata!!!This is wonderful.

[townnet]

Mandolin got how many string?

[ralfleenen]

8 strings (pairs: 4 x 2 strings) tuned in fifths like a violin: G D A E

[townnet]

Why not a single string? Can u tell me what is the diffrent and function between single string and pair of string? Is it the string same like classical guitar make by nylon? thanks.

[riceboii101]

the courses(pairs of strings)are played like if they were one string.I think courses have more resonance than a single string.

[RatherCrunchyMuffin]

Usually not nylon, but coiled metal. two strings allow for louder voice to compensate for the mandolin's small body which would otherwise produce a sorry volume. Double strings also make for easier "tremolo," as often heard in traditional Italian music.

[forastico]

Simply fantastic! Keep on the good work...

[jbollocks]

beautiful!

[Shilohbanjoman]

Simply wonderful! very clean and heartfelt

[eness3]

thanks again ralf

[notfromlongbeach]

very good

[tcashin07]

fantastic

[sebastianfrego]

what a nice work of bach!!!!

Ralf that is a pleasure to my ears!