Thank you for playing Forte on the bass part in the end. Even Ducharme misses this. Also, this is not a song. Songs have words. This is called a piece, composition or work.
My compliments to you for your excellent playing! It's surprising to read the criticism here. I've noticed it seems to be given mostly by people who haven't posted their own performances. Perhaps at your level they assume you won't be discouraged by it? Anyway I find your playing to be full of energy and far from boring which is my chief complaint about many performances I've heard over the 40 years I've been following CG. Best Wishes,
good try, however I think you should change the fingering of the whole piece. I recommend you to take a look at the score and pay great attention to the articulations. you obviously ignore the articulations and the liaisons of the pieces. So, the whole fingering should be changed and pay attention to the articulations.
good try, however I think you should change the finger of the whole piece. I recommend you to take a look at the score and pay great attention to the articulations. you obviously ignore the articulations and the liaisons of the pieces. So, the whole finger should be changed and pay attention to the articulations.
hmm rubato may be the wrong choice of words and the wrong use of BIT. So what I meant is 0.21, the B hangs up in the air, and if you follow this example there are also a couple places that notes hang in the air. imo (iMo), this song should be march-like.
So if you know brouwer's sonata for guitar, first part, fandango, there is the second section called the danza and people also play that too (this time i am sure that i am using right) rubato, albeit it says danza, so it ought to be rhythmic.
@DaRQsiDe What a load of nonsense. Your comments remind me of tertiary guitar class where every now and then an arrogant first year will try to pick apart fantastic playing by a 4th year or post graduate. Let me just say that if this were my guitar class the lecturer would shut you down for such lame comments. Having actually played this piece I respect that Craig is giving a world-class performance; only his teacher has the right to pick apart his playing note by note at this level.
Really solid ending, that entire section after the A scale is the best I have ever heard. The last final descending run to the E octave is perfect, thats a really sneaky fingering!
I keep watching your videos, and I just started learning this piece. What was the most effective way you practiced this piece to get it so clean and effortless sounding?
Very slow and clean at first with particular attention to right hand fingering (left as well of course) but every right hand finger is carefully worked out to allow the most positive string crossovers. If you play slowly whilst learning it, minimising mistakes, this becomes a habit so when you speed up it should stay clean. As soon as you start making mistakes slow down a bit.
It is a hard piece to learn, I begun to learn it 10 years ago for a competition but never get it to an end in cause of an accident I had in my shoulder with a Metro door in Paris: I couln't not play during three weeks as I was learning my pieces for the competition.
excellent performance! very good! i have a question, cause i just got scores for that piece, published by 'Schott'. but i dont like it very much. and it seems to me that many play a different one, like you. So would you tell me which one u have and who made that fingering? would be very kind - thanks in advance. ... and again bravo!
Thank you for playing Forte on the bass part in the end. Even Ducharme misses this. Also, this is not a song. Songs have words. This is called a piece, composition or work.
ArwenMeow 1 week ago
Very good played!!!! Laser precision ;)
fesiopl 6 months ago
Hey, Excellent !
MrArdelco1970 6 months ago
My compliments to you for your excellent playing! It's surprising to read the criticism here. I've noticed it seems to be given mostly by people who haven't posted their own performances. Perhaps at your level they assume you won't be discouraged by it? Anyway I find your playing to be full of energy and far from boring which is my chief complaint about many performances I've heard over the 40 years I've been following CG. Best Wishes,
Craig L.
nvguitarguy 1 year ago
Very well played!
bzeliotis 1 year ago
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good try, however I think you should change the fingering of the whole piece. I recommend you to take a look at the score and pay great attention to the articulations. you obviously ignore the articulations and the liaisons of the pieces. So, the whole fingering should be changed and pay attention to the articulations.
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good try, however I think you should change the finger of the whole piece. I recommend you to take a look at the score and pay great attention to the articulations. you obviously ignore the articulations and the liaisons of the pieces. So, the whole finger should be changed and pay attention to the articulations.
slashhatim 1 year ago
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slashhatim 1 year ago
you're playing so well Craig!!!
tymsmanifesto 2 years ago
Excuse me but isn't it a BIT rubato in some places? This song should go as with the ticks of the metronome, robotic to some extent IMHO...
DaRQsiDe 2 years ago
If you think so. I would have said there was very little rubato in this comparitively. Please tell where you hear over use of rubato?
craigalake 2 years ago
hmm rubato may be the wrong choice of words and the wrong use of BIT. So what I meant is 0.21, the B hangs up in the air, and if you follow this example there are also a couple places that notes hang in the air. imo (iMo), this song should be march-like.
So if you know brouwer's sonata for guitar, first part, fandango, there is the second section called the danza and people also play that too (this time i am sure that i am using right) rubato, albeit it says danza, so it ought to be rhythmic.
DaRQsiDe 2 years ago
@DaRQsiDe What a load of nonsense. Your comments remind me of tertiary guitar class where every now and then an arrogant first year will try to pick apart fantastic playing by a 4th year or post graduate. Let me just say that if this were my guitar class the lecturer would shut you down for such lame comments. Having actually played this piece I respect that Craig is giving a world-class performance; only his teacher has the right to pick apart his playing note by note at this level.
LutenistDeMari 9 months ago
Not rubato, its tenuto on some notes. And i thin it should flow all in tempo.
Pivobringer 2 years ago
@DaRQsiDe try playing it.
LutenistDeMari 6 months ago
Wonderful playing!
BTW, you're looking very "House" today. I did a double take to make sure Hugh Laurie wasn't playing!
navy2af 2 years ago
Thanks but I don't look that old do I?
craigalake 2 years ago
Heeeeey, he's only 10 years older than me!
That's not old...is it? :-)
navy2af 2 years ago
Bravissimo !
Perfect performance !
I like Rodrigo and your playing !
Thanks,
wolfgang
Vreci 2 years ago
Great!Your dignified besides passionate plaing has shown me Rodrigo's true value! Your guitar-plaing is listend as almost Beethoven's piano sonata.
xkoda 2 years ago
bravo; very nice...5*
piyomer 3 years ago
Really solid ending, that entire section after the A scale is the best I have ever heard. The last final descending run to the E octave is perfect, thats a really sneaky fingering!
MBledzephed 3 years ago
I have a talent for sneaky fingerings. It's my way of getting around the fact I don't have the fastest hands.
craigalake 3 years ago
I keep watching your videos, and I just started learning this piece. What was the most effective way you practiced this piece to get it so clean and effortless sounding?
MBledzephed 3 years ago
Very slow and clean at first with particular attention to right hand fingering (left as well of course) but every right hand finger is carefully worked out to allow the most positive string crossovers. If you play slowly whilst learning it, minimising mistakes, this becomes a habit so when you speed up it should stay clean. As soon as you start making mistakes slow down a bit.
craigalake 3 years ago
It is a hard piece to learn, I begun to learn it 10 years ago for a competition but never get it to an end in cause of an accident I had in my shoulder with a Metro door in Paris: I couln't not play during three weeks as I was learning my pieces for the competition.
dominiquedv 3 years ago
It was my comment for the second piece! The computer change of page while I was writing.
dominiquedv 3 years ago
excellent performance! very good! i have a question, cause i just got scores for that piece, published by 'Schott'. but i dont like it very much. and it seems to me that many play a different one, like you. So would you tell me which one u have and who made that fingering? would be very kind - thanks in advance. ... and again bravo!
Davidoff73 3 years ago
I play the regular Schott edition which I think is the only one around. I tend to ignore fingering most of the time however and come up with my own.
craigalake 3 years ago
thanks, craig - very helpful infos for me!
so now i try hard and hope i come at least close to your interpretation. greetings
Davidoff73 3 years ago
how long you've been playing that song?
Dantegal3 3 years ago
5 or 6 months
craigalake 3 years ago
Awesome performance Craig! Thanks for posting this, wish you all the best on Tokyo!
FrancisArief 3 years ago
Great Job, Craig!
chicomancha01 3 years ago
*this (damn my typos)
MotionGames 3 years ago
*Thousands
MotionGames 3 years ago
Craig thish should have thusands of veiws
from Josh
MotionGames 3 years ago
Fantastic!!
Layer323 3 years ago
Beyond fantastic
jargenlink 3 years ago
Awesome!
dominiquedv 3 years ago
Great,5 stars*****
AleksGuitar07 3 years ago