BY REQUEST, Marshall Harrison plays Paganini's Perpetual Motion - a bit faster

I wish I could throw in more dynamics and expression but alas chronos limns an ever shorter interval thereby atomizing the surfeit of expression bursting from my heart. This performance is dedicated to Christopher Hitchens (Champion of all things rational and enemy of those who LIE TO CHILDREN)

Anyway, the encomia received so far for the last Paganini posting verily warms the heart. But someone wanted to hear the piece played up tempo so here you are.

To answer some questions about the technique behind this here goes: Yes my middle finger (RH) is definitely helping out. Why? well Here is another rule for picking (up there with Gambale's odd-even principle, I've found) Hybrid picking can take make the unsweepable sweepable. and yes I did employ some legato for the extended scalar sequence in order to give the pick a rest..

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[maetzima]

Hey Marshall, you sound great! I'd love to see you play Villa Lobos 2nd Etude, if you ever fancy it!

[RozarSmacco]

@maetzima thanks I'll check it out

[Timotheedle]

I'm still unsure why this is dedicated to Chris Hitchens! haha

[RozarSmacco]

@Timotheedle Christopher (nothing draws forth his ire faster than calling him "Chris", btw) Hitchens is dying of cancer as we speak and since I consider him one of the greatest champions of secular humanism and rationality I felt I had to dedicate some sort of tribute to him. This man has unlocked more minds and fought against evil despots using nothing more than a dialectic and pen. He is a great writer but an even greater human being. Everyone should read his book "God is NOT Great"

[RozarSmacco]

"fast classical arpeggio pieces"?? Should I even dignify that with a response? I hate to have to say this but it sounds as if you've never listened to very few if any real musical compositions....There's more than just arpeggios in this magnum opus by Paganini.. ..please study hard...study study....I recommend Piston's Theory book.... thanks Shadow for ironically shining a light to help out our decidedly unlettered friend.

[YngtchieMusic]

Dammit, can't you at least PRETEND it's difficult? The fact that you're cruising through this insane piece at such velocities, barely even glancing at the fretboard, just makes it all the more amazing.

This may sound like a very clichéd request, but have you ever attempted other violin pieces by Paganini, such as the Caprices, on an extended scale guitar like that Schecter? I'm picturing a caprice-to-end-all-caprices in the form of a 5th Caprice on one of those guitars.

[expressyourselfist]

Malmsteen must have seen this video and cried.

[guitarmania1xp]

Man that was awesome!!! congratulations! Are you really sight reading this at this speed or just checking the overall contour of the piece? if you sight read this piece at that tempo that's unbelievable!! and also, who the fuck is turning over the pages? hahaha! amazing man!

[insaneguitarfreak]

@insaneguitarfreak I don´t think so, that shows how clever he was in getting the sound he wanted. i think there´s a point in musical (and emotional) maturity, the way of conceiving things, (it´s not the hell of an epiphany though) that many people don´t seem to reach, that allows you to see through BS and pay attention to more important things, such as practising instead of critizising, or enjoying instead of trolling. Marshall, your videos ROCK i love your playing. Facundo from Arg.

[insaneguitarfreak]

Loved the video description, it´s almost dedicated to that (rather big) number of silly people that put emphasis on things like "If you don´t altertante pcik all this notes this is worthless" or "I dont use hammer ons and pull offs because I see it as SHORTCUTS" (That one is Al Di Meola in his REH video) (what the hell?) Instead of enjoyng the musical moment, the actual artistic product. Chet Atkins would use a capo just to make his solo on a song, does it make him "less" amazing?

[ZeppelinRules]

@RozarSmacco

Technically it isn't sight-reading unless you've never played it before. If that's the case then I truly take off my hat to you.

[OneDownServer]

I don't like it this fast...but if must be played this fast, then this is the way to do it :O)

There are some vital tones and dynamics missing by the very nature of this particular tempo. But that's okay because this is a demonstration I can appreciate it.

[TJGuitarVids]

@RozarSmacco

Anyone considering getting Marshall's e-book, I recommend going for it.

WAAAAAAAAAAY more content than I expected. It is really killer.

[eastwoodize]

how come your piano videos are that loud but your guitar vids are so silent?