El Marabino by Antonio Lauro

El Marabino by Antonio Lauro and revised by Alirio Diaz. Played by me, Samantha Muir. This is a beautiful, (but quite tricky to play!), Venezuelan Waltz. El Marabino is the name given to someone who comes from the city of Maracaibo. It is a jolly piece to brighten up the winter!

The sheet music is published by Caroni Music. It is included in Works for Guitar, Volume 2 C.2002, Great Composers Latin America - Venezuela, Antonio Lauro.

The photos are by my friend Josie Elias. The opening flowers are a composite of the wildflowers taken on one short walk in the countryside near Javea, Spain. To see more of Josie's pictures please visit her website :
http://www.josieelias.com/Josie_Elias/Home.html

For more information about me, to buy my CD's or our book, please visit my website
http://www.samanthamuir.com/Samantha_Muir/Home.html

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[doenog]

A lovely piece, and neatly interpreted with the joyful attitude it deserves. Well done! Would your guitar be one of those famous Smallmans? One thing is sure: they come at a very high price... Wonder if its sound and sonority are as elevated...

[sammu5]

@doenog

Thanks for your comment. In regard to Smallman guitars I think you should stop to consider the price of a concert violin, cello or piano before making such a rash statement. about the price being to high. If you wonder about the sound and sonority of the Smallman then look at the guitarists who play them..... John Williams, Craig Ogden, Xuefei Yang, Gabriel Bianco, Judicael Perroy and Jeremy Jouve....and so on....

[rmodoc]

You have a very beautiful, easy and fluid style that interprets the music perfectly. My favorite performance of this song on Youtube. What guitar are you playing? Bravo!

[sammu5]

@rmodoc

Thanks for your nice comment! I play a Greg Smallman and Sons guitar (2007).

Best wishes,

:-sam

[CalawynPineur]

Impressive! Congratulations!

[sammu5]

@CalawynPineur

Thanks for watching!

:-sam

[abramzr12]

Felicidades muy buena interpretacion !!!!! :D

[MrRolando68]

plein d'énergie et de précisions BRAVISSIMO!

[MultiChief1]

@TheGreenGecko Ah, an interesting insight about the return. I haven't started working on this piece yet, because I'm still working through some Barrios. But when I do, I'll take your thoughts with me into the interpretation. I need all the help I can get :-)

[TheGreenGecko]

@MultiChief1 Indeed, I feel this performance is similar to how I play the piece, there is a very natural tempo and nuances that are very satisfying the discover in the flow of the music, especially the slightly rubato/slower/softer return to the A section in this performance. I've always done that though it isn't in all "professional" recordings.

[MultiChief1]

Very nice. I think what I like best is that you have an understanding of the inherent tempo of the piece. While I'm as impressed as anyone that other guitarists fly through such pieces with technical precision, they yet do so at the expense of the music's natural pace. One of the things that I do with each new piece I play is to experiment with it in order to uncover its dynamics, which typically shine brightest at a particular tempo. You've done very nicely. Good job.