Fantaisie-Impromptu, Op. 66 By Los Índios Tabajaras

Although written for the piano, this is arguably the definitive interpretation of this classic favorite by Chopin.

Los Índios Tabajaras began as two guitar-playing brothers from northern Brazil. They initially claimed to have found a guitar in the Brazilian rain forest and taught themselves to play. Both were actually quite accomplished classical guitarists, having spent several years in serious classical studies. They changed their names to Natalicio and Antenor Lima and dressed in ceremonial Indian costumes for their performances. In 1943, RCA's Latin American arm first signed them to a recording contract, although little from that period is still available. Their first (and only) major hit was "María Elena", recorded in Mexico in 1958 and released in the U. S. in 1962. "María Elena" spent 14 weeks in the U. S. Top 10 and became an international hit. They followed with "Always In My Heart", their only other single to reach the top 100. Antenor retired from performing due to health, but Natalicio continued to perform into the 1990s with his wife, Michiko. They released a series of albums of mostly popular music that enjoyed worldwide success. Nato and Antenor's classical interpretations are considered by many to be the purest ever recorded. They were especially fond of the works of Chopin, Bach and Beethoven. Their classical recordings also included the works of Rimsky-Korsakoff, de Falla, Villa-Lobos and Tchaikovsky. Nato built a guitar with 26 frets instead of the standard 19 so that he could achieve higher tones. With a fatter string on Antenor's guitar to give it lower tones, together they could play all the notes of a full-size piano. Frédéric Chopin was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist who is considered one of the great masters of Romantic music. The great majority of Chopin's compositions, including this one, were written for the piano as solo instrument. Lyrics were added to the slow portion of this composition and became the popular song "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows". This selection is from their album "Casually Classic" released in 1966.

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[TheMajoo0afspf]

this is very good, classical

[OEDBrowser]

The !Genius! of Chopin as interpreted by the unigue !Genius ! of Los Indios Tabajaras!!!!! This is one the few guitar renditions that I am truly moved by - ., not alone by the piece itself, but by the sheer virtuosity of Nato Lima !! arguably one the greatest natural talents I have ever heard !! These two guys had a real feel and emotion for the music they played !! Long live their memory !!

[PnachoxD]

@TheMajoo0afspf romanticism

[THEMOVIEMAKER202]

This is actually quite a good interpretation, because they can actually play it, and unlike other people can actually feel the music.

[peterwdeng]

A bit crazy, but hey, all for the love of music...

[Scaar81]

better than i expected

[tonytober]

@bigcomputer Nothing to be mad :) I do play it on piano and play guitar to AND think that guitar is just impossible.

[bigcomputer]

@tonytober Nope. It's unbelievable! even if they played it once. I play the piano version and it is bloody hard. With a guitar? OMG

[thenamesfrancisco]

omg

[makmubotak]

@bigcomputer how do you know?

[tonytober]

@bigcomputer I hope you're not the one tha tdisliked the video...

[bigcomputer]

4:06. They paused the recording. AKA. repeated from the start. not a full performance