Villa-Lobos Valsa da Dor

Pianist Justin Sanner performs piano music of Brazil, Valsa da Dor ("Waltz of Sorrow") by Heitor Villa-Lobos. The murals seen in this video are from San Francisco's Misión district. Enjoy them. They are beautiful. Justin Sanner is a pianist and piano instructor in San Francisco.
Piano: Kawai Digital Piano
Editions: Max Eschig
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My statement on immigration here in the States:
Ship the Statue of Liberty back to France:
Some people have lost their job because of outsourcing. OUTSOURCING is the real issue here along with screwed-up trade agreements (NAFTA for example under Clinton). I have heard many people say they have lost their job because it has been outsourced. Some of the people I'm speaking of were with their company for 20+ years. I have not heard one person say they have lost their job because an undocumented worker took their job here in the States. This immigration issue is a distraction issue. It is also an issue intended to be a wedge issue in order to divide people. And it's doing just that and unfortunately many so-called "Liberals" have fallen for it. To those who are anti-immigrant, please read the open policy inscription on the Statue of Liberty. It reads: "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door." If these words no longer apply to this nation then we should ship the thing back to France and tell them: No, we don't want it anymore. Here in the States, many people prefer to be racist particularly toward Latinos/Hispanics/Méxicans. Unless one is a native American we are all immigrants. Period. It's time to stop this superiority competition and hatred nonsense of always having to have an "enemy." When will this nation mature and move forward? With every passing day since 2000 we have been going backwards and anti-immigrant people are part of that. They seem to need somebody to hate and dump on and it's usually just people trying to survive and feed themselves and their families to whom they choose to spew their venom. Disgusting. No human being is "illegal" or an "alien" and such language is counter to inclusiveness.---Justin Sanner
Viva Brazil! Peace.
Fact-Checking Dobbs: CNN Anchor Lou Dobbs Challenged on Immigration Issues
http://www.democracynow.org/2007/12/4/fact_checking_dobbs_cnn_anchor_lou

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[StavTata]

Man

you play very well the piano

loved your interpretation, but i have to alert you

those images are not from Brazil (i mean, they does not represent Brazilian culture), it's more likelly Latin American Culture

0:42 - Mexican Mariachi

3:32 - not an Brazilian indian

[justinsanner]

Yes, we know the images are not from Brazil. The images were intended as a celebration of Latin Américan Culture in general. They were filmed in the Distrito de la Misión of San Francisco.

Glad you liked the interpretation.

[esnees123]

hi justin, i like how you play the piano ( misty is my favorite one >:3 ).

I'm a mexican and i would like to say that if every american citizen think like you, the United states would be a diferent country, one who doesn't have enemies or foes, one united.

good luck from tijuana & keep posting videos, thx~

[justinsanner]

esnees123,

What a nice thing for you to say. Gracias.

More videos are on the way.

[Alvarordonez]

Great Playing! I like Villa-Lobos's music!

[justinsanner]

I appreciate that. Gracias.

[cartaceleste2010]

Perfect!! You have the brazilian's souls in your heart.

[djbardia]

LOVE the words, LOVE Villa-lobos, LOVE your performance Justin, I hope for peace. cheers

[miserkatulle]

@justinsanner yep, brazilians, mexicans, mariachis, bandeirantes... Same shit. Remind me of filming igloos when making an homage to your thirteen colonies.

[miserkatulle]

@justinsanner yep, brazilians, mexicans, mariachis, bandeirantes... Same shit. Remind me of filming igloos when making an homage to your thirteen colonies.

[derlijr1]

Indeed, Villa-Lobos is a composer that his music can be used to celebrate not only a country but a continent, an entire culture together.

[FUSIONPIANO1]

beautiful...beautiful...beauti­ful...excellent

the picture you see..is no portrait of me....sensacional,magnânima atuação.

[GPazosL]

Hum. Brazillian culture is slightly diferent from the rest of the Latin America, since the colonization was majorly Portuguese, with some German, French and Dutch influences, along with the wide African culture and languages. The intention was worth, I, as a brazilian, thank you for your hommage.

Cheerio ^^

[margofernan]

Villa Lobos-Fantástico! Maravilhoso!