Lynn McGrath plays Platero y yo, mvt.VII,Castelnuovo-Tedesco

Platero y yo, mvt. VII Melancolia, by Mario Castelnuovo with text by Juan Ramon Jimenez, for classical guitar and narration (both performed by classical guitarist Lynn McGrath)

Category:

Music

Tags:

• classical
• guitar
• Castelnuovo
• Tedesco
• Platero
• Lynn
• McGrath

[RaulClimaco]

Good Mario (Castelnuovo-Tedesco), I do not know all of his music; but I am acquainted with a good amount of it (the best known, for the most part), and this is quite enough to get a feeling for the musician. What I know I call music by the meter (or the yard, in backward countries). I feel that this characterizes it perfectly. In my estimation, MC-T is 100% free of compositional talent.

Too bad, because "Platero y yo" is a wonderful book.

[lynnmcgrath]

Thanks for your positive comments about my playing, Raul!

While MC-T was amazingly prolific (he had to be to survive...) and admittedly inconsistent, I believe that he composed some real gems (and over 100 works involving the guitar). I certainly don't love everything, but some (albeit not all) of the Platero is wonderfully constructed (I have analyzed it rather extensively) and shows a deep interpretation of the text that I think JR-J would have appreciated had he been alive to hear.

[khanssaab]

Anyone know where you can find sheet music for this piece? have been looking but cant find it...

[lynnmcgrath]

Yes, Berben (Italy) publishes Platero y yo in 4 volumes. This piece is in volume one. You can order it from Berben or from other distributers like Guitar Solo Publications in California. Enjoy!

[joseguitar1]

! Que dificil ¡ tocar y narrar a la vez.

[gatocabrito]

Lovely!

[a4amyli]

beautiful.

[bossinensis]

Georgeus!

[cachorrito0207]

sos linda mujer

[jsliim31]

Professor Mc Grath that was awesome. She is my teacher and i absolutely love learning from her.

[charcoalandpencil]

hi how much do you charge an hour?

[jerryqcsl]

I have never before heard the player recite the text. Astonishing that you can do it!

As a non-Spanish speaker I would love to hear the music alone, but that doesn't detract from what you have achieved here.

Mario C-T was a hugely underestimated composer. I love his guitar music. Thank you for bringing some to us in such a lovely performance.

[hmurrieta]

Muy bien - felicidades Lynn! Tambien la idea de narrar los textos mientras tocas es buena.

Saludos!

[echolaksis]

Just absolutely endearing. Such grace and beauty!