Barcarole by Alexandre Tansman

This is the Barcarole, the fourth movement, from the Suite Cavatina. The suite was written around 1951 by the Polish composer Alexandre Tansman for the eminent guitarist Andres Segovia. While the first movement, the Preludio, presents the most difficult technical challenges for me, I find this Barcarole is the most musically difficult movement in the suite. Currently, I play the suite in its original four movements, without the Danza Pomposa. This is because Tansman originally wrote only four movements, and he added the Danza Pomposa later only because Segovia requested it. Having said that, the Danza Pomposa is a great piece, and I'm sure I'll eventually incorporate it into the suite as an optional, alternative ending. The picture at the beginning of this video is of a Venetian gondolier, for the barcarole form originated from them. The picture behind me is Pablo Picasso's "The Old Guitarist."

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[lmnllouis]

if only Voldamort was like this.. But yeah, b-e-a-utiful playing!

[Raldonado]

Muy muy bien.

[Soundswitch001]

Do you have tabs for this piece???

[jacquillo]

BEAUTIFUL PLAYING

[luisiege2]

Congratulations.

Beautifull Piece and also your interpretation :).

[recuerdo000]

esta pieza de Tansman es para mí la esencia de lo romántico.

Es casi palpar el amor...

la busqué mucho tiempo y nadie la había subido

Mil gracias por este video, me has hecho tan feliz...

[key2kingdom]

this is a unique tune, I still play it after many years. thanks for posting.

[donPabloArturo]

Avesome