Superlative! The guitar sounds wonderfully resonant here and your performance is very expressive and impressive: great ornamentation, phrasing and dynamics! In today's saturated stage of many outstanding guitarrist, it's good to see other talents bringing a difference with these extra-string guitarrists. My questions would be: a) does it project better than a noreal 6-string?; and b) what is the tuning? Superb work here! And something different and very top-notch!
Thanks so much for the kind words! To answer your questions, I wouldn't say the 8 string projects much more than an standard 6 string, however it is vastly more resonant which is something I love very much! The tuning varies depending on the piece but for this particular one I use a low A for the 8th, low D for the 7th and standard tuning for the other 6. Hope this helps provide some insight, glad you enjoyed!
@@alexnazaretski1937 Thank you Mr. Alex for your elucidation. I imagine that your added resonance would give the guitar an expansive sound in a big hall. It's nonsensical to talk about "volume" but rather how the sound carries. Reviewers of Narciso Yepes (and he played acustic in the biggest halls) in the 60s and 70s described how easily and clearly his guitar could be heard in the packed (i.e. dampened somewhat) halls. So, I imagine that added resonance adds to the quality of the sound, which becomes expansive (the best 6-stringers will also have this quality...I don't know how that works without really testing it in a hall). I think you must be the only 6-string, 8-string, pianist-composer virtuoso around. I was really moonstruck with you Bach piano performance. Mr. Drew Henderson (you are the two finest 8-stringers out there) should be proud and I celebrate your wonderful talent and wish you the best in your wonderful and much appreciated art: this is what the world and our youth really need.
Alex, does the 8-string guitar you are using add 2 bass strings, or a bass and a treble? I see that the bridge is straight, so not like a Brahms guitar. Thanks. -E
really interesting and beautiful interpretation, the 8 strings add an additional ominous feel to the piece
Thanks, glad you enjoyed! Yeah the 8 string really ties any of Bach together so nicely in my opinion!
Impresionante 😲 👏👏👏👏
Ooh so love this.... excellent... excellent
Marvelous !!
Thanks so much!
Master performance
Beautiful, Alex!!
Thank you! glad you enjoyed!
A stunning performance, thanks for sharing!!
Thank you! I've got something big in store as a "Thanksgiving edition" video coming soon. I really hope you all will enjoy that one!
@@alexnazaretski1937 Officially hyped, subbing for sure!
@@alexnazaretski1937 Oooh, looking forward to hearing it!
Superlative! The guitar sounds wonderfully resonant here and your performance is very expressive and impressive: great ornamentation, phrasing and dynamics! In today's saturated stage of many outstanding guitarrist, it's good to see other talents bringing a difference with these extra-string guitarrists. My questions would be: a) does it project better than a noreal 6-string?; and b) what is the tuning?
Superb work here! And something different and very top-notch!
Thanks so much for the kind words! To answer your questions, I wouldn't say the 8 string projects much more than an standard 6 string, however it is vastly more resonant which is something I love very much! The tuning varies depending on the piece but for this particular one I use a low A for the 8th, low D for the 7th and standard tuning for the other 6. Hope this helps provide some insight, glad you enjoyed!
@@alexnazaretski1937 Thank you Mr. Alex for your elucidation. I imagine that your added resonance would give the guitar an expansive sound in a big hall. It's nonsensical to talk about "volume" but rather how the sound carries. Reviewers of Narciso Yepes (and he played acustic in the biggest halls) in the 60s and 70s described how easily and clearly his guitar could be heard in the packed (i.e. dampened somewhat) halls. So, I imagine that added resonance adds to the quality of the sound, which becomes expansive (the best 6-stringers will also have this quality...I don't know how that works without really testing it in a hall).
I think you must be the only 6-string, 8-string, pianist-composer virtuoso around. I was really moonstruck with you Bach piano performance. Mr. Drew Henderson (you are the two finest 8-stringers out there) should be proud and I celebrate your wonderful talent and wish you the best in your wonderful and much appreciated art: this is what the world and our youth really need.
Alex, does the 8-string guitar you are using add 2 bass strings, or a bass and a treble? I see that the bridge is straight, so not like a Brahms guitar. Thanks. -E
The low 7th string is tuned to a D while the 8th to an A. Works very well for this Bach piece (and the entire sonata)!
Bach wrote many slow gems (like Air on a G string). This is another such.