John Williams: Isaac Albeniz - Asturias (Leyenda) Part 7/9
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- Опубліковано 23 січ 2022
- From one of the oldest and greatest royal palaces, the Alcazar in Sevilla, Spain
Isaac Albeniz - Suite Española Nr. 1, Op. 47: Nr. 5, Asturias (Leyenda)
John Williams - classical guitar
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John Williams returns to the Gothic Palace to play one of the most celebrated virtuoso compositions for guitar: Asturias from Suite Española by Albeniz, a musical impression of the region on the northern coast of Spain. The Halls of Carlos V, as they are known today, were first remodeled in the thirteenth century and have had a connection with all Spanish monarchs to the present time. The royal family maintains the tradition by retaining a suite of private apartments in the Alcazar for use during their visits to Seville.
Did you know that world-famous guitarist John Williams and filmmaker Christopher Nupen studied classical guitar together and that Andrés Segovia was their teacher? Discover more in this documentary by Christopher Nupen about his colleague and friend on @allegrofilms : • John Williams at Ronni...
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Watch the playlist of the full concert here: ua-cam.com/video/3On0zvl0x0Y/v-deo.html
We also recommend to watch and listen to the performance of John Williams' teacher, Prof. Andrés Segovia, the grand master of classical guitar himself, also recorded in the Alcázar Palace in Sevilla: ua-cam.com/video/nJBISAiWLXU/v-deo.html
My teacher’s teacher’s teacher’s teacher’s teacher was actually Segovia…
thank you so much!
@@CristinayNala Yeah, but was flamenko guitarist and Segovia, Classical master
I have this concert on VHS 📼
A person isn't just born with a talent like this. Can you imagine the dedication to develop it, though? That is I admire.
Talents makes the start easier.
Passion makes the journey enjoyable.
Hard Work makes the result totally worth it!
A lot of people say “you have a natural gift” and I’m like “you know how much time I’ve spent practicing, rather than going out or watching tv?”
@@chrisdavies5199 You know what i'm talking about. There's a quote from the movie August Rush and it's by Robin William's character, he said " you got to love Music more than food"
His mother was a music teacher.
You have good insight. I play the same style. This is the culmination of years of dedication detail and passion.
I REMEMBER THIIIISSSS IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS FOR ETERNITYYYY OMG OMGGGG😢😢😢😢😢😢❤ i remember this one bcs my father used to play it when i was young and i rmemeber the rythm and everything but the name omg. And i finally i found it on a ytb recommandatiom😢😢😢
Very good. UA-cam has been clearing up a lot of mysteries for me.
If your dad could play this then he was great. Check out other classical guitar songs performed by John Williams, I bet you will recognize a few your dad played.
my dad used to play this for us when I was younger too. I remembered the rhythm and everything too and not the name 😂😂
Same, my grandpa could play this song beautifully until the day he died.
Congratulatons!!
Don't stain Asturias in a classic 5:50
Imagine composing such a masterpiece!! And of course John Williams performance is phenomenal!
Mi favorita de Isaac Albeniz, verdadera música que se siente en el alma.
Absolutely one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever heard
Me too
This piece by Isaac Albeniz; It is the expression of the maximum Inspiration. This piece feeds my soul, my body and my spirit..Supremely great....!!!
Relax....its a nice interpretion.....it not compelling or moves me to start feeling on myself....also genius he made a mistake on the 25th bar it is not a harmonic....so in short he ruined it....FOH.
I bet you've never picked up a guitar in your life, and here you are criticising a maestro.@@JTFSIX
Semplicemente perfetto, criticare wylliams e come criticare la perfezione vivente ,il crescendo della seconda parte è bestemmiare fatevene una ragione è il migliore di tutti e di sempre ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Oui ça nourrit l'esprit, l'acoustique en guitare c'est magique pour ceux qui savent apprécier les performances.
Sinmplemente majestuoso
The maestro plays superbly. The best performance of this work that has ever been performed. my deepest respect.
I have never heard a better rendition of Asturias than John Williams!
After almost 10 Years, I finally found it!
My Guitar teacher used to always play this song, and i was always fascinated because she would play it when i would get frustrated about not changing chords fast enough or always having to look at my hand and she played that song, with her eyes closed and told me that for her to be able to do so she had to practice for years.
I hope she's doung well ❤
Can u please tell me if he s playing a Classic or acoustic guitar?
@@__GDS__he is playing classical, he is one of the most renowned players in the world
@__GDS__ He is playing a classical guitar, which is an acoustic (non-electric) guitar with nylon strings, as opposed to the steel string acoustic guitar and the steel string Electric guitar.
I've Listened to so many artists play this piece but In my opinion John Williams is the best. Perfect Tempo, everything comes together perfectly. Fantastic Playing. A dedicated Artist.
An absolutely breathtaking performance. To say it’s beautiful is an understatement. It’s not just beautiful, it is perfection.
It's not perfection.. The right hand is poorly played. It is the wrist that must move. Pianists have recognized a good adaptation to the guitar because of the wrist technique. Here, this technique is absent. Which is a major fault in this theme.
One of my FAVORITE masterpieces of ALL TIME. Right up there with Bach.
Este hombre toca como los ángeles...magnífico.
Best acoustic recording ive heard in my 57yrs.
I would like thank (but cant) the people who diligently did the sound, the person who set the guitar up, the composer, and john of course who i was aware of before his time with SKY band. This is beyond masterclass and sets the bar at a historic high for any virtuoso
Listen to the version of farid al-atrach
Forlorn in Silence is up there
Link plz@@fadlezzeddine8523
And that hallway acoustic tho,shout-out to the architect
Don't forget about the sound engineer who cleaned up the recording! We never get credit but were the guys who can turn a track into something crisp clean and magical!
It's incredible that this exists. Glad I didn't die without hearing it.
This is one of the perfect jewels in my vault of life treasures! I love Williams’s clean, crisp sound.
While this is not my favorite interpretation of this song, i agree with you, Williams's always plays to perfection, crisp, defined, and clean notes.
Andre Segovia, Julian Bream, John Williams are all beyond compare in their mastery of the guitar. What an excellent performance.
also try younger Stephanie Jones
Then you have to look for Paco de Lucía.
Paco Pena...
I was going to type Adreas and Pacos as well.
Yes...but you missed the Real master
of giutar...ALIRIO DIAZ
As a metal guitarist I admire this guy and his style of playing
Around the middle end of his career he joined (or created) a band..blues etc….. was named top 5 guitarists ….
I play classical guitar and jazz piano most of my life the two diffrent styls only complete each other in many ways both require endless dedication you never stop learning ,i,m 77 years old...
Congratulations, most people have to be with you, open minded about other styles. Like kiko Loureiro of Megadeath
@@craigblock138 Than band was called Sky and they released 6 albums with John Williams. I still have all of these albums I purchased waay back in the 80's. There are a few UA-cam clips showing them playing for folks to check out (searching "sky band" returns some). T-Rex's Herbie Flowers was also a member.
@@ChrisM541 Herbie Flowers as a band member before his tenure with Sky, is mostly associated with Blue Mink who had a no.3 hit single “Melting Pot”. As a session musician he played with so many big names of the seventies and eighties, but probably his most notable, some say legendary session, was Lou Reed’s album “Transformer” which featured “A Walk on the Wild Side”.
John Williams a favourite son and pride of Melbourne. Love this version.
Thought he was British?
@@dnkarchBorn in Melbourne then moved to England.
Is he really John Williams???? I didn't know untill now.
This is my favourite performance of Asturias. I've heard this video so many times!
I thougth the player was Spanish.
I can't believe it!
It's a brilliant performance! This piece of music is very dificult to play. Amazing!
There is more to this performance than its absolute flawlessness...
When this piece was composed, it was meant to be played EXACTLY this way.
That's why we can call it perfection...
Perfection would be using "its" and not "it's".
I'm french Canadian...
I corrected it@@pepmasters-999
❤ una caricia para el alma !
Not exactly. It was actually composed by a pianist to be played on the piano.
Simply unreachable, unreal. A technique out of this world. Perfection in every slightest sound.
No, not unreachable.
Practice.
Practice with feeling - and not this automaton crap.
“Ooh I play fast.”
So what?
Capture the emotion.
Let it flow through you.
Leave them in awe.
Check out some Paco de Lucia videos here at YT. You’ll understand everything about this instrument.
Qy
He is a maestro, but check out Asturias by Ana Vidovic, you will notice the difference.
This piece is really easy its like old mac donald with the flamenco guitar
Few men could fill a room like that with a guitar. Majestic
He makes that guitar sound like a quartet. Compliments to him and the composer.
When you know how to play the guitar it has every instrument in an orchestra -Segovia
His performance is absolutely stunning!!
Excelente, maestro, gracias sin fin!!!
This is an unforgettable masterpiece
Asturias...Have You ever been there ? Very hardy and very good people, living at the wild coast...This is a homage to these people !
Im spanish, and yes..also, they are the original spaniards who started reconquering spanish territory from the moors
I am from Asturias. This music is just like we are
@@cristinafernandez6613me encanta Asturias y su gente, pero sabemos que está pieza se llama así de casualidad...😅
No one dead or alive can own that piece better than Maestro Williams..sorry if I hurt anyones feelings but it’s true.
In fact this whole film of him in playing in Seville is quite incredible.
🌹
Now go and listen to David Russell newest video of Asturias he has he has actually played it better than Williams but John is superb
It's not a competition... !!!
@@NylonStrings83 Russell definitely played it brilliantly. The acoustics in the room that Russell played in sounded better than Johns.
I had Asturias by John Williams on VHS, I replayed it so much that it broke after some time. Thank you for uploading it.
Salute from Indonesia for Jhon Williams...great achievement
Simply the finest rendition I've heard. Even some masters sound a bit rushed at times. Not John Williams. Perfection.
John is in a league of his own! It really is that simple!
قمة الأداء، جميل جداً و هذا يذكرني في الأيام الجميلة التي كانت تعيشها الأندلس حيث كان هناك زرياب و كانت كل الحضارات تتعايش باحترام و كان الفن قد وصل إلى أوج الإبداع و العطاء.
Los días de esplendor de Andalucía y de España llegaron cuando huyeron los musulmanes.
Best and most clean execution of this piece ever. And i have heard alot of different attempts.
Yes,110 %.
John Williams is amazingly masterful.
Hmm what other versions do you recommend that sit alongside this one?
Agreed.
Agree completely, amazingly strong, clean and pure sound.
I heard this once on a late night months ago and haven't been able to find it. Today is the day I have relocated this gem and can die in peace ❤️
I think this might be the best rendition of Asturias
Check out Ana Vidovic version !
@@luisfernandes2522 i prefer johns personally but she is great
Pablo sainz asturias
@@luisfernandes2522 I love Ana's version - especially her strums (which sound more openly than John's). But, really, the skill levels are very different. John's is on a different level. Ana's is more pop for the masses (though brilliant pop!!)
The ultimate guitar player. Note perfect.
I watched his masterclass many years ago in a very small theater on the isle of wight. The guy is a legend.
A stunning performance where John Williams superbe technique brings the music to life. To me this is THE recording of Asturias.
The most fluid and neat performance ever! Wow! Timing is at microseconds precision!
Perfection, sublime.
His fingers glides over the strings like the notes floating around your soul
I started the guitar at the age of 40 as my first instrument after seeing this.
Keep pursuing mate, doesn't come fast but if you play from the soul you'll enjoy it
@@mattcoulter8304 Thank you, bubba!
Inspirational! Good luck to you.
Good for you. Are you doing classical?
@@displaychicken No. My goal was to achieve fire camp guitarist and I am quite satisfied. Maybe next life.
One day I'll be able to play this like John Williams!
Es ist so schön Tränen laufen.....
고딩때 이웃집대학생언니가 이곡을 늘연습한곡이라 눈물나도록 가고픈그시절 그리운 곡이다 아스투리아스 전설 이라는 한국명 뭔가 고성의 비밀이 가득한느낌 역사적 발걸음을 걷게하는곡처럼 들린다 엔틱한 크레식 명곡에 특히 이분의 연주를 사랑한다!!!
The precision and clarity is remarkable.
Passionate and subdued at the same time. One of the best guitar performances ever.
BOOSTING FOR THE ALGORITHM BECAUSE THIS SONG DESERVES MORE APPRECIATION!!!!!!
It sounds like 2 guitars are playing, which just goes to show how talented and skilful a guitarist he is.
The emotion is in the hands, where it belongs.
I'm no expert but when I hear John play I hear a different class of guitarist. Total command, with such warmth and expression - and he makes it look so effortless.
An HD version of a recording of this piece that was completely blurry. Thanks you!
sure
This sounds muted
Thank god for sharing, I don't get why it would get brought down
This channel took down the original so they could put their awful intro in front of the song. Now I can't loop the song without hearing it.
I posted a video just for u
@@xilpes6254 and it also sounds worse i have got one on my phone but it is not the complete version
@@abanopmorcos1666 where is it?
It sounds like a religious battle to me, I would think it has a very in depth background. It is remarkable that someone has learned this yet alone record it.
maravillosa interpretación. John Williams un maestro de la guitarra
Thank god you re uploaded it it was taken down. Still the best version and artist!
Em minha humilde opinião, uma das mais belas peças musicais da Espanha.
World renowned guitars. He is a wizard with the guitar. No one comes close.
He is the best of all time.
I love the way John plays this,with the intensity it deserves
Lo más bonito de la música española
It is a very beautiful piece of music.
Totally agree♥️♥️♥️👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
La música de mi patria(España).
I'm here via Alan Mearns via Rick Beato. This is amazing talent
Amazing, sounds like a whole orchestra!
I learnt this piece a few years ago, but apparently I never understood it properly. This is astounding.
For the first part I'd say this version is the best I've heard. The second part has got to be Segovia though.
I literally know nothing about guitar after watching this genius at work
I know it sounds silly, but I truly believe that Albeniz wrote this for John Williams to interpret it many, many years after.
It is my hope that this version will be played in my funeral and I'm no even been born in Spain.
Greetings from Toronto.
Albeniz's original is for piano solo. It's challenging, but manageable with two hands. I agree with you in that John Williams was born to play this on the guitar however. The phrasing, the variety of colours, the technical perfection are unmatched! And it's one of the recordings I remember from my earliest childhood. Made an impact then, remains as impactful as ever decades later.
love this melody and the guitar playing by one of the best clasical guitarists in the world
Very good decision fans, let only music rule the world and let it sound just this good, visit Spain for the occasion, Happy Easter celebrations made of true Renaissance spirit we need the most, music happenings are helping us a lot indeed
Segovia, Bream, Williams, 3 tears of joy.
I have quite a few recordings of the Asturias with plenty of guitarists, and at least 3 by John Williams. Yet this....
I think, I really think, is the ULTIMATE renditions for me. Such perfection and completeness and joy of music and shining light - almost impossible Not a single "defect" I could spot. amazing. Thank you overmuch whoever uploaded this, and I''ll sure follow the link for the whole concert.
The best Asturias performance.
I've seen John live front row. It's breathtaking.
Me, too! You never forget it!
Just how powerful is this man, is this even his final form?
Oh no way, you were writing negative comments on segovia.
@@nellyhernandez7087 yeah Segovia is terrible, why you may ask?
The countless mistakes, abrupt stops between switching of hand-position, complete lack of control regarding general technique, pacing, dynamics, voicing.
I could go on.
Segovia's former student John Williams far exceeds his teachers capabilities in every regard.
@@Lasse3 Upon watching and hearing Segovia on video, I was surprised to learn how disorganized he was, to the point of being annoyed. John Williams should've taught Segovia how to play.
Me encanta ésta melodía, la tocó en el piano, está complicada. Pero qué bien toca la guitarra, muchas felicidades!😍
One of the best scores ever composed.
Alucinante 😳😳
What an excellent recording.
5,000 ⭐s not enough for Mr. Williams
Kudos
Esta pieza de alta dificultad en su ejecución, en las manos de John Williams se transforma en algo bello y sublime
My favorite piece, played by my favorite artist, and done superbly.
A masterpiece performed by a master. Every trade has their masters, and John best represents his trade.
This is masterful execution. The methodical nature he approaches this song with...takes no note for granted.
Sensei in the truest sense.. pouring every emotion through his strings
Cuanta belleza e intensidad en tan solo seis notas...
It tooks from me many years to know the composer isaac albeniz and the name of this part of music
Asturias i adore it.
the natural reverb used here and the performance altogether is amazing
As a fellow Melburnian, I have nothing by praise for John Williams. He is my inspiration. John Williams performed this piece many times, on many different guitars. Here he is playing a different classical guitar design, by Smallman, which has a very fast reacting top. I think it suits his idea of classical performing. He is using it to play in the impeccable higher tempo with less effort. It's not everyone's style, taste, or ability, but he makes it sound impressive and he is the best in that type of faster tempi adaptations. He is so precise, that you can tune your metronome using his playing. He also changed some fingering and some chords, so that he doesn't need to slide over 6-7 frets in a fast-paced tempo and destroy cohesion of the movement. In the middle section of the piece, too, he makes the theme feel more like a dance, etc. so he understands the subtleties of each part and delivers them cohesively. John thinks in terms of different themes within the same piece, and he audibly adjusts the mood in each, then transitions between them impeccably, as in best storytelling. It is not easy to play an impeccable tone, impeccable higher tempo, deliver all those nuances etc.
Not easy at all! Mr.Williams is a monster!
He is hardly Australian - spent a short amount of time in Australia after he was born to English dad and then moves to England. More English than Australian but he likes to pretend he’s an Australian.
Here in Paraguay we are very grateful to him, because he recorded a full LP of Agustín Barrios songs. He visit us in 1994, he played in San Juan Catedral, were Mangore was born
@@qwargy Born in Melbourne, Australia, 1941. That makes him Australian. He moved with his family to London in 1952, when he was 11. He’s been back many times.
I was born in Perth, 1966. Moved to the US in 1986, at 20. I still have my accent, my Aus citizenship. I still consider myself 100% Australian, perhaps John does too.
PS. Enjoy the music.
Soy de Córdoba, he visto varias veces a John Williams, un gran guitarrista, de Albéniz recomiendo la suite Iberia
I took a class in college on the history of the guitar and this specific piece was part of the material. Years later I nearly jumped out of my skin when Elley Duhey used it in “Middle of the Night”
Una esecuzione fantastica da parte di un grande chitarrista e una delle più' belle Suites di Albeniz.
Meraviglioso, sono tornata 40 ani
Indiettro. Grazie mastro
Assolutamente perfetto. Magistrale! Come la musica classica esige
Unsurpassable. Just perfect.
Comments say it all, Amazing. This is an absolute master piece
You are one from the best in the world!
İ listened firstly 14-15 years ago still same effect when i listened
What talent !! This man is incredible, he is magnificent. I love it... ❤️ Honestly bravo 👏 it was a real pleasure to listen to you play. Thank you so much. 🙏
Bravo!
Its beyond beautiful.
Its divine.
Both the right hand and the left are amazing . Such coordination !