Ralph Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on Greensleeves | Igor Sirotinsky, guitar

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on Greensleeves (arr. for guitar by Igor Sirotinsky)
𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘 𝙗𝙮 𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙜𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙠𝙮(𝙖𝙩)𝙜𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙡.𝙘𝙤𝙢
recorded at the Abbey of Villers-la-Ville, Belgium
This exquisite four-minute orchestral miniature has far eclipsed the song it was inspired by: namely, ‘Greensleeves’, a traditional melody that was doing the rounds in the days of the Tudors and which was put to masterful use here by Vaughan Williams.
He didn’t create it as a stand-alone piece, though; instead, it was initially used in the third act of the composer’s Shakespeare-inspired opera Sir John in Love.
Vaughan Williams once commented, "The art of music above all arts is the expression of the soul of the nation". In this delightful piece, he manages to capture the very essence of England in music. The serene, pastoral sounds evoke images of bucolic bliss, with lyrical string writing and particularly descriptive flute passages. The title of Fantasia is in some ways misleading: the work is neither long enough nor complex enough to deserve the description; instead, it is a rather faithful setting of the original.
The Fantasia on Greensleeves uses not only the traditional tune alluded to in the title but also the melody ‘Lovely Joan’, which Vaughan Williams came across in Suffolk. In 1934, under the watchful eye of the composer, Ralph Greaves arranged Vaughan Williams’s music into the version we most commonly hear today.
from classicfm.com
Villers Abbey (abbaye de Villers) is an ancient Cistercian abbey located in the town of Villers-la-Ville, in the Walloon Brabant province of Wallonia (Belgium), one piece of the Wallonia's Major Heritage. Founded in 1146, the abbey was abandoned in 1796. Most of the site has since fallen into ruins.

[@IgorSirotinskyMusic]

Dear friends, if you are interested you can 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘 𝙗𝙮 𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙜𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙠𝙮(𝙖𝙩)𝙜𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙡.𝙘𝙤𝙢

[@zbigniewnowak7505]

Pięknie wykonane . Miło Cię posłuchać.Brawo!!

[@michaelwebb7492]

Perfect adaptation of a wonderful piece, thank you!

[@Michajeru]

A superb arrangement and a beautiful musical performance.

[@thesmilingwraith9770]

This is underrated.

[@christinebordes9991]

Wow so beautiful interpretation and video! Thank you.

[@koosriedijk3872]

Music to lean back, to comfort you; such attention for detail, not only to listen but also to watch. Your video-style in constant different decors, becomes a recognizable ,welcome tradition. Such peace between 03.00-03.30... . in general: Not an easy task, as Greensleeves (including the Fantasia) has been performed a million times (by voice (classical, non classical, folk), orchestras and no matter what instrument, the harp not in the least) Still you managed a very attractive guitar-version. This is one of the videos you keep on coming back to in this mad world, thank you again Igor. Groeten en complimenten uit Nederland.

[@IgorSirotinskyMusic]

Thank you Koos! 🙂

[@MaestroHuang]

Bravo!

[@CelticMedievalGuitar]

Very good performance my friend Igor, this is pure magic!
MANY GREETINGS FROM GREENSLEEVES ITALY ciao ツ

[@IgorSirotinskyMusic]

Thank you and Greetings from Belgium :)

[@themusiccovenant]

Master performance

[@ЛюдмилаФёдорова-в1п]

Спасибо,Игорь!Привет тебе из Уфы!

[@IgorSirotinskyMusic]

И вам от меня! :)