Regondi Etude #1 with Improvised Prelude and discussion - Rob MacKillop
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- Опубліковано 13 вер 2024
- Giulio Regondi (1822-72) is of the generation after Fernando Sor, though the young child prodigy did influence the elder Sor to dedicated a composition to him. This is the first time I've explored a work by Regondi, and I'm informed this first etude is the easiest one, but it is far from easy. I'm enjoying learning it, but I'm not sure it is my kind of repertoire, but one must challenge oneself. So this is a 'work in progress', to which I've added a prelude for which I give an explanation at the end of the video. My guitar was made by D&A Roudhloff, who had a relationship with Regondi. If you like what I do, why not "buy me a coffee" by making a donation to www.paypal.com... All donations go to help fund my free videos, research and websites - a not-for-profit venture.
Very well played Mr. Rob!! Interesting content as always... Thank you.
Cheers, Nuno. New for both of us!
Thank you for uploading this. Nice!
Glad you like it, Boon!
Beautiful playing and analyze
Hi Rob, thank you for this exploration and explanations. The beginning reminds me (among other pieces) the very beginning of Plany from Llobet - just a try!
Ha, Ben, I love Plany, but no, I can’t imagine that was on my mind. Anyway, I’m glad you liked it!
Délicieux partage Rob.
Merci, Karine!
Thanks for the show Rob, a few minutes of aural bliss for my lunch break.. also reminded of manha de carnival which I love... you have magic fingers!❤️
Thanks, Cathy. Appreciated! ❤️
Incredible performance, thanks for sharing this Rob! This etude always gave me so much challenge but you seem to play it effortlessly
Cheers, Jon. It does take a bit of effort to play it. Keep at it! Sorry for the late reply.
very nice as always
Cheers, Douglas. Glad you liked it.
Beautifully played. Such a nice tone and feel for the music!
Thanks, Marc, and thanks also for the “coffee”! Much appreciated. Cheers, Rob.
This is a very impressive and challenging piece, the cascading ascending and descending sequences are particularly nice. Thanks for playing this one!
Cheers. It certainly gets around the fretboard.
Nice piece, lovely tone, interesting analysis. Thanks for performing and posting this.
Cheers, Pat. It's a lovely guitar, for sure.
If that's his easiest piece, I'd like to see the hardest one! Very well done, and that guitar sounds fantastic as usual.
Yes, it’s the easiest. I’ll leave it to the more physically active to wrestle with them!
Well done ! A rather complicated note mix , as if you had to play like a one man symphony ! And again , I just love the sound of that guitar .. Thank you as always . Be well sir !
Thanks, Steve. It is indeed a difficult piece, and not my usual style of repertoire, but it was fun to do for a change. Not sure I’ll do any more Regondi, but it has been nice getting to know him a little.
Good work, Rob! As you likely know, these etudes were in obscurity during our youth. I discovered them only recently in the playing of some of the fine younger guitarist.
That’s right, Michael. It’s not really my kind of repertoire, or my forte, but as he had an association with this luthier, I felt I should give it a try. Not wholly successful, but still it was enjoyable.
That was an excellent prelude! It smoothly transitions into the etude. And I'm glad you made the comparison to blues because you find a lot of those licks in Regondi's music. Either chromatic thirds or chromatic sixths. I'm sure you'd find a lot of it in Chopin, but when it's done on guitar, it sounds unmistakably bluesy.😆
Thanks, Chris. I’d forgotten about this video. Glad you like it, and yes, same music, different haircuts. 😎
The Regondi etudes are very underrated in my opinion. Of course, they are fiendishly difficult which I think steers people away.
They are difficult. Not my usual repertoire, but as Regondi had a connection with the makers of my guitar, I thought I’d give it a whirl.
Philosophical question: If I like a new piece but only the way Rob plays it, then is it the piece I like or Rob??
If I play it in the woods when no one is listening, do rabbits dream of electric sheep? 😂
Amazing video,Really inspiring. What about play the Carulli's andante Op 320 no.2? It's an amazing piece and It deserves a prelude like this!
Thanks. Maybe someday. So much music, so little time.
Yep it really sounds like something to me as well... hmm hasn't come yet what it is
If it does, Tom, let me know!
Shades of A Day in the Life of a Fool. Aka Black Orpheus. But originally composed as Manha de Carnaval, by Luis Bonfa.
@@gregjones3863 I see wha you mean, but I don’t think it’s that.