Gerhard Gschossmann - "Die Moldau" ("Vltava") from "Ma Vlast" Smetana (1824-1884)
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
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Hi friends of guitar music,
Smetana composed a cycle about his homeland. He tried to bring the development of the river "Moldau" to ear: from the first drops of water, that gather to a small trickle, to a little creek, ten you hear the small river that becomes a big river and finally ends up in a big stream, that flows by, further into distant lands.... It´s a great work, that I got reminded again on my last vacation to Prag/Prague (a really beautiful city) . While it is impossible to bring down the whole orchestra to a six string, I heard a chamber orchestra in Prag playing the main themes of that work in a shortend version.... and while listening to this in the concert hall, I knew that was possible to transcribe for a guitar..... and here is my attempt for that.....
Hope you like it....
Gerhard
Heard this as child in school, a river building momentum, taught me to love the classical music
Hi Nikola, same for me - I also got in contact with this composition when I was in school - and I was deeply impressed.
Greetings from Germany - Gerhard
Interessant, das mal auf diese Weise zu hören. Schön gespielt.
👍🏻
Vielen Dank, Wanderer - viele Grüße aus Stuttgart - Gerhard
What a beautiful rendition of this marvelous classical piece. Incredible work Gerhard ! Thanks for that
Hi Niclouds, thank you very much for this great compliment..... - greetings from Germany - Gerhard
Hi,
ja, ich habe es zum ersten Mal in der Schule in der 8. Klasse gehört und war beeindruckt....
Viele Grüße
Gerhard
Gerhard, I wanted hear the Moldau, and didn't expect to find this, what a treat, I didn't know you could play that on guitar. I took classical guitar lessons for 10 years and gave up, it is such a difficult instrument. Thank you for enriching my life, and know you are not a 'hobby musician-ist'. You have a special gift. I will listen to this again and again. Many greetings from Jim in Cupertino, California
It's amazing. I'm from czech republic and this is amazing:3
taky
Bonsoir JH,
thank you very much for these kind words....
many greetings from Germany
Gerhard
Hi Diego,
thanks a lot for the compliments..... every time, I listen to one of your recordings I think you are more precise than me.....
many greetings
Gerhard
Ausgezeichnet.
Thank you, St. Jimmy
many greetings from Germany
Gerhard
Amazing! Can´t believe this song is possible to play on guitar....
Hi Pavel,
thank you very much.... greetings from Germany - Gerhard
Grandios! Ich hätte nicht gedacht, dass das auf einer Konzertgitarre möglich ist. Chapeau! Wer sich an diese Transkription schon mal getraut? Ich kenne keinen! Wer weiß es?
Hallo Detlef, Danke für das Kompliment. Manchmal lassen sich Dinge durchaus sehr gut für eine einzige Gitarre umsetzen - auch die Moldau. Im letzten Durchgang zieht Smetana zwar nochmal alle Register - da wird es dann auch auf der Gitarre richtig schwierig, aber ansonsten geht es gut. Auch Beethovens 2. Satz der Pathethique - um einen Halbton ggü. Original versetzt, fühtl sich fast schon an,als wäre er für Gitarre geschrieben....
Viele Grüße und alles Gute für´s Neue Jahr - Gerhard
Ein Unikat, Arrangement und der Interpret !
Hi Mike,
thank you for the compliments.... nice to hear from you again....
many greetings to USA
Gerhard
Schade, dass ich es nicht zweimal mögen kann! Respekt aus Amerika
Hallo Charlie - vielen Dank für das nette Kompliment.... aber zum Glück darf man es ja zweimal oder noch öfters anschauen und klicken.... ;-)))
Viele Grüße aus Deutschland nach USA - Gerhard
Hi FX,
thank you very much for the compliments.... and in fact it works very well for a solo guitar...
many greetings from Stuttgart
Gerhard
Hi,
that´s great to hear that you work on your arrangement.... it is a fantastic piece with very intersting harmonies..... I am lookiong forward to hear your version...
many greetings from Stuttgart / Germany
Gerhard
beautiful.. contains everything important, love it :)
Hi Petrlos, thank you very much !!! - yes,I tried to be as close as possible for 1 guitar to the original Smetana composition.... - greetings from Germany - Gerhard
...und jetzt Smetana :)
Gerhard, du überraschst wirklich immer mit deinen Arrangements. Tolle Arbeit, sehr gut umgesetzt und wie gewohnt klasse gespielt.
liebe Grüße - Uli
Wonderful playing. One of my favourite pieces.
Thank you very much, Willie - greetings from Germany - Gerhard
Superb performance!
Thank you very much.... - greetings from Germany - Gerhard
Lovely Gerhard - thank you. I've just come from a concert (Brisbane Australia) where I heard this piece again and thought, wow, that'd sound greta on guitar. Found your clip while I went searching for sheet music - lovely version, great technique. Thanks for sharing - Andrea :-)
Hi Andrea, thank you very much for compliment and nice comment. This is really a great composition by Smetana and -beside the last section - it fits very well for being played on a guitar.
greetings from Germany to Australia - Gerhard
I really love your technique, tone and attitude. Great job.
Your arrangement really reveal the spirit of the Moldau though by a single guitar.
Thank you for your sharing.
Hi Vu,
thank you very much for this big compliment......
many greetings from Germany
Gerhard
Ich glaub ich darf mir deine Videos nicht mehr anschaun, Gerhard... Danach denk ich immer, ich kann gar nichts auf der Gitarre... Wahnsinnsstück!
Well done Gerhard!!!Such a beautiful song
Hi Jordan,
thank you very much.... I am happy to hear, that you like my transcription of Smetanas great composition.... - greetings from Germany - Gerhard
I learned this masterpiece at school 15 years ago and I still remember most of it. Often coming back in my mind and I love singing/ whistling its intro and main theme. Don't know why but I only thought of playing it on guitar recently and I found you. Thanks for this ! Really enjoyable to hear, truly a music lover's transcription.
Ps : I saw that you still answered commentary section even years after the videos are posted, I think I'll ask you some tab by mail. Thanks a lot
Hi Timothy, yes, my first contact to this beautiful piece of music was also when I was in school at the age of about 14 or 15 years old. And during a trip to Prague I again got in contact with it and searched for a good solo guitar version of it. Since I was not able to find one that fits my needs I decided to make one myselftrying to be as close as possible to the original composition....
greetings from Germany
Gerhard
Beautiful!
Thanks a lot, Chuck - greetings from Germany - Gerhard
so beautiful!
Thanks a lot, bompkin - greetings from Germany - Gerhard
Beautiful work, Gerhard. I have always loved that piece of music, and your transcription is inspiring. Thank you for sharing your music. I am from Michigan and we all love your work; thank you again!!
+Mark Simonis
Hi Mark,
thank you very much for this kind feedback....
many greetings from Germany to Michigan - Gerhard
Fantastic!
Thank you very much - greetings from Germany - Gerhard
Vielen, vielen Dank für 5 Minuten Gänsehaut!!
Hi Lopro,
ich bedanke mich für dieses tolle Lob..... ;-)))
Viele Grüße aus Waiblingen/Stuttgart
Gerhard
Beautifull arrangement, i loved it !
Hallo Kampf Katze - thanks a lot - greetings from Germany - Gerhard
@@GerhardGschossmann Hi Gerhard, i was looking for it on your website but i don't saw if by any chance you gave access to a tab version of this perfect arrangement ? Thank you again for sharing such beautiful music anyway, i will subscribe and watch for your other arrangements !!
Hi, as written below the video - please send email for further info about scores/tabs - greetings from Germany _ Gerhard
Great job maestro!!!
Hi Stelios, thank you very much for this compliment - greetings from Germany - Gerhard
ماشاءالله brilliant
One word only...... Beautiful !!!
+Pharaoh Sneferu
Hi Pharaoh,
thank you very much - greetings from Germany - Gerhard
Hi Andy,
ich fasse das erst mal als Kompliment auf - vielen Dank dafür....
Aber: ich bin selbst auch immer wieder erstaunt, daß bei allem, was ich schon gespielt habe, ich selbst ständig auf´s neue überrascht werde, was ich bei anderen youtube-Freunden sehe und höre..... es gibt einfach unendlich viele Varianten und Lösungen, wie man was spielt, und denkt anfangs immer, wie schwer das wohl ist.... hat man es sich erst in Ruhe angeschaut, ist es meist gar nicht mehr schwer....
viele Grüße
gg
Very nice work
Thank you very much, kaspianocz6330 - greetings from Germnay - Gerhard
Crazy! Sounds so good!
Thank you very much, Parker... - greetings from Germany - Gerhard
outstanding...
Thank you very much, Mehmet - greetings from Germany - Gerhard
Shit. He has that left hand like a racing spider. I'm proud I'm czech. Lot of thanks, Maestro.
Hi Radek, thank you very much for your comment - greetings from Germany to Czech Rep. - Gerhard
That is talent right there...
Bravo !! Impressionant
Thank you very much, Marie - greetings from Germany - Gerhard
@@GerhardGschossmann
Greetings😊
Díky - obdivuji !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Krásná verze !
Thanks a lot, Rudbeckie - greetings from Germany to Czech Republik - Gerhard
Beatiful!! The use of the guitar really gives the piece a sort of active and playful turn to it! Brought me the shivers!
Hi Arend,
thank you very much for this compliment..... when I made the solo guitar transcription,I also thought that this music fits very well for a classical guitar..... am I am happy, that you feel the same.....
many greetings from Germany
Gerhard
Wonderful arr and performance!
👏👏👏👏👏👏
Hi Kelvin,
thank you very much... greetigns from Germany - Gerhard
Wundervoll
Vielen Dank, Albert Einstein - - Gerhard
Just watched all your guitar videos, can't resist such good work of art! I learnt so much from your jazz/blues pieces, how you use your fingers, and that your arrangements always bring out the richness of this singing instrument. Herzlichen Dank Gerhard!
Hi Han,
I am really honoured.... it´s great to hear, that you have learned from my videos and that now some things I have in my head about playing guitar are now also in your head and your fingers..... and you are right: I think that is what has to be mastered - to bring out a full rich sound out of the guitar - even if you play only a single note,,,,,
Thank you very much for this great feedback...
greetings from Germany
Gerhard
Unfassbar. Geniale Version. Gruß und grössten Respekt, Jimmy
Love this piece of music but never heard it on the guitar and it's quite marvellous, thanks!
Hi Marmee,
sometimes it works really fine to transfer other music into a solo guitar version. Another example is my arrangement of Beethovens 2. mov. of Pathetique. It surely needs some time, to work it out and to find good ways to go on the freetboard. But afterwards one is rewarded with a good sounding version and it really gives joy...
greetings from Germany - Gerhard
Entschuldige meine Ausdrucksweise die letzten 4-5Jahre.Bin gerade selbst erschrocken.
Die „Sahneschnitte“nehme ich aber nicht zurück...deine Stücke sind wirklich schön!
Absolutely fantastic piece of work Gerhard. Amazing really. I just love this peice of music as well. Excellent arrangement. Greetings all the way from India ! Go Germany ! in the World Cup.
Hi Newton,
thank you very much for these big compliments....
greetings to India
Gerhard
Das ist einfach wunderbar!
Hallo,
vielen Dank für das Kompliment... viele Grüße aus Stuttgart - Gerhard
Awesome
Thanks a lot, Simone - greetings from Germany - Gerhard
Beautiful. Thanks. G.
I'm speechless. What an amazing job. Kudos!
Thank you very much for this compliment.... - greetings from Germany - Gerhard
Genial!!!
Vielen Dank, Bertram - viele Grüße aus Stuttgart - Gerhard
Unglaublich♡
Hallo Daniela - vielen dank für dieses Kompliment - viele Grüße - Gerhard
Beautiful version, congratulations for your original interpretation!
Hi Laszlo,
thank you very much - greetings from Germany - Gerhard
Bravo¡
Hi jungbusa,
thank you...
greetings from Germany
Gerhard
Greeting from China!
I can play different kind of music on bass and guitar. This is the best version of Vltava I have ever heard!
Please accept my best respect!
+马晛 not even the one played by Wolf Hofmann? :) Anyway..awesome job!..
+马晛
Hi,
great to hear from you from China - the other side of the world to Germany, where I live.... ;-)))
thank you very much for this really big compliment.... I am really honoured, since I am only a hobby guitar player...
many greetings from Germany to China - Gerhard
+RedHillCrew
Hi RedHillCrew,
I know Wolf Hofmann´s version - it´s really fun, that´s for sure....
But he uses a pumped up electric guitar and has a great band behind him..... I tried to play closer to Smetana´s composition and make a version I can play alone on my nylon string guitar - no tricks, no overdubs - just unplugged - playing pure music .... ;-)))
many greetings from Germany -Gerhard
Fantastic.
Stunning!
Hi Randy,
thanks a lot.... greetings from Germany - Gerhard
Sehr gut!
Thanks a lot - Gerhard
Awesome, thank u for sharing this!
Hi Anonymus,
thank you very much.... greetings from Germany - Gerhard
Like number 1000!!!! 😁
Thanks for your comment - greetings from Germany - Gerhard
Absolutely amazing, thanks for taking the time to do this x
Hi ladyneaper,
thank you very much - greetings from Germany - Gerhard
thank U for nice music from my country!
Holy shit. Instantly subscribed. This is my my favorite movement.
Hi Pat, yes, this is a very nice composition.... I first heard it in school and many years later I finally wanted to play it on my guitar.... and since I was not able to find a good version - Imade my own.... ;-))) (sometimes that works...)
greetings from Germany - Gerhard
Great play.
Wo wie geil ist das den ist beschtimmt schwer
Beautiful rendition!
Hi Gary,
thank you very much for this compliment...
Gerhard
Wow. That's just superb! I have so much love for this piece of music. Thanks so much. ;-) I'd love the tab for this ....All the best
Hi Arthur,
thank you very much for this big compliment.....
For score/tabs please see my mail....
greetings from Germany
Gerhard
Wow, richtig schön 👍👍👍
Hi Offbeat,
vielen Dank - freit mich, daß es Dir gefällt.... Viele Grüße - Gerhard
Such a great job ! I love this fantastic symphonic poem, but never thought of playing it on guitar. What a super adaptation and excellent interpretation ! Congratulations Gerhard and cheers from Paris ! FX
Hi Accou,
thanks a lot for your compliments
many greetings
Gerhard
thank you for sharing this
Hi Leon,
thanks for watching....
many greetings from Germany
Gerhard
I played it yesterday. I don't have internet at home, I couldn't have checked. I did like you, went by the ear. As usually. Nice performance. I am not sure of all the cords but ok. Dmi6 is there I think. I think I started from the same key. I tremoloed on multiple strings to simmulate the harp, it was fun.
Hi Jan, thank you very much for your comment.... This is a great composition by Smetana. I did not transfer every part of it but the main parts. And then I tried to be as close as possible at the originla score. Hope you enjoy it.
greetings from Germany - Gerhard
@@GerhardGschossmann Hello Gerhard, I glad I found you. I already downloaded video to try to mimic you, only to forget the pen drive at work. I would never have guessed that the only piece came from Germany. Greetings from Prague. Jan
Hi Jan, in 2013 I also was surprised that there are not many guitar transcriptions for Die Moldau.... so I decided to make my own... ;-)))) - as I did with some other pieces, where back then I was not able to find good arrangements/transcriptions....
and by the way: under each of my videos I have noted, if scores/tabs are available.... ;-)))
greetings from Germany - Gerhard
I enjoyed watching this piece, Gerhard, your classical guitar performance sounds so clear and precise! All the best /Diego
Prima!
Vielen Dank, Matthias - viele Grüße - Gerhard
Einfach nur ein abnormal stabiler Track
Hi Mark,
vielen Dank für das Kompliment - viele Grüße - Gerhard
Thank you for this!
Thank you for your comment - greetings from Germany - Gerhard
Nice music ! Good arrangement ;
Bon soir Claude,
merci beaucoup... I am glad you like it....
Salut a Bretagne (I wrote a song "En Bretagne 2010" - its in my videos...)
et a bientot
Gerhard
I think I recognized 2 or 3 chords. Regardless, amazing job!
It`s amazing! I wish i could play guitar so well.
I love original version of "Ma Vlast" so much, but your acoustic guitar version is really great! By the way, have you heard "Moldau", performed by Luc Arbogast? Very interesting version, i think.
Hi Vladimir,
yes, Smetana´s composition is really great... such a beautifull melody.... and I am happy that it works quite well for a solo guitar....
many greetings from Germany
Gerhard
Gerhard Gschossmann
You know, i`d like to thank you, Herr Gschossmann! Your videos inspired me to restart my guitar playing. I did not played guitar about seven years, but when i watched your videos, i decided to play again without doubts.
I suppose it will bring you a little bit of pleasure, when you will know, what you are inspiring somebody =) (sorry for my bad english)
Many greetings from Russia!
Vladimir Litvinov p
bravo. Sublime.
Thank you very much, Jean... - Gerhard
Wow! That's amazing!!
Hi Daniel,
thanks a lot - greetings from Germany - Gerhard
I like your version much better than mine. Nice work!
Hi there,
thank you verymuch for this compliment... ;-))) I always try to be really close to the original composition - and I am happy that you like it...
greetings from Germany - Gerhard
This is great! I subbed!
Thank you very much, Klampfetamine - greetings from Germany - Gerhard
extremely impressive
Hi Benjamin,
thank you very much for this compliment - greetings from Germany - Gerhard
Sehr Gut gespielt.Gutes Stück gewählt :-)
Unser Lehrer hat es uns noch von Schallplatte vorgespielt.
How lovely and amazing it sounds!
It was the first time to listen such a difficult piece with guitar. If I am allowed to
use this piece as BGM for my slide show of swiss mountains.
Hi Kojiro, thank you very much for this compliment. If your slide show is only for private purpose, I agree that you can use it.
greetings from Germany - Gerhard
Suprový!
Hi Deimos,
thank you very much..... greetings from Germany - Gerhard
Hermoso
Thanks a lot, Gonzalo - greetings from Germany - Gerhard
Hi, great arrangement and great playing.
I`m doing my own arrangement of the whole piece and i`m almost done with it just to learn it to play.
One day i will post it here.
Hi,
I take this as a compliment..... thanks for that....
I hope such comments like yours will help that other people get attention to my channel and my website, although I am only a hobby musician...
many greetings from Germany
Gerhard
that's awesome dude !!! I sent you email for tabs/score !!! I hope you will have it :D :D great performance again !
Bonjour Régis,
mercie beaucoup pour cette compliment.... Please see my answer to your mail....
greetings from Germany - Gerhard
WOW
Thanks a lot, Bobby - Gerhard
Superb! Amazing! But now, there is only one thing to do: Add the flute voices! With the same guitar of course! 😎🤣
Hi Montoya,
the idea of fingerstyle guitar playing is, to find solutions that one guitar alone is able to bring the sound of a complete band or a complete orchestra - or otherwise to be able to catch the spirit of the original music piece. If overdubbing a second guitar means, I also can do overdubs with a third guitar or number 4, 5 and 6 and so on - up to a full guitar orchestra. But the only goal is to a version for one solo guitar.
greetings from Germany - Gerhard
Hi Uli,
danke für dein feedback......
... es gibt halt so viel gute Musik, die es auch wert ist für fingerstyle bearbeitet zu werden.... ich befürchte nur, daß ich nicht alt genug werde, um alles zu bearbeiten.... ;-)))
die nächste Aufnahme wird dann wieder ein Jazz-Klassiker sein...
bis bald
Gerhard
Oh my gosh such a nicely played, could i get scores / tabs as well, please? :) I will use them just for me.
Absolutely marvelous, but you missed my favorite part. Thank you
Hi Abdallah,
on a tour to Prague, I heard a chamer orchestra in the great Smetana Music Hall, playing Die Moldau. And since it was not a full orchestra,
they left out those parts, that played by instruments, that were not in the chamber orchestra. And I thought by myself: that´s what I can best - leaving out parts, I can not play.... ;-))) but seriously, there are missing some minor parts, but over all I tried to be as close as possible
on Smetana´s orchestra score....
greetings from Germany - Gerhard