Bach to the future

[WillFly]

Just for a change - some J.S. Bach on my tenor guitar...

Gavotte No. 1 - Bach's Cello Suite No. 6 in D major

[bobm12]

Will, I'm getting a blank page with your link and I reaaaaally want to hear you as it is one of my favorites pieces! I would also, with your permission, like to add it to my music collection if at all possible!

Rostropovich does a real good job of this little jewel so I studied his style I try to play it in my guitar accordingly (my preferred guitar for these suites: Ramirez, Concert Guitar, 1979) It is not too bad to pretend I'm actually playing the cello for a change when I play the suites!

The one you usually hear by many is the Prelude from the No. 1 in G major, one more reason to treasure your interpretation. I love that one too!  

Cheers,

Bob

[WillFly]

Edited the link - should work fine now - and add to your collection by all means.

[bobm12]

You are the man, Will! I enjoyed very, very much! Your guitar has an excellent sound and you did great! By the way, I can't save the youtube performance so I just liked it to my favorites.

Cheers

Bob

[autowind]

Really enjoyed that Will,  real talent.

[Folkvisor]

Will, you have very good guitar tone. I know that because I don't.

I play in a small recorder ensemble and we read a lot of Handel, Vivaldi, Telemann, A. Scarlatti, and others of that ilk; seldom Bach; I don't know why. There are many arrangements of Suites for recorder that aren't that difficult to play; perhaps the name scares people away.

Excellent Bach, however. I was wondering if you might like to repost this to the music blog.

Dave

[ricardopalamino]

Aloha Will , that was very nice . It's good to see the other talents of the members .  I know that member ramrod makes some nice leather watchbands , one of which I have .

Your guitar only has 4 strings I see ,...similar to a ukelele .

[WillFly]

Yup it's a tenor guitar - tuned CGDA like a viola, and just one octave above a cello. So Bach's cello suites sit nicely on the instrument - one octave up!

[Folkvisor]

How many of the cello suites do you play? Just curious.

A university course on proprioceptive writing issued a CD set of the cello suites to aid concentration. I told them I'd be able to concentrate better with silence because listening to the cello suites made it impossible for me to concentrate  on anything else.

Dave

[ricardopalamino]

I forgot to ask , which watch are you wearing in the video ? Your Lord Elgin Clubman ?

[WillFly]

No - my Hamilton X-Wind!

[Peixian]

thanks WillFly, the video is very sweet, the music you play in the guitar sounds vivid. I become a fan 

Aha...

[frenchie]

Very nice Will!!!