i was a young metal dude in the 80s/90s, slowly discovering other stuff, like rush, or chick corea electric band, when my mum took me to a Aniello Desiderio concert. i was completely mesmerized, to the point that when it was over and we left, i asked her: "what's happening?!" she said: "um, well, it's over...?" i went: "whaaat?!?!" she: "yeah. it was very long, there was a break, we went outside for 10 minutes, don't you remember?" me: "whaaaat?! nooo!!" lol. 🙂 very awesome. certainly in the top 3 concert experiences of my life.

Not sure what a better tone he creates with, his hands, or his voice.

"The price we must pay ... to give as much as we can"... What a terrific presentation...! ✨🌈❤️🥸👍✨

This is just a string of pearls for classical guitarists. Thanks, Tonebase! One gem which I particularly identified with was the issue of Practice. When I'm working on one specific technique, I can put my head and fingers to it for half an hour at the most. After that, the brain and fingers give up and the whole thing becomes counter productive. So, I take a break and play something I like, and can play pretty well, then come back to practicing after I've done some of that. Some days I can repeat this cycle a few times, sometimes twice or only once, and I'm done. If I go on with this too long, I just start introducing more mistakes than I had before I started practicing. So, I practice when I'm sure I can be fully focused,. When fatigue sets in, I make sure I stop. Unfortunately, all this seems a bit frustrating, because instinctively one thinks that more practice means quicker improvement. But,. I've found the reality to be quite the opposite. QUALITY practice is the most effective way to improve, and if the mood and focus isn't there, no progress will be made, at least in my case. Just turning up to bang some strings isn't going to work! I really feel for performers who have to play to audiences at specific times to make their money. As human beings, we all have ups and downs in our abilities, and I'm sure that at least some professional soloists have times when they really, really, don't want to go on stage, because they know they won't do themselves true justice with the instrument.

A true deep hearted artist!

Very true words... also the differentiation between practicing and playing is very important!

Pure wisdom from an outstanding artist 🙌

Amazing, how the slightest turn of the wrist, can do so much.

Thanks for sharing 🙏👏👏

so inspiring lesson from Maestro✨thank you!

This feels like how a masterclass with Leonardo might have sounded had the internet been around in 1500.

His hands are amazing. Twice as large as Segovia’s.

Grazie Maestro!

One of the greatest living guitarist

Things such as how to touch a string etc are a part of technique. Beauty starts when you don't have to think about this anymore. And to reach that stage two things count: repetition, 1000 times or more, and listening to yourself while playing. Too many guitarists work mainly visually, with fretboard shapes and patterns. There should be a direct link between a sound that you hear and reproducing that on guitar, in the same way as you sing.