Marvelous interpretation and technique. J.S. would be proud.

I could listen this over and over

Seriously, this must be in the "Top 1" or "Top 2 or 3" (not many more) of guitar renditions of the BWV998. The nuanced phrasing, dynamics, coloratura and control are simply mind-boggling. And the overall organic narrative Mr. Devine has woven is....yes, another superlative (what else?!)....astonishing. Added to this the wonderful resonance of his ten-string guitar and you have an transcendental performance. This idea that Bach (on the guitar) must be played with the utmost clarity and with the most solid tone is standard practice and just to get the notes is a feat in itself. But to express it at this musical level, is a miracle. My only criticism, and not towards Mr. Devine, but rather an observation about certain limitations per se of of the guitar : anyone who has heard Russian pianist's S. Richter performance will notice the wonderful choral melody interplay in the Fugue, almost like those underlying notes creating a soaring choral melody beyond the harmony: the effect is really enchanting and it is simply impossible on the guitar although Paul Galbraight has attempted to recreate it...but not anyone near what Richter does. The Richter recording has "spoiled" my ears as I know the BWV998 mostly from guitar performances (but I encourage all to listen to Richter). Thus, ask not an oak tree to give you pears and accept what the guitar can do. In this sense, Mr. Devine's is truly among the top handful guitar performances (Paul Galbraight, Dane Redzic...a few others...) of this piece...in history. We can only hope you record the complete suites on your sonorous ten-string as the great Narciso Yepes and Stephan Schmidt have done in times past.

I loved watching you preform in the Darwin international guitar festival more than 10 years ago. All the other guitarists commented to me in private about how hard you practised during the festival and how great it sounded in the dorms. It was a very memorable concert because you drew the audience in to the performance with your subtlety and lyrical sound. If you are ever wanting to preform in Darwin / Australia in future send me a message. I'll work to make it happen.

Beautiful, sensitive playing. . .wonderful!

Another excellent performance!

Bravissimo! Absolutely Bach! What a beautiful performance...!

Wow!! This is incredible!! Bravo!!

Amazing ❤❤

Amazing guitar and sounds

Amazing.... I love Bach... And I love this bwv 998 suite... With sixth strings guitar it's great, bat with tenth strings guitar it's magnificent... Congratulations well done...🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇

Sem dúvida um dos melhores violonista do mundo

Beautiful!!! Loving the tone of the 10 string...

Loved it. One of my all time favourite sets of pieces and very nicely played. I like your attention to the bass lines - damping appropriately etc. (Which I struggle to do myself.)Also your control of the fugal counterpoint. Your tempo for the Allegro pleased me. Some people play it too fast for my taste and I can't appreciate the implicit counterpoint. (Sometimes you speed up slightly when you get excited though.) I note you play it in E flat. I get around this by tuning my six-string E flat, B flat, E flat, A flat, C and F, but at commonly accepted Baroque pitch to match the harpsichord recording by Colin Tilney ;-). he- he. Anyhow, thanks for posting it.

Perfection

Devine!!

I'm your fan!

Bravo!

Wow, this sounded superb! So elegantly interpreted. Loved the deep & rich sound of that ten-string! You certainly did it justice. Looking forward to your CD. I have the complete Bach recordings, but would be willing to add this to the list 👏

wonderfull playing on 10 strings guitar👍👍

I do not intend to pun, but your interpretations of Bach truly resonates with me. Beautiful.

Hi Graham, I remember I attended one of your master classes in Ware. I played the 998 prelude and, at the end, you asked me to play the section (2:12-2:18 on your recording) again. Then you made me repeat it another few times. I was thinking "What am I doing wrong?" but you turned to everyone and said "I love that part!". You're a great teacher!

So cool to hear these on 10 string guitar. Amazingly played, and sounding BIG in the Peacock Room !

Clean and Epic! Smashed the Allegro!!

Amazing Graham! Loved it 👍👍

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Love it, sounds like a beefy modern lute, can’t wait to hear the album!

Bravo !! Today I was just telling a colleague about how you play Bach magically, and that i would send him links , this is perfect timing !! :) Thank you for sharing !

Bravo Graham!

Bravissimo!! It sounds great!!

Amazing, Graham !!!

Bravo, Graham!! It sounds beautiful. Way better in a 10-String guitar than in a normal one👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Fantastic rendition and mental stamina .Excellent audio recording too. Brilliant Anthony.

Amazing!

Awesome!!

Beautiful. Have been a big fan of your playing since I first heard your Sete Cordas. Looking forward to the upcoming album!

Amazing perfomance 👏👏👏

Beautiful!

i think this is my favorite suite of Bach played on guitar /so cant wait for opportunity to hear it live :)

Absolutely delightful! Loved it, great playing, great sound, good style. The scale lenght of this guitar is 650 or more?

Very nice Graham, well played. I love those deep bass notes. Having played this on 6 strings, how much more work did it take to learn to play it on 10? Stupid question, I know, but roughly speaking.

Really enjoying this. The guitar sounds magnificent as well who is the luthier. My experience of 10 strong guitars has always been they sounded flat in the treble but this is wonderful.

Mr Graham, I truly enjoy your interpretation of Bach’s Jesu Joy of Men’s desiring, is it possible to get the musics score ? If you have a book or publication of all your editions I would love to buy a copy.

Wonderful!!! What is your Tuning with capo?

Is it double top guitar as well?

I'm going to guess the tuning is 10-6 = C# B G A D. I could be totally wrong! Whatever it is, it was really well-played. Addendum: Giving it another listen (Prelude) with headphones this time. I appreciate how you stop the basses, allowing them to ring only as long as written. Not an easy task. You also play them delicately, not overpowering the upper voices. Lots of subtle things that you do to make it special.