I've heard quite a large number of lutenists and classical guitarists since I began playing in 1964, and somehow I have only now stumbled upon Diaz-Latorre. He is absolutely wonderful, and master of not only that instrument but also the music. Finding both is extraordinarily rare, and I am really overwhelmed by his playing.

As a guitarist, I'm hearing all the elements it took years of practice to master and present so perfectly. Outstanding performance!

10 years after...still SOoo delightfully played. Thank you so much.♥

i do not know how many times i have listened this lovely piece, but it is an endless bliss....thanx Xavier!

That is the best version and interpretation of this song I have heard. Completely refreshing, totally insightful that the convention may not have been the previous norm, there is so much more humour and intimacy to this one. It is like the piece has been brought to life. I really love it. Absolutely well done

I rarely go to guitar music .I'm an orchestrator ,trained pianist and violinist but the deVisee was enchanting and Diaz-Latorre infectious musicality is unforgettable .

I first found this video when it was relatively new and I still love it so much over a decade later.

NO puedo dejar de oirla, la pongo cuando puedo, distraido la sigo oyendo y al levantarme esta alli sonando!!!! Cuanta alegria me ha dado estos dias!!!! Muchas gracias Xavier

This performance is such a treasure. I'm so glad I stumbled across it!

Don Xavier: tengo meses escuchando esta magnífica interpretación de esta obra y ya no pude resistir un breve comentario: la unión de su bellísimo instrumento y su virtuosa pericia para tocarlo es la mayor cercanía al cielo que uno podrá vivir en esta tierra. Tantas gracias a Dios por su talento y a usted por la generosidad de compartirlo,

THE BEST VERSION os Chaconne of Visee all other players killed the song, this sounds so much so so so much better it´s like floating in a universe of love

This is the most beautiful performance, I thought I have seen great playing before, and I have, but this is next level musicianship, history resurrected!

Beautifully performed!

I keep coming back to this performance, there's something very special about it. Such a carefree, playful piece of music. I love it!

All the angels in Heaven were all around you when with you recorded this, Xavier! I can't tell you how many times I listen to it! - When you get into that blossoming, beautiful swinging section, it is as though the music itself is embracing us through your love and spirit!

Superb! Bravo! I love Robert de Visee! Great playing Xavier! Bellisimo!

You make me want to sell my car and buy a lute :) Absolutely in love with your playing. Those trills.

Sr. Díaz-Latorre, ni se imagina el torrente de emociones que he sentido al escuchar su ejecución, hasta me he reído de felicidad... de verdad CHAPEAU; además de la hermosa que es la canción su interpretación es admirable,- Ojala se pudiera dar un salto por Canarias a deleitarnos con su música, jejeje. Gracias por su contribución a la Música. Freedom and Love!

KZfaq gem right here.Takes me somewhere else.

I've been listening to this every morning. It's the perfect way to begin the day. I have some golden moments with my beloved dogs & this is absolute perfection.

I danced with boyfriend to this in our mini studio. Felt transported to another time. Merci!

Good grief! Never in my life have I been dragged back through the centuries like this. Magnificent playing of de Visée, but your additions were just perfect. Still speechless some considerable number of minutes later. So many thanks for posting. Regards P.

Swings so sweetly. 🎶

Your performance is uplifting, exalting, one of the most beautiful things I've heard. Thank you very much for this living tradition.

Wonderful playing, beautiful piece and amazing tone from the theorbo. I play harpsichord sometimes and wish for rich plucked sound but with expressive ability. Thank you Xavier for posting.

Lover the artistry in playing this classic. How do you ever keep this instrument in tune.

Oh, this is truly beautiful. A great composition played by a master.

Splendida esecuzione per le risonanze interne che si rincorrono, create e modulate dalle dita di Diaz Latorre

Cuanto más lo escucho, más me gusta. Gracias por la magia que transmite usted tocando esta pieza!

I love the french style music it is so proud a feeling, so gallant.

All of your playing is amazing and a joy to listen, but this one really blows me away, it's simply out of this world! Thank you so much for preserving this precious moments in time and sharing it with us!

I keep coming back to this rendition,years now

This is a wonderful piece played very well. Very expressive

Bravo! Vous êtes l'un des meilleurs luthistes que je connaisse tant pour la technique de jeu que pour la musicalité et l'intelligence de l'interprétation. Vous savez faire danser cette merveilleuse musique sur laquelle plus de trois siècles ont passé! J'admire tout particulièrement votre maîtrise du "tiré" et de du razgueado avec lesquels je me bats depuis longtemps!

Starting to add to my LUTE playlist again. Great job. Keep going!

In our days we've got internet, enough food, enough money, we can survive almost every desease but we've lost the good music. Thank you so much.

This music is much better than the music of these days.

thank you so much for sharing such wonderful music, and so wonderfully interpreted.

Gracias ,gracias, gracias, gracias....❤️ Agradeço a beleza, mesmo que tardiamente.

Dom Xavier, mucias gracias!

Precioso estilo muy acertado en la combinacion de los rasgueados y los pasajes melodicos.

Exquisite playing. Your instrument is perfect for the playing of the cicconia and passacagli of the 17th. C. Many of Visee's works were written for the tiorba francesa given to him by the king. Thanks for sharing this magical music moment. Made my day!!

this is just a source of pure everlasting joy

Gracias por la hermosa melodía y el rico tiempo.

Incredible. I've watched a number of your videos now and it's like a time portal to a Europe ages past. Sublime work. Thank you for sharing.

Beautiful song and really nicely played. Had a go in it, almost like a slow Swedish polska. ;-)

Ver a un laudista dominar el estilo de la monodia acompañada del siglo XVII es bellísimo

Mon Dieu, chaque fois quand j'écoute cette Chaconne, je pleure. Je ne sais pas du tout pourquoi. Elle m'influence, elle m'émeut. Merci encore une fois.

EXQUISITE MUSIC! . And so BEAUTIFULLY perfomed! POR DIOS!

MAGNIFICO , precioso , impresionante ,LA MEJOR VERSIÓN

Un merveille, bravo Xavier

I had a chance to see Mr. Diaz-Latorre perform on vihuela at the Cervantes Institute in Manhattan some years ago and I passed on it. My loss....regreting it now.

This chaccone sounds so modern :)

Una obra preciosa, elegante... que traslada a la imagen que uno tiene de esa época en la historia. Felicidades por su interpretación llena de sensibilidad, matices y una técnica muy cuidada.

美しい旋律と豊かな時間をありがとう

Its nice to see people having intelligent conversations in the youtube comments for once.

I am tempted to give up the piano and go back to being a beginner on the lute.

Fantástico. Una interpretación hermosísima. Mi enhorabuena.

that was Great! thanks.

You make it "chime like Bells!". I love it! Thank you for sharing.♥♥

Mollt Be! Xavier eres fantastico! He is really Great!. Love it! Me encanta!

I would give my right hand to have your graceful technique.

incredible, as usual. i don't think i've ever come across a video by mr. diaz-latorre that i haven't loved!

This music is healing my soul.

one the most unique interpretations and songs of all time ... I would love if mestre Xavier could transcript this for 6 string guitar. as some as i do not posses theorical musical knowledge ... at least i can then make a tablature... como soy "primitivo"

Maravilhoso! Um dia hei-de adaptar esta peça para Cítara Portuguesa.

Great playing! I really like this piece and your sound.

GREATEST INTERPRETATION. NO DOUBT

I am glad to see that you will be appearing in Australia in 2018! I look forward to seeing and hearing you in Melbourne.

@MrTHocker hi, about the tunning, it's called meantone, which means that the scale is not spaced equal in 12 but in 17. So a c sharp and a d flat is not the same. The first is lower than the second. Therefore we need a special spacing of the frets for each key. My typ, if you buy an instrument, is that you should buy a good one! Since you are musician, you wouldn't stand a regular one. About the amount of instruments, you don't want to see my wardrobe....regards

One of the best interpretations I've ever heard. Bravo!

This is so great

Hola, muy bueno, gracias por subirlo!!! ¿podría decirme si toca guitarra clásica? Saludos

Xavier, you are truly one of the best lutenists of our time. Any chance of hearing you in concert in Norway sometime? Also - do you have any solo recordings planned soon?

Absolutely stunning! Thank you for sharing these.

Always great to hear this.

Lovely Chaconne and lovely playing. Are the bass strings tuned openly? I noticed them being plucked unfretted accompanying your fretted notes in the higher register. I would love to play lute. There are so many different types. I could not afford one neither could I afford to pay for the basic instruction. I can manage about 4 pages of Bach's famous Chaconne in Dmin on classical guitar, and some Silvius Leopold Weiss. I was self taught for that task, combining my ear-ability with a basic understanding of guitar notation having bought a teach yourself book to start me off. Before then I was playing entirely by ear covers of people I like such as Hendrix, the Who etc. I'm venturing now into jazz standards in chord/melody style. Thanks for sharing your playing of these wonderful instruments and the great compositions!

Gran interpretacion!

BRAVOOOO , WOWWW virtuose!

Thank you for posting this. Great job.

man I keep coming back to this-it's a wonderful place

The point is when you play, the music lives, period!

INCREÍBLE !

Merci beaucoup. J'adore jouer avec cette ensemble. A la prochaine.

Always a true pleasure to come back to this one of you so Masterfully playing Xavier Diaz-Latorre. :-) ♥

Sublime playing, seen other versions of this one, you made it clear, more rythmic, more sensual, more profound.... this is a amazing work of art, from the composer, to the manuscript, to the final day you shared this brilliant interpretation... THANK YOU AGAIN. I´m in deep passion with this interpretion mostly, and piece.

This is music making of the very highest order.

Most unique interpretation ... great medley/melody fusion too!!! Thanks for sharing

I should live long enough to play so well! You set the bar high, Xavier.

Un goce. Visée cada vez me gusta más. Qué gusto contar con una grabación de usted tañendo músicas del francés en este maravilloso instrumento.

lovely - love the strumming - very effective.

Thank you for sharing this music in your video and for introducing me and many others to the music of the Theorbo. Your playing is exemplary and the audio quality is stunning. I applaud you, many thanks again.

You are a great lute and theorbo player. Thanks for uploading.

Loving every single minute of it. Ty :)

Simple but beautiful. Thank you for uploading

Que hermosisimo!

Thank you, this is such an amazing performance!

This is absolutely beautiful. So masterfully performed. Thank you so much for sharing this with us.

Absolutely lovely! I hope to find many more pieces with you playing.

Lindo demais! Grande inspiração e uma interpretação belíssima!