Tárrega Recital #2 - Rob Mackillop - "Arias" guitar by Karel Dedain

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7 ай бұрын

I did a first Tárrega Recital video some years ago with a Simon Ambridge cypress-back-and-sides guitar - see: • Short Tarrega-Llobet R... . This time I have another cypress-backed by Karel Dedain, a copy of a guitar by Vicente Arias. The gut trebles are by WildGutStrings, the hair by Neglect. If you like what I do, why not "buy me a coffee" by making a donation to www.paypal.com/paypalme/Suppo... All donations go to help fund my free videos, research and websites - a sadly not-for-profit venture! Rob

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@Leunam49 7 ай бұрын

Extraordinario. Muchas gracias. 00:00 Preludio Nº 5 01:58 Estudio en Mi m 03:17 ¡Marieta! (Mazurka) 05:59 Pavana

@RobMacKillop1 7 ай бұрын

Thanks. I keep forgetting to do that. I'll 'pin' it to the top of the Comments.

@Leunam49 7 ай бұрын

@@RobMacKillop1 I'm happy to help. Thank you very much for your work that allows us to listen your interpretations that contain a sensitivity with its own personality, and also so pur.

@RobMacKillop1 7 ай бұрын

@@Leunam49 Everyone should seek their own way of playing. Then we will have more variety and nuance.

@Josh.Vanjani 7 ай бұрын

Well played, Rob! These thoughtful performances made for perfect listening to promote rest before going to bed.

@RobMacKillop1 7 ай бұрын

I just got up! I recorded them at midnight, then had a good sleep. Recommended!

@andrewclarkson6591 Ай бұрын

Just catching up on your channel again Rob. What a fantastic recital. Nice to hear phrasing so much more evocative than many of the recordings out there 🙏

@wapolo1974 7 ай бұрын

That sounded amazing, Rob. Cheers!

@RobMacKillop1 7 ай бұрын

Cheers, Wilson! Getting back to my classical-guitar roots!

@mauricemcmurry6637 7 ай бұрын

My goodness this sounds wonderful!!

@RobMacKillop1 7 ай бұрын

Cheers, Maurice. Glad you like it!

@mauricemcmurry6637 7 ай бұрын

The Player, the Composer, and the Instrument, all working as one. @@RobMacKillop1

@RobMacKillop1 7 ай бұрын

@@mauricemcmurry6637 As it should be. Thanks again, Maurice.

@BobPerrone 7 ай бұрын

Outstanding Rob, thank you

@RobMacKillop1 7 ай бұрын

Thanks, Bob. I seem to enjoy recording ‘around midnight’.

@nelsonreymusico5635 7 ай бұрын

Bellísima interpretación sin uñas!, así vive la música de Tárrega! muy inspiradora. Bravo Rob!!

@RobMacKillop1 7 ай бұрын

¡Gracias mi amigo! ¡Mis mejores deseos desde Escocia!

@Tsiorba 7 ай бұрын

Thank you Rob, beautiful!

@RobMacKillop1 7 ай бұрын

Cheers, Tsiorba! Glad you like it.

@japanesemaplepruning 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful music, playing and presentation; i love the raw sound

@RobMacKillop1 7 ай бұрын

Me too! There’s something earthy and real about it.

@PringleJD 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! Very well done, beautiful tone and expression!! Cheers from Texas!

@RobMacKillop1 7 ай бұрын

Cheers, Jim. Appreciated. Regards from Edinburgh!

@davidkoral1673 7 ай бұрын

Very sweet!

@RobMacKillop1 7 ай бұрын

Thanks, David. Glad you like it!

@Cyprous 7 ай бұрын

Tarrega pieces is just beautiful

@RobMacKillop1 7 ай бұрын

I agree! 😊

@steveganz6936 7 ай бұрын

Lovely lush sounds.

@RobMacKillop1 7 ай бұрын

Glad you like it, Steve!

@lindatsardakas 7 ай бұрын

Hi Rob, When I saw the title I immediately thought back to your first Tárrega Recital on the Simon Ambridge guitar! Your Karel Dedain is also very nice but I love the Ambridge 😊

@RobMacKillop1 7 ай бұрын

I love them both. They are very different, but equal quality, I think. We are both happy 😊

@conchacorral3390 7 ай бұрын

Great Arias by Karel ❤

@RobMacKillop1 7 ай бұрын

Agreed! Master Luthier.

@reinaldonascimento1933 7 ай бұрын

Brazil loves you

@RobMacKillop1 7 ай бұрын

Good to know! I love Brazil…though have never been, unfortunately.

@FS.2772.guitar 7 ай бұрын

👏👏👏 bravo meistro

@RobMacKillop1 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the applause, FS!

@douglasthompson8927 7 ай бұрын

very nice

@RobMacKillop1 7 ай бұрын

Cheers, Douglas.

@chriskrosky1089 4 ай бұрын

Hi Rob, thank you for sharing your music! I’ve been listening non-stop lately and your tone is absolutely beautiful. Would you be able to share with me how you’re getting that tone? I would imagine it’s a combination of things.

@RobMacKillop1 4 ай бұрын

Hi Chris. The most important thing is having the desire to hear and make that sound. That drives the searching and experimenting. Technically, I play without nails, on gut trebles and Aquila Rayon basses, which blend well with gut. I use very light guitars, usually detuned a semitone or two, which allows better vibrato for a singing style. I hope that helps you. Rob

@chriskrosky1089 4 ай бұрын

@@RobMacKillop1 Thank you for sharing! Regarding the light guitar that you typically use, do you mean the type of wood such as spruce vs cedar? Or are you referring to the weight of the guitar? Thanks!

@RobMacKillop1 4 ай бұрын

@@chriskrosky1089 Weight. I sometimes play flamenco guitars, which are often closer to the Torres-era guitars. Strung in gut trebles and Rayon basses, they sound nothing like flamenco guitars. Check out my video of Capricho Arabe for one such guitar, the Camps Amazon. I have four six-string guitars which I need to sell two of. I can’t make mind up which two to let go. If the Camps went, it would be for £2,000. If the Dedain ‘Arias’ went, it would be £5,000. Just FYI 😎

@davinlee3425 7 ай бұрын

Great playing sir! Quick question, would you recommend passive pickups in a classical guitar? I’m having one built for jazz and flamenca playing, but am uncertain if I should put a pickup in it since it might affect the acoustic tone with the drilling and such. Let me know. Cheers!

@RobMacKillop1 7 ай бұрын

I’ve no idea. Best ask on a forum.

@gregb91401 7 ай бұрын

Sound wonderful. Did you tune your guitar down or is the tuning change a result of the video? Thank you for sharing a great performance!

@RobMacKillop1 7 ай бұрын

Cheers, Greg. I tune down. Modern pitch dates from the 1940s, chosen for orchestral instruments. No one asked a guitar player. Before that pitch was more varied by region and also the individual’s preference. I use gut trebles, which tend to break the closer you get to 440. At the lower pitch, the instrument seems more relaxed, vibrato is easier, slurs too. Not so loud and penetrating, maybe, but I can live without that.

@joshfeatherstone8546 7 ай бұрын

Rob, I'm curious if you ever use your ring finger to pluck with your technique? Sounds amazing as always 😊

@RobMacKillop1 7 ай бұрын

Thanks, Josh. Yes, I use it quite a lot. Depends on the piece. I bring my thumb over to the trebles more than with what we might call standard classical technique, and when doing that I use the ring finger less. But I certainly use it. It’s a very relaxed technique, and feels quite natural to me. I don’t have an “in your face” virtuoso technique, but I’m not the slightest bit interested in that. I have enough for the music I play, in the way I like to play it. Cheers, Rob.

@adamvalach8815 2 ай бұрын

Great sound! I am wondering how you’re achieving to avoid the unwanted sound of friction. I use moisture cream, but after a few min. I have to apply it again 😀

@RobMacKillop1 2 ай бұрын

What friction?

@adamvalach8815 2 ай бұрын

@@RobMacKillop1 Friction of the skin and strings. For this reason I have problems to play gut strings, because it’s very hard for me to reach conditions in which my skin would produce good sound without the annoying sound which occurs while strumming.

@RobMacKillop1 2 ай бұрын

@@adamvalach8815Strumming? How often do you see me strumming? Only on a baroque guitar, I think. I avoid finger squeak by lifting my fingers at 90% to the string. It doesn’t always work, but it is something I’ve definitely worked on.

@adamvalach8815 2 ай бұрын

@@RobMacKillop1 thank you for reply :). I guess you mean 90 degrees, right? Thank you for advice. By strumming I meant just playing with fingers, sorry for incorrect word.

@adamvalach8815 2 ай бұрын

Finger squeak is that problem I am talking about :).

@PERFECTGINGERBASTARD 7 ай бұрын

Such a character of tone that guitar has, it defies my words to describe it exactly, quite an uncommon accent, its so pure and clean, i sometimes resort to comparing sound to food and drink to help me out, its a fountain of spring water, the attack is soft yet fundamental with a blossom delivery, tonic with not a blemish of rudeness.

@RobMacKillop1 7 ай бұрын

That sounds a good description to me. Thank you!