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.
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 .
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!
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
...only the shadow on the wall behind this Master Lutenist hints at the impressive extra length of the neck for the therabo's added 'ultra-bass' strings ..
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.
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
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,
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!
Shravyäie Saüyé I very much agree, though what I find interesting about this piece is that uniting it enters the minor I could easily imagine it being something written for guitar nowadays.
I would like to play the lute too, but I am only lucky enough to own a piano, so I just arrange and perform my favorite lute pieces on the piano, and I use the sustain pedal as much as I like... So far, I have not been scolded by the disembodied spirits of any of my favorite composers, not have I been scorned by any fellow musicians, neither lutenist not pianist... I'm sure the ghost of Sylvius Leopold Weiß has better thing to do than worry about what I do with my hammerklavier... Perhaps, were I to be honored with such a haunting, the phantom Maestro might be honored and pleased that intangible qualities of his compositions (the prescribed relations between the notes themselves) have the potential of outliving the physical instrument for which they were first conceived?
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.
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.
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!
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!
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 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!!
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!
he modified it to sound better, listen to other versions, lack of the same spirit and sonority, he embellished it to a master level, making it better. Like the Green Sleaves from Francis Cutting much better than the "original" version .
C'est vraiment un très grand plaisir d'écouter ici cette pièce si magnifiquement interprétée par Xavier Diaz-Latorre. Bravo et merci, et aussi pour le bon enregitsrement "maison". Je continue à soutenir votre travail sur Patreon.
I couldn't agree with you more. This is where they all come out - all the bottled up emotions of a man. I do think that many women do indeed appreciate a man's feelings through his music though, as I've often seen it speak to them.
Magniffique ,une porte qui s'ouvre sur des gents et des lieux enchanteurs,ont y sens du soleil qui se faufille a travers des futée , ou des voutes parts quelques vitraux :)
Geoffrey Bryan Im glad too. Will be my first time in Australia. I'd love to ad some solo or masterclasses to my participation on the tournée. Best regards
That would be excellent! The recital centre in Melbourne has a salon next door that it probably a perfect space for what you want. Indeed tomorrow (10th April) I'm going to a lute/baroque guitar recital there (my teacher Rosemary Hodgson is playing). So may be that's the venue ou might want to look at. Signor Savall has played in the main hall a number of times.
When will Xavier be in Australia and is he coming to Adelaide if not I will come to Melbourne to hear him play I would also like to attend a master class if you organize one I can be contacted at roblindacarruthers@gmail cheers Rob
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.
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"
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.
I keep coming back to this video and watching it. It is not just the Chaconne itself but your interpretation of it and, even more, your heart playing it that is so profoundly touching. I hear the music as you play it and I watch your face and I think "my God, what it must feel like to be able to play this and love doing it so much." I am only a beginning lute student at 56 and I hope to, someday, have the feeling and heart in my music as you do. Thank you so much. Michael Grant.
Dear Michael, I really don't think you have to be worried about your feeling and heart at all. If you can notice the beauty wherever it is, that means that it's also inside of you. Thx for your words and if you need some humble advice, just ask. Regards
Michael Grant Hello M. GRANT, I'm also a "fun" of Xavier DIAZ LATORRE and musician too. May I tell you something in a friendly way ? Music is not only "inspiration", but also...."perspiration" and every artist can tell you the same. We practice day by day and then, one morning we wake up and fingers dance on the strings. Xavier is right. Don't worry about your feeling and your heart. Have a good music.....Max.
@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
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?
Hi selenographia, you are too kind. I'd love to play in Norway, but so far, the more at the north where I've played is in FInland, several times :) But I'vent got any invitation yet for Norway. Regarding to my Cd's, you can check my website and you'll find the info. Bests
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!
@@davidferrara1105 Pretty much - From the 6th to 14th course it's a diatonic scale, in this case G Major (So from highest to lowest A G F# E D C B A G)
@@davidferrara1105 Every time for lutes, actually. There's some weird exception but virtually every configuration for lutes the strings are a scale from the A string down.
This is superb playing, absolutely beautiful. I think I've seen this clip now for a dozen of times these last couple of weeks, each time it gets better. This is how a chaconne should and must be performed. Thanks for sharing this!
Beautiful playing, Xavier! I just realized that you are the same Xavier that is plucking and strumming on some of my favorite Jordi Savall CDs. :) I love the musicians that work with Savall. I hope to someday see you play live together and try all of those wonderful stringed instruments. I play a bit of classical guitar, but I am mainly an electric soloist. I'm so glad that you guys record this ancient music to keep it alive. Gracias/Grácies
Relistening to this video has convinced me to go ahead and finally buy a theorbo. This is just a perfect combination of fidelity to the dance rhythm combined with free improvisation and a masterclass in French Baroque right hand technique
I return to this great interpretation time and again, and can honestly say that it has changed my whole attitude to de Visée’s music. And the technical perfection, musicality and sheer joy of playing that are evident in it are just awe-inspiring!
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.
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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.
It's true, I just fall somewhere into old times, listening to Xavier... Just something real, a connection to medieval and Renaissance.
@@sfgylk34u_57this is a baroque instrument.
As a guitarist, I'm hearing all the elements it took years of practice to master and present so perfectly. Outstanding performance!
I first found this video when it was relatively new and I still love it so much over a decade later.
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
Absolutely - humor and intimacy, and a joy that is lacking in so many renditions.
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 .
This performance is such a treasure. I'm so glad I stumbled across it!
Lol your username rocks
@@tookurjaerbs thanks! They are so yummy and convenient
@@tookurjaerbs omg so does yours I just read it properly
@@ieattoomanyclementines2372 100% 😁
@@ieattoomanyclementines2372 lol thx
i do not know how many times i have listened this lovely piece, but it is an endless bliss....thanx Xavier!
Une des plus belles vidéos de luth au monde
I danced with boyfriend to this in our mini studio. Felt transported to another time. Merci!
I'm glad H, thx
H Dee ❤❤❤
And happy end?
Happiness
Finísimo
10 years after...still SOoo delightfully played. Thank you so much.♥
this is just a source of pure everlasting joy
Gracias ,gracias, gracias, gracias....❤️
Agradeço a beleza, mesmo que tardiamente.
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!
Cuervo Luminoso thx Cuervo 🙂 very kind
I played thissong on repeat too ! It makes all troubles go away. I listened everyday for a month .
美しい旋律と豊かな時間をありがとう
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
...only the shadow on the wall behind this Master Lutenist hints at the impressive extra length of the neck for the therabo's added 'ultra-bass' strings ..
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.
Thx marsvitor2, you are very kind. I'm glad you liked it.
I most wholeheartedly and ardently concur.
@@maureenedonovan9935 jigt
Magnificent!!!!
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
Thank you TS
@@laberintosingeniosos Gracias, maestro. Gracias.
because; he feels that century playing the theorbo
Gracias maestro Diaz. Greetings from Turkey. Teşekkürler.
Yes it's my favorite version too.
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,
Gracias por la hermosa melodía y el rico tiempo.
Beautifully performed!
Swings so sweetly. 🎶
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!
Dom Xavier, mucias gracias!
You make me want to sell my car and buy a lute :)
Absolutely in love with your playing. Those trills.
thx Nate, with the guitar will be enough ;)
Un merveille, bravo Xavier
I keep coming back to this performance, there's something very special about it. Such a carefree, playful piece of music. I love it!
RUclips gem right here.Takes me somewhere else.
This music is much better than the music of these days.
in any case, is a beautiful piece, you are right
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lier Bieber is the king of musical inovations
I do not even know if the current song can be called "music"
Shravyäie Saüyé I very much agree, though what I find interesting about this piece is that uniting it enters the minor I could easily imagine it being something written for guitar nowadays.
This is so great
I am tempted to give up the piano and go back to being a beginner on the lute.
I understand you, I still feel a beginner
I would like to play the lute too, but I am only lucky enough to own a piano, so I just arrange and perform my favorite lute pieces on the piano, and I use the sustain pedal as much as I like... So far, I have not been scolded by the disembodied spirits of any of my favorite composers, not have I been scorned by any fellow musicians, neither lutenist not pianist... I'm sure the ghost of Sylvius Leopold Weiß has better thing to do than worry about what I do with my hammerklavier... Perhaps, were I to be honored with such a haunting, the phantom Maestro might be honored and pleased that intangible qualities of his compositions (the prescribed relations between the notes themselves) have the potential of outliving the physical instrument for which they were first conceived?
Me too!!
Ver a un laudista dominar el estilo de la monodia acompañada del siglo XVII es bellísimo
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.
mattbod Thank you very much, it's indeed a nice piece of music
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.
deenibeeniable my dogs run away when I play 😜
Well my two dogs are big fans--and so am I!
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!
gracias Ismael
Splendida esecuzione per le risonanze interne che si rincorrono, create e modulate dalle dita di Diaz Latorre
This is a wonderful piece played very well. Very expressive
wonderful piece indeed
Starting to add to my LUTE playlist again. Great job. Keep going!
Lover the artistry in playing this classic. How do you ever keep this instrument in tune.
Your performance is uplifting, exalting, one of the most beautiful things I've heard. Thank you very much for this living tradition.
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!
Thomas Luth merci Thomas, tres gentil 😊
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!
Alan Sparrow Thank you very much Alan
@@laberintosingeniosos 7 years later and your PURE MUSIC OF THE SPHERES IS STILL PLAYING INSIDE MY HEART AND SOUL! Muchas gracias, Xavier!
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.
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!!
Thank you fnersch. Very kind
Superb! Bravo! I love Robert de Visee! Great playing Xavier! Bellisimo!
I love the french style music it is so proud a feeling, so gallant.
I agree
Beautiful amezing
Cuanto más lo escucho, más me gusta. Gracias por la magia que transmite usted tocando esta pieza!
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!
Precioso estilo muy acertado en la combinacion de los rasgueados y los pasajes melodicos.
Beautiful!
I would give my right hand to have your graceful technique.
but you couldn't play at all :) better to keep your hand as it is :) and practice :) best regards
Increible la claridad de las voces, la continuidad melódica y los matices. Me quito el sombrero.
thank you so much for sharing such wonderful music, and so wonderfully interpreted.
thx for listening
Oh, this is truly beautiful. A great composition played by a master.
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.
Thx Mindi, very kind
incredible, as usual. i don't think i've ever come across a video by mr. diaz-latorre that i haven't loved!
This chaccone sounds so modern :)
true, it does
he modified it to sound better, listen to other versions, lack of the same spirit and sonority, he embellished it to a master level, making it better. Like the Green Sleaves from Francis Cutting much better than the "original" version .
C'est vraiment un très grand plaisir d'écouter ici cette pièce si magnifiquement interprétée par Xavier Diaz-Latorre. Bravo et merci, et aussi pour le bon enregitsrement "maison". Je continue à soutenir votre travail sur Patreon.
Beautiful song and really nicely played. Had a go in it, almost like a slow Swedish polska. ;-)
I couldn't agree with you more. This is where they all come out - all the bottled up emotions of a man. I do think that many women do indeed appreciate a man's feelings through his music though, as I've often seen it speak to them.
MAGNIFICO , precioso , impresionante ,LA MEJOR VERSIÓN
:)
Magniffique ,une porte qui s'ouvre sur des gents et des lieux enchanteurs,ont y sens du soleil qui se faufille a travers des futée , ou des voutes parts quelques vitraux :)
I am glad to see that you will be appearing in Australia in 2018! I look forward to seeing and hearing you in Melbourne.
Geoffrey Bryan Im glad too. Will be my first time in Australia. I'd love to ad some solo or masterclasses to my participation on the tournée. Best regards
That would be excellent! The recital centre in Melbourne has a salon next door that it probably a perfect space for what you want. Indeed tomorrow (10th April) I'm going to a lute/baroque guitar recital there (my teacher Rosemary Hodgson is playing). So may be that's the venue ou might want to look at. Signor Savall has played in the main hall a number of times.
When will Xavier be in Australia and is he coming to Adelaide if not I will come to Melbourne to hear him play I would also like to attend a master class if you organize one I can be contacted at roblindacarruthers@gmail cheers Rob
I should live long enough to play so well!
You set the bar high, Xavier.
you will :)
Mollt Be! Xavier eres fantastico! He is really Great!. Love it! Me encanta!
BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!
GREATEST INTERPRETATION. NO DOUBT
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.
gracias MiguelÁngel
I keep coming back to this rendition,years now
:)
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"
For me the most beautiful video on RUclips - the music and your performing make the world to a nicer place, make me happy. Thank you so very much!
Maravilhoso! Um dia hei-de adaptar esta peça para Cítara Portuguesa.
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.
Fantástico. Una interpretación hermosísima. Mi enhorabuena.
gracias Alberto
I keep coming back to this video and watching it. It is not just the Chaconne itself but your interpretation of it and, even more, your heart playing it that is so profoundly touching. I hear the music as you play it and I watch your face and I think "my God, what it must feel like to be able to play this and love doing it so much." I am only a beginning lute student at 56 and I hope to, someday, have the feeling and heart in my music as you do. Thank you so much. Michael Grant.
Dear Michael, I really don't think you have to be worried about your feeling and heart at all. If you can notice the beauty wherever it is, that means that it's also inside of you. Thx for your words and if you need some humble advice, just ask. Regards
Michael Grant Hello M. GRANT, I'm also a "fun" of Xavier DIAZ LATORRE and musician too. May I tell you something in a friendly way ? Music is not only "inspiration", but also...."perspiration" and every artist can tell you the same. We practice day by day and then, one morning we wake up and fingers dance on the strings. Xavier is right. Don't worry about your feeling and your heart. Have a good music.....Max.
@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
man I keep coming back to this-it's a wonderful place
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?
Hi selenographia, you are too kind. I'd love to play in Norway, but so far, the more at the north where I've played is in FInland, several times :) But I'vent got any invitation yet for Norway. Regarding to my Cd's, you can check my website and you'll find the info. Bests
This music is healing my soul.
Hola, muy bueno, gracias por subirlo!!!
¿podría decirme si toca guitarra clásica?
Saludos
Pablo Fernandez la toqué muchos años. Saludos!
Its nice to see people having intelligent conversations in the youtube comments for once.
Gran interpretacion!
:)
Grazie Genuili, e un piacere ricever questi commenti. Saluti da Barcellona
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!
a lot of times bass strings like that are tuned stepwise diatonically
@@davidferrara1105 Pretty much - From the 6th to 14th course it's a diatonic scale, in this case G Major (So from highest to lowest A G F# E D C B A G)
@@davidferrara1105 Every time for lutes, actually. There's some weird exception but virtually every configuration for lutes the strings are a scale from the A string down.
This is the greatest performance I have ever heard on the Theorbo
Un goce. Visée cada vez me gusta más. Qué gusto contar con una grabación de usted tañendo músicas del francés en este maravilloso instrumento.
Gracias tocayo. De hecho acaba de salir a la luz mi disco Robert de Visée, el cual contiene esta pieza :)
Ya estoy buscándolo
Huge thanks to you, for your soul and passion
Un fantastique instrument si riche et bien plus voluptueux qu'une guitare, et il est d'origines diverses. Ça donne envie
Superbe prestation.
acrylup merci bien. J'adore aussi
I too heard you, Xavier, a week ago in Phoenix. Your complete enjoyment of your instrument was clear to your audience. Bravo!
Graham L thx Graham. We are still touring 😀
This is superb playing, absolutely beautiful. I think I've seen this clip now for a dozen of times these last couple of weeks, each time it gets better. This is how a chaconne should and must be performed. Thanks for sharing this!
thanks markemal, very kind
I hope you'll be coming to Amsterdam some day with this beautiful instrument.
Nice right hand stopping. Authentic sound and well recorded.
Thank you Richard, very kind
Semplicemente Divina
Beautiful playing, Xavier! I just realized that you are the same Xavier that is plucking and strumming on some of my favorite Jordi Savall CDs. :) I love the musicians that work with Savall. I hope to someday see you play live together and try all of those wonderful stringed instruments. I play a bit of classical guitar, but I am mainly an electric soloist. I'm so glad that you guys record this ancient music to keep it alive. Gracias/Grácies
Relistening to this video has convinced me to go ahead and finally buy a theorbo. This is just a perfect combination of fidelity to the dance rhythm combined with free improvisation and a masterclass in French Baroque right hand technique
after that intro, when you break into the actual chaconne, its like stepping back in time. good stuff man!
I return to this great interpretation time and again, and can honestly say that it has changed my whole attitude to de Visée’s music. And the technical perfection, musicality and sheer joy of playing that are evident in it are just awe-inspiring!
I have never heard of this instrument before, yet I am happy to have found this!
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.
I love to watch his own joy at playing this piece. It’s infectious! Bravo