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John Williams — Recuerdos de la Alhambra
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neuticle
(fog fog fog)
Posted: May 08, 2012 - 16:10
 
 gatorade wrote:
I hope it's almost over.
 
poor you

gatorade
(Peninsuland)
Posted: Apr 06, 2012 - 22:38
 
I hope it's almost over.

ofanansky
Posted: Mar 06, 2012 - 06:23
 
I grew up listening to this beautiful song

rlr511
(Philadelphia)
Posted: Mar 06, 2012 - 06:23
 
had a guitarist play this at our wedding.  was amazing.

Forest267
(Milwaukee)
Posted: Feb 03, 2012 - 14:02
 
Makes me wonder if Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes...

d-don
(Oregon)
Posted: Oct 31, 2011 - 10:18
 
This variety is exactly why I come to RP every day. Thanks again.

Poacher
(Brighton, UK)
Posted: Oct 31, 2011 - 10:16
 
 miahfost wrote:
Forsooth! 
For I am weary of thy plucking.
Should thou smasheth thine infernal instrument
Lords and Ladies shall exclaim;
"Thank god that crap is over."
 
*stands in unity*

TerryS
(Another SW)
Posted: Sep 29, 2011 - 17:04
 
 ArrayMac wrote:
I'm hearing Mike Oldfield's _Etude_ from _The Killing Fields_.  Am I correct?
 
You might be, were it not that this piece was written in 1896.


AvoidingWork
(Home of Big Boy #4004)
Posted: Jun 27, 2011 - 12:17
 
 katiediddler wrote:

Thanks again for the education. I thought I was "well listened" until I discovered RP 4 years ago. This place has become the cool older brother with the record collection that I never had.

 
I love how somebody will come to me and say your need to listen this this...  Or that...  And my usual response is.  "Yea, that's cool, I heard it on Radio Paradise a few months back."  The only thing I haven't heard here is something from b2s.nl and hard core rap.


iam_overlord
(Brighton, MA)
Posted: Jun 27, 2011 - 12:13
 
 miahfost wrote:
Forsooth! 
For I am weary of thy plucking.
Should thou smasheth thine infernal instrument
Lords and Ladies shall exclaim;
"Thank god that crap is over."
 
What he said.



ArrayMac
Posted: Jun 27, 2011 - 12:13
 
I'm hearing Mike Oldfield's _Etude_ from _The Killing Fields_.  Am I correct?

rdo
(DC)
Posted: Jun 27, 2011 - 12:12
 

This is an commonly performed piece composed by Francisco de Asís Tárrega y Eixea.



Alexandra
(Hopefully, departing the Gem City VERY soon)
Posted: Jun 27, 2011 - 12:11
 
One of my all-time favorite classical guitar pieces!

Way to, RP!

cavetroll
Posted: Mar 24, 2011 - 17:43
 
I got whiplash when this song came on.  This is why I love RP!

miahfost
(Gothenburg, Sweden)
Posted: Feb 21, 2011 - 06:49
 
Forsooth! 
For I am weary of thy plucking.
Should thou smasheth thine infernal instrument
Lords and Ladies shall exclaim;
"Thank god that crap is over."

haresfur
Posted: Dec 20, 2010 - 15:32
 
 katiediddler wrote:

This place has become the cool older brother with the record collection that I never had.


 
{#Clap}


Johnny_Wave
(California, baby)
Posted: Nov 18, 2010 - 21:36
 
Pretty nice

as400jockey
Posted: Sep 16, 2010 - 11:17
 
My older brother used to play this...  I recently found some old cassettes of him playing... circa 1977.  OH, how I wish the recordings weren't on a Radio Shack mono cassette with the built-in mike... where you can hear the tape spinning... groan.

Thanks for playing this.  Brings back memories.

katiediddler
(one of the dominoes, hopefully near the back)
Posted: Sep 16, 2010 - 11:16
 

Thanks again for the education. I thought I was "well listened" until I discovered RP 4 years ago. This place has become the cool older brother with the record collection that I never had.



smackiepipe
(Western North Carolina)
Posted: Sep 16, 2010 - 11:12
 
I got up from my seat for a minute, came back to catch part of this, and thought "holy crap, RP's playing Steve Hackett!"

But John's just as cool.

claire_k
Posted: Apr 20, 2009 - 07:30
 
A masterpiece! Heard as a child the version with orchestra sang with the greek singer Nana Mouskouri...Godlike anyway! Thanks RP

ndg
(Madrid, Spain)
Posted: Apr 20, 2009 - 07:30
 
 nate416 wrote:
My first add. Thanks RP!
 
{#Clap}


mandolin
(...drifting...)
Posted: Mar 19, 2009 - 19:06
 
...reminds me of madredeus...

Dianyla
(Portland, OR)
Posted: Mar 19, 2009 - 19:04
 
 nate416 wrote:
My first add. Thanks RP!
 
Awesome, I tried uploading it a few years ago but it didn't "take" at that time. I'm glad you uploaded it and it got approved finally! :D


jjbix
(san diego)
Posted: Jan 15, 2009 - 13:10
 
After LoVe DOg?  Bill it just doesn't flow . . . .

apd
(Toronto, On)
Posted: Dec 14, 2008 - 22:46
 
Any Brits listening? Isn't this from Vision On?

Frater_Kork
(Uppsala, Sweden)
Posted: Dec 14, 2008 - 22:44
 
And now, play "Me 'n' John Williams" by the Toy Dolls.
Just to compare their guitar styles ;)

calypsus_1
Posted: Nov 13, 2008 - 10:42
 

 

the song "Recuerdos de la Alhambra" is an excellent version of the original piece composed in 1896 by spanish composer and guitarist Francisco Tárrega, as know the "Sarasate of the guitar", playing classical to guitar.

it exists one another excellent version of this part, by Mike Oldfield, will be the 10th record album "The Killing Fields" in 1984 and It was the soundtrack album  will be the film of the same name; Mike Oldfield spent 6 months working on the score will be The Killing Fields.

** 9 **




maddmike
Posted: Nov 13, 2008 - 09:41
 
 nate917 wrote:

Yep. Pretty amazing how he keeps the 16th notes going so evenly while plucking the arpeggio on the bottom end. He's the best alive.
 
Not even close.  You should listen Eliot Fisk.  He's much better.


maddmike
Posted: Nov 13, 2008 - 09:40
 
This is really bad.  The tremelo is horrible, it is so uneven and heavy handed.  John Williams really drops the ball on this one.  I had to take the headphones off until this one was over.


oscar_driver
(Planet Earth)
Posted: Oct 12, 2008 - 18:39
 
Now, this is spanish guitar .. so beautiful .. 

betsyroks
(uk leicester)
Posted: Sep 11, 2008 - 03:57
 
cheers john cheers bill


johninkettering
(Kettering, England)
Posted: Aug 10, 2008 - 13:14
 
Absoluletely wonderful peice of guitar playing it gives me goosepimples.



macadavy
(Cascadia's attic, eh? ;-))
Posted: Apr 06, 2008 - 12:11
 
Bizarre! The Wikipedia Entry and Artist Website for this piece both point to John Towner Williams, the Academy Award winning film composer and longtime Boston Pops conductor who, while an accomplished pianist, does not play classical guitar.
The artist here is the renowned Australian classical guitarist John Christopher Williams, of of whom Andres Segovia said: "God has touched his brow".
(click here)
At least we got the album illustration right!
Definitely the finest classical guitarist alive today; this is one of his best...
Bruce_AK
(Fairbanks, Alaska)
Posted: Feb 03, 2008 - 13:15
 
ClaireWild wrote:
Wonderful!....Also did a one Manitas de Plata originally play this? Seem to recall from a long distant past.


This was written by Francisco de Asís Tárrega y Eixea, (November 21, 1852 — December 15, 1909)
ClaireWild
(Ireland)
Posted: Feb 03, 2008 - 13:03
 
Wonderful!....Also did a one Manitas de Plata originally play this? Seem to recall from a long distant past.
Bruce_AK
(Fairbanks, Alaska)
Posted: Feb 03, 2008 - 13:02
 
When I was a youth back in the 60's my mother had a version of this played by Andres Sagovia. Thank you for the fond memory.
E_A_D_G
(DC)
Posted: Nov 01, 2007 - 08:34
 
Delightful. Thank you.
nate917
Posted: Nov 01, 2007 - 08:32
 
palexis wrote:
Is this the sound of only ONE guitar??

Yep. Pretty amazing how he keeps the 16th notes going so evenly while plucking the arpeggio on the bottom end. He's the best alive.
MojoJojo
(Indianapolis, IN USA)
Posted: Nov 01, 2007 - 08:32
 
At first I was afraid this was "Jared: the Butcher of Song"...
Pyro
Posted: Nov 01, 2007 - 08:31
 
palexis wrote:
Is this the sound of only ONE guitar??


Amazing, isn't he?
JepLeas
Posted: Sep 30, 2007 - 21:50
 
You can watch him play here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3qFwlwdzVA

J.

palexis wrote:
Is this the sound of only ONE guitar??

palexis
(Palo Alto, CA)
Posted: Sep 30, 2007 - 21:32
 
Is this the sound of only ONE guitar??
Leslie
(Antioch, CA)
Posted: Aug 30, 2007 - 11:14
 
hobbitt wrote:
I had a classical guitar teacher who said you had to be able to play this to be a "real" classical player. Really tough to get right.

Of all the well-known classical guitarists, I like John Williams the best.

I never did!
Hobbit see my comment below. I could never master the tremelo either.
hobbitt
(druid labs knife emporium)
Posted: Aug 30, 2007 - 11:13
 
I had a classical guitar teacher who said you had to be able to play this to be a "real" classical player. Really tough to get right.

Of all the well-known classical guitarists, I like John Williams the best.

I never did!
crinky
(New England)
Posted: Aug 30, 2007 - 11:11
 
fredriley wrote:
Sounds like a guitar gargling ;-).


MrStatenIsle
(Staten Island, New York)
Posted: Aug 30, 2007 - 11:10
 
Of all the greats who play this piece, only John's got the tremolo picking down like a machine. My favorite to try to master.
E_A_D_G
(DC)
Posted: Aug 30, 2007 - 11:10
 
Perfect. Thank you.
Shesdifferent
(Just visiting this planet)
Posted: Jul 30, 2007 - 00:39
 
Really nice piece to lull me just before I go to bed. Thanks Bill!
Dior
(Sherbrooke, Quebec)
Posted: Jun 28, 2007 - 10:05
 
nate416 wrote:
My first add. Thanks RP!

Now, that's a great way to start. Thanks mate (Nate).