After a while, here I am with a very important video filled with good music!
A couple of weeks ago, on May 10th, Artur Paredes would be celebrating his birthday if he was still alive, and the City Hall of Coimbra - that owns three of his guitars - decided to invite some of the most incredible guitarists for a performance in his honor.
Artur Paredes is well-known amongst those that live in Coimbra. His father already played, and he inherited the talent and passion from him - a passion he also passed to his son, Carlos Paredes, considered the best guitarist of all times in Portugal. They played the Portuguese Guitar, a beautiful great-sounding 12 string instrument that is typical from this Country. Artur Paredes, together with the Grácio family (famous family of Luthiers in Portugal), developed the final shape and sound of the Portuguese Guitar model of Coimbra - a very singular instrument that you can get to know well by watching my video about "The Portuguese Guitar by Hugo Gamboias" (here: th-cam.com/video/05phbpkY5cc/w-d-xo.html).
And speaking about Hugo Gamboias, he was one of the people invited to - righteously - play the recently restored guitars of Artur Paredes, a performance that also counted with the incredible Bruno Costa, accompanied in the classic guitars by Ni Ferreirinha and Nuno Botelho.
Today it's Hugo's birthday! So this video is a double celebration! Drop your compliments to Hugo in the description box below because he deserves them so much :)
By watching this video, not only you will be delighted with the sound of Artur Paredes Guitars and amazed by Bruno and Hugo's talent, you will also learn about Casa da Escrita - the place where the event took place. I hope you enjoy all the footage and information provided. I am working on collecting more footage about other things, and I can't wait to share the next videos with you. So stay tuned, subscribe to this channel, and don't forget to leave a thumbs up on this video if you enjoyed it.
Last but not least I would like to thank the City Hall of Coimbra for organizing these events and having the initiative to let current musicians play the guitars of both Artur and Carlos Paredes, and us - common mortals! - listening to them. Thank you also for opening Casa da Escrita to the public, it's an amazing place that needs to be preserved and promoted! A special thanks to Andrea Neves, who worked her magic on making stars align for beautiful things to happen, and let me film this event. Thanks also to Nuno Botelho who shared his footage with me allowing to solve some technical problems I had during the show (without your help I wouldn't be able to have this editing - obrigada!). Ni Ferreirinha and Bruno Costa, you're also both incredible and I need to thank you for your dedication and talent.
ATTENTION!
I would like to make a correction on the video:
The instrumental played from 16:05 to 18:07 is called VARIAÇÕES EM SOL MAIOR
The instrumental played from 18:56 to 21:49 is called VARIAÇÕES EM RÉ MENOR
I am sorry I have mixed the information and only realised after uploading the video! Thanks for your understanding!
Cheers!
Sara Cruz
Founder, Manager & Tour Guide
www.gowalksportugal.com
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