I am disabled, and also very ill, but due to a compromised immune system, my doctor does not want me to go to a hospital. You cannot imagine how much joy you have given me in a very difficult time. Thank you so very much.
I want to never take for granted the ability to enjoy the craft of a truly great musician like Drew because I can access it with the tap of a screen. Long ago, performances of this quality would likely have not have been available to one like me. Calming, inspiring. Many thanks!
I fell in love with the classical guitar when I would listen to buskers in San Francisco as a young teen. My mother got a guitarist to give me private lessons, but with an old acoustic guitar, it was very difficult. Even though I never learned to play well, at 63, I still love to listen to those who have mastered it.
I can't even put into words the amount of time, patience, practice and skill it takes to play something as intricate as that piece is...and then to play it all from memory. Mindblowing.
+David C. Theiss thank you! I really appreciate the support. I’ve been playing this piece on and off since university (a long time ago). This is definitely one of the hardest pieces I’ve ever had to memorize. Thanks for watching!
This is truly a superb performance. The Bach fugues are not easy to bring together at this level. So much perfection in your playing Drew. I think Bach would have big smile on listening to this.
Holy Hannah My dear brother Drew. Julian Bream is in musical heaven, probably wondering why he didn't record on an 8 string. It's lovely, it's beautiful, and you play deeply beautifully, and it helps make the world a better place than how we found it. Which was Bach's whole point. How many subjects and Ideas come together to create truth, beauty, and meaning, to help make existence worthwhile. Thanks for your gifts and sharing them with us. Ronnie
This is just incredibly beautiful and precise. I've played guitar for 55 years and never approached this level of technique. There is no better way to hear much of Bach's music than nylon strings and ten fingers dancing all over them. Thankyou Drew for your dedication to this instrument.
@@CookieMasterRBLX Hi, I am a professional sleep identifier and I can confirm he is indeed asleep. Truly remarkable that he did this while sleeping. Great work, Drew.
The precision of a well trained classical player is almost as beautiful as the music itself. I am forever in awe at the determined work ethic required to play like this.
Michael Jamieson . In both of these pieces you see the unique symbiotic relationship between musician, instrument and material as Drew detaches himself from his dimensional world and enters another realm where he channels Bach from the grave directly to our ears. It is a magical performance.
My wife is a really incredible guitarist and can memorize pieces on the instrument very quickly... So once, when we were teens, I had had a particularly bad day and couldn't sleep that night. So, knowing how much I love classical music, she learned this piece and sat next to my bed playing it all night until I fell asleep. I can't listen to it without getting a little teary-eyed now.
Shame on you guys! Tom has opened his heart and shared a loving story about his wife and all you can say is "OK Boomer". Thank you Tom for a beautiful story.
I can barely play a basic composition on guitar for two minutes without making a mistake. Here, Drew is playing a very complex composition for almost 12 minutes without a single error - and it's played very passionately. Wow! I'm very impressed. Great job.
That 8-string guitar is like an extension of his own body...perfectly executed. A perfect balance of technique & emotion, his intonation and timbre is flawless. 302 tone-deaf haters.
Drew's ability to emphasize the fugue's motif from beginning to end, to articulate the voicing, keeping each voice distinct while maintaining perfect tone and technique both amazes and inspires me. José Tomás, who made the 8-string guitar a concert instrument, would be blown away by Drew's talent. I heard him play this same Adagio and Fugue decades ago in Alicante.
Indeed ! Of course, Drew is maybe the best classical guitar player, but, in addition, the sound of his guitar is the most beautiful never heard. He is very good with Michael Kolk
Rick Graham I am seriously anticipating for you to lead the way with classical performances on the electric guitar. I reckon tele is a good starting point, or perhaps a chambered kiesel. If anyone can do it it's you.
I m from Russia. I m watching this video many times. It s amazing! I began to play guitar 15 years ago, but I m cant imagine HOW? This is high level! Thank you very much! I will see all your video and will enjoy your magic performance!
An ASTONISHING performance! Clapping! Made my cry. You really pulled off an entire large Bach fugue on a GUITAR and did it with exquisite musicality and panache. I love you man. Wow.
The tierce of Picardi at the end of the fugue is a good idea that Bach wrote it, because of the complexity of the fugue, it bring back the listener to reality.
I've seen this videos over a hundred times over the years, and yet, every time I come back I'm blown away all over again! Drew, my goodness, your talent is immense.
The great things about the music of Bach is that it can be transposed and interpreted by artists in so many ways and yet still retain its appeal to purists who appreciate his musical genius.
So beautiful and almost nobody watching. This video should have millions of hits and LIKES. When i see this, my guitar sits in the corner for a few days.
After listening to this I am unsure if I should resume my guitar studies or simply retire. MANY thanks for sharing. It is grand to know what the music I am struggling with is supposed to be.
The thumbs down just means the idiot is not going to get anything like this recommend. His/her loss. It does nothing to the artist's rating which should be absolutely exceptional. Quality, purity and soul. Kudos!
Nice to see another musician who actually understands Bach with their heart rather than head. I don't find too many musicians who get to the depth of Bach as you do in this performance. Great work.
God that was superb. More enjoyable even than Galbraith's performance, if that were possible. My new favorite version of the BWV 1003 fugue. Great edition and congrats!
This is truly one of the most inspiring guitar performances, the way you have used this instrument, particularly in the fuga, is just crystalline. You, sir, are in a class of your own. I also just want to say that your performance with Michael Kolk of Bach's Dm concerto is one I return to over and over. Please keep it up!
Wow! An amazing performance - somehow the extra bass strings give the piece even more dimension. Wonderful interpretation and so cool to hear Bach played on an 8-string guitar.
You are a magician Drew, everything you play is amazing. I also love your duos with Michael, you and he seem to be "as one" when playing together, almost like it is ONE person playing. Thank you for all you share with us here.
Such a difficult piece technically, and musically with regard to producing distinct voicing. It's amazing just how talented Drew Henderson is, making pieces like this appear easy to play. I'll take his playing over anyone else's.
After years and years of watching all types of amazing guitarists playing various genres on TH-cam you kind of get desensitized and very hard to impress. But once in a blue moon you come across one of these videos that makes you go "god damn" again. Extremely clean playing. The definition of a smooth operator.
Good heavens! It takes true mastery of not only the piece, but the instrument, to be able to close your eyes and feel it. I've been trying to focus on that more lately in my own playing. This is beautiful in every way!
One of the few classical guitarists who with additional strings go way beyond that addition as a gimmick, but make those two extra strings musically enhance already sublime music. That is how it should be. Bach translates to almost any instrument very well.
A baroque theory of aesthetics is that we have various humors that are in need of balancing, and the sequence of the different parts of a piece of music can elicit various passions, harmonize our psyche, and bring us to the balance of health. That is the effect that I feel with this combination of pieces. I give thanks.
I am disabled, and also very ill, but due to a compromised immune system, my doctor does not want me to go to a hospital. You cannot imagine how much joy you have given me in a very difficult time. Thank you so very much.
The best of wishes to you.
wishes of luck and good healt to you, mate.
Wish you well....
Hello Nick ... Here is Francisco. Be strong, man.
Me also, same scenario really
I want to never take for granted the ability to enjoy the craft of a truly great musician like Drew because I can access it with the tap of a screen. Long ago, performances of this quality would likely have not have been available to one like me. Calming, inspiring. Many thanks!
Bach transcribes so well to nylon string guitar...this man is amazing.
My deaf son (with coclear implant) loves this performance. Thank you!
ONE OF THE MOST MUSICAL , CULTURED & CLEANEST GUITAR PERFORMERS OF TODAY !
The fugue is like the flow of water in a river. You carry the spirit of Bach inside of you. It is very important to play Bach's music.
the name matters...😊
@@sparky6Bach is a state of mind.
@@enricomadrigal9168 bach means brook in German...
Requires repeated listening to fully appreciate the depth of this performance.... humbling beautiful.
Absolutely beautiful work-the playing, the sound, the camera angles. You let Bach do the talking, and that takes mastery.
I fell in love with the classical guitar when I would listen to buskers in San Francisco as a young teen. My mother got a guitarist to give me private lessons, but with an old acoustic guitar, it was very difficult. Even though I never learned to play well, at 63, I still love to listen to those who have mastered it.
I can't even put into words the amount of time, patience, practice and skill it takes to play something as intricate as that piece is...and then to play it all from memory. Mindblowing.
+David C. Theiss thank you! I really appreciate the support. I’ve been playing this piece on and off since university (a long time ago). This is definitely one of the hardest pieces I’ve ever had to memorize. Thanks for watching!
Drew Henderson Thank you Drew for such a wonderful experience!! You have gained another faithful follower! Cheers! Kevin.
Drew Henderson : Wonderful performance!
Do you only play on 8 string or do you alternate with a 6 string?
Am i wrong or wouldnt it be harder to play it from reading with out all the muscle memory of playing it without reading
I agree with you, Kenbo Jones. You really have to be a master musician to play such a difficult piece lake that.
This is truly a superb performance. The Bach fugues are not easy to bring together at this level. So much perfection in your playing Drew. I think Bach would have big smile on listening to this.
Holy Hannah My dear brother Drew.
Julian Bream is in musical heaven, probably wondering why he didn't record on an 8 string.
It's lovely, it's beautiful, and you play deeply beautifully, and it helps make the world a better place than how we found it. Which was Bach's whole point.
How many subjects and Ideas come together to create truth, beauty, and meaning, to help make existence worthwhile.
Thanks for your gifts and sharing them with us.
Ronnie
This is just incredibly beautiful and precise. I've played guitar for 55 years and never approached this level of technique. There is no better way to hear much of Bach's music than nylon strings and ten fingers dancing all over them. Thankyou Drew for your dedication to this instrument.
And to think he did that in his sleep
haha
He’s not asleep he’s closing his eyes ur an I d dot
@@CookieMasterRBLX No, he's definitely asleep. I even heard a snore at one point
@@CookieMasterRBLX Hi, I am a professional sleep identifier and I can confirm he is indeed asleep. Truly remarkable that he did this while sleeping. Great work, Drew.
@@CookieMasterRBLX if you look close hes actually playing this while dead
Fantastic! Bach is a Master, but Henderson is more than up to the task!
The precision of a well trained classical player is almost as beautiful as the music itself. I am forever in awe at the determined work ethic required to play like this.
Michael Jamieson . In both of these pieces you see the unique symbiotic relationship between musician, instrument and material as Drew detaches himself from his dimensional world and enters another realm where he channels Bach from the grave directly to our ears. It is a magical performance.
My wife is a really incredible guitarist and can memorize pieces on the
instrument very quickly... So once, when we were teens, I had had a
particularly bad day and couldn't sleep that night. So, knowing how much
I love classical music, she learned this piece and sat next to my bed
playing it all night until I fell asleep. I can't listen to it without
getting a little teary-eyed now.
thats cute
Ok boomer
Wow. That's nice.
Ok boomer
Shame on you guys! Tom has opened his heart and shared a loving story about his wife and all you can say is "OK Boomer". Thank you Tom for a beautiful story.
I can barely play a basic composition on guitar for two minutes without making a mistake. Here, Drew is playing a very complex composition for almost 12 minutes without a single error - and it's played very passionately. Wow! I'm very impressed. Great job.
That 8-string guitar is like an extension of his own body...perfectly executed. A perfect balance of technique & emotion, his intonation and timbre is flawless. 302 tone-deaf haters.
Drew's ability to emphasize the fugue's motif from beginning to end, to articulate the voicing, keeping each voice distinct while maintaining perfect tone and technique both amazes and inspires me. José Tomás, who made the 8-string guitar a concert instrument, would be blown away by Drew's talent. I heard him play this same Adagio and Fugue decades ago in Alicante.
Very nice sound of 8 string guitar.
The performance is wonderfull.
Thank you so much.
Indeed ! Of course, Drew is maybe the best classical guitar player, but, in addition, the sound of his guitar is the most beautiful never heard. He is very good with Michael Kolk
The Adagio is absolutely wonderful.
Thank you! I love slow Bach.
@@DrewHendersonGuitar Me to and especially when you are playing
Mr. Hendersen, you do both the guitar and JS Bach justice. Thank you for sharing your talent. Bravo!!!!!
I get lost in music like this, especially when the performance focuses on bringing out the best from the score. Bravo.
That was excellent. The people who gave it a thumbs down are truly joyless individuals.
You make me cry every time I hear this perfect in every way i feel bad for jhon wlliams bream and Segovia cause you got them whooped 😊
What a wonderful performance. Inspiring.
I was gonna tag you in this! hahaha!
I LOVE YOU RICK
Thanks Rick! I checked out your channel, really really amazing!
The master hath spoken.
Rick Graham I am seriously anticipating for you to lead the way with classical performances on the electric guitar. I reckon tele is a good starting point, or perhaps a chambered kiesel. If anyone can do it it's you.
The artist gives the music all the tenderness and passion it deserves and of course Bach deserves a lot.
I m from Russia. I m watching this video many times. It s amazing! I began to play guitar 15 years ago, but I m cant imagine HOW? This is high level! Thank you very much! I will see all your video and will enjoy your magic performance!
Love listening to Bach on the classical guitar, and the 8-string guitar is a nice touch
Total perfection comes as standard!
Fabulous!!👏👏👏👏👏
Who would give this a thumbs down? Wonderful playing!
A very majestic performance that suits this composition of Bach ...
5:29 wow that bass string I love it! Excellent performance thank you Drew!
An ASTONISHING performance! Clapping! Made my cry. You really pulled off an entire large Bach fugue on a GUITAR and did it with exquisite musicality and panache. I love you man. Wow.
leaves me speechless and in tears! so wonderful !!!!
The face of an enraptured angel, hands as dexterous as a host of web spinners, and music that out shines a host of stars.
The tierce of Picardi at the end of the fugue is a good idea that Bach wrote it, because of the complexity of the fugue, it bring back the listener to reality.
This is absolutely divine.
Most beautiful performance. The ressonance is phenonminal! Bravo!!!
Beautiful performance. Full of virtuosity and talent. Thank you very much.
Oh Man this is divine what you play, and all by heart, Bech, amazing colours amazing tones, simplicity, beauty, color, would listen and liten.
This is the perfect control, coordination and relaxation of mind and body in action that I am envy so much about. Great arrangement and performance !
I've seen this videos over a hundred times over the years, and yet, every time I come back I'm blown away all over again! Drew, my goodness, your talent is immense.
Haunting beautiful tone.The fugue was awesome.
The mastery of Bach on display.
Wow! The guitar sounds great, very big soulful sound.
The great things about the music of Bach is that it can be transposed and interpreted by artists in so many ways and yet still retain its appeal to purists who appreciate his musical genius.
So beautiful and almost nobody watching. This video should have millions of hits and LIKES. When i see this, my guitar sits in the corner for a few days.
ありがとうございます！
Absolutely beautifully preformed..🎶🙏🎶
Or even “performed”.
Great playing, fantastic interpretation!
Охренительно.... Каждый раз слушая, душа плачет
not a note out of place, incredible.
Che suono pulito, preciso, sicuro...... Si! Mi piace! Bravo Maestro!
After listening to this I am unsure if I should resume my guitar studies or simply retire. MANY thanks for sharing. It is grand to know what the music I am struggling with is supposed to be.
Never give up. It’s within us all!
The best. Period. The Fuga is one of my favs and this is flawless. How anyone could give a thumbs-down is beyond me.
The thumbs down just means the idiot is not going to get anything like this recommend. His/her loss. It does nothing to the artist's rating which should be absolutely exceptional. Quality, purity and soul. Kudos!
Nice to see another musician who actually understands Bach with their heart rather than head. I don't find too many musicians who get to the depth of Bach as you do in this performance. Great work.
Браво!!!! Спасибо
Dude is an amazing guitarist.
You are without a doubt, the best guitarist I have ever seen or heard.
Completely lost for words. Amazingly accurate and beautiful.
Wow, that guitar has a beautiful tone. It almost sounds like a piano.
"The piano is a beast that screams when you touch its teeth.", Andres Segovia
what makes you think that comparing the sound of the guitar with a piano makes any sense at all??
@@datdang9113 I asked the same question. Two totally distinct sounds, even to the untrained ear. Both gorgeous in their own glory, though.
@@rabokarabekian409 Thank you for this. The sentence was in my heart but never uttered.
@@forbidinjustice You have a trained ear? Ha.
Simply, a giant artist.
Incredible! I've honestly never heard that fugue sound so good. Thanks for sharing this .
The word ‘exquisite’ was invented for performances such as this...
Absolutely exquisite! What beautiful expressive playing. I hope there will be much for us to listen to.
Wow the 8 strings sound so different... great playing
God that was superb. More enjoyable even than Galbraith's performance, if that were possible. My new favorite version of the BWV 1003 fugue. Great edition and congrats!
I always think playing fugue on a guitar is extremely difficult as your left hand must be very flexible,quick and accurate.You absolutely nailed it👍
Absolutely stunning performance and arrangement. Thank you Drew!
This guitar's sound is perfectly enhanced by the room's accoustics. Simply magnificent!
Bravo, bravo!! Da una italiana che ha sentito la sua bella interpretaziine
This is truly one of the most inspiring guitar performances, the way you have used this instrument, particularly in the fuga, is just crystalline. You, sir, are in a class of your own. I also just want to say that your performance with Michael Kolk of Bach's Dm concerto is one I return to over and over. Please keep it up!
Wow! An amazing performance - somehow the extra bass strings give the piece even more dimension. Wonderful interpretation and so cool to hear Bach played on an 8-string guitar.
Very talented professional,on an 8 string lute! Magnifico classical!
This guy is a magic machine! He plays so good. And I mean: SO GOOD! Thank you.
You are a magician Drew, everything you play is amazing. I also love your duos with Michael, you and he seem to be "as one" when playing together, almost like it is ONE person playing.
Thank you for all you share with us here.
His hands follow his heart; his heart follows his soul. His hands are the holy grail.
Absolutely beautiful tone, space, time, composition. As nearly flawless as humanly possible. Great Music, Great musician.
Beautiful ! Congratulations too, towards the luthier.
Brilliant! Great sound, phrasing, sonority, certainly moved me!
Extraordinary! Your performance is the envy of most violinists!
Such a difficult piece technically, and musically with regard to producing distinct voicing. It's amazing just how talented Drew Henderson is, making pieces like this appear easy to play. I'll take his playing over anyone else's.
After years and years of watching all types of amazing guitarists playing various genres on TH-cam you kind of get desensitized and very hard to impress. But once in a blue moon you come across one of these videos that makes you go "god damn" again. Extremely clean playing. The definition of a smooth operator.
Spellbinding. I needed this today. Thank you.
On reste sans voix devant tant d'éloquence musicale, tant de virtuosité!
Standing ovation, bravo, bravo, bravo.
All angels have descended and whisper in my ear the song of Grace.
Gorgeous! Flawless performance, soulful interpretation, wonderful setting, beautiful instrument.
I Liked your comment! Greetings from musical Italy
@@mariangelacroci881 Ed i miei saluti dalla città musicale di Boston!
Italiana dalla città della Scala, Milano... Musicalmente grazie!
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Fuga 4:22
I'm in awe, the command, the phrasing, its just on another level entirely; I'm so humbled by your performance. Thank you.
Easily the most PERFECT recording on classical guitar on Utube! Natural acoustics much better than dumb recording studios...
sounds pretty wet to me
This guitar sounds exceptionally well. Great playing.
Good heavens! It takes true mastery of not only the piece, but the instrument, to be able to close your eyes and feel it. I've been trying to focus on that more lately in my own playing. This is beautiful in every way!
This performance is soul-drenching!
One of the few classical guitarists who with additional strings go way beyond that addition as a gimmick, but make those two extra strings musically enhance already sublime music. That is how it should be. Bach translates to almost any instrument very well.
The tone, mastery and interpretation of this are all masterful. Such a good job, man.
なんか日本語でコメント書くの気が引ける。コメント欄オール外国語。でも8弦ギター演奏見られて本当に良かったです。8弦ギターとか11弦とかの存在は知ってましたが目の前で演奏している人見た事有りませんでした。きっと高名な方なんでしょうね。素晴らしかったです。やっぱりこう言う事やってくれるのはUTVさんなんですね。ギタリストさんUTVさん有り難うございます。
Amazing performance, every note was so clean and the emotion is just unreal.
A baroque theory of aesthetics is that we have various humors that are in need of balancing, and the sequence of the different parts of a piece of music can elicit various passions, harmonize our psyche, and bring us to the balance of health. That is the effect that I feel with this combination of pieces. I give thanks.