Recuerdos de la Alhambra by Francisco Tárrega

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  • This is one of the pieces that convinced me to be a classical guitarist.
    Francisco Tarrega's magical Recuerdos de la Alhambra (Memories of the Alhambra).
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  • @brandonacker
    @brandonacker  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +39

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    • @Xogroroth666
      @Xogroroth666 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Exquisite.
      Darn well played!

  • @UnkleRiceYo
    @UnkleRiceYo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4473

    3:08 When your mum comes into your room while you're practicing and asks if you want any snacks

  • @SteelSkin667
    @SteelSkin667 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3508

    Hearing this piece you'd think it's really hard but
    It's actually really hard

    • @Edinburgh_Bathrooms_Kitchens
      @Edinburgh_Bathrooms_Kitchens 4 ปีที่แล้ว +272

      Easy to play the notes, very hard to make it sound beautiful like it should.

    • @benjur16
      @benjur16 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      😂

    • @CBielski87
      @CBielski87 4 ปีที่แล้ว +282

      it used to be hard
      it still is, just used to be too

    • @johne7100
      @johne7100 4 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      It's utter hell on the banjo.

    • @FreakAl0n3
      @FreakAl0n3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      im practicing this tremolo & after 3 days i feel like i want to cut off my fingers , damn it so hard to flow like a fluid there . the muscle just wont go life fluid, it dont want to memorize the movement and feel 😂😂

  • @ProCoRat
    @ProCoRat ปีที่แล้ว +691

    Imagine being in Europe in over a century ago and hearing him play this. People probably went home and thought about it every day for the rest of their lives.

    • @Samer-lx5sz
      @Samer-lx5sz ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Yeah, and they probably had the chance to! 😂🧛🏻

    • @roccorodriguez6653
      @roccorodriguez6653 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      It’s one of the most beautiful pieces I have ever heard

    • @gardnep
      @gardnep 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I still do

    • @Zepego-jk2iz
      @Zepego-jk2iz 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      What time excactly did you think the 1920s were? Medieval? Maybe try being more accurate instead if “over a” century ago

    • @ProCoRat
      @ProCoRat 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This piece is a relatively modern piece, believed to have been composed in 1896. No, it is not medieval, but it predates vinyl records, radio music broadcasts, and television... which is why it would be so impactful for a listener. @@Zepego-jk2iz

  • @jodyirwin1046
    @jodyirwin1046 3 ปีที่แล้ว +948

    As a young child I would stand in my bedroom doorway at night and listen to my father play this haunting Beauty. I would weep with joy, with sadness. Amazing!

    • @MH3GL
      @MH3GL 3 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      Then your father must have been quite the guitarist 🙂

    • @jodyirwin1046
      @jodyirwin1046 3 ปีที่แล้ว +232

      @@MH3GL He was. He was so shy about his talent, he played at night. I was his secret audience of one❤️

    • @retrohippy7461
      @retrohippy7461 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@jodyirwin1046 thats so precious :)

    • @gaetanodragonetti3942
      @gaetanodragonetti3942 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@jodyirwin1046 I enjoyed reading your anecdote. That’s really meaningful. Thank you ❤️

    • @jodyirwin1046
      @jodyirwin1046 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@gaetanodragonetti3942 😊

  • @teodorsova394
    @teodorsova394 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3363

    You've made me switch from electric to classical guitar during this quarantine period, I feel like learning how to play guitar again

    • @zeinmrshd5753
      @zeinmrshd5753 4 ปีที่แล้ว +111

      That was a really good choice!!
      Congratulations ♥♥

    • @teodorsova394
      @teodorsova394 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @@zeinmrshd5753 indeed it is, thank you!!

    • @osamabinladen824
      @osamabinladen824 4 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      @@teodorsova394 I was a bassist first, then went to become the lead guitarist of our school band. But my heart always belonged to where I enjoyed playing guitar the most, in a classical way. 🙂

    • @zeinmrshd5753
      @zeinmrshd5753 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@teodorsova394 no problems at all!!
      ♥♪

    • @Insidia85
      @Insidia85 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Can Iask you the reasions why you switch? How long had you been playing Electric

  • @seadawg93
    @seadawg93 4 ปีที่แล้ว +968

    I was listening to this and my wife said, “that’s pretty!” I said “I know, I want to learn more classical guitar, it sounds so nice!” And she said “but what’s the other instrument playing in the background!?”
    So awesome that this really does sound so much like multiple instruments playing together. :)

    • @rafaelrandom500
      @rafaelrandom500 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      Lol tremolo's power.

    • @celestinobarruga6046
      @celestinobarruga6046 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      yes,,,,,, that is the magical sound of classical guitar when youre playing tremolo.....it seems like youre listening to many musicians playing this wonderful music......

    • @robertcronin6603
      @robertcronin6603 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It is truly fascinating

    • @dr.richardmwilliams2977
      @dr.richardmwilliams2977 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I always thought it was more than one guitarist until I saw John Williams perform it in youtube. I feel that Anna vidivid's rendition is the best. This guy is very good also.

    • @MordasMakesStuff
      @MordasMakesStuff 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I'm playing this piece on marimba, they had to split it into three parts to make it less impossible for a high school percussion ensemble. It seemed to me as if it couldn't be played with only one instrument.

  • @spencerthomas4298
    @spencerthomas4298 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    Everybody be talking about the tremolo, but his dynamics and phrasing are absolutely incredible 😯

    • @ibrahimismail5625
      @ibrahimismail5625 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      iam kinda annoyed at how good they are

  • @rotoframe11
    @rotoframe11 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1035

    It's not just the superb tremelo - the expression/interpretation is possibly the best that I have ever heard, and I have listened to many many guitarists playing this piece. Quite beautiful.

    • @SeifAndCo
      @SeifAndCo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      totally agree

    • @Mathewkortxo
      @Mathewkortxo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He's really good but I think nothing can be compared to Emmanuel Rossfelder

    • @littlehawksaldana3411
      @littlehawksaldana3411 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Mathewkortxo no to discredit this mans performance but, yea Emmanuel is unbeatable.

    • @chandraiyer1710
      @chandraiyer1710 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@Mathewkortxo i dunno, emmanuel plays it too fast for my taste. The emotion is lost. Also his damn nails click all over the place and take focus away from the music

    • @muhammadirfanataulawal7630
      @muhammadirfanataulawal7630 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@Mathewkortxo Both are great rendition but imho Brandon's version is more refined and has more soul, as if the guitar is singing

  • @Throbtometrist
    @Throbtometrist 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1279

    It's mandatory to wear a white collared shirt with a few buttons undone when playing this piece.

    • @maxxis4035
      @maxxis4035 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Aussie Shane I really don't think he meant it the way you think he did but ok

    • @maxxis4035
      @maxxis4035 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Madra he deleted the comment lol

    • @ron88303
      @ron88303 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I tried it. It didn't help.

    • @MrSmart199
      @MrSmart199 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@maxxis4035 i need to know what he said

    • @kuui9717
      @kuui9717 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You also need to make a lot of emotional faces XD

  • @KiliChai
    @KiliChai 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2045

    He's clearly hiding a tiny guitarist in the cupboard playing the second voice.

  • @fusion4262
    @fusion4262 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    Listening to this heavenly piece sends shivers down my spine. My father played this for us at bedtime when we were little, it was wonderful and so calming. The memories are still so vivid - I'm now 62 and my father passed away 15 years ago. Thank you for this.

  • @pietropaolopedicini3991
    @pietropaolopedicini3991 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Quando, circa mezzo secolo fa, ero un ragazzino che prendeva lezioni di chitarra classica, questo brano mi incantava e mi ero ripromesso di diventare abbastanza bravo da suonarlo.
    Avevo ahimè sottovalutato la difficoltà del pezzo (o sopravvalutato le mie povere dita sghimbesce) e non sono mai riuscito a realizzare quel sogno di bambino.
    Ma sentirlo suonare dalle tue mani sapienti, mi restituisce intatta quell'emozione di allora...
    Grazie di cuore Brandon, spero che tu riesca a toccare ed emozionare il cuore di altri giovani più capaci del sottoscritto, come stai riscaldando ora il mio cuore attempato

  • @abslenchar2347
    @abslenchar2347 3 ปีที่แล้ว +285

    I am glad I live in a world where artist like Brandon Acker exist

  • @JPWinters
    @JPWinters 4 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    This is the result of 647 years of playing from an immortal vampire like Brandon. Seriously though, beautiful performance Brandon. My wife stopped what she was doing on her own to come watch this soon after I started playing it.

    • @top5paranormal254
      @top5paranormal254 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That has to be true. I have been playing 30 years and can't touch this level of skill. And I play every day.

  • @Slarti
    @Slarti 3 ปีที่แล้ว +224

    Arguably one of the most beautiful pieces ever written specifically for classical guitar.
    If you have not been to the Alhambra, make it something to do at least once in your life.
    The Alhambra is really quite extraordinary.

    • @bruceeggers100
      @bruceeggers100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Was the last thing I did before covid.

    • @mencken8
      @mencken8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bruceeggers100 visited the Alhambra / Generalife in ‘97. One of the sights I would recommend to anyone.

    • @violetlight8138
      @violetlight8138 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes I agree. It's an amazing place. Can you imagine hearing this piece while you're walking through it?

  • @PainInDiaz483
    @PainInDiaz483 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I played this for my guitar recital to graduate as part of my repertoire. This was the only piece I felt a close connection with simply because of how beautifully it was composed. To me, the transitions from minor to major throughout the piece portrays the ups and downs in life with the tremolo being the constant and continuous breaths that we take. And last but not the least, the piece ends on a "major key"(positivity prevails) . Tarrega was a Legend.

    • @keerthanab316
      @keerthanab316 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You have an amazing interpretation of the piece :)

  • @ondaride777
    @ondaride777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +267

    That's the most perfect tremolo I've ever heard

    • @robertcronin6603
      @robertcronin6603 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Definitely! I'm learning the technique and I must say that even for me as a proficient folk/blues fingerstyle guitarist I am finding this difficult, to say the least, lol

    • @ryoslix8920
      @ryoslix8920 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@robertcronin6603 6 months ago i tried learning tremolo with my guitar teacher and lets just say that my guitar is in pieces

    • @spookyspooks7567
      @spookyspooks7567 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ryoslix8920 never give up

    • @dhlbfn18
      @dhlbfn18 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I will see your comment and raise you a John Williams

    • @ondaride777
      @ondaride777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dhlbfn18 I heard same from John Williams, Pepe Romero and other masters and therefore placed this particular comment. It is the best tremolo!

  • @whollybraille7043
    @whollybraille7043 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    I've been to the Alhambra. Even with all the tourists, this captures the feel of the place. I recall Spain as a calm, gentle beauty.

  • @robertecarpenter
    @robertecarpenter ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Where it changes from minor to major at 1:40 he pauses.
    I have always wanted to hear it played this way.
    Most performers slash right through this transition with little or no tempo change: I hate that.
    Thank you Brandon.

  • @van8000
    @van8000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Gosh the whole time I thought I was in Heaven with my Dad. Thank you Brandon.. so much.

  • @MaxKapur
    @MaxKapur 4 ปีที่แล้ว +417

    That right-hand picking is mesmerizing, and Brandon looks like he's in a total flow state playing this piece. A beautiful and engrossing performance--bravo!

    • @tomwynn587
      @tomwynn587 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Org80 I just cannot get it yet, and I've practiced many hours...hardest thing I've ever tried to do...and I have a Ramirez for goodness sakes haha

    • @mralowen
      @mralowen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      To play this or any other tremelo piece well you have to get into a flow state

    • @arbs-5164
      @arbs-5164 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Is it possible on a steel string?
      Acoustic guitar

    • @adiiqbal8010
      @adiiqbal8010 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Org80 I've not attempted this technique yet, does it require thumb independence like travis picking?

    • @crispinmcsticks
      @crispinmcsticks 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@arbs-5164 why wouldn’t it be?

  • @mralowen
    @mralowen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I wonder if Tarega knew he wrote the most beautiful piece for guitar ever written. It has a precious hypnotic quality to it that few pieces have. Well done.

  • @TalentedDilittante
    @TalentedDilittante 3 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    Just WOW ... four reasons: one: here, you prove your advice on an even tremolo. Two: you overcome the fretboard to produce an always legato, easily separated, melody line in both voices; three--What flow! ... no discernible position sound breaks! Three: the thumb/bass line stands so clear. And four: the treble then becomes so easy to listen to, separately and harmonically. Okay, and five: your (if-I-dare) rubato endows greatness to the piece that I've always hoped for. WOW, bravo! . . . .

    • @van8000
      @van8000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I don’t even understand half of what you are saying but hell yeah! Barndon to me is the best of the best out there.

    • @littlehawksaldana3411
      @littlehawksaldana3411 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@van8000 basically what he said is holy fuck

    • @DerekCarrMusicPhotographer
      @DerekCarrMusicPhotographer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      John Williams (not the Star Wars composer) performs an excellent rendition of this as well.

    • @paulcarroll6995
      @paulcarroll6995 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@DerekCarrMusicPhotographer I think this one is better, maybe its a sound quality thing but idk this version is really expressive.

    • @DerekCarrMusicPhotographer
      @DerekCarrMusicPhotographer 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@paulcarroll6995 I think both versions are quite beautiful.

  • @christopherd6399
    @christopherd6399 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The tremolo is beautiful but if you listen to the arpeggio of the thumb, you'll understand what separates a top tier guitarist like this young man from the lesser guitarists. He ties it all in together beautifully and harmoniously.

  • @suvankar7008
    @suvankar7008 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    I am Indian I watched Korean memories of Alhambra and now I am learning Spanish classical music Alhambra... world is so small for Guitarists❤️

    • @violetsteele350
      @violetsteele350 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Im not the only one who found this through Hyunbin?!?!

    • @occasionalthespian
      @occasionalthespian 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@violetsteele350 nope, you're not XD

    • @brunarenalle
      @brunarenalle 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wow! Me too!

  • @owenkendrick5454
    @owenkendrick5454 4 ปีที่แล้ว +264

    YES you finally played a full version of this piece. This was the song that led me to your channel after hearing you play just 15 or so seconds of it in a Rob Scallon video with a $275,000 guitar.

    • @CBielski87
      @CBielski87 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      fuck yes, they need to permanently lend him that guitar
      or at least for like, 15hrs of youtube mastery

    • @ianwatts7739
      @ianwatts7739 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Owen Kendrick - I’m almost positive he’s got this piece up already, if I remember correctly it was from a concert with like a brick backdrop? If I was better at TH-cam and the internet in general I’m sure I could link it for you but just search his channel.

    • @ahsenmughal9675
      @ahsenmughal9675 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly

    • @eetuerrenor5757
      @eetuerrenor5757 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same here!!!

    • @KoPlaysGuitar
      @KoPlaysGuitar 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same! I’m so happy 😀

  • @owenkendrick5454
    @owenkendrick5454 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I'm 3 years late to saying this, but this is the best version of this piece that I have ever heard.

  • @user-io2ym6gm8z
    @user-io2ym6gm8z หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have to say that Brandon REALLY UNDERSTANDS this piece. This is playing beyond technical excellence, he's telling a story.

  • @yesiamadorito
    @yesiamadorito 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    How do you look this good, play the guitar this well and manage to be so wholesome all at the same time? It's insane.

  • @drv30
    @drv30 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Thank you for not talking in the intro, we already clicked because of the title. Very smart. Every video should be like that.

  • @antoniograncino3506
    @antoniograncino3506 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The best performance of Recuerdos these ancient ears have ever heard, and that is no slap in the face to Segovia, Bream, Williams, Parkening, Isbin, et alii.
    Way to go, Brandon ! 🤩

  • @nilanjanabhattacharjee2797
    @nilanjanabhattacharjee2797 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The crematoria in my city have bern ablaze for the last few days, wherever I turn there are wails of despair and cries of grief... The dead are piling up, one over the other remorselessly... I had been shocked and numbed by this onslaught of grief, but this piece helped me cry. Thank you. We need you, now more than ever. Stay safe, keep us in your prayers 🙏🏽🙏🏽

  • @mapletreemon4834
    @mapletreemon4834 4 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    You are really reaching virtuosic playing Brandon!
    I'm a self taught classical guitarist and you've really motivated me to actually start practicing, not just goofing around on guitar this quarantine and the results have been showing.
    Stay awesome, love from Slovenia!

    • @debianlasmana8794
      @debianlasmana8794 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Any advice and recommendations classic guitar song for beginners?

    • @theodorakokaki8592
      @theodorakokaki8592 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@debianlasmana8794 check out "Is there anybody out there" by Pink Floyd. It sounds really good on classical guitar and it's pretty easy.

    • @Telcontarnz
      @Telcontarnz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@debianlasmana8794 look up DelCamp. Sign up and learn for free.

    • @georgesbousaba388
      @georgesbousaba388 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@debianlasmana8794 andante Fernando carruli

    • @ThirdImpact534
      @ThirdImpact534 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@debianlasmana8794 lagrima by tarrega, Giochi Proibiti

  • @someromantic754
    @someromantic754 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I have listened to hundreds of different versions of this song, and I can only say that this is one of if not the greatest performance I've ever heard. Of the 500+ times I've listened to it, each time I can never get through the song without saying, "Such a master."

  • @michaelspady9618
    @michaelspady9618 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    One of the best recordings I have heard of this beautiful melody. Thank you You Tube!

  • @Torosentao
    @Torosentao 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The way that Spaniards play the guitar is unique, for the simple fact that they don't play the guitar with their hands, they play it with their heart, and when one begins to learn to play the Spanish guitar, it is understood. You not only have to learn to touch it, but to understand it as if it were part of your body. A great greeting from a Spaniard, a very good video with a lot of passion !! I recommend that you see a lot of Paco de Lucia, the greatest guitarist there has been on earth at a level higher than anyone you can ever see. Greetings and blessings!

  • @andriekos80
    @andriekos80 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    It doesn't matter how many times I listen to this masterpiece it always breaks my heart into a million little pieces. Most amazing sounds ever composed on a guitar and played so beautifully.

  • @user-rc6ee9rf5r
    @user-rc6ee9rf5r 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    it has a vibe of coming back home after decades....everything seems to be known but yet you cannot identify yourself anymore.....alone

    • @satviksingh9402
      @satviksingh9402 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Man it touched my heart with this music

  • @phileandro
    @phileandro 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Extraordinary interpretation!I have known this Tarrega masterpiece since I was a child, 60 years ago. Guitar is the most played instrument in our family, here in Brazil. Therefore, I have heard it played by many guitarists, amateurs and professionals. This familiarity allows me to assess their passion, their admiration, almost reverence when playing it. It impacted me, moved me, stirred my insides.I became your fan. Thank you, applause and BRAVO!

  • @sonjamuller2846
    @sonjamuller2846 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    So wunderschön, eines seiner schönsten Werke finde ich! Herrlich einfühlsam vorgetragen. Vielen herzlichen Dank!

  • @seananguswatson
    @seananguswatson 4 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    Nice dude. You’re an inspiration

    • @Gordito158
      @Gordito158 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ...just makes me wanna pick up my guitar and get into practicing, on a daily basis!

    • @lakshmivalenci99
      @lakshmivalenci99 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bro, I listen to your music every day 🇲🇽

  • @BrianPDowning
    @BrianPDowning ปีที่แล้ว +15

    During a recent convalescence, I have watched dozens of versions of Recuerdos de la Alhambra on TH-cam. Your precise yet soulful version ranks among the best. Thank you!

  • @nealegordon
    @nealegordon 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Way to go Brandon. Imagine sitting in your hillside villa and writing this breathtakingly beautiful piece. Wow! Probably the last thing he ever wrote. How could you do better?

  • @leamarjanovic1832
    @leamarjanovic1832 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm listening to your interpretation and I feel like my mind travels around the world, crosses the universe and falls into a parallel dimension. I'm lost in the world you have created with your guitar and I could stay here for centuries. Thank you so much. Sorry if my english is bad, I'm french. Have a good day !

  • @tandalat
    @tandalat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Saw a notification from Brandon playing Recuerdos while I was rocking out Hotel California solo on my strat. Sat down for a listen. I found myself walking in a reflective garden painted by Tárrega. Damn these foggy eyes of mine!

  • @MarinxxxEagle
    @MarinxxxEagle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I love how he also plays with his face.
    You are really something, man, I wish I could play like you.

  • @acool6401
    @acool6401 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I attended a boarding school for gifted kids in my youth and my roommate was a musical prodigy that knew all these beautiful classical pieces and always seem to win all the school talent competitions.
    He practiced every day and so he inspired me to get my first guitar and learn. He was only 14 years old but was willing to teach me.
    I played until my fingers bled and I eventually developed the callouses like him.
    He taught my fist piece (Bouree In E Minor by Bach), I eventually went on to learn “Recuerdos de la Alhambra” when I fell in love with the piece on the very first listen. Such a haunting but beautiful melody, a moderately difficult piece due to the tremolo technique but I persisted and developed the intuition and rhythm 🎵 for it.
    Well that was over 40 years ago and I don’t play as much these days but I still know this piece today by heart and never lost my fascination with it.

  • @chiarag.1081
    @chiarag.1081 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Grazie, complimenti👏👏amo questa canzone, mi ricorda mio viaggio a Cordoba dove la ascoltai la prima volta e me ne innamorai, ho suonato chitarra classica per 4 anni e sogno di riuscire a suonarla bene un giorno, grazie per avermela fatta ascoltare ❤

  • @AndorSolymos
    @AndorSolymos ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This performance has really made me cry… so touching, so clean, so beautiful.. .simply perfect… thx

  • @D3vil0fMin3
    @D3vil0fMin3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I keep wanting to scream “BRAVO” and clap wildly after each and every one of these

  • @shreoz
    @shreoz 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    this is considered teh hardest piece EVER. mad proud

  • @rmlevyPhD
    @rmlevyPhD 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I am amazed by your breadth and depth of playing. Your recordings of Baroque to modern are amazing. Big fan of all of your work.

  • @pierluigibelcaro9950
    @pierluigibelcaro9950 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I guess you come directly from Heaven, dear friend ... because only a very special, unique Heavenly Creature could play the way you do ... I can't even imagine how much beauty you have inside ... my eyes are full of tears ... I feel unlimited gratitude and love, thank you so, so much ...

  • @mycroftholmes7003
    @mycroftholmes7003 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    having heard every version from williams to bream to yepes and even most of the younger folks... this is the grandest, most lush version i've heard. well done!!!

    • @TheHesseJames
      @TheHesseJames 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well expressed! I think "lush" is the word that best describes this version.

  • @tonymcnamara9368
    @tonymcnamara9368 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Tremolo is possibly the single greatest technique on Classical guitar.
    But, also the hardest to learn!
    To master Tremolo playing like this, is deservedly earned!

  • @enricosgromo
    @enricosgromo 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thank you for bringing me back this memory, my, friend, my grandfather used to play it, to set me to sleep!

  • @Caddynars
    @Caddynars 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Truly one of the greatest pieces ever written for guitar. A subtle sense of longing for the past, with a bright tone to look towards the future.

  • @kareembedeir
    @kareembedeir ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Not a whole lot of players try to phrase this piece. Beautifully phrased and done. Impressive delivery.

  • @fogtim
    @fogtim 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    respect to still liking comments after the video has been out for years lol, dont see that too often. great playing as always

  • @celestinobarruga6046
    @celestinobarruga6046 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    the sound coming from your beautiful guitar,,, its like a continious flowing of water from the fountain,,, what a magical sound......... this is true music...... comes from the heart.....

  • @thewaywardpoet
    @thewaywardpoet 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I've not yet been to Spain, but I feel like this piece beautifully and perfectly encapsulates what it's like to take a stroll through its ancient towns or its breathtaking countryside.

    • @BootsORiley
      @BootsORiley 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Also listen to Buckethead - Sketches of Spain (For Miles)

    • @a.f.4248
      @a.f.4248 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Indeed, and more precisely strolling across the gardens and courtyards of the Alhambra and hearing the gentle noise of the many fountains ...

    • @sarcasticllama3312
      @sarcasticllama3312 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I've never been to Spain, but I kinda like the music

    • @oldfrend
      @oldfrend ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i close my eyes and i can see gaudi's pinnacles spiraling to the sky; the plains of andalusia and its horses running distant; the sun rising behind a villa overlooking the Mediterranean sea.

  • @wasimkhan1992
    @wasimkhan1992 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    This is my favourite video from your channel.
    Probably the best guitar I have ever heard
    I want to reach this level.
    I have recently started playing guitar by watching videos from different channels.

  • @vishwajeetohal9137
    @vishwajeetohal9137 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I come back to this video almost every other day. I see other people playing the same piece, but none gets close to perfection like Brandon Acker does. It's simply perfect 💗

  • @Costa_del_Artlepool
    @Costa_del_Artlepool 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I couldn't play that with 10 lifetimes to practice, but fortunately I'm very happy just to listen to it

  • @christoffernerheimwith1692
    @christoffernerheimwith1692 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is by far the best version i have seen! Not just flawless technique, but also great dynamics. He truly masters how and when to play louder and when to play gentle. He finds the perfect balance. This is very difficult and is overlooked by many musicians. This is in my opinion one key to what makes this guy world class! Phenomenal, phenomenal playing man!

    • @mitch5944
      @mitch5944 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The dynamics make this performance stand out so much

  • @MrAtarifreak
    @MrAtarifreak 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I have listened to different versions, but I still think this is the most beautiful version

  • @performingartsphotography8783
    @performingartsphotography8783 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The gentle dance between left and right hands, the perfect symbiosis of the couple's feet as they compose their final dance together. The vulnerable notes, the strength of years create a perfect marriage of movement. And when they are done, there is just silence. Stunning.

  • @profrca
    @profrca 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I started playing the classical guitar after seeing you perform this piece!

  • @markhourihan6054
    @markhourihan6054 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    A tear for every note, and here be heaven 🥲

  • @Shivayani77
    @Shivayani77 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I recorded this beauty off the radio 8 years ago never knowing the artist or song name. Just tonight, a wonderful classical guitarist informed me and I was able to find this song.

  • @firelordOzai3
    @firelordOzai3 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    The tremolo is perfectly fluid. Gorgeous, Brandon!

  • @Orion-hx9ig
    @Orion-hx9ig 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very clean Tremelo.
    In my opinion the best version of requerdos de la Alhambra.
    I keep listening to him playing this.
    Now...2 years later...i am slowly starting to play this piece of music with the help of this guy free Tremelo lessons as a left-handed playing Right-handed on my Alhambra C3

  • @malokreatywny
    @malokreatywny ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I've been a bit overwhelmed with work and life in general recently. In days like these it's so good to have little places where you can find comfort. I knew I'd find it here, by this hauntingly beautiful piece and your impeccable playing. Thank you so much!

    • @brandonacker
      @brandonacker  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I hope you'll get through this period of stress and find more balance.

  • @ravi230988
    @ravi230988 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Beautiful sir...you made me learn guitar again...I have started practicing tremolo now..your video and playing way motivated me to learn this music piece.

    • @ravi230988
      @ravi230988 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Happy to see your reply sir..thanks for motivating us

  • @escodivia3032
    @escodivia3032 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    your taste of music changes when you become a musician. some pieces are only liked by musicians because they are the ones who understand the value of the piece but to others, the beauty is the thing that maters. I like how the comment section of this video is full of comments from both musicians and non-musicians; but they all enjoy the magic of this piece. Tarrega's effect.

    • @danielramirezg2000
      @danielramirezg2000 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's strange how not only you learn to appreciate a piece when you become musician in technical terms, but you also actually feel it more, it's a strange mind and body connection, I remember how boring classical music seemed to me before I started playing any instrument, but now its like my eyes are open

    • @escodivia3032
      @escodivia3032 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      same classical music seems so much different now@@danielramirezg2000

  • @sdepountis
    @sdepountis 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My guitar puts this on every time I leave the house. Then she refuses to be touched by me again...
    Seriously, I've seen renditions of this from Moretti, Vidovic, the great Williams and others... this is otherworldly...

  • @hernanbares8672
    @hernanbares8672 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thank you very much for this interpretation... Is one of the few pieces that I can recall my father, who passed away 1 1/2 years ago, playing... Thank you!

  • @JasonEkonomakos
    @JasonEkonomakos 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I've listened to this piece many times and from different guitarists. This is by far my favorite rendition, I started to learn this piece because of this video

  • @bekemuntu
    @bekemuntu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    10 months practising it... and I'm more and more realizing how this song is pure genius, Tarrega is a beast !

  • @GodRock369
    @GodRock369 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Well played my friend. It always bring a tear to my eyes. Such feeling and sensitivity, THANK You for sharing this with us to be touched and enraptured in ABSOLUTE beauty.

  • @idontbelonghere2730
    @idontbelonghere2730 4 ปีที่แล้ว +195

    Tremolo picking lesson, sir
    Please

    • @pogchamp7983
      @pogchamp7983 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      You just have to practice it every day, focus on accuracy speed comes through daily repetition, providing you focus on accuracy.

    • @moosefromhell666
      @moosefromhell666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I'm taking lessons with Brandon. He would say that the pattern is PAMI and to start practicing it on the high e string on its own at 60 bpm with a metronome until you can play it clean, then move up in 10-15bpm increments. There is no other way to get good at it unfortunately. Best of luck!

    • @jcmc3445
      @jcmc3445 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Moose Archer is better to practice on the b-string , just my humble opinion.

    • @alperenardasisman1691
      @alperenardasisman1691 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @Moose Archer
      My advice is you shouldn't stuck with PAMI. Try every possible combinations. PIMA/PMIA/PIAM etc. You will see the results. I too am classical guitarist, hopefully will become a PhD student.

    • @moosefromhell666
      @moosefromhell666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@alperenardasisman1691 Thank you! I appreciate the advice.

  • @p.5987
    @p.5987 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The precision of your left hand hitting all the right notes without missing a step is amazing. I hope I can be 1/3 as good as you someday.

  • @fretfret
    @fretfret 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Many people can play this, fewer can REALLY play it. You are one of them. Amazing.

  • @deenayounis2619
    @deenayounis2619 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love your face when your playing..!! Love from Palestine.

  • @joshuagies4900
    @joshuagies4900 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Thank you for the beautiful music; a true gift ♥️

    • @brandonacker
      @brandonacker  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you, Joshua! Happy holidays 🎄

  • @ErnestoGhinaglia
    @ErnestoGhinaglia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Wow, I’m speechless! Brandon, this piece has been my favorite all my life. I have listened to so many great masters playing it, but this is the first time I‘ve been able to actually “hear” emotions emanating from the guitar. Outstanding. My highest admiration and respects to you.
    Thank you.

  • @TheOneCleanHippy
    @TheOneCleanHippy ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I first heard this song in high school when I found some guy on the early days of the internet playing it. It gave me goosebumps then and to this day it still does.

  • @JesseTate
    @JesseTate หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Four years later and this is still my favorite interpretation (of some 10 I listen to). Thanks so much

  • @Caroline1261
    @Caroline1261 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Best version of this beautiful piece on internet. thank you.

  • @beloastropena7236
    @beloastropena7236 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Brandon you're simply amazing, I can't stop watching your videos.

  • @ameliapizarro8973
    @ameliapizarro8973 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Saludos desde Granada. Amo la guitarra clásica. Recuerdos de la Alhambra, del maestro Francisco Tárrega. 🇪🇸💃💃💃💃💞

  • @ZhiyingHarp
    @ZhiyingHarp 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Possibly the most beautiful classical guitar piece ever composed.....

  • @AhmedWaheed91
    @AhmedWaheed91 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    You're a beautiful human being.

    • @brahim119
      @brahim119 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      *@Ahmed Waheed.* I definitely second that.

    • @Betterthantelly
      @Betterthantelly 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ahmed Waheed Well said my friend.

  • @DavidWickes
    @DavidWickes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    👏👏👏 bravo!
    I'd love to learn more about the pieces you play - how you discovered them, their history and place in the repertoire, and also a bit about technique. You speak very engagingly about music.

    • @9Syren9
      @9Syren9 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      David Wickes I second this. All of it.

    • @Crovax
      @Crovax 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      yes, this, please, and thank you!

    • @revenant235
      @revenant235 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes!

    • @putridabomination
      @putridabomination 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Absolutely! I would also love to learn more about these composers and classical pieces.

    • @hannahjohnson4582
      @hannahjohnson4582 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That would be so cool! I hope he does eventually. He's such a great teacher 😊

  • @LimitlessVibrations
    @LimitlessVibrations 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Still the BEST performance for. Recuerdos de la Alhambra on guitar. Truly captivating, relearning this piece now on the ukelele. Thanks for the inspo brandon✌

  • @kenelliott8944
    @kenelliott8944 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Probably the most beautiful interpretation of Alhambra I've ever heard. Inspiring!

  • @HaZeEurope91
    @HaZeEurope91 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Having played this before i think the slow transition from A to A minor at 3:02 was the most inspiring part for me thank you!

  • @estheraldaverovelarde3333
    @estheraldaverovelarde3333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Esta es la versión más bonita y bien tocada que he oído nunca. Bravo!!! Felicidades. Desde España 👏👏👏

  • @udilkoyt5840
    @udilkoyt5840 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you Brandon because of this wonderful Tarrega's piece i've begone learning classical guitar. Im 17 years at the moment and currently im preparing under the ex student of Jovan Jovicic , one of the greatest Serbian Classical Guitarists who was a student of Segovia. Currently im preparing for my grade tests and solfegio tests so i could in future years go to University of Musical Arts in Belgrade so i could achieve my dream of becoming a concert guitarist/teacher. Thank you so much.