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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Exquisite.
Darn well played!
3:08 When your mum comes into your room while you're practicing and asks if you want any snacks
hahahaha accurate
hahaha really! I laughed too hard for this hahahah
i was not expecting to laugh that much
Lol
lol
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.
Yeah, and they probably had the chance to! 😂🧛🏻
It’s one of the most beautiful pieces I have ever heard
I still do
What time excactly did you think the 1920s were? Medieval? Maybe try being more accurate instead if “over a” century ago
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
You've made me switch from electric to classical guitar during this quarantine period, I feel like learning how to play guitar again
That was a really good choice!!
Congratulations ♥♥
@@zeinmrshd5753 indeed it is, thank you!!
@@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. 🙂
@@teodorsova394 no problems at all!!
♥♪
Can Iask you the reasions why you switch? How long had you been playing Electric
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!
Then your father must have been quite the guitarist 🙂
@@MH3GL He was. He was so shy about his talent, he played at night. I was his secret audience of one❤️
@@jodyirwin1046 thats so precious :)
@@jodyirwin1046 I enjoyed reading your anecdote. That’s really meaningful. Thank you ❤️
@@gaetanodragonetti3942 😊
Mr Acker, I stumbled upon this video 16 months ago which, at 70 years old, inspired me to learn acoustic guitar. I had no previous experience of any musical instrument whatsoever, but I thought "wouldn't it be amazing to play like that". I've now had 16 months of weekly live lessons of 1 hour from a fantastic tutor. I've learnt music theory and I'm well on my way to playing jazz, and I love it! I know the years may catch up with me before I'm any good at Spanish guitar, but at least I have a new goal in life. A huge thank you Brandon 🤗🇬🇧
That is wonderful. Congratulations, Alan! 🎊 👏
Well done, everyone should at least attempt one instrument, im blues harmonica and ukulele
Inténtalo con la guitarra española, te llega al ❤️
Francisco Tárrega es el autor de "Gran Vals", el ringtone de Nokia
I am 63 years old and that past year or so I have given up pretty much rock n roll and blues,, This music has stolen my heart and at 63 I am not about to lay my guitars down God bless you older gentlemen who are continuing to play the classical guitar,, you have made a wise choice and I support you,,, Never quite playing God Bless to all and may you have the most enjoyable rewarding time in your lives ever as you peruse you goals
Hearing this piece you'd think it's really hard but
It's actually really hard
Easy to play the notes, very hard to make it sound beautiful like it should.
😂
it used to be hard
it still is, just used to be too
It's utter hell on the banjo.
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 😂😂
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. :)
Lol tremolo's power.
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......
It is truly fascinating
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.
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.
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.
totally agree
He's really good but I think nothing can be compared to Emmanuel Rossfelder
@@Mathewkortxo no to discredit this mans performance but, yea Emmanuel is unbeatable.
@@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
@@Mathewkortxo Both are great rendition but imho Brandon's version is more refined and has more soul, as if the guitar is singing
Everybody be talking about the tremolo, but his dynamics and phrasing are absolutely incredible 😯
iam kinda annoyed at how good they are
It's like his tremolo is so good and rock solid that he can really shape phrases without falling apart. Whereas some other players it's just a struggle to scrape out the notes so phrasing is secondary.
I am glad I live in a world where artist like Brandon Acker exist
@abslen char🌵oh...Amen,
AMEN!
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
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.
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.
That has to be true. I have been playing 30 years and can't touch this level of skill. And I play every day.
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.
The Spain portrayed by Recuerdos de la Alhambra was far from peaceful.
It was composed to memorise the Decree of the Alhambra which expelled all Jews from Inquisition Spain!
That's the most perfect tremolo I've ever heard
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
@@robertcronin6603 6 months ago i tried learning tremolo with my guitar teacher and lets just say that my guitar is in pieces
@@ryoslix8920 never give up
I will see your comment and raise you a John Williams
@@dhlbfn18 I heard same from John Williams, Pepe Romero and other masters and therefore placed this particular comment. It is the best tremolo!
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!
@@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
To play this or any other tremelo piece well you have to get into a flow state
Is it possible on a steel string?
Acoustic guitar
@@Org80 I've not attempted this technique yet, does it require thumb independence like travis picking?
@@arbs-5164 why wouldn’t it be?
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.
Was the last thing I did before covid.
@@bruceeggers100 visited the Alhambra / Generalife in ‘97. One of the sights I would recommend to anyone.
Yes I agree. It's an amazing place. Can you imagine hearing this piece while you're walking through it?
It's mandatory to wear a white collared shirt with a few buttons undone when playing this piece.
Aussie Shane I really don't think he meant it the way you think he did but ok
Madra he deleted the comment lol
I tried it. It didn't help.
@@maxxis4035 i need to know what he said
You also need to make a lot of emotional faces XD
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.
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.
You have an amazing interpretation of the piece :)
Gosh the whole time I thought I was in Heaven with my Dad. Thank you Brandon.. so much.
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.
fuck yes, they need to permanently lend him that guitar
or at least for like, 15hrs of youtube mastery
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.
Exactly
Same here!!!
Same! I’m so happy 😀
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.
I'm 3 years late to saying this, but this is the best version of this piece that I have ever heard.
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! . . . .
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.
@@van8000 basically what he said is holy fuck
John Williams (not the Star Wars composer) performs an excellent rendition of this as well.
@@DerekCarrMusicPhotographer I think this one is better, maybe its a sound quality thing but idk this version is really expressive.
@@paulcarroll6995 I think both versions are quite beautiful.
Nice dude. You’re an inspiration
...just makes me wanna pick up my guitar and get into practicing, on a daily basis!
Bro, I listen to your music every day 🇲🇽
I am Indian I watched Korean memories of Alhambra and now I am learning Spanish classical music Alhambra... world is so small for Guitarists❤️
Im not the only one who found this through Hyunbin?!?!
@@violetsteele350 nope, you're not XD
Wow! Me too!
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.
I do not tire of watching and listening to this guy play. Many guitarists play this well, but I particularly like his interpretation.
Hermosa melodía ❤😢 me recuerda mi querida hermana k partió de este mundo y amaba esa melodía su marido la tocaba hermosa 😢
He's clearly hiding a tiny guitarist in the cupboard playing the second voice.
Kilian Weber Ha!
Magic of tremolo
Nice jokes....
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lol...
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!
Any advice and recommendations classic guitar song for beginners?
@@debianlasmana8794 check out "Is there anybody out there" by Pink Floyd. It sounds really good on classical guitar and it's pretty easy.
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@@debianlasmana8794 andante Fernando carruli
@@debianlasmana8794 lagrima by tarrega, Giochi Proibiti
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.
Simply the best rendition of this classic I've ever heard, even better than narciso yepes classic performance
So wunderschön, eines seiner schönsten Werke finde ich! Herrlich einfühlsam vorgetragen. Vielen herzlichen Dank!
This is by far the best interpretation I have seen. Everything is on point.
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 ❤
Saludos desde Granada. Amo la guitarra clásica. Recuerdos de la Alhambra, del maestro Francisco Tárrega. 🇪🇸💃💃💃💃💞
Dude I want to take your guitar class. You rock.
One instrument and a divine player. Shows what we've truly missed in the era of DAWs and synthesized music, without any soul. Brandon is our figurative lodestar who shows what great music from the far ages is truly the panacea to our yearning soul.. Brandon is truly doing God's work here.
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.
Thank you for not talking in the intro, we already clicked because of the title. Very smart. Every video should be like that.
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!
Thank you for bringing me back this memory, my, friend, my grandfather used to play it, to set me to sleep!
The pace of your rendition makes me feel comfortable as I listen to this masterful piece.
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.....
Thank you for the beautiful music; a true gift ♥️
Thank you, Joshua! Happy holidays 🎄
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."
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 🙏🏽🙏🏽
This interpretation is simply sublime
This performance has really made me cry… so touching, so clean, so beautiful.. .simply perfect… thx
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 ...
I love how he also plays with his face.
You are really something, man, I wish I could play like you.
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?
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.
Must be the most beautiful guitar piece ever.
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!
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.
Thank you, Richard!
The most beautiful piece of guitar ever,brings tears to my eyes, hauntingly captivating.
First heard it played by the great John Williams on of all programs the Les Dawson show.
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!
Probably the most beautiful interpretation of Alhambra I've ever heard. Inspiring!
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.
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 ! 🤩
OMG ....... I've been listening to this on repeat for four hours. MIND BLOWN!
What a beautiful piece of music and played masterfully. Bravo Brandon.
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.
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 !
Not a whole lot of players try to phrase this piece. Beautifully phrased and done. Impressive delivery.
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!!!
Well expressed! I think "lush" is the word that best describes this version.
Iconic guitar piece, beautifully played!
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!
Brandon you're simply amazing, I can't stop watching your videos.
I have listened to different versions, but I still think this is the most beautiful version
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!
Absolute best classical guitar content in the world. Hands down. Congratulations. Never stop.
Bravo! What a beautiful piece, so ably & emotively-played. The show Out Of Town brought me here, this is its theme song. Thank goodness that the subtitler was on the ball, because Shazam gave me nothing! I've fantasised about playing the Classical Guitar for a long time. I do intend to try, I'll have to get a 3/4 size, because I have small hands. They'll never create Francisco Tarrega's magic, but my, how nice it is to dream... Thank you, so much for posting this - Muchas Gracias, Grazie Mille, Merci Beaucoup & Vielen Dank!
A tear for every note, and here be heaven 🥲
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.
So good!!! The music, scenery, camera angles and timing. Always so inspiring!
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
Wow! Mike Oldfield's "Killing Fields" is a straight down copy-paste of this song!
Fantastic playing by the way. Really low how dynamic and sensitive you play(Although I'm a keyboard player I can recognize great musicians when they play with great "feel")! Extremely good!
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.
Also listen to Buckethead - Sketches of Spain (For Miles)
Indeed, and more precisely strolling across the gardens and courtyards of the Alhambra and hearing the gentle noise of the many fountains ...
I've never been to Spain, but I kinda like the music
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.
Best version of this beautiful piece on internet. thank you.
One of the best recordings I have heard of this beautiful melody. Thank you You Tube!
From Spain, Thanks. Marvellous.
Many people can play this, fewer can REALLY play it. You are one of them. Amazing.
This is one of the most beautiful guitar pieces I listened in my life.
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Hi Brandon, when are we going to enjoy a piece of Agustín Barrios. By the way, love your playing...
Subscribed! Beautifully played
How long did it take you to learn this
I have subscribed you from all 3 channels.
You are a genius!
Biggest fan😘
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!
The dynamics make this performance stand out so much
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.
This is the little beauty that remains in our time. Thank you so much!
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 💗
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!
I hope you'll get through this period of stress and find more balance.
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!
While the guitar is not my favorite instrument, I love this deeply moving, piece. So beautiful the way it modulates between minor and major.
This is my favorite rendition of this song on the 'Tube. Beautiful dynamics and tone. And what a song it is! :)
respect to still liking comments after the video has been out for years lol, dont see that too often. great playing as always
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
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.
you need shazam
One of the most beautiful pieces for guitar ever written. Moves me to tears time and time again.