He comes accross as such a sweet and kind person. My all time favourite player by a country mile. If you haven't bought his Grandeur Of The Baroque album, you really must. It's amazing.
I had the good fortune to see David Russell in concert several years ago. He was the most incredible guitarist I’ve ever heard. Just amazingly wonderful.
David is still magic over the years on his performance and sound. It looks simple and he is always telling a story with his poetic sound. I know him since Alicate beach Spain on masterclasses with Jose Tomas with only a tent and a guitar. A true ambassador of the classical guitar around the world. Bye for now
So glad to hear you say that! We definitely pride ourselves in having pro audio recordings. TH-cam is great for so many things, but sadly live music audio quality is often pretty sub par.
WOW. congratulations to the technical sound guys. They really captured the depth of tone that David achieves. I might even stick my neck out and say its better than on the CD?. Thanks for uploading really made my day.
I think my heart just sheded a few tears. Songs of pure genuine soul and perfection. Music such as this, Is the reason I get out of bed in the morning. Helps me smile through the toughest situations in life. *Clapping from a far*
You guys... this is just so perfect. Keep it up WGBH! Next time I'm in boston I'm definitely going to stop in to at least give one of your staff a hug of sorts. So perfect.
Sometimes I return to listen again this interpretation. Good shooting video and audio! Russell has a way of offering phrases and use dynamics of this melody that is absolutely touching, each time more.
My goodness, what beautiful resonance. Hard to say- is that the sound engineer, that Damon guitar, Maestro Russel, or some ethereal combination of these things ?
Check out the Bridge at :37 you can see that the insert in the bridge has been reduced to allow easy contact on the fretboard very clever. While not compromising the sound from the base strings. CGSNI.
+Yuliboe Vatser Sorry if this is too late, but Sheetmusicplus carries his arrangments, Message of the Sea: Celtic pieces for Classical Guitar Vol. 1, its fantastic.
David Russell plying " My Gentle Harp"by Sir Thomas Moore,the vocals I used to do this" mixed emotion",lyrics,my avant garde harp guitar and alto fiddle and mandolin @ Barbara Salisbury 155vids TH-cam.com.Would be a nice Harp guitar piece also!Chris Young
To my ear, this guitar is loud and clear in the mid and bass range. Yes, this piece is mostly played in that range. But I hear the first and second string "less volume" as compared to the mid range and bass strings. I would prefer to hear the 1st and 2nd strings equally as loud as the bass strings, but I didn't hear that in this Dammann guitar. Just my opinion.
+robertbdesmond Yes, it sounded to me like the 1st and 2nd strings were weak, lacking resonance. But I couldn't be sure that that wasn't just the way he wanted them to sound on that song.
Could play a guitar with that sound all day. But wait, you have to change the strings every two weeks and file your nails x number of times so I won't bother with the hassle and will continue with the piano instead. :-(
Actually, Tarquin, the guitar is low maintenance as an instrument. Change the strings whenever it suits you - I keep mine for many months - and smoothing nails takes seconds when you have got the hang of it. On the other hand my harpsichord professor tunes her harpsichord every day - by ear - with three courses of string across five octaves - now that's time consuming. Of course the organic expressiveness of these two instruments is preferable to the industrialised over-resonant piano and the subtleties available on the guitar are simply not available to pianists. I guess the piano offers a great deal in terms of dynamics and it's resources to manage a complex score - "Gaspard de la Nuit" for instance - but when it comes to warmth, humanity, expressiveness and the sheer beauty of sound I think the classical guitar takes some beating.
He comes accross as such a sweet and kind person. My all time favourite player by a country mile. If you haven't bought his Grandeur Of The Baroque album, you really must. It's amazing.
That is the best sounding guitar i’ve ever heard.
Thanks for the compliments. Glad you keep coming back! Russell is an incredible talent.
i like his humble and friendly attitude that maby a part of why he have becomed so good at the guitar
So good to listen to David. A brilliant musician.
Per-Olov Kindgren
I follow your performance videos on youtube sometimes. It’s interesting to see also masters enjoy Listening to Legends.
Per-Olov Kindgren I think both you guys are great. I agree. David’s playing soothes my soul but your playing does too.
And you're not too terribly bad yerself!!
I had the good fortune to see David Russell in concert several years ago. He was the most incredible guitarist I’ve ever heard. Just amazingly wonderful.
All my pain and sadness go away when listening to this.
Mr Russell ....you are a giant guitarist.......what a beautiful, extraordinary performance......i wish you health and much more success...!
Beautiful playing - beautiful music - beautiful guitar ! Thank you for sharing.
Mr. Russell is right, the soud of that guitar is great !
David is still magic over the years on his performance and sound. It looks simple and he is always telling a story with his poetic sound. I know him since Alicate beach Spain on masterclasses with Jose Tomas with only a tent and a guitar.
A true ambassador of the classical guitar around the world.
Bye for now
So glad to hear you say that! We definitely pride ourselves in having pro audio recordings. TH-cam is great for so many things, but sadly live music audio quality is often pretty sub par.
Thanks for saying so! D. Russell is fantastic.
The combination of his tone and that guitar is amazing.
Beautiful interpretation, harmony. Thanks WGBH Music for sharing David Russel playing.
I believe real musicians have some sort of elevated spirit... looke at this gentleman; he always puts a smile on my face!
Everything this man plays is a pleasure to listen to. Thank you for sharing this!
Cathy Fuller's voice is just incredible! it makes me still.
Great interpretation from David Russell , and what a lovely female voice, thank you
perfect performance and very nice piece. Thanks for David and Gerald for such a nice arrangement...
That is a beautiful piece , never hear it before but touched me. GRACIAS MAESTRO DAVID RUSSELL!
A very beautiful Melody and David Russel and his Damman it's a dream-team, outstanding, marvellous!!!!!
Absolutely beautiful
Russell is amazing. Glad you liked the video.
I adore this guy...wonderful musician and human being.
WOW. congratulations to the technical sound guys. They really captured the depth of tone that David achieves. I might even stick my neck out and say its better than on the CD?. Thanks for uploading really made my day.
Miraculous per usual. He's the best player.
WHAT A SOUND ! WONDERFUL ! Thanks for sharing !
I think my heart just sheded a few tears. Songs of pure genuine soul and perfection. Music such as this, Is the reason I get out of bed in the morning. Helps me smile through the toughest situations in life. *Clapping from a far*
Wow. This brought me back. Times and people long since past. Beautiful
ok seriously. Whoever is replying to TH-cam comments at 11:30 PM ET for your job, you have just won all of the awards. #winning #somuchrespect
Superb. I love this piece. So beautiful. Love that guitar too.
You guys... this is just so perfect. Keep it up WGBH! Next time I'm in boston I'm definitely going to stop in to at least give one of your staff a hug of sorts. So perfect.
So beautiful
Glad you found us! Thanks for leaving the nice note.
that piece is really beautiful
Such a beautiful piece, performance and recording 😃 Thanks for sharing❣
Totally agree. Great guy, amazing guitarist.
I just found out about this guy, and I think he's spectacular. Each note is so perfectly integrated
Beautiful !! And so is the guitar !
David N°1. Strumento dal suono bellissimo!
Absolutely awesome!
I love His Spattish accent!
He is sooooo good...
This is so beautiful...
Thanks, Santiago. Glad you enjoyed the vid!
Thank you very much for posting this piece and
so beautiful performance!!!
+Andrew Kapala Thanks for watching & leaving a comment!
Bravo.
Sencillamente maravilloso!!!!! No pasa un día que no te escuche. Genial David y grandísima guitarra. Me hace feliz.
Ah! Heart touching!
So Beautiful! Thanks Maestro!
This made me so happy
Hey, thanks for the nice comment!
Loved that the interviewer asked about the instrument.
And big thanks for subscribing!
Que fraseado!!! Está cada vez melhor!
Thanks for the kudos!
Thanks for sharing! Excellent guitarist.
I hope that one day this arrangement by Gerald Garcia is published (I don't think it already is).
What a guitarist...
Like a perfect union. The resonant woody sound allowed David to dress tone in sound.
DIVINE!!
Sometimes I return to listen again this interpretation.
Good shooting video and audio!
Russell has a way of offering phrases and use dynamics of this melody that is absolutely touching, each time more.
Damn, man...
Magical ❤️☺️
Just discover this channel. Wonderful.
My goodness, what beautiful resonance. Hard to say- is that the sound engineer, that Damon guitar, Maestro Russel, or some ethereal combination of these things ?
Gran guitarrista, impecable interpretación
I agree. Our guitar-maker Mr.Matousek makes very good master-guitars also.
Where could i get the sheet Music for this beauty
Precioso!!!
Awesome video. I think this might be the best "channel" on youtube... maybe even the internet.
This Guitar is one of the best Guitars of Matthias Dammann i heard!
너무 좋다
Hermosa pieza, bellamente interpretada y ejecutada. La ecualización es simplemente magnífica.
Genial!!!
Check out the Bridge at :37 you can see that the insert in the bridge has been reduced to allow easy contact on the fretboard very clever. While not compromising the sound from the base strings. CGSNI.
Nice observation, Colin. Thanks for leaving a comment.
+Colin Burnside Excellent catch.
Great
In my opinion Per-Olov Kidgren and David Russel are two living legends in the art of HEAVENLY MUSIC.
Gorgeous!!!! Any way we can obtain a copy of the music sheet of this piece?
+Yuliboe Vatser Sorry if this is too late, but Sheetmusicplus carries his arrangments, Message of the Sea: Celtic pieces for Classical Guitar Vol. 1, its fantastic.
I put out my hat at Mr.Russel. And at you Per-Olov too!
very good..iam amir.from iran.i love you mr russell
Wow great performance! Great piece! Is anybody here who could help me out and tell me the tuning? You'd make me happy!
xyzabc Standard tuning with the exception of the bass E string which is lowered to D.
He looks a bit tired, I hope he is perfect now I want to continue listen to him for other 50 years.
:-) Thank you!
Per-Olov
Does anyone know what microphone was used here? Stunning
(blushing)
oh my goodness....
Ha! Give us a heads up so we can alert security. Just kidding, thanks for the support!
Does anyone have tabs or sheet music?
Scotland finest!
That guitar is somewhat bass heavy and dark for me though. I prefer a warmer sound.
Awesome maestro...
What kind of microphones to recorded the pieces?
Hahaha, Gerald Garcia. Crazy man.
Is there a webiste where I can purchase this piece?
David Russell plying " My Gentle Harp"by Sir Thomas Moore,the vocals I used to do this" mixed emotion",lyrics,my avant garde harp guitar and alto fiddle and mandolin @ Barbara Salisbury 155vids TH-cam.com.Would be a nice Harp guitar piece also!Chris Young
a very underrated guitarist
Vinsu Karma Well I think he's not underrated?
2:33
One of Thomas Moores best.
You're not bad yourself... ;)
To my ear, this guitar is loud and clear in the mid and bass range. Yes, this piece is mostly played in that range. But I hear the first and second string "less volume" as compared to the mid range and bass strings. I would prefer to hear the 1st and 2nd strings equally as loud as the bass strings, but I didn't hear that in this Dammann guitar. Just my opinion.
+robertbdesmond Yes, it sounded to me like the 1st and 2nd strings were weak, lacking resonance. But I couldn't be sure that that wasn't just the way he wanted them to sound on that song.
Could play a guitar with that sound all day. But wait, you have to change the strings every two weeks and file your nails x number of times so I won't bother with the hassle and will continue with the piano instead. :-(
Actually, Tarquin, the guitar is low maintenance as an instrument. Change the strings whenever it suits you - I keep mine for many months - and smoothing nails takes seconds when you have got the hang of it. On the other hand my harpsichord professor tunes her harpsichord every day - by ear - with three courses of string across five octaves - now that's time consuming. Of course the organic expressiveness of these two instruments is preferable to the industrialised over-resonant piano and the subtleties available on the guitar are simply not available to pianists.
I guess the piano offers a great deal in terms of dynamics and it's resources to manage a complex score - "Gaspard de la Nuit" for instance - but when it comes to warmth, humanity, expressiveness and the sheer beauty of sound I think the classical guitar takes some beating.
why don't they just have a cutaway for gods sake?
lol