Thank you so much!

@@johnlay3040 Dear John, look at the hair. I've been playing this piece for 30 years. Speed has never held any fascination for me.

@janedarcey4333 Enjoy. 😄

大変勉強になりました。素晴らしいです。

@@johnlay3040 oh I do! I leave the fascination with speed and competition to those who confuse arts with patriarchal sports. I did work hard on speed to please my dear teacher, Gilbert Biberian, while he was alive, but it really isn't my thing. This world needs more gentleness and kindness and less competitive one-upping behaviour. You learn what counts by the age of 68.

@janedarcey4333 Please don't get me wrong. I am not by any means confused between the speed in sport and art. Recuerdos does need to be played at a certain speed to get its beauty out.

thank you so much, Michael.

Thank you so much!

Thanks so much, Alex. Please keep in touch.

Coming from an Armenian guitarist, this means so much to me. Thank you, Alex.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Bill.

Thanks so much, David!

Thank you, Rob from Canada! My sister lives in Saskatchewan.

Thank you, Alvin

Thank you!

Many thanks!

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Thank you for your appreciation and your interest. I can give a detailed answer to your question via Messenger or email. my facebook name is Jane Rigden (my maiden name) if you want to contact me on Facebook Messenger. Most of my recent music is on youtube. My earlier music can be found at www.janedarceyclassicalguitar.com

That is so kind. There are strong feelings there - it was the last piece I was working on with Maestro Biberian before he left us in January, 2023. He never got to hear the final version.

Thank you!

You are so very welcome.

Keep working on it!

Hello, Thank you for your kind comments. The guitar is by Andres De Jager, made in Perth, Western Australia. It is the last instrument that he finished and is dated 1987. Spruce top (he always seasoned his own wood), Brazilian rosewood back and sides.

@@janedarcey4333, Thanks for getting back to me. It is a very beautiful guitar. I love the bearclaw figure. So are you in Australia? I have a grandmother from Hobart.

@@FiddleSticks800 yes I live in WA. Where are you?

Thanks, Miles.

Ricardo Iznaola has a video available and Denian and Raymond Burley are about to make a CD of music by Gilbert Biberian which will include the Four Waltzes. There is a lot of other brilliant music by Biberian that has neither been performed nor recorded. I have just completed a Masters on his life and work. Contact me via facebook (Jane Rigden) if you want to know more.

Thank you so much, Phillip.

Thank you Nina!

Thank you so much! It comes from the heart.

Thank you, Carlose. I am delighted that you like it.

Thank you, Mark. Libby was the sister of my dear teacher Gilbert Biberian. I never met her, but she was kind, generous and happy. Her passing was very hard for him. The music uses letters from both their names and the word peace (the p in music indicating soft volume.).

Wow! I have a fan now. Seriously, thank you. I love Gilbert's music.

Thank you Official Internet Steve! 😆

Thank you so much Gerard. It's a lovely piece to play.

Thank you so much, Roger! I'm so glad.

Thank you so much, Steve! It is one of my favorite pieces of all time.

Thank you so much Chris. Your approval means the world to me. There is room for improvement on this performance, but the music is out there now, and I am sure many other people will want to play it.

I have just completed a dissertation on his life and music, including lessons I had with him on performance and composition and recordings of 7 of his pieces and 4 of mine, written with his guidance. I miss him so much still...

Thank you for your comments. I have added the movements as you recommended. With regard to your other comments, this piece is designed to move rather than to excite, as I know from my deep and personal friendship with the composer, now deceased.