John Williams: Stanley Myers - Cavatina (Live at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, 1971)

[@Kekuahiwi]

Like slagtekst I had never heard this performance. You could have heard a pin drop in that venerable jazz venue. But edify us as to your take on "a few slight mistakes." He's a guitar player not a machine after all. Reference the lines and measures. At least point out the passages you believe he muffs. I've studied this piece as a listener for thirty years and I agree, this is the purest live rendition I have ever listened to. The third measure of the second chorus is a particularly challenging passage with the barre chord at the 9th fret. I believe in the transcription for guitar there is a beat there where a bass note must be impossible to insert because it is omitted by every player in every arrangement of any solo rendition, no matter the key. John Williams always plays this passage with a fluidity that eludes all the wonderful players I've listened to play this song. At the third measure of the final chorus one can, if one nitpicks, hear a slight... even misstep would be to strong a criticism, for there isn't more than a quarter beat at the most, of tentativeness in the passage, to my ear. I do rather like the way he displaces some melody notes against the meter of the accompanying arpeggios. The Hopi, renowned for centuries for their weaving, purposely "drop a stitch" in every rug. Hence, they demonstrate humility in their creations and eschew human pretense of perfection.

[@Ignazio-g3d]

Lei è il più grande chitarrista classico degli ultimi 50 anni ❤

[@anneehlers1151]

My favourite piece of music

[@hughclifford8695]

Great video of this live performance from the man himself and Cavatina that beautiful piece ✨👌

[@태사냥-w1x]

듣는 내내 마음이 아프고 눈물이 멈추질 않아요. 어렸을때 TV에서 봤던 영화 Deer Hunter 장면이 떠오르면서 배우들의 목소리가 기타소리를 타고 흘러나오는 것 같아요. 메말라버린 감성세포들에게 물을 흠뻑 부어주셔서 다시 감성세포들이 살아나는것만 같아요. 아름다운 노래 들려주셔서 너무나 감사합니다. 행복한 나날 되세요 ~~ ♡♡

[@polarpenguin6869]

Super beautiful!!, lovely

[@draxelchang5411]

One of the finest guitarists ever

[@alvaronunesdesousa878]

So beautiful... 7 years before The Deer Hunter... - the solo guitar version is the definitive one...

[@mharrison6615]

Perfection. Heartbreakingly beautiful.

[@giorgiogalliano6663]

Bellissima.Complimenti.Che emozioni.

[@themusiccovenant]

Amazing

[@Slagtekst]

I've never seen this version before. Its the purest I have seen, being without strings. Williams makes a few slight mistakes, but his skills, timing and phrasing are exceptional, as always. He has no equal on classical guitar.

[@Kekuahiwi]

Nor had I. You could have heard a pin drop in that venerable jazz venue. But edify us as to your take on "a few slight mistakes." Reference the lines and measures. At least point out the passages you believe in error. I've studied this piece as a listener for thirty years and I agree, this is the purest live rendition I have ever listened to. The third measure of the second chorus is part of a particularly challenging passage with the barre chord at the 9th fret. I believe in the transcription for guitar there is a beat where a bass note must be impossible to insert because it is omitted by every player in every arrangement and any rendition, no matter the key. At the third measure of the final chorus one can, if one nitpicks, hear a slight... even misstep would be to strong a criticism, for there isn't more than a quarter beat at the most, of tentativeness in the passage, to my ear. I do rather like the way he displaces some melody notes against the meter of the accompanying arpeggio. Finally, the Hopi, renowned for centuries for their weaving, "drop a stitch" in every rug. Hence, they demonstrate humility in their creations and eschew any human pretense of perfection.

[@Slagtekst]

@@Kekuahiwi Well, these are just petty issues, like at 0.48 where the tone is cut short just slightly. I thought he forgot an open b-note at 1.35 but that's not the case. Like you say, because it's not a perfect rendition, as he usually displays, this one is the more moving.

[@else-mariesorensen9066]

@@Kekuahiwi m

[@calvinyu4556]

yes, at 0:48 he misses the B note after the C#. But its very good all the same@@Slagtekst

[@pleasepermitmetospeakohgre1504]

@@calvinyu4556 No, he doesn't miss the B note where you say he does. Maybe you got the time stamp mixed up and you meant 1:48 where he plays a B bass note (mistakenly, if going by his own transcription) instead of an F# bass note.

[@lerevolver6630]

magnifique

[@juarezandrade7562]

Maior violonista de todos os tempos

[@태사냥-w1x]

오늘 여기 한국은 봄비가 내리고 있어요. 하루를 마무리 하는 이 시간 어김없이 카바티나 들으며 일기를 쓰고 있어요 😍😍😍

[@youtubecreaters1766]

ジョン・ウィリアムス (ギタリスト) ジョン・クリストファー・ウィリアムス John Christopher Williams 1941年4月24日 - オーストラリア出身のクラシック・ギター奏者。 アメリカの高名な作曲家であるジョン・ウィリアムズは同姓同名の別人であり注意を要する。 1941年4月24日メルボルンで生まれ、その後、ギタリストである父の出身地イギリスに移住した。 小さい頃から教えられたギターをロンドンの王立音楽大学や夏の間はイタリア・シエナの音楽アカデミア"Chigiana"でアンドレス・セゴビアに学んだ。 アンドレス・セゴビアに賞賛されてデビューし、武満徹作曲の「オーストラリアから」をロンドン・シンフォニエッタとともに演奏しCDを発売、またフュージョン・グループ「スカイ」で演奏するなど、ポップス系の音楽活動も行ってきた。 商業的な意味では現在、世界的に最も成功しているクラシック・ギタリストである。 中国の女性ギタリスト、スーフェイ・ヤンに自身が所有するスモールマン・ギターを貸与するなど後進の援助にも取り組んでいる。 「Williams」は「ウィリアムズ」と日本語表記するのが一般的だが専属契約先であるソニー・クラシカルではすべてのCDで姓の表記を「ウィリアムス」としている。

[@youtubecreaters1766]

サンガヌーナのピアノ演奏聴いてこちらへ。