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@theleftymonster5 жыл бұрын
That’s the sound that made me pick up the guitar at first place. I don’t know what went wrong that I ended up playing rock and heavy metal guitar?!! Now getting closer to 50 and listening to this wonderful sound brought tears to my eyes remembering the joy and excitement that my first borrowed small body nylon string guitar brought to my life.
@randomserb7615 жыл бұрын
It was (and is) the vogue to play electric. And it is great! But if you don't own one, go out and get yourself a cheap nylon and a book with études - you won't regret it!
@theleftymonster5 жыл бұрын
randomserb, too late. I have already picked up tenor sax.
@doitnowvideosyeah58415 жыл бұрын
I started on classical but dropped out to play rock and country. I always said I would pick up classical again at 50 and I did. I can play some Bach and it us lime touching God. Stsrting on classical helped me play rock and jazz
@yellowmustard74824 жыл бұрын
Punk to sound cool, jazz to understand why lol
@03Venture4 жыл бұрын
Diamond Dust : It’s never too late... really!
@eldren18414 жыл бұрын
talents aside, this man can be a commercial model for hair products
@koifnen4 жыл бұрын
Yes! I'd like to know what hair products he uses. Please! Anyone know? Not joking... his hair is very well groomed :)
@Logiwonk4 жыл бұрын
That's like saying, acting talent aside, Daniel Day Lewis would be a great hand model :)
@jonathannadeau62184 жыл бұрын
We could also say that his apartment would make a nice church.
@maranathashalom94024 жыл бұрын
Or glasses! Or suits! Or chairs!
@aaron.saladbar4 жыл бұрын
Forget any product models, he could be a model in general!!
@martin.verreault.musique3 жыл бұрын
J'écris en français car mon anglais n'est pas assez bon pour m'exprimer de façon précise. J'ai trouvé cette performance absolument parfaite sur tous les points. Vous êtes un grand interprète! La maitrise du son entre les rasgueados et les liés est excellente, les phrasés sont intelligents et oh! combien expressifs! J'ai particulièrement apprécié la justesse rythmique et l'élan de la Sarabande qui, selon moi, est une danse baroque difficile à rendre de façon convainquante et ici c'est magnifique. Et quoi dire de la prise de son? L'acoustique de cet endroit est parfaite, la guitare est probablement orientée de la meilleure façon par rapport à l' espace et les micros se trouvent visiblement dans la meilleure position. Bref, une performance parfaite, sans aucun accroc, sans montage, devant public... Le retour à l'ancien monde. Merci pour ce moment musical enrichissant! Bien sûr, je suis abonné!!!
@benhurdspetry5 жыл бұрын
Sometimes it sounds like a harpsicord, but with dynamics. Well done, man.
@mojacarflamenco63144 жыл бұрын
De Visée has always been a favorite composer of mine, ever since I first came across his music in Fred Noam's books. He made consistently interesting music with comparatively fewer notes. It's nice to hear the whole suite brought together.
Would you happen to know if all of these are in D minor? I'm trying to find the sheet music lol
@rainyday64304 жыл бұрын
@@user-on5zp8sh3f They are all in D minor. I found some scores for this on Scribd.com, you'd have to make an account to get them though. Here's a different link to a score i posted myself. drive.google.com/open?id=1TCY2el98YJFVy8ScO77ApqMCITaKBpQ7 I've also made a couple different arrangements of this suite, in G and C minor. Let me know if you'd like to see the scores for those!
@Logiwonk4 жыл бұрын
I've seen a similar lineup for other Baroque composers, was this done with the intent they all be played back-to-back for people to dance to or so players could select the one appropriate to an event?
@user-on5zp8sh3f4 жыл бұрын
@@rainyday6430 thanks so much! For some reason I didn't get a notification that you responded lol. I'll definitely look at it and get back to you 😁 I've been looking all over the place and all I found was the prelude and bouree lol. Do the transposed arrangements you made have a much different emotion to them?
@rainyday64304 жыл бұрын
@@user-on5zp8sh3f The emotion depends on how you play it! So no, my arrangement is no different in that sense than the original. Also, the chords/notes are nearly the identical, but only changed slightly so they can played on two bowed string instruments. If you are curious as to what they sound like, here is a link to my soundcloud where I've posted several of the movements played as a viola duet (with me playing both lines) soundcloud.com/bratsche1/sets/visee-suite-in-d-minor
@alcon90265 жыл бұрын
Came here from Rob Scallion's channel. Subscribed in an instant!
@fatimapalacios22925 жыл бұрын
Me too. Awesome music.
@pauljoyko53204 жыл бұрын
Me too
@scottmartin78744 жыл бұрын
Same!
@Gabriel-mw5ro4 жыл бұрын
@Jayce Schneider Rob STALLION
@robertcronin66034 жыл бұрын
I found Rob's channel from Brandon - both are my new favorite subscriptions, for sure...this dude's playing is masterful and inspiring without the pretentiousness and ego that often will accompany such talent 🔥
@kemberleyedelstein62743 жыл бұрын
Well rendered, Sir. Music of the ages has an excellent guardian in you. You breathe life into the notes.
@whoami84345 жыл бұрын
Doesn’t seem broken to me
@skibbidyrizz4 жыл бұрын
underrated comment lmao
@troodon10964 жыл бұрын
Well as the saying goes, if it ain't baroque, don't fix it.
@yellowmustard74824 жыл бұрын
Underated thread you guys are all gr8 lol
@jonp38904 жыл бұрын
I C what you D’d there, bwahahaha. 🙄
@tobiasstudtheol4 жыл бұрын
@@troodon1096, although, do you sense the mistake? If it ain't baroque or renaissance, fix it. It is like Christ says: "Father, forgive them, for they don't know what they play." (Later, in 1791,it was revised to "...for they don't know music anymore.")
@brandonacker4 жыл бұрын
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@christophe98633 жыл бұрын
@Joshua Theo UN
@Noelle_Music4 жыл бұрын
I am just reminded of all the hours I spent playing Mount & Blade
@Aberger7894 жыл бұрын
Bannerlord!!!!! March
@Erduk4 жыл бұрын
I hope it's actually good...
@charles.e.g.9 ай бұрын
This is exquisitely beautiful. An absolutely sublime performance. You are a supremely gifted man. And THANK YOU for using the historical temperaments! They really DO make a difference!! ❤
@leftymadrid5 жыл бұрын
Simply beautiful... I noticed his hand is incredible on those wide chords, his hand covers 1/2 the neck!!! The sound and type of music is wonderful!
@Nightray4073 жыл бұрын
I was listening to this as a background while working from home so I wasn't actually seeing the video. Then at the end I heard the applause and it suddenly dawned on me, WAIT WHAT It's a live performance! I want to see Brandon's expression after the performance! Usually on the recorded solo you cut the video or it just fades and doesn't look at the camera. This time I just want to see how you connect to the audience because it seems like you're so drawn in playing the guitar that you're lost in another world. Well that smile is priceless thank you so much again for that wonderful music 🥰🥰
@O-sa-car5 жыл бұрын
Great sound quality - it sounds like a studio-mastered album
@inspirationalguitar53164 жыл бұрын
AMAZING. It's Played on a BAROQUE GUITAR. . . . This is as authentic as you can get. . . Mr. Brandon Acker you just need to change your outfit, hang a CARAVAGIO painting in the BG, and ask your cameraman to adjust the lighting to achieve a CHIAROSCURO effect to bring the BAROQUE atmosphere even more real.
@danawinsor13804 жыл бұрын
Mr. Acker is a true artist.
@davidr16204 жыл бұрын
Brandon, I love the way you play. It's magical, and I've been playing guitar for 25 years.
@tutsmybarreh35304 жыл бұрын
This man is a national treasure!
@christopherwells10245 жыл бұрын
Superb performance - strength and sensitivity.
@musicofthesky64982 жыл бұрын
Just how in tune this sounds, getting so much nearer to the pure intonation of the intervals than modern guitars,, so beautiful
@bigamsterdam95135 жыл бұрын
Absolutely stunning, you’re a man of wonders
@LFUFMNX4 жыл бұрын
Gordon Ramsay uses the word "stunning" a lot.
@hailbaphomet4 жыл бұрын
Currently saving up for a classical guitar. I also want to start one on one lessons some time after all this stuff blows over but considering where I live I may just have to do online learning. I've always enjoyed classical guitar but your videos frequently inspire me. I say to myself "If I can play half as good as him that'd still be really pretty good". I have a background in music and have a little experience with steel string guitar, so hopefully that'll make it a little smoother of a ride. Absolutely beautiful playing. Whoever picked the location knew what they were doing! Absolutely magnificent. And I love the size of that baroque guitar. I really don't like how a lot of acoustic steel string guitars are monstrous in size. Sure they are loud, but I honestly believe quiet instruments bring so much more to the table in terms of musical nuance and subtlety, while also usually being lighter to play and smaller. It exposes your technique, I suppose you could say? If you read this I'd love to hear your take on it.
@wapolo19744 жыл бұрын
@WATER-MAN Couldn't agree more with your advice; learning a musical instrument is a life long journey in which there's no need to rush into anything that's beyond your abilities.
@mariajukejax96494 жыл бұрын
Maybe it also depends on the workmanship of the instrument, also what wood is used. Different woods produce a different sound. Also the baroque guitar seems slimmer. I think it sounds crisper and brighter, somehow more delicate than a full sized guitar. Maybe he's playing a Spruce topped instrument. Hence the bright clear sound. So you have opened up an interesting conversation.
@wapolo19744 жыл бұрын
@@mariajukejax9649 Yes, you are right about it being an instrument with a spruce top. Pretty much all of the old instruments, and as well as the copies that are now being made of them will almost always have a spruce top. Classical guitars didn't begin to have cedar as an alternative until sometime during the 1960's. I believe that Segovia was probably one the first guitarists to start playing a cedar top guitar at that time.
@robertcronin66034 жыл бұрын
@@wapolo1974 yes! It's all about the journey of learning and improving...and having fun!
@danopticon4 жыл бұрын
My cat eats to the same rhythm as this tune’s opening section: “Chomp, chompy-chomp, chompy-chomp, chompy-chomp, chomp…” It’s such a happy rhythm, and now we’re both big fans! 🙂😻👍🏼
@danchiappe4 жыл бұрын
I love the bright clear tone of that instrument.
@Wolfythereviewer5 жыл бұрын
I really love the baroque guitar. Without you I wouldn't have been exposed to it so I'll always be in your debt.
@manicmuffin5 жыл бұрын
What's that ghostly sighs @1:50 and @11:15? Does this instrument call upon the spirits of the dead or damned? Is Brandon a necromancer bard? I need answers.
@IL_8014 жыл бұрын
Yes. Necromancy Bard 😍
@Bushwhacker-so4yk4 жыл бұрын
Brandon is a vampire.
@lailamuhammad15673 жыл бұрын
Brandon is a vamp for real
@iannmiller3 жыл бұрын
1:50 is TB
@hafid371 Жыл бұрын
You are not a musician !! You are a magician ♥♥♥
@banjoboy01 Жыл бұрын
good I need a haircut
@thinkpad204 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous! I'm a Chicagoan, wish I'd been there! Thanks for sharing :)
@Juleleija2 жыл бұрын
Danke für die wohltuende Klangmassage gegen den Lärm der Zeit
@aurora36552 жыл бұрын
that's such a pretty guitar. i wish they made guitars like that today. i think a 12 string nyolon would be cool too. putting a low E string on the modern guitar was brilliant.
@CaptTerrific5 жыл бұрын
A spectacular performance, indeed!
@StenEdeback Жыл бұрын
Beautiful music well played.
@michaelwenzl82195 жыл бұрын
such a good sound
@chroniclesofbap61704 жыл бұрын
I love Baroque. It makes me tingle.
@leif-erikhallmann4 жыл бұрын
I tried learning this on my 1/2 size baroque guitar, you can listen to it on my channel, but I did rather poorly compared to this! Really, Brandon's a miracle!
@95Minja4 жыл бұрын
I just wish you made a video of playing La tarantella, which piece you played in your video of introducing us to baroque guitar. Sounded so beautiful, and I just can't find anyone else playing it that way on the baroque guitar (there's not much videos of it at all). Would please my ears! Love your ease and elegant style of playing the instruments. Way to go!
@harvinsky5 жыл бұрын
I enjoy your beautiful performance so much!
@juanverde68984 жыл бұрын
I love you Brandon ❤️ thank you for the music. Heaven itself surely stops to listen and drink in each note played beautifully, inspired as surely as a rose in the moonlight radiantly delights.
@moleman19615 жыл бұрын
Fine playing, Sir!
@tanakashigemitsu3029 Жыл бұрын
Sounds and place that I like . Thanks man.😊
@trebmaster4 жыл бұрын
This is way better than those other bards playing Ragnar the Red.
@FrankyBabes4 жыл бұрын
I recently played "Age of Aggression" on my acoustic and it's inspired me to buy a nylon string guitar. Basically working my way towards a lute via Skyrim.
@qhazwel Жыл бұрын
Great work of music in a fantastic setting with such awesome acoustics. Wow!!!
@nolitenemo Жыл бұрын
You have an emotional componentbin your playing thats really naked and lovely.
@strawberrycream29745 жыл бұрын
Wow. Gorgeous and talented.
@MecchaKakkoi4 жыл бұрын
It must be great to be good on baroque guitar cos you get to hang out in these fancy houses
@mushroomsamba824 жыл бұрын
Amazing, the chords sound so rich even though they're coming from a relatively small instrument.
@jackuvall80614 жыл бұрын
That's cause even though the guitar is physically smaller it has 9 strings.
@andrehughes14 жыл бұрын
Brandon you are so good. Fantastic talent, and we are so fortunate that you have reinvigorated the world of guitar. At the most needed moment. A bit of room noise on this one. The song, while a staple in the classical world, isn't particularly melodic, won't be humming this tune tomorrow. You could play a picket fence, and we would all be buying picket fences tomorrow.
@EleneDOM2 жыл бұрын
There are no songs in this performance-- please, please everybody, don't refer to instrumental pieces as songs! I'm astonished that anyone would fail to hear the many hummable tunes in this wonderful suite. It's a staple for good reason. I've always tremendously enjoyed playing it on the modern guitar and am hoping to get a chance to play it on a baroque guitar. Brandon is making me want to do that all the more.
@mariajukejax96494 жыл бұрын
I bet you never had trouble learning Barre chords! Barre chords drive me to drink! Beautiful playing.
@Genesis8175 жыл бұрын
Just found your channel today. Thank you for your work. All of your content is 💯
@hypers0mniac9535 жыл бұрын
im sure I would be bad at it but I really want to play music like this on a guitar like that.
@Opuskrokus5 жыл бұрын
Go for it man!
@carrollman125 жыл бұрын
Youre going to be bad which means everytime you pick up the guitar you will be better than the last!
@randomserb7615 жыл бұрын
@@Blackbooks78 Definitely true, goes for anything.
@s.spambot90954 жыл бұрын
Wow, even this guy's name sound rich!
@sarahnye30696 ай бұрын
Life is so noisy nowadays, and the music of this age doesn't seem to even try to reach the heavens. This music seems to point upwards to the perfection of God. I have a bit of tinnitus, and this music is balm to that and audio-hope of heaven
@richardstarr4073 жыл бұрын
Well, that was wonderful, Brandon! Thank you so much. I've loved that suite for years but I just played the notes, man. Your performance had so much depth and made so much sense. I understand that improvisation is key in a true baroque performance. I'm just wondering how much of that performance is Visée and how much is you? Is there notation for a strum and other ornamentation, or is that something a baroque performer is just supposed to know? Or is a combination?
@TheGarnetObsidian Жыл бұрын
What a gift, you are astoundingly talented! Sincere thanks for sharing with us. I subscribed and this piece is now marked as a favorite so that I may rewatch it.♥ Happy new year wishes.
@saramazd Жыл бұрын
Heavenly~
@robertcronin66034 жыл бұрын
Excellent 👌
@RantzBizGroup5 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful sounding instrument!!! Thanks for the upload!!!
@willtro8794 жыл бұрын
Phenomenal playing sir
@sohafeln4 жыл бұрын
You are an incredible musician, mate. Keep up the good work.
@tsugacanadensis67135 жыл бұрын
A great reminder of de Visee. I was attracted by the shape of your guitar in the thumbnail. It reminds me of my first vihuela. i was never interested in playing baroque music but I enjoy listening. Thank you. There may be no knowing but I can't help thinking de Visee was aquainted with the work of Luis Milan.
@deanpapadopoulos33143 жыл бұрын
The best!
@TheJiminiflix4 жыл бұрын
So gifted. Thanks for this.
@klauswhitedreamer5 жыл бұрын
Beautiful, be blessed !
@SixStringSteve Жыл бұрын
Great to hear it on this instrument. Been playing this suite since the 70s, womderful music. Have you tried Logy’s suite in Am?
@Rumtoad14 жыл бұрын
Outstanding!
@patioproductions35995 жыл бұрын
love it!
@ddoug10045 жыл бұрын
Very enjoyable, Brandon! Thanks!
@elionaidgranados10054 жыл бұрын
Cool sounds in that place
@Rafael-lx2xw5 жыл бұрын
It's so fucking perfectly played, I almost cry watching this. Cheers from Brazil, mate! Do more Baroque stuff!
@samuelsiqueira38315 жыл бұрын
Incrível né
@Rafael-lx2xw5 жыл бұрын
@@samuelsiqueira3831 Sim!
@Mattydguitarist4 жыл бұрын
Brandon - where can you guy one of these baroque guitars? I can't tell you how amazing of a gift this would be for my dad for christmas. It sounds absolutely beautiful when you play it and it is literally a time transport ; i love it!!!!!!!
@brandonacker4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Here's a cheaper model: www.amazon.com/Roosebeck-GBSR5C-Baroque-Guitar-5-course/dp/B01ENW3SX6/ref=asc_df_B01ENW3SX6/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312134107081&hvpos=1o2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16585243359253940113&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1016367&hvtargid=aud-799727667774:pla-569245243402&psc=1 Otherwise check out this page regularly for used: www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute/forsale.html
@danielflood4685 жыл бұрын
Brilliant.
@veritasastro5 жыл бұрын
I wonder.. The guitar you played in this video was tuned in 432hz? So relaxing to listen and love your interpretation!
@brandonacker5 жыл бұрын
Yes, 432. Thx!
@cristianiade41634 жыл бұрын
Congratulations, may you recommend me a place where I can get a cheap baroque guitar?
@hughbuchanan90484 жыл бұрын
Great job, wonderful sound. I learned the Fred Noad versions . It sounds different on your guitar. But if it ain't Baroque, don't fix it.
@03Venture4 жыл бұрын
Hugh Buchanan : 🤣
@Ujvi897214 жыл бұрын
I love your work Brandon :D
@muscovyducks4 жыл бұрын
Bravo
@nicolekeijzer192011 ай бұрын
Super❤
@yeoldmedic75724 жыл бұрын
Beautiful brandon , how is this guitar tuned? Im gonna order a 7 string classical from doff , and experiment with more lutey tunings. As just tuning my g string a half tone down in standard tuning changed my playing in a nice direction . also a fan of 432hz here :3 take care brother
@misipikler78443 жыл бұрын
I'm 90% sure: a - d - g - b - e And also since it's Baroque, A = 415 Hz Hope this can help. ☺️
@yeoldmedic75723 жыл бұрын
@@misipikler7844 thanks :)
@dinobibolotti83515 жыл бұрын
Great!!
@MaDLad-jh2oj4 жыл бұрын
Great job 👍👍 super good
@georgewilkins42314 жыл бұрын
Brandon. Some of your replies are odd. However I just enjoy music. Coincidentally I'm studying the Devise suite in D Minor on standard classical guitar from the Karl Scheit transcriptions. About a 3rd of the way through. Not easy!! I'd love to play same on a Baroque guitar... You're a breath of fresh air... The timing of this video is perfect for me... Many thanks.
@parnachakrabartybhaskar45432 жыл бұрын
Namaste sir ji Just one word for your playing peaceful. Along with one request "Haye Haye Pran Jaye" An old Bengali song Sung by the great legend LATA MANGESHKAR From the movie named "Marjina Abdalla" Please sir play the song on your classical guitar, slowly without any rhythm. Once you listen to the song, you will understand why I am requesting. We all count on you sir. 😇 Lots and lots and lots of love from India Bangalore.
@doitnowvideosyeah58415 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a cross between a guitar and a lute. Are those gut strings? I have heard they have a sharper sound than nylon.
@nsgclan885 жыл бұрын
yup it's gut strings, it kinda has a harpsichord sound to it too.
@G3m1n1MTNs4 жыл бұрын
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@matthewsolina49203 жыл бұрын
Where did you film this? Is that natural reverb the sound of the room? It’s awesome.
@brandonacker3 жыл бұрын
Thanks its at the beautiful St James Cathedral in Chicago. Yes natural reverb :)
@mrsgandalfcat5 жыл бұрын
Excellent performance. However how about tempos? for example the Courante "had the slowest tempo of all French court dances, described by Matthieson, Ouantz and Rousseau as "grave and Majestic" "Courante is the noble entrance dance of Kings' From Peter Croton's book '
@bmedicky5 жыл бұрын
You're quoting three late Baroque sources. Dances in their earlier incarnations were likely faster, so I don't see a problem playing something this early a bit more up-tempo.
@JesusAlvarado-yd4rp4 жыл бұрын
Brandon can collab with twoset. I would watch that
@ilikevideos48685 жыл бұрын
I'd learn this song, but I baroque my guitar..
@minhtrinh74404 жыл бұрын
Nice one
@roblamont87564 жыл бұрын
He’s good !
@bobdeluxeandtheideals13565 жыл бұрын
🔥🔥🔥
@jamminwithjambo77295 жыл бұрын
I am curious as to how much of the notation of the written piece denotes the dynamics and the phrasing and how much is interprted by the performer.
@brandonacker5 жыл бұрын
Good question. There are no dynamic, phrasing or articulation markings. There are however lots of symbols for ornaments like trills and slurs. A lot of music from this period is short hand and it was implied that the performer understood what to do and was free to improvise new ornaments.
@jamminwithjambo77295 жыл бұрын
@@brandonacker Thanks Brandon. I really enjoy your channel and performances. You really are a Bard of the highest quality and evoke the memories of an ancient past. 🎶🔥♥️🔥🎶
@LukasDeBoll1954 Жыл бұрын
Some might think he's the reincarnation of Robert. Anyway, a great performance!
@marcmauboussin93662 жыл бұрын
Monsieur vous avez toute votre place à la cour du bon Roy Louis.
@alojz3004 жыл бұрын
banger
@DrunkenSteppa5 жыл бұрын
¿Por qué las toces en el fondo de cada grabación clásica?
@lazmusic15 жыл бұрын
Hi Brandon, forgive my ignorance but could you let me know what tuning De Visée uses in this piece? Many thanks.
@reevesebastian5 жыл бұрын
I second that
@reevesebastian5 жыл бұрын
I second this @Brandon J. Acker
@Coolnesski3 жыл бұрын
Check out the SX Trav 1 guitar.
@chris7brook4 жыл бұрын
I also tune to 432 mz! Wonderful sound & Tone , timeless music!
@jaredpreston38154 жыл бұрын
@BrandonAcker Do you add reverb to these videos or is it the natural sound of the rooms. You're playing is absolutely beautiful.
@brandonacker4 жыл бұрын
This is natural reverb from the chapel. I add a tiny bit of reverb on my videos recorded in a dry room.