Chopin On A 180 Year Old Guitar!

Brandon Acker playing Chopin's Prelude no. 7, op. 28 on a 180 year old gut-strung Ramirez guitar. Arranged by Francisco Tárrega.
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[@curlyfries9122]

Three years ago, I saw one of your videos and heard classical guitar for the first time. In two days, I am moving into college to study classical guitar. This video grounded me and showed me why I’m doing what I’m doing. Thank you!

[@brandonacker]

Wow! That is so wonderful 👏 Good for you and I hope you have a great time in college 😊

[@JudahPryorGuitar]

It was two years ago for me I’d never even listened to classical before and in a year I’ll be auditioning for IU.

[@Yorkie285]

It was an honor and privilege to listen to you, Brandon.

[@DanDDirges]

Amazing performance of this timeless Chopin classic!

[@christopheroleata9336]

Dear Brandon. Thank you for being there. I get great multitudes of wonder and helpful guidance through you and your work. I really appreciate it.

[@brandonacker]

You are so welcome!

[@NickKouls]

I remember the video you made for this guitar. Sure there are guitars with much better sound but the historical value makes up for it. Its amazing to see that instrument still in action. Oh,fantastic playing btw 😊

[@AndSendMe]

In terms of ability to make music, what would you say is a guitar with "a much better sound"? I am beginning to suspect that the whole Spanish guitar interlude may have been a detour from the main point, in which development driven by flamenco was co-opted and misapplied, until we ended up with an effete poodle to replace the robust musical efficacy of guitars like this.

[@Mark70609]

Which guitars do you consider sounding better (brand etc)? It sounds fine to me.

[@lordthicknipples-gt2oq]

​@@AndSendMeGOD DAMMIT TOO MANY BIG WORDS MAKE MY BRAIN HURT

[@edeledeledel5490]

Still a beautiful sound...

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

Oh, so soothing to listen to

[@Divlnorum]

Beautiful and idyllic

[@marianszal2558]

How absolutely charming. This was my first concert piece on the piano. I have taught this prelude to several students. They've always enjoyed learning, and performing this piece. Thank you for sharing.

[@---_277]

Heavenly ❤

[@deathragh1]

Sounds absolutely beautiful, also thanks Brandon for the lute translation video, just finished my first piece of lute music on guitar (first song in the Hirsch lute book) and it sounds awesome, thanks man :D

[@brandonacker]

🎸Learn how to play Bach on the guitar at my school's Zoom workshop this Saturday! Arpeggiato.com/events

[@Tonvanis75]

*Thank you. I always love your play.*

[@angelikaseegers-classicalg8053]

Nice sound and beautiful playing !! Thank you for sharing 🙂

[@CookyOfficial]

I love the beautiful sound this makes. Thanks for sharing Brandon!

[@Josh.Vanjani]

Well played, Brandon! I played this arrangement last year, so I can attest to the fact that you did a great job phrasing the piece. Excellent choice of instrument for bringing out this arrangement's finer nuances. 👏

[@edmundisanski982]

Such a beautiful tone!

[@cainanneedham9022]

So fluid and graceful

[@donaldmacdougall2805]

What a lovely guitar so beautifully played.❤

[@Mario-xr3jo]

Amazing piece of work!

[@haazk666]

Exquisite experience for our senses!!! Brilliant piece, magical interpretation and an unique tone by an ancestral guitar.

[@rodrirm]

Very well played Brandon, and its amazing how huge was Francisco Tárrega for the guitar. Also what a lovely guitar!

[@andyd8299]

Amazing

[@arkoobi]

Bravo!

[@Nessevan]

Your videos got me to pick up a guitar for the first time in 47 years. Thanx Brandon...

[@brandonacker]

Wow, that is wonderful! Enjoy your guitar :)

[@CanadianDivergent]

I love this piece... would like to hear some major Bach works too.

[@MrWojoRising5446]

Oh this one takes me back. I remember learning this in piano lessons.

[@b-jscott]

So beautiful 🎶🎼❤

[@Egypt_101]

Beautiful! And congratulations on 500k subscribers! 😊👍❤

[@josiahwright23]

Beautiful music

[@briggsak05]

Beautiful presentation

[@mcudek]

Really lovely Brandon!

[@jaimeochoa7256]

Lovely!

[@mjallenuk]

Such a treat ... you have to wonder if this sounds that much better now than it did in it's first owners hands.

[@marksalvador2547]

soothing!

[@DrJonathanGodfrey]

Beautifully played! I think Chopin would approve.

[@gabechavez8673]

Beautiful

[@johnmorgan2152]

That was awesome!

[@akashrawatmusic6646]

When I will play like you it's my dream

[@jessiehermit9503]

When you learn grammar. Just joking. I'm a bit of a grammar nazi. 😅😅😅😅 lol.

[@akashrawatmusic6646]

@@jessiehermit9503 😂

[@comradesusiwolf1599]

you should learn to be your own best guitarist. everyone has a unique voice.

[@KarenPautz]

@@jessiehermit9503 Bold of you to think all commenters are native English speakers. 😅😅😅😅 Brandon has an international audience. And heck, even I, who was a grammar fiend likely before you were even born, gets tongue-tied by Brandon's playing.

[@SculptyWorks]

So beautiful! ❤❤👍👍

[@gadgad6227]

The amazing thing about playing an old instrument is you get to listen the same sound that they hear 180 years ago.

[@petrlos5374]

my daughter's guitar teacher has two like this (don't know the manufacturer), probably 1850+- and sometimes she may play on it.. it makes me so jealous :)

[@daniel.freinberger]

I love your Videos!

[@daniel.freinberger]

I corrected a spelling mistake, and now Brendon's like is simply gone. 🥲

[@kingjacob3585]

Great job Sir !

[@franksabatino7576]

Thanks Brandon. This is wonderfully sweet.

[@matthewmontag963]

You’ve inspired me to learn guitar with your Capricho Arabe cover and I’m now 2 1/2 years and I can say… it’s gonna take a year or two more to get that song good! 😂

[@Nylon_and_Gut-MatteoLaurenzi]

wonderfull!!

[@carlossantamaria57]

Beautifully interpreted! The sweetness of the sound is unmatched

[@RetroHalon]

I like you play. Never stop!

[@hafid371]

Beautiful ♥ Thank you ♥

[@gregmarquis1886]

WOW!

[@luckypierre2848]

I like Brendan's quite presentation it enhances his music

[@austist]

How often do you get "do you do weddings?"

[@TheRussianGenius]

Sounds beautiful! ❤️ Request from me: if you could consider making part 3 tremolo, or a tutorial of some other technique you like

[@kevinmiller5786]

Bravo! 😃👍

[@francescocarta-hh4kv]

Musica celestiale, bravissimo ❤❤

[@bansheegaming107]

Such a lovely romantic guitar❤️❤️❤️

[@asherbeal8357]

Thank you Brandon. You are a National Treasure.

[@pharos8748]

The 500k subs only getting closer!

[@fumbleb33]

The headstock on this guitar has reminded me of the footboard of an old sleigh style bed since I saw it in the expensive guitars video.

[@TNothingFree]

Bravo

[@Odo_Fraggins]

I love the sound of the glissandi in the Tárrega transcription. They do so much to make this a guitar piece rather than a piano piece played on a guitar.

[@mkleng]

Can’t believe the gut string is 180 years old :)

[@anthonybrown2260]

Wow

[@StarryNightSydney]

Amazing sound... by the way, when are you planning to release the 2nd volume of the Classicalguitar-pro?

[@brandonacker]

Thank you! I'm filming it as I type :) I'll release a no nail course that is being edited now shortly and then I'll release Vol. 2 of Classical Guitar Pro as soon as it's edited! I'm hoping to release it before the year is over. Thanks for your interest :)

[@StarryNightSydney]

@@brandonacker Amazing. You must have read my comment on the other video haha. Thanks a lot you're the best! Oh, and is the no-nail course going to be on youtube, or your website? Can't wait for it!

[@brandonacker]

@@StarryNightSydney I will announce the courses when they are out on youtube and they will be viewable at their own website like Classicalguitar-pro.com I'm so excited to share these and am working full time on it :)

[@StarryNightSydney]

@@brandonacker Epic. I will definitely go for it!

[@gustlfaller4494]

In your hands it sounds like the piece has been written solely for guitar, bravissimo!

[@thegeetarmann]

👏

[@3cardmonty602]

Being of Polish descent I almost cried listening to this.

[@edwardanderson3506]

It has a quality that would have been captured even on the earliest recording equipment.

[@daniby9894]

Wow... I never heard gut-strings and had no clue they were still making them! Such a vibrant mellowness... so sweet! Why don't they mak 'em as they used to!?! Idk, some special edition...

[@diyshenanigans3040]

Such a beautiful piece! And from our favorite vampire guitarist ❤ I bet he learned it from Chopin in 1841...

[@akashrawatmusic6646]

Capable brother love from India

[@kingjacob3585]

May we please have a video from you telling us what to learn on classical guitar from the first day to the most absolute advanced levels 🙏🏾

[@brandonacker]

This is what I teach in my online course classicalguitar-pro.com

[@Tylervrooman]

I did an arrangement for this piece keeping it in the original key of A major. Try it. I'd be curious to see what you think about it in the original key on guitar. For example guitarists always play Bach prelude in G major in D major and it always just sounds wrong. (This sounds amazing btw, just curious what you'd think) Anyway, amazing playing and thanks for the great videos!!

[@brandonacker]

Thanks 😊 I personally don't believe that there is anything special about keys that needs to be preserved when arranging for another instrument. In fact, Bach himself didn't think so either because he often arrangement the same music for different instruments and would normally change the key to fit each instrument.

[@karlpoppins]

Wait until you realise it _always_ "sounds wrong" in modern performances, regardless of the instrument, because the vast majority of performers use A440 and equal temperament. Maybe in the case of romantic composers you'd have a point, but your mentioning Bach does not work in your favour.

[@lordthicknipples-gt2oq]

​@@karlpoppinsI think the issue is that the guitar tuning (and equal temperament in general) is not perfect, which is why when you try to play certain songs on a guitar without re-tuning a string or two it will sound off. I just realized I kind of restated what you said, I'm drunk asf right now so I'm just gonna post this anyway. Here, have a rocketship 8=======================D~~~

[@barbroevanderlindquist4128]

Wery intresting instrument!

[@campbellrocksagain]

😮❤

[@melinarodriguez8395]

What material is it? It sounds lovely and more defined that I had thought for being so old!

[@brandonacker]

You can watch the full video in the description to learn more about the guitar! Spruce top.

[@melinarodriguez8395]

@@brandonacker Thank you! 😮

[@frankaq3951]

Nearly at 500K and the guitar giveaway!

[@brandonacker]

Woohoo!

[@woodennebula8248]

The guitar is as old as our vampire guitar player

[@normajunior8099]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@najibnoori8606]

How much does cost this guitar?

[@dannyrivers3922]

Where was this!?

[@joalco3]

What were they thinking with the folded headstock lol

[@DanBofi27]

Well done Brandon. Very beautiful performance. Are you playing with nails or just flesh? I'd guess you're playing with nails but the bass notes sound so nice and warm.

[@brandonacker]

Thanks! No thumb nail and short nails on the fingers with gut strings.

[@externalreflection3147]

Hey brandon can you please play la catedral barrios i would really love to hear it from you 🙏🏻

[@brandonacker]

I love that piece and played it a lot in college :) I never ended up recording it unfortunately but im hoping to get back to it.

[@chrisstanford3652]

🎶🎵🤗🤗🌹

[@georg5021]

They are daddario strings ?

[@brandonacker]

No. Historical gut strings

[@user-uw3mo7bg5z]

hi i would like to ask you about francisco simplicio guitar of 1929 has number 3 on the ticket inside . is it really worthing more than 200.000.00 € if you know how much nearby thank you

[@brandonacker]

Sorry I don't know anything about that guitar.

[@user-uw3mo7bg5z]

@@brandonacker it is classic guitar but thank you anyway i wish if you can ask the experct which was you on video for few years ago talking to you about the different of guitars between 200$ and 2000 $ and 20000 $ and 200000 $ .on that video i found you

[@soundcanheal]

Some own guns Some own swords We own guitars ;) "Music is the weapon" Fela Kuti

[@higltypig]

surely this guy can afford a new guitar!

[@MoonSpinners]

😂😂

[@AlejandroGonzalez-wo5fk]

How do these old guitar's neck not bend? I have an old TATAY which is pretty solid but the neck is bend and the action is horrible.

[@zerikaz55]

Now play a guitar with 180 year old strings

[@lillyannehops9027]

So pretty

[@thedragonofthewest5789]

Whish they still selled guitars like that with affordable prices

[@breakshot7451]

i found a flaw in this piece, to short;)

[@gil_evans]

Sounds so viennese

[@zukacs]

why would you chop a 180 old guitar 😢

[@melissamusick8300]

He took a Pole first. 😁

[@gackerman99]

why does old automatically = better?

[@joseph2832]

They don’t make them how they used to…

[@souilik2363]

Because they do them better now. I don't mean the cheap crap tho

[@jayr526]

Neither do they write them like they used to.

[@TeeTiro]

duh :P the old guitars are still there to buy yknow?

[@joseph2832]

@@souilik2363 I like my guitars lighter, with gut/nygut strings.

[@ibrahimismail5625]

I know what you mean I think 💀💀

[@Cyprous]

looks a lot like Tarrega but its Chopin.

[@brandonacker]

Arranged by Tárrega :)

[@Cyprous]

@@brandonacker ah yes, a classic