Pavane For a Dead Princess by Maurice Ravel arranged and performed by James Kline

[@alexallan-musicaaovivo500]

What a heartfelt rendition. Thank you kindly, James. God bless your music.

[@enilkmij]

Thank you so much Alex, I'm honored!

[@MrDavidmalmberg]

Sublime james

[@enilkmij]

Thanks David, all the best!

[@franzenmusic]

This the best guitar version I have heard. Perfect use for the harp. Such musicianship. Thanks for sharing you gifts. 💜

[@enilkmij]

Thanks so much David, i'm honored!

[@bellsriverguitar]

Amazing arrangement and sound sir..thank you!!

[@enilkmij]

Thanks for your kind comment!

[@biswajitmusic1986]

Soothing and peaceful

[@enilkmij]

Thank you so much, all the best!

[@GerasimosPylarinos]

Great performance of a great composition!!!!!!👋👋 Bravo!

[@enilkmij]

Thank you so much, I'm honored!

[@Logan2784]

You’re an inspiration, James. Bravo!

[@enilkmij]

Thanks so much Logan, all the best!

[@ReliSuyskens]

Wonderful! Beautiful music, beautiful instrument, beautiful performance and performer.

[@enilkmij]

Thank you so much Reli, all the best!

[@MuñozFerreyro]

Oh, James, superb! I played this one arranged for guitar quartet. Your rendition is just on a league of its own.

[@enilkmij]

Thank you so much Ramiro, all the best!

[@pawelach992]

Outstanding! Bravo👏👏👏

[@enilkmij]

Than you Pawel, all the best!

[@angelscabot2421]

Sublime, Jim querido!!!

[@enilkmij]

Gracias Angels, un abrazo muy fuerte!

[@lolasandoval7517]

Precioso James. Me encanta escucharte. Gracias guapo. 🤗

[@enilkmij]

Gracias Lola, un abrazo muy fuerte!

[@SvatoslavHamaliar]

beautiful tone, beautifully played on magic instrument 👏 bravo 🎶

[@enilkmij]

Thanks so much Svatoslav, all the best!

[@BertoBoyd]

Incredible work!

[@enilkmij]

Thanks Berto, I'm honored!

[@Reeldin58]

What a stunning performance. BRAVO

[@enilkmij]

Thank you so much Reeldin!

[@busco213]

beautyfull! Thank You!

[@enilkmij]

Thank you Busco Pan, un abrazo muy fuerte. Estaré en casa pronto!

[@mihajlojeremic2895]

Wow! Beautiful!

[@enilkmij]

Thank you Mihajlo, glad you like it!

[@mgbasinski]

Wonderful, Jim!

[@enilkmij]

Thanks Mark, un abrazo!

[@Pacha_Nukaya23]

Maestro !!!

[@enilkmij]

Thank you Bernardo!

[@ivb815]

Wonderful!

[@enilkmij]

Thank you so much!

[@ianmitchell6]

Thank you James! I love the sonority and how it speaks so clearly in the end; it’s powerful but delicate and elegant 🤍

[@enilkmij]

Thanks maestro, your comment means a lot to me, you are my best teacher still!

[@BertoBoyd]

Sublime

[@enilkmij]

Thanks hermano!

[@jameswalker4704]

Full sounding.

[@enilkmij]

Thank you James, all the best!

[@YaouenLeMarin]

Très joli et doux, merci James !

[@enilkmij]

Merci beaucoup Yaouen!

[@juanmanuelalvarezrodriguez84]

Esta es una de mis obras preferidas, la transcripcion q haces para guitarra arpa le da una sonoridad muy bella. Me gusta como suenan las lineas de bajo y el control que tienes sobre la dinamica de la pieza . Las ornamentaciones del registro de arpa son muy binitas . Un placer, oirte , james

[@enilkmij]

Muchisimas gracias Juan, un abrazo!

[@JimHantis]

fantastic

[@enilkmij]

Thank you Jim, all the best!

[@ArrinDuo]

Stunning colours, Bravo Jim!

[@enilkmij]

Thanks somuch, all the very best to you both!

[@wholehandmusic1]

Gorgeous arrangement and beautiful use of tone color. Love the harp addition, great contrast to the guitar. Thank you James. And Alan is another genius of the guitar.

[@enilkmij]

Thanks so much Stephen! Yes, Alan is a fabulous luthier. I'm enjoying your music too! James

[@Pavanesound]

Thank you.

[@enilkmij]

And thank you Pavane (nice name!)

[@Pavanesound]

@@enilkmij Thank you. I'm named after Ravel's.

Very nice..

[@enilkmij]

Thank you Gokhan!

[@Threetails]

You kept Ravel's preferred andante tempo and didn't try to make it sound like a dirge. But you still filled it with such emotion and longing. This more than any other arrangement (including a piano roll of Ravel's own rendition) took me to a misty memory of those ruffle-collared Spanish courts of old, as if some aging guitarist were telling the story and trying to remember how that gorgeous pavane he wrote for the Infanta went.

[@enilkmij]

Thank you so much!

[@maxencedesoiseaux]

merveilleux mon ami. je regrette de t'avoir raté à Puivert cet été. Merci pour ton grand talent, j'admire ta musique Jim.

[@enilkmij]

Merci Maxence, on se verra la prochaine fois!

[@ricardodelgado3084]

I love it. Great arrangement. So nice for contemplating moments. Thanks James.

[@enilkmij]

Hey amigo, so glad you like it! Un abrazo!

[@PatrykFilipowicz]

Beautiful music and performance!

[@enilkmij]

Thanks so much Patryk, all the best!

[@fernandohleon]

Maravilloso!!!

[@enilkmij]

Gracias Fernando, un fuerte abrazo!

[@goraksa142]

thanks, very relaxing, do you expect to come back in the streets of Aix en Provence ? ;)

[@enilkmij]

Thanks Jean! No specific plans at the moment. I'm often performing in festivals in southern France tough. I'll be in the Guitare en Cévennes festival in June.

[@mouryllosouza4852]

Bravíssimo! How's moving castle soaria muito bem em suas mãos

[@enilkmij]

Thank you so much!

[@lupin0caballer0]

Muy bella pieza e interpretación, gracias James...

[@enilkmij]

Muchas Gracias Lupino, un abrazo!

[@lupin0caballer0]

abrazo desde el norte de México

[@juanmanuelalvarezrodriguez84]

Tienes algun cd en el mercado para oir estas pequeñas joyas ?

[@enilkmij]

Tengo varios! www.elevenstrings.com.

[@Quatrapuntal]

Great performance and interesting instrument. Is it based on a historical guitar with this layout of strings? It has features of a 19th century guitar with the bridge moustaches and pegbox. I play lute and theorbo so know about dealing with lots of strings, but never above the treble strings!

[@enilkmij]

Thanks, glad you like it. It's more a hysterical instrument than a historic one! It does have bits and pieces of historical instruments in it's DNA though!

[@Quatrapuntal]

@@enilkmij there is a Ukrainian instrument called a torban which is basically a baroque lute (swan neck kind, like mine) but also has harp strings that go above the top fretted string. I don't know if any historical guitars had these upper harp strings? How are they tuned?

[@enilkmij]

@@Quatrapuntal Tuned chromatically with 1/2 step sharpening levers. It doesn't have a historical predescessor that I'm aware of, but some contemporay harp guitarists are using similar designs. This one is unique, my invention.

[@BertoBoyd]

I have to ask, has there ever been any Flamencos that have played an arch guitar? I’m thinking of having Shelton make me a 7 string double top so I can have a low B or C. I think it would open up a ton of composition possibilities. What do you think maestro?

[@enilkmij]

Not that I'm aware of. You could be the first, I'm sure you'd work wonders!

[@walkingbear56]

Sacred.

[@enilkmij]

Thank you, I'm honored!

[@jimmccutcheon4965]

Nice! Have you recorded CDs? I host a weekly radio program called "The Intimate Guitar."

[@enilkmij]

Thanks Jim! Yes, I have a number of CDs. If you're in the US, they can be ordered thru www.elevenstrings.com. If I send them from here in the Canary islands they could take months, if they arrive at all!