J. S. Bach: Cello Suite Nr. 1 BWV 1007, arr. Smaro Gregoriadou, rectangular guitar

[@iannispandis2504]

Smaro, superb interpretation and performance. Thank you.

[@tagaudi]

Bach we know, the 1007 we know, but Smaro we don't. Now we do. Bravo. Thank you. You bring new beauty and meaning to our lives. Thank you.

[@alenlepirica7304]

Beautifull interpretation!!!

[@itoldjaso]

A portable harpsichord! Amazingly beautiful playing!

[@plotin2879]

My personal favourite interpretation, by far! It sounds like you have a really special connection to Bach. Truly an authentic playing

[@SixStringSteve]

Fascinating instrument, similar to the dobro. This is one of the most joyous Bach pieces, Musette is up there too. Bravo!

[@Betterthantelly]

Your teacher was clearly an exceptional person.

[@ElCidsays]

Who knew Bo Diddley's suitcase could sound so wonderful.

[@gillestemprement2060]

Belle interprétation.La guitare semble avoir des cordes métalliques.Superbe sonorité.C'est la première fois que je vois un guitariste joué sur une telle guitare.!!!

[@DAMNxIT]

And Bach bowed his head and said Soli Deo Gloria.

[@kipponi]

Nice to hear Bach with new sounds. Like nylon and steel string combined.

[@lawcch]

great JS Bach music using wonderful rectangular guitar

[@cali2122]

Σας ευχαριστώ κυρία Σμαρώ Γρηγοριάδου για εξαιρετική απόδοση σας. Εύχομαι από την Ισπανία και χιλιάδες Exitos Υγείας. Μια πολύ ζεστή αγκαλιά για σένα. Sergio χαιρετισμούς

[@nolidge1016]

Watching you play this melted me into your music....

[@carlossamayoa5425]

Wow, celestial sounds, can t believe this, for me sounds between guitar and vihuela

[@caesarvalentin7155]

Great performance and beautiful guitar. 🎸

[@MrSA1829]

I can listen for hours it's so beautiful

[@gabrielfelipegato]

E 'un onore indescrivibile di sentire e ascoltare la musica. I miei lunghezze

[@PaulAdrianMoldezGuitarist]

Wonderful!

[@gberndt4music]

What a fascinating instrument! Lovely rendition of Bach.

[@LorianCello]

Love this realization of the cello line. The harmonies are so beautiful. Thanks, Smaro.

[@amorroma1244]

Played with so much melancholy and desire. I have been moved to tears.

[@mikhahrreaves3126]

Wonderful guitar!! sounds beautiful as well as the artist!

[@mysterivan]

Really well played!! That guitar has such a bright tone for a classical guitar...

[@WillaLamour]

A beautiful rendition. Thank you.

[@JanetArnold1257]

Wow! Cool instrument!

[@pralaysangma8019]

You have perfected in playing the musical pieces however difficult it may be, and make them sound so flawless. You looks as serious as Bach and as good as Bach as a musician, appreciate your sweet musical pieces. Keep posting. Any guitar shape does not matter for Smaro, eh? Whenever I listen to Courante, it give me melancholy. Thank you. I wish I could play like you someday, someday!

[@LucianoCavalcantedosSantos]

Feed my soul! So beautiful! Congratulations!!!!

[@pixstrong4838]

Great job!

[@gallettoguitarist]

Really congratulation. Wonderful interpretation! You soon For me this suite as Bach is all. I love Bach.. is my favorite composer! 🤗

[@gkertsopoulos]

Congratulations Smaro for a superb interpretation!!!

[@unagondolaunremo]

wonderful arrangement and performance!

[@MrSerpes]

+unagondolaunremo Stranissima chitarra! Se vogliamo chiamarla chitarra! Bella esecuzione senz'altro

[@fjsbach]

Scommetto che a MrSergio questa chitarra piacerebbe tantissimo. O no?

[@fjsbach]

Maravillosa interpretaciòn! Y que mùsica de paraìso... como me gusta!!

[@vagnerlimaviolaoguitar2264]

Maravilhoso!!!

[@TalentedDilittante]

A breath of fresh air. Imagine! In the world of guitar, there are at least two original thinkers, this wonderful guitarist and the maker of her guitar. The sound from both add new dimensions to both Bach and the instrument. Although the traditional, womanly shape is so pleasing, this rectangular guitar has found sound and sounds that add to the Ms Gregoriadou has taught me so much in just listening to this performance . . . Brava!

[@RickertBrandsen]

Just BEAUTIFUL :)

[@flamenfloralis]

Superb performance and rendering !

[@forrestkim4828]

Gorgeous !!!

[@AlexandreBeyeler]

Bravo, very nice.

[@sergioavalos9343]

Excelente interpretación una genialidad saludos desde Argentina..oh mejor dicho lo que queda de Argentina .

[@poetaingustito50apuleioasino]

Amazing.

[@Freawulf]

Exquisite! Συγχαρητήρια!!

[@TheMusicalEvents]

very beautiful!

[@marcosdevicenta7155]

BRAVÏSIMA!!!!... Soberbia...., Cuántas GRACIAS!!!! :)))

[@zambra64]

Quite a lovely interpretation. Not as dynamical as most of the guitarists do. Straight on and living on the rhythm. This sound beams you into the baroque.

[@cachogomez1843]

Sublime tocatta mi pequeña!

[@khanrinchan5611]

I will build guitar like yours soon. It sound unique. Bravo!!!

[@BernieHolland-w4l]

Smaro has worked hard learning this suite - however, I can sense that her instrument is not entirely in tune - but there again, it is virtually impossible to tune the guitar anyway - so we just have to get used to it ! I prefer her performance of the Prelude Fugue and Allegro (BWV 998) played on a conventional guitar.

[@tsatala]

θαυμάσια εκτέλεση !

[@foobar4872]

excellent ! I love the way you give flesh and retenue to it :-)

[@TheModernHermeticist]

wow...

[@F.Mendelssohn]

Marvelous!

[@Maukel]

muy bonito

[@HaHaHa-mt8di]

Bravo!

[@mikhahrreaves3126]

Great guitar!! Looks like one of my Cigar Box Guitars!

[@leehauser8887]

Thank you!!!

[@ingemannlarsen]

Bravo ...

[@yosssym]

素晴らしい動画だ〜、、、、！

[@halvey123]

Nice performance, I prefer a guitar with violin shape.Great job on the Bach!

[@TheMadisonHang]

do you have a video about your instrument the instrument itself is facination

[@yinyang5949]

Sarabande es mi favorita

[@mariosoccini2517]

👏👏👏

[@gusofgal]

anyone know where i cand find a transcription of that partition in tab or ? quelqu'un sait ou je peux trouver la partition en tablature ou en solfège de cette adaptation , je la trouve très élégante symétrique et tout ....

[@bobaldo2339]

As perhaps some of you might know, BoDiddley made himself a rectangular electric guitar - which became his trademark. Later the Gretsch Guitar Co. made them.

[@BernieHolland-w4l]

I knew his brother, Twiddley !

[@jirivrba98]

MASTER WAY !

[@nikosz66]

ΜΠΡΑΒΟ !

[@thedragonofthewest5789]

what kind of guitar is that called?

[@jesusernestozeferino3831]

Now... I see I wasn't crazy at all when I decided to make my first instrument with a rectangular shape box

[@j-pierrelassalle862]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😌

[@jimbo2629]

Lovely rendition. Is the instrument baroque or just a product of contemporary imagination? It sounds baroque and has clarity. The rose on the fingerboard seems eccentric

[@albertcastanobeca3322]

no se si es la grabacion pero parece que le faltan graves

[@jundupuis3585]

@@albertcastanobeca3322 Claro....! Como podría tener buenos graves semejante caja.

[@ErnZinabrik]

Delicioso y sublime.

[@limonlimon7775]

holy shit this is sooooo fucking metal!

[@TheMadisonHang]

its like halfway between nylon and string

[@martinmoller5591]

KLingt sehr gut, erinnert an Bo Diddley.

[@NawarAlhamwi]

nice

[@banjoboy01]

thumbs up she knows bach

[@flaviovale96]

It's a guitar?

[@madraxz8284]

Who is the luthier? I love the idea and design. It gives me the impression that it is more comfortable and louder than ordinary guitar.

[@jundupuis3585]

*Smaro, all you need is love* The Beatles

[@zepelindeplomo]

Tabs? No, just kidding. Such a beatiful interpretation. :)

[@hernowojoebagio3169]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@alephomega386]

God this djents so hard

[@matthewwheeler64]

no it is not

[@BernieHolland-w4l]

The top E string is slightly flat - but who cares - this is wonderful stuff !

[@prex7414]

Yeah the guitar could be tuned better and the intonation of the frets is suspect. Miss the resonance of perfect intervals on the 'cello. Great interpretation tho

[@eugenioaugustopaparini4805]

leo en los comentarios distintos puntos de vista y opiniones quien los lee? me parece que nadie

[@AndresFelipeBeltranRico]

eugenio augusto paparini Nosotros

[@doitnowvideosyeah5841]

Some of the weird guitars Ms Gregoriadou plays sound good. Not this one so much. I love her playing but I would like to hear it on a real guitar

[@foryou1324]

This guitar has a lot more baroque feel to it than the standard modern guitar, probably what he was looking for.. I think it sounds amazing

[@yetanotherjohn]

I agree, why are the bridge wings sticking out? And are those metal nuts and bolts holding it on? And how exactly does the bridge resonate through that weird deck? Strangeness is alright if it serves the music.

[@jesuisravi]

I never saw a guitar I wanted less than this one--but he is a great player.

[@zackcarnes]

jesuisravi She*

[@jesuisravi]

Impossible...what self-respecting woman would be seen in the company of a square guitar?

[@PeterDad60]

I think it's beautiful and inspiring. It sure sound very nice and mellow.

[@hdholl]

The elegant form of the guitar was inspired by the beautiful curves of the female body, so the legend goes. Right.

[@jundupuis3585]

"Instrumento de dolor y de placer, Tiene cuerpo y caderas como una mujer."

[@guitarappuntato]

Meravigliosa !!!

[@crcurley]

It's not the quality so much as the type of sound, when mixed with other instruments... Certain aspects of the aesthetics could have been due to customer or designer idea. Or it could have been completely acoustic related to the latter.

[@TheMadisonHang]

bach sounds so nice on guitar maybe it was ment for to be played on guitar

[@jeanmeza8892]

is esmaro a girl ???

[@НинаФедотова-щ6т]

Инструмент не нравится, в нем нет тембров, один металл, Исполнение грамотное, очень хорошие руки. Возможно , что лучше на этом инструменте играть нельзя. 👋👋👋

[@BernieHolland-w4l]

Human imagination can transcend the orthodox !

[@sardelica]

Trying to invent hot water. The lute would sound much better. And what`s with the bridge. Screwed down and floating in the air, sides sticking out. Why? I respect the artist.

[@madraxz8284]

I like the idea of the luthier. You have all the frets free of the body because the neck is installed on the other side of the box, istead of the front it is plased on the other side, this way the air box is the same but you have freedom and acces to the whole neck. Having a nec k screwed on instead of glued also makes neck re.-sets a peice of cake. In no way is this sopposed to be a Lute! We should not compare apples to oranges. The floaing bridge gives me the impression that the tension has been releived from the top. In theory this would give us more volume and a longer life span. Ofcourse I would either have to try it out or hear an explanation from the Luthier. I respect the Luthier. Great idea if it means that it is more comfortable to play, louder sound, and longer life without going thru neck re-sets or deformed guitar tops.

[@cheeseandnachosgamin]

teach me

[@greekflatpicker]

5*******

[@LawsonEnglish]

A finger-plucked harpsichord, basically.

[@HBSuccess]

Excellent interpretation - in fact the first time the 1007 Prelude in particular has made sense to me in D Major. Most guitar arrangements butcher the second half of the Prelude so it sounds tacked-on to the first half. That said I'm not into gimmicks and the square cigar-box guitar is most definitely a gimmick. What is the point? Bo Diddly meets JS Bach? 😂 😂

[@HannibalsFlics]

Brava, Brava ! Rectangular guitar....not so much. A Cordoba c12 would be nice.

[@Pladderkasse]

As always, Smaro is amazing, but this particular instrument is not. Strange nasal timbre and awful intonation. Am I the only one, who just wants to hear her play an entire concert on a good old Torres or Hauser?