Johann Sebastian Bach's "Prelude in C Major" performed by Keith Rodriguez on a 1933 Domingo Esteso

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Here's Keith Rodriguez performing the "Prelude in C Major" from the "Well Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846" by Johann Sebastian Bach (arranged by Christopher Parkening) on a 1933 Domingo Esteso classical guitar made with spruce top and CSA rosewood for the back and sides. Recorded at the Guitar Salon International showroom in Santa Monica, CA.
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[@260jam]

For a second, if you close your eyes, you almost forget it's a guitar and not a piano - brilliant interpretation, thank you!

[@shkelqesiamadhe6915]

Someone who hasn’t played guitar cannot understand how difficult this is. He makes it look easy.

[@dankelly7712]

That guitar has awesome tone and beautifully played

[@Michajeru]

A guitarist who understands the music of Bach and can bring it to life on a classical guitar. Bravo!

[@johnbruno6868]

Yeah, really. The fingerings are killers!

[@sarpozdemiroglu]

This guitar is the most piano like sound that I have ever heard

[@marie-francethebaud9357]

Je suis enchantée par votre interprétation de ce Prélude de Bach. C'est très bien joué et vous y mettez beaucoup de sensibilité. Bravo à vous !

[@nancyeddy497]

The guitar is in perfect tune.

[@far0n]

Stu Hamm played this on bass guitar a few years back. A lovely piece of music

[@marthas9724]

I absolutely love Bach's Prelude in C Major, especially played on the Spanish Classical Guitar.

[@joed1guitar]

Masterclass. Bravo. I was watching your left hand stretch from the 1st to 5th fret effortlessly. And you play with such emotion too.

[@keithrodriguez8564]

That is high praise indeed! I'm glad it looked effortless, but I can assure you it was not! 😊

[@Mcgriff92]

Thank you. It's not just Bach. It's how u play it. I scrolled through dozens of prelude number 1 before I stopped and fully listened to your version. It's felt. From the trenches of Brooklyn. Thank you sir

[@keithrodriguez8564]

That is the best praise I could ask for. Thank you for taking the time to say it.

[@user-cf1vb6op5h]

I actually first heard this played on electric bass. I started to learn it on bass and got sidetracked to learning it on piano. Only then did I fall in love with the organic inevitability of the chord progressions. The soulfulness of this rendition together with the crystaline clarity of the guitar combine to produce a heartachingly beautiful experience.

[@ivanguajardo7111]

Bach is always nice, but what stands out for me is the sound that guitar produces! It somehow has the perfect balance of warmth and brightness that both cedar and spruce have. I wish I could play it.

[@louiesalinas4720]

WONDER WHAT KIND AND HOW MUCH?

[@duncansh81]

I was thinking the same thing. I love this song and listen to often but that guitar sound was really a standout!

[@mariothepookster]

Gorgeous!

[@Eyetrauma]

Music so soothing it makes me forget about the Third Impact.

[@ethanc.7179]

this is like when i played the cello

[@gabby5631]

I get the reference bro

[@AnonymousF11]

One day we will all become one

[@ondaride777]

Coherent and SOLID! Indeed one of the best version on guitar. Thanks!

[@kevinmaillet4712]

Bravo!!!!!! Perfection in execution! Bach would be proud ❤❤❤

[@Tony-wr1gz]

Listened to a few of this tune on youtube. I liked this one the most. It has more feeling than the others I heard.

[@keithrodriguez8564]

Well thank you so much! Feeling is such an important part of music making.

[@danielking2576]

Wonderful

[@matuspablo]

Thanks you for this guitare version officielle one's of m'y favorites Bach creation

[@filippo.mar3]

FANTASTICO! 🤩

[@elma9561]

Mempesona.! This is beyond musicianship. Sebuah penampilan penuh perasaan

[@jesusbencomo3495]

I love how you have beautifully played that prelude. That guitar seems to be a Romantic one ,due to the softness of the tone.

[@keithwigley1256]

And then came music..

[@vinhthanhnguyen]

Peaceful and beautiful!

[@fightbacktohealth9625]

simply divinely good playing... Thank you Sir

[@keithrodriguezguitar]

Thank you for sharing your enjoyment of my music. (Bach's actually!)

[@fightbacktohealth9625]

Nothing more refreshing than humility... @@keithrodriguezguitar

[@elzelinakriek-breet3092]

Just beautiful!

[@keithrodriguezguitar]

Thank you so much!

[@elzelinakriek-breet3092]

​@@keithrodriguezguitarYou're welcome! I learned to play classical guitar a very long time ago.

[@nicholas_scott]

I love this version. Bach originally wrote this for clavichords and harpsichords. The guitar has a similar sound to the clavichord

[@fredericdavid8881]

Hello. I have the Schott edition version and your transcription is even better. The fingerings seem a bit more feasible too. I love your version, it's so warm and melodic. Thanks for your talent and dedication!

[@keithrodriguezguitar]

I changed a few of the fingerings from the Parkening version to avoid stretches and mantain the legato flow of the arpeggios. Thank you for your comments!

[@dc8man2]

Amaing. Thank you.

[@markbibb1221]

Perfection!

[@antoniocaser]

Beautiful

[@mauricioosorio9907]

Lindo Definitivamente excelente ejecución Gracias

[@metromoppet]

Bravo bravo!

[@Louizia-co9ns]

Que bonito se escucha cuando no esta amplificada gracias José besos de Francia buena noche👋👍❤

[@davedanvers]

Magnificent

[@nestorleal7344]

Marvelous!!!

[@armangorourani68]

Good performance 👏🏻👏🏻

[@MultiMeetube]

Magnificent!

[@FelixJEAN-GILLES]

Very nice job ❤

[@faizali360]

Spectacular.

[@juarezandrade7562]

Bravo Maestro

[@barryjdwyer]

Awesome

[@keithrodriguezguitar]

Glad you liked it. Thanks for the comment!

[@freddiemercury1803]

"Ave Maria". Beautiful performance.

[@francescodefendi3201]

Next time Fred we’ll be waiting for you singing on this arpeggio…

[@freddiemercury1803]

@@francescodefendi3201 , It'll be magic, my friend.

[@louiesalinas4720]

VERY FLUID NICE JOB

[@luisgustavoferreiradasilva9285]

Amazing, Sir

[@vichowemusic]

Very nicely done. Looks like Parkening’s arrangement. I play this song every day, so beautiful 😊

[@giovannitestore1845]

Complimenti 🌹 👏👏👏

[@MusicARTeFact]

Beautiful!!!

[@davidmercado8770]

Bravoooo ❤❤❤

[@josemotta9560]

Muito grato.

[@RobertoMartinez-kv5tp]

Muy buen control de su interpretación. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@insperatus]

Nice work, I play this in drop D tuning

[@terryeverson9820]

Love that guitar. No doubt spruce.

[@antoniovalenzuela1215]

Felicitaciones amigo! Its so beautiful.

[@monsieur171]

beautiful stuff

[@leteutononguitar4451]

Bravo, amazing performance and the arrangement is not bad neither!

[@ozeas.carvalho]

Amazing! It's the first time I see an arrangment in drop D. It solves some problems but creates others, right?! Really nice anyway!

[@GG-kl5xd]

🔥🔥

[@danielherskovic2103]

Very nice!

[@Density133]

Gorgeous playing. Does anyone know of a download for this transcription? (preferably with tabs too). Thanks.

[@EA1EF]

Gracias

[@renshimarek]

Super ! :)

[@warrenchan5146]

0:26 is anyone seeking how to get through the Bar 5 as well? The bar chord at V position by pinky finger is really challenging.

[@danielmassey3732]

Keith your playing here and the sound of the guitar are just incredible. It's inspired me to learn the piece myself, but your playing seems to differ from the versions of the Parkening arrangement I could find online. Where did you get the sheet music for this please?

[@keithrodriguez8564]

Thank you for the high praise and yes, the guitar is a true gem of an instrument. I used the Parkening arrangement to learn the piece, but over the years I have made my own fingerings which for me help to keep the legato feel, as well as avoid some very uncomfortable extensions. Unfortunately they aren't even notated. Hopefully the video images will help you if you choose to use any of my fingerings.

[@raffertybradford8286]

Drop D!!

[@scottmagri6306]

I don't think his fingers are long enough.

[@gtrmusic69]

Very nice playing. Congrats Keith. Weird sounding high e-string. Does this guitar have carbon strings on it? If so you're not doing it any favors GSI. A lot of people think it helps balance the guitar, that should be done by the player.

[@kenwilson54]

Really greatly inspiringly beautiful....please anyone know where the sheet music for this piece arranged by Parkening might be found?

[@keithrodriguezguitar]

Thank you Ken. Here is a link to the book which I purchased many years ago, but is available through Amazon.

[@kenwilson54]

@@keithrodriguezguitar I've spent some time in the hospital recently and haven't gotten back to classical guitar...however your touching performance has duly motivated me to "get back" to the practice of this beautiful instrument and it's your post of this Bach piece that turned the tide for me. Had difficulty finding your link to this sheet music by Parkening however my research has yielded it is contained in "Parkening Plays Bach from Hal Leonard.....sound right..? Very best regards, Ken

[@keithrodriguez8564]

@@kenwilson54 sorry! I added the link from my phone and it didn’t go through. In any case, it is the Parkening Plays Bach from Hal Leonard. Some of the fingerings are changed in my version, but mostly they’re the same. I can relate very well to having an operation, and what it means to get back to the instrument afterwards. I am so glad to hear how this interpretation has inspired you. Hopefully you will find the strength and joy to play. All the best!

[@EuphoniaPooch]

Thank you much for sharing your source with us

[@keithwigley1256]

What guitar is he playing ..model ..

[@keithrodriguezguitar]

Domingo Esteso 1933. An historic instrument for sure. Thank you for asking.

[@loganfruchtman953]

So sleepy 😴😴

[@stratpilot1]

What is the tuning? I know it's drop D on the top string but more than that I believe.

[@tonygonzales948]

Its just drop D. He is most likely playing an arrangement by christopher parkening where he uses D tuning as well

[@JefesGarden]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 👍

Which key ? Do You have sheets ? I have D Major version by Parkening.

[@keithrodriguezguitar]

The Parkening transcription I used is in C major.

[@stevelaferney3579]

Am I the only person not layup to their tv screen, how I listen and watch you tube, and expect to see a piano accompaniment to the guitar and look for it and not see a piano? This guitar sounds too much like a piano. A guitar with piano overtones, too much piano for me, otherwise I enjoyed it. But wow. Even listening more than once and watching it. Just plain crazy. Thanks for the piece anyway Keith. Strange, though.

[@keithrodriguez8564]

It's true that the instrument has many rich overtones, but that ends up being a question of preference. For me it benefits certain repertoire, as long as there is a clear separation of the voices(which I believe this instrument has). The guitar had a ton of body resonance, typical of the 90 year old Spanish guitars I have played (Simplicio, Garcia). Again, a question of taste. Thank you for taking the time to comment.

[@tonygonzales948]

Walter white plays guitar

[@deejarvisful]

Am I really the only one who can hear that guitar needs tuning? (NOT saying the playing isn't good)

[@keithrodriguezguitar]

Thanks for the discerning ear first of all! As is sometimes the case, the intonation on historic instruments isn't always the best. It's also possible that the strings moved during performance. I assure you that it was turned with a tuner before recording. 😅

[@maximocavallin]

Yes, You are the only one. Please, enjoy the music without analyzing so much

[@Bacchusmbt]

Yes, you’re the only one.

[@salgado4921]

No guitar sounds fine

[@gw2031]

You have a good ear mate ,,pianos don't suffer from the mathematical discrepancies of a standard guitar neck ,,there a few top flight luthiers who make what's called a compensated nut where the point at which the string leaves is cut & filed so every string hits the exact mid point on a digital tuner at any fret anywhere on the neck.some of the strings on this guitar were definitely floating flat/ sharp depending on what frets were played ,not the guys fault he played it beautifully!

[@Noitisnt-ns7mo]

I hate to tune a string down. It seems like cheating.

[@tonygonzales948]

You obviously don’t know what you’re talking about. This piece is 10 times harder to play in drop D than standard tuning.

[@tonygonzales948]

Please explain how playing with the E tuned to D is what you call “cheating”? Alternate tunings such as drop D allow you to play music and chord voicings that otherwise are not physically possible to play using standard tuning, and vice versa.

[@jamessmyth]

Nylon sounds hollow and soulless… can you play it with heavier bronze strings? I can see in the comments that we are supposed to like the sound of nylon, but it sounds hollow to me.

[@ManWithoutThePants]

I don't mean to sound offensive and everyone has preferences, but I think in general you are probably in the minority thinking nylon guitars sounding hollow and soulless. Classical guitarists play practically always nylon strings and I personally think any steel string guitar would sound too bright especially the high strings. I have and like both kind of guitars, but for different purposes.

[@jamessmyth]

@@ManWithoutThePants you don’t sound offensive, because it’s not true. Because of how much harder it is to get the good sound, I think people are lazy and settle for nylon. I noticed the head of Juilliard has joint problems from playing nylon, and that just tells you everything. Moreover, nylon strings are much easier to synthesize than other various metallic compounds.

[@ManWithoutThePants]

@@jamessmyth Lots of players have all kinds of hand issues if they play a lot even with proper technique and I don't see how nylon string guitar has anything to do with it. But I say play on which kind of guitar you like the best for the song. I play nylon, steel string acoustic or electric whatever fits what I'm playing. Let everyone play what they like.

[@jamessmyth]

@@ManWithoutThePants it’s about being serious enough to play real strings. Back in the 90s Roland came out with a terrific nylon string guitar sound, and that really takes away from the specialism of guitar itself. I’m still waiting for the person who tells me to play nylon instead of a metal compound. The truth is that 99% of guitar players never advance beyond intermediate level, so nylon is a crutch for the lazy. Are you part of the 1%? Do the people around you actually prefer the sound of nylon? I would like to know what color the sky is where you live if that’s true.

[@ManWithoutThePants]

@@jamessmyth Classical guitars have rounder smoother sound which lots of people prefer. I don't think guitar playing as way to prove your technical abilities, but as a way to express yourself. That is true probably that many beginners start with nylon strings, because they are easier for fingers though. I had already bunch of guitars until I bought my first nylon string and I bought it for the different sound it produces. But I think there is no point to continue this conversation since it seems that it's not going to go anywhere. Happy playing anyways. :)