The Four Seasons, Winter, 1st mvt, A.Vivaldi (solo classical guitar arrangement by Emre Sabuncuoglu)

We launched this ambitious project (the entire Four Seasons arranged for solo guitar) with the release of this video, the first movement of Winter, Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, "L'inverno" by Antonio Vivaldi. The project was completed in 2016 with the release of the last movement of Autumn.
Arranged and performed by Emre Sabuncuoglu. Copyright © 2014 Los Angeles Guitar Academy Publishing. All rights reserved.
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Do not miss the second and the third movements of the Four Seasons, Winter, also known as Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, "L'inverno" by Antonio Vivaldi, arranged for classical guitar and performed by Dr. Emre Sabuncuoglu:
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[@LAGuitarAcademy]

COMPLETE collection of Vivaldi's Four Seasons for solo guitar by Dr. Emre: kzbin.info/aero/PL18tTu-0TnfpsJHUnvPB0f-MFClmE4-Cd

[@noahisrael001]

Guitar is a polyphonic instrument you can arrange almost like a piano

[@manuelsalazar5686]

Great job 😁👍 Can you give me the tab from that song please

[@YotosRoom]

Where are the sheets/tabs of this one? I cant even buy them in your webpage :(

[@Gguy061]

This is insane how good this is. He articulates each separate voice so well, its like the guitar is his own orchestra.

[@yukineswan]

Andres Segovia says this very thing in an interview he did when he was still alive.

[@sniper.93c14]

it’s not like the guitar is it’s own orchestra It is its own orchestra that’s the beauty of it

[@mencken8]

As Niccolo Paganini remarked, the guitar is an orchestra that can be carried under an arm.

[@guitargod6997]

Superb player!

[@james088]

Beethoven said, that guitar is miniature orchestra in itself

[@ibnuh]

when the guitar goes grlugrlugrlugrglur, I pressed the like button

[@Incognito-jo2to]

Da fuck man hahahahahahahaahhaahah

[@justingramoschi2357]

How he did it???

[@mateusl.b.teixeira1863]

and a lot of us did, we all know where the part is.

[@jayden6732]

Nah man it’s DUMDUMDUMDUMDUMDUMDUDUDDUMDUMDUMDUDMDUM

[@methadonekillmeslowly5937]

@@justingramoschi2357 nope

[@aldorhythm3286]

To produce that sound in a chamber orchestra they are at least 16 musicians ... he makes that with only 6 strings . Awesome

[@AgeofJP]

it's perfectly playable with four violins and often performed by quartettes, so not "at least"...and the 2nd, 3rd and 4th violin are in the same rythm and in solo sections there's only one rythm note per 4th played (I think in the original it's 8ths) so let's just say this piece works especially well for fingerstyle guitar for many reasons. One of which is that he's an awesome player

[@florinnatu]

it.s just 4. always

[@skinnylegend3487]

People always play with a string quartet then a piano or harpsichord. The main melody is played by a violin so if he can transcribe the violin part to guitar it's just adding the back ups to it which isn't much more

[@heavenlyguitar5913]

@@skinnylegend3487 true. But most of us can barely play any of the parts! lol! You made good a point. However, the amount of practice and study this man and other musicians of this caliber has put in is probably a lot. God bless you. 😊👍

[@rosaazonportales6294]

this guy make the best classical adaptations ever heard.Perfect!

[@TDo280199]

He arrranged a whole concerto movement on one single freakin' guitar ?!!!!!

[@laaamedaniel4943]

And it says an asian?

[@한성빈-t3f]

Даниил Полуночник Speak english.

[@morganfinley3]

As Segovia once said, the entire orchestra is inside the guitar, in smaller sound size.

[@sammrguy03]

It must have been a lot easier since it was only Strings, no winds or brass. Even so it’s an amazing accomplishment.

[@morganfinley3]

The guitar is much harder to play like this than most string, wind, or brass instruments. You are playing multiple parts on one instrument rather than having multiple people play their own lines of music, much like a piano. You must focus on dynamic, plucking technique, volume, and overall learning to play the guitar is not easy. This is much more of an accomplishment than you are making it out to be... The guitar is an individual symphony.

[@WheatWormStudios]

As guitarists were always so focused on studying and maybe teaching others that we lost our ability to sit back and appreciate each other. So I appreciate this, the video and the score.

[@Bulltwinkle]

I agree. This is why I quit playing.

[@MithatZengin]

@@Bulltwinkle :/

[@Onestringpuppet]

Respect to this

[@akustik_prog1601]

The creativity, the immense technique, the sound, the clarity of each voice, the dynamic. Your guitar playing brings happiness in these uncertain times. Thank you!

[@dwhfrost]

Segovia described the guitar as containing an entire orchestra as though one were looking through binoculars backwards. This arrangement and performance exemplifies this concept perfectly. Stunning.... Your work is incredible; I don't understand why you're not better known

[@KoKoNuTz232]

Beethoven said it originally. He said the guitar is an orchestra in itself.

[@Obi-WanKannabis]

tbf this piece is for a concerto not an orchesta ahah

[@burakyalcn4696]

Your performance bring tears to my eyes. Loves from Turkey

[@persownagefr4163]

"What you need ?" "Chords, Lots of chords."

[@lepmuhangpa]

Wake the fuck up Samurai, we've got a guitar to play! Keanu Reeves is breathtaking, YOU'RE BREATHTAKING!!!

[@brunoherzmann]

Persownage Fr OOOOOOOOH SHIT

[@popobol10]

And takes too.

[@bagusabimanyu815]

His name... John Wick

[@marcoss6212]

"Let us begin"

[@thomasjames724]

I am a big fan of Emre's transcriptions, having purchased the Winter discount set and a few of his other collections. I can't recommend them more highly. Playing classical guitar has been my hobby for more than thirty years, and it's difficult to find new and interesting sheet music. Over the years, I wound up buying sheet music and transcribing it for guitar. It's a lot of work and often I wasn't satisfied with the result. The transcriptions Emre has chosen to do are exactly the one's I'm interested in and could never find!! How much better they are than anything I could have ever done! How much easier to just purchase these excellent transcriptions! They are quite a challenge, they sound beautiful. Emre, keep up the great work, you have many fans!!

[@Bmxicano2]

Wow. This guy deserves the lifetime achievement award or a nobel prize or something. Amazing what a mere human can do.

[@TheAndrej30000]

Many miles are required to reach the decentness, not talking about perfectness. I admire such a work and proud that such a people as the author of the video do live on the same small globe as i do. Thanks for the video!!!

[@bazzuz]

This is not possible. No human can hold this amount of skill!

[@ArsenijeRadenovic]

+Naf Birks with practice, everything is possible. step by step

[@Rendall81]

I agree this is angelic!

[@popobol10]

@@ArsenijeRadenovic And editing. This was not made in a single tune. The tune changes many times.

[@pena1950]

@@ScienceNerd3336 But is harder than pop music

[@nobodylovesme3743]

I am only 13 and I know how to play this on classical guitar. It’s hard, but there are plenty of songs harder.

[@CarloEspresso]

I am speechless... the fact you managed to adapt this for the classical guitar… and your performance… I can’t hear a single mistake. Well done sir!

[@brookeaday9423]

thanks for bringing this to the guitar! players like you make anything possible!

[@rahulpuar6340]

'winter' on the guitar...solo guitar...O-o...who does that?! amazing and beautiful :D

[@mehmetsemihyasar3030]

Üstad , bu muhteşem bir düzenleme ve performans . Gerçekten söyleyecek söz yok. Stüdyo kaydı da çok güzel olmuş. Bir gitardan bu sesler nasıl çıkabiliyor? En küçük bir detayı bile büyük bir incelikle duyurabiliyorsun . Gönülden tebrik ediyorum . Gitarın dahisi de Türklerden çıktı ya , bu da ayrıca gurur verici bir şey.

[@superelectro87]

1:35 is insane!

[@jacobanderson666]

This piece is the reason why I started playing classical guitar. Previously I was playing acoustic, mainly focussed on classic rock (John lennon, beatles, ledzepellin, kansas, ect..) I even messed with the electric guitar for a few seasons. A while has passed now and iv'd reached a great ability to play classical guitar repitoir. Never in my life I thought I would end up playing classical guitar. I think i'll give this piece a go in a year or so.....

[@nihilanthropus]

MusicaLyra it's not about the guitar, it's all about the music!

[@МаксимСпидкубер]

Бесподобно! Прекрасное исполнение! Огромный труд! Талант! Браво!!!

[@dillonkian559]

My wife is a really incredible guitarist and can memorize pieces on the instrument very quickly... So once, when we were teens, I had had a particularly bad day and couldn't sleep that night. So, knowing how much I love classical music, she learned this piece and sat next to my bed playing it all night until I fell asleep. I can't listen to it without getting a little teary-eyed now.

[@IStoleAllYourCookies]

She's a keeper!

[@bencebalvanyos7282]

You stole this comment off the Clair de Lune guitar video. Come on man, don't be like this

[@openthechest2084]

Bence Bálványos He did the same with another video what a fucking loser

[@Wok_Agenda]

Tou were teens and you were sleeping in the same room so... Did she ever played sweet home Alabama?!

[@muratcankadirhan7875]

emre abi sen gerçekten büyük yeteneksin gönülden tebrik ederim bizim insanımızın neleri göklere çıkarırken böyle büyük bir yeteneği belki de hiç duymamış olması ne büyük bir kayıp

[@bytay4195]

DereMemo Haksızlık etme. Severek takip ediyoruz...

[@luiszavala6018]

Antonio Vivaldi if he heard Emre's interpretation of this piece he would love it. The passion and the work of a true artist. Thank you Emre!

[@amonducius]

I bought the entire set of Winter back in November. This song, the 2nd movement, and the 3rd (hardest by far IMO) are most definitely playable, but you better be prepared to play these songs a million times before you sound anywhere near as good as this.

[@khristianbandow2289]

Hey bro! Can I ask you something? 😁

[@michaelleach5853]

I must be more tired than normal, because that must have been some kind of hallucination. No-one can play that piece on a guitar, it’s just not possible. Unbelievable.

[@evrimemreevruk998]

Michael Leach well, go watch him playing moonlight sonata 3rd movement. Then you will learn what is unbelievable

[@azazels3111]

As an amateur guitar player myself, the amount of practice to even nail the first 10 seconds of this requires: True love for music, intelligence, the gift of having good motor skills, and an insurmountable amount of patience. The fine tremolo that he creates with his fingers to keep the harmony balanced, and the careful amount of pressure of the two and three strings that he is pulling, is an art in and of itself. Try it for yourself, and then thank the player for coming to earth to master the art of music, by the expression of himself, the original piece, and his guitar.

[@akinnon2000]

You nailed the description

[@LuMartinelli]

I've been playing guitar for almost 20 years now. I am quite the accomplished player in my own styles. And i have absolutely no clue on what exactly he is playing here, nor how he possibly can play it

[@rodneysousa9733]

Insane !!

[@filipdjordjevic766]

Because of acts like this one,it is often said that man is a supreme being above all other beings on this planet... Love,emotions,effort and an idea to create something pure and spiritual yet material has led to this... It is perfect... I salute you... !

[@EmanuelEstradaYarce]

I love seeing the capabilities of the guitar with things like this! Amazing!

[@KayvanAbbasi]

Emre, I thought of many comments. But I think the shortest version is that you deserve a grammy or a great prize. Your playing is inspiring. Warm regards, Kayvan

[@patriciocristobalgallardoz341]

A pesar de los inevitables detalles armónicos que faltan por razones obvias (es una sola guitarra) no deja de ser maravillosamente impresionante el logro casi fiel de cada movimiento de los cuatro conciertos con la misma. Un verdadero y magnífico milagro ¡Felicitaciones Maestro!

[@alexandresantos7966]

I tried to play this arrangement, and it's incredibly challenging. It's not just about the exceptional quality of the arrangement itself, but also about the guitarist's remarkable interpretation that truly brings it to life.

[@PETERJOHN101]

I was enchanted by The Four Seasons by Vivaldi when I first heard it many years ago. This reinvents my enjoyment beyond what I thought was possible. Thank you sir.

[@watashiwaeru]

This gentleman plays all musical parts of the orchestra simultaneously on his guitar. Here is a miracle minstrel)

[@Cogenful]

I seriously couldn't love this more. I couldn't imagine this level of beauty was possible. I cried the whole way through. Thank you.

[@pavure]

this would be my life-time project

[@potzko2552]

+MusicaLyra I am currently 3 yrs into classical guitar and I think it is plausible this will be my next song (or flight of the bumblebee).... so probably not that impossible... :)

[@potzko2552]

ty :)

[@potzko2552]

I did not play an inctrament before... the way I learn is 2 steps. step one become a gamer programmer in a high-school cyber class who watches anime (13 howers a day near a computer... step two : store guitar near computer and play what you are near computer (8-9 howers a day ) I know this sounds stupid but it works.... I also learn music theory and am in the progress of joining a band so I have a guitar near me alwaze :)

[@markopolo2224]

@MusicaLyra no absolutely not this 2 years level of 2 hours a day

[@GabrielCyp]

@MusicaLyra if you practice all day for 4/5 years about only 1 - 2 hours u can get really really good... all depends what are you playing, if you playing hard things u go get good fast, if you practice easy things and no technique musics u can practice for 600 years and never go get good level, because u dont practicing the good level in guitar, i talk this because my experience in guitar, started playing in 2017 classical musics, fingerstyle , etc , hard things and i getted good technically fast, and i dont even expend +2 hours per day, i not profissional, only a player, i do other things in my life, you can get good in multiple things in your life, u just need organization to practice all day a thing, and try the hard for you level ever. (sorry for bad english)

[@dobromiriliev5554]

After purchasing this arrangement I have no words to express my pleasure, my joy, and my gratitude - Vivaldi in my two hands! Who could believe that? I'm speechless... There is only one thing which frustrated me, that the second note of the trills is not shown in the tabs. But this is a drop in the ocean of your outstanding achievement... Thanks a million!

[@jimyoung9262]

As a longtime guitar player and a longtime fan of Vivaldi, this is so great to see. It's nice being able to actually visualize this piece on the neck of the guitar...

[@hyperboreal]

Just wanted to say that this is the Arrangement guitar aficionados and Vivaldi fans were waiting for. Congratulations to Emre on a gorgeous and smart work. The capo at third fret makes everything fall into place!

[@pavel3570]

hyperboreal h

[@andybiondi3626]

I could write a novel, yet one word captures this man... GENIUS!

[@gonfreecss5812]

Emre Sabuncuoglu, gran maestro de la guitarra internacional. Tus interpretaciones me hacen reventar en pedazos, me inducen las lágrimas y no me dan ganas de abandonar jamás el estudio de la guitarra.

[@istampoolschoen]

Just listening to Emre and can't stop. He is incredible. His arrangements regards the character of the songs and the feeling. And in a manner which is so difficult to play. Great.

[@timspencer1]

Emre is surely the best living classical guitarist alive today..! I have never heard ANY other player even attempt this piece... Fantastic arrangement played with a huge amount of skill and confidence...

[@bobbys4622]

+Tim Spencer true story

[@TalentedDilittante]

+Tim Spencer TIM, everybody, while there is no "best" in the world of art, I agree that Emre belongs in the pantheon of the many, many wonderful guitarists alive and performing today. True, Emre contributes his own heart, dedication, innate physical endowment and discipline to this growing art.

[@kellylinde5213]

I agree with Tim here. I think Emre is a better guitarist than Yamashita. I know 'best guitarist' is somewhat subjective but let me elaborate. They just uploaded Emre's arrangement of Spring from Four Seasons for solo guitar, and it is perfect! Yamashita has a duo version (much easier parts) on youtube and honestly it is a bit sketchy. So there is your side by side comparison. Watch both versions and decide for yourself.

[@carlodelacruz405]

Try Kazuhito Yamashita.

[@stevenstahlberg5469]

Tim Spencer Chris broderick?

[@fabrizzioorderique2343]

I didn’t think this was even possible. He’s got some serious skill! This is amazing!

[@LAGuitarAcademy]

Hi Matthew, Ray, Uzay, Igor, Thank you for your messages. You can purchase the score (with tablature format) on our website. Please see the links below the video. -LAGA

[@dannyku1406]

Hello Sir, I love the tab and the transcription is amazing!!! I just wish it had the (p-i-m-a) along with the notes.. but still, worth every cent! (maybe in the future?) :)

[@clubdeastronomia19]

Los Angeles Guitar

[@thelucinator9448]

Hi there, could you please tell me the make and model of the guitar Emre is using?... Many thanks:)

[@omarhadeed1365]

One of the best videos on KZbin

[@TheophilosGuinness]

You are amazing! Greetins and congratulations from Hellas (Greece)!!!

[@bbbbbback]

no any words, any language in this universe can describe your work. You have my lifetime respect sir.

[@yavuzevliyaoglu]

Gururumuzsun Emre Sabuncuoğlu, çok güzel icra, eline sağlık

[@meepledoc]

I can't understand how anybody could give a negative valoration about this. Thank you very much. Lord, forgive them. They didn't know what They thought

[@HelenaWilliams8696]

Sonorous intonation - delicate melody, rich in tone & resonance. Simply joyful to listen to this rendition in an early splendorous Sunday morning.

[@gabrielemarcoccia7636]

Since I first listened to the arrangement of Vivaldi's concerto "Winter" brilliantly performed by Emre Sabuncuoğlu, I decided to purchase the guitar tablature of the 3 movements available on the LAGA website. I would say the transcriptions are accurate, some passages requiring advanced technique, fast plucking and tremolo skills in order to sound smoothly. My only remark is about the trills, in the first and second movement: the tablature should indicate the 2 notes played in the trill, at least this is how I find it indicated in other guitar tabs. Besides this, I am very happy with the purchase. Thank you

[@LAGuitarAcademy]

Thank you for your purchase and kind words about our releases. In standard classical sheet music, the notes that form a trill are typically not explicitly notated since they can easily be deduced from the underlying key. For example, if the key is in D minor, and there is a trill placed on a G, you would perform the trill between G and the upper neighbor note, A. If the trill is on an A, you would play the trill between A and B-flat (just keep an eye on the key signature). That said, we'll add a note on the score in case it helps other players who may not be familiar with the concept.

[@RanMagal]

Damn! my skull is all goosebumps! this dude is super precise! Can't stop listening to it now.

[@Sadduur]

One of the reasons why the guitar is such a versatile instrument! Amazing.

[@josealvescn2031]

Congrats, Emre, for your channel. Your arrangements and interpretations are the measure of your talent.

[@wickedcrypto6004]

😭Maestro 🙌🙇🏻🙌🙇🏻 I feel like everything I knew about Guitar just went out the window . What I just saw was mine blowing. Tears of grand joy. This is the peak of classical guitar playing. Thank you 🙏

[@hulumannbimbam5975]

Your channel is truly inspiring! Let me get back to my guitar. Thank you so much!

[@guney1452]

I'm watching the video from Turkey with love.I started learning classical guitar and actually I am interested in classical music.I wanted to thanks Emre Sabuncuoglu and this channel because of this arrangement and the video footage.

[@lorenzodelgaudio]

Stunning

[@maugrmx550]

It's been so long since a guitar player impressed me this much, MAESTRO.

[@samsimpson6787]

I wept. This is the best things humans have ever done. Music that is.

[@luiszavala6018]

Extraordinary! Being able to listen to this master piece of Vivaldi in a guitar without losing its essence. Thank you Emre what a great artist you are!

[@ledheadsteve]

Really cool arrangement! It really captures the driving essence of the original!

[@daniellbondad6670]

This is program music. He does an amazing job of telling the Vivaldi's winter story.

[@00Kie00]

Solo guitar is where it's at. More expressive and human than a piano, more voices than a violin!

[@MrAllright2]

Amazingly beautiful! What beautiful justice done to the great Vivaldi. Hope this youg player gets famous. He deserves it.

[@XeroK00L]

Loving it... do the whole suite please!! :D

[@carlospresley2989]

The best clássic guitar player I have ever seen.

[@renchiagrobbelaar2235]

I purchased this (along with the other two movements) a bit earlier this year. And it is just amazing! Thank you so much for this arrangement

[@Manuell110]

Is it sheet music only or is it Tab too?

[@Angel-qm8ju]

This video and your Ave Maria translation inspires me to learn tremolo picking

[@spiderfed]

Great arrangement and tabs. Has been tough learning it but getting there! Dr Emre's interpretation is so smooth

[@khristianbandow2289]

Hey bro! Can I ask you something?

[@kerimcabbar7159]

amazing. I actually had met Emre at our valuable teacher and master Ahmet Kanneci 's Studio like 20 years ago . Back then he already gave the signs that he would achieve this and more .

[@ruzcelbeltran]

Well thats absolutely hard it really takes time to arrange that so great ❤

[@luiszavala6018]

The fruit of a life of committed to music and excellence. Bravo Emre! Thank you for great work and art that you share with us!

[@moazmokamoke]

absolutely genius thanks for sharing ur talent on youtube

[@darkostanisic8821]

It’s absolutely amazing and beautiful transcription it’s so hard to resist to learn to play it:) I didn’t play classical guitar for a long time and this piece made me do it again. I purchased transcription and I am working on it on my own tempo:) so happy to have it and will try to learn whole 4 seasons in a life time :) great job thank you so much for this pleasure :)

[@Nouisalouisa]

I'm in love with this ❤

[@AleYoutv]

This is incredible. IMHO, it SO captures the emotions of the piece. Thank you for arranging, performing and sharing this.

[@RodrigoMCabrera]

Maestro!

[@ceuazul812]

This is utterly beautiful, it looks like the guitar is an entire orchestra. So happy about finding this exceptional guitar performance on KZbin. Thanks for sharing with us!

[@RanMagal]

Best guitar arrangement i've heard to a classical piece.

[@hokehinson5987]

Now our favorite violin score for guitar..wunderbar!😊

[@snowfiresunwind]

The Master up to his soucery again!

[@ip7313]

I am in love with the way you play this piece, probably the way you play everything.

[@cristiandavidvelasquezpere8455]

I just bought the sheets and is a pretty good challenge

[@mascachap]

With these nails and "picaos" it sounds a bit flamenco and I like it even more. Congratulations

[@michaeldavidrubin8823]

Amazing interpretation - & amazing technique to bring it forth. Unexpected, & very Vivaldi-like; the Red Priest must be delighted. Bravo.

[@MotionArtist3D]

Absolutely Love this. First time hearing Vivaldi played on a Guitar. Superb!

[@alan8299]

Brilliant would love to learn that

[@IzzulIjunk]

i once thinking this is gonna be impossible to be played on guitar, but he just proved me wrong. Great job dude! This is so insanely awesome!

[@hellelnuttesong6407]

*i paid for the whole guitar, im gonna use the whole guitar*

[@jah3838]

Просто шикарно.Я под впечатлением.Спасибо!

[@williamj.santos1208]

Maravilhosa interpretação! Parebéns!

[@robrrigo]

The arrangement was left without gaps! I'll buy the others after mastering this one. An excellent work by the master Emre Sabuncuoglu.

[@Niki-bo6ds]

Omygod.. this is insane. To good to be true. You play it beautifuly and calm. How come??

[@nicktursi3178]

Incredible arranging skills. As well ad playing technique. Purchased a few arrangements do far. Great work!

[@dobruyrastotchnik9360]

Исполнение безупречно,спасибо

[@donpatrick7738]

I cant believe there are thumbs down this is exellent