5 Beautiful Piano Pieces played on GUITAR

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[@fredskull1618]

Amazing how there’s a quiet intensity to the piano originals, but arranging them for guitar makes the pieces sound more vulnerable and sincere.

[@patrickmcgovern8615]

I agree!

[@ThefrenchFranz]

I had the very same feeling but didn't know how to describe it, thanks a lot!

[@Talven_Daluka]

How does "vulnerable" make no sense when talking about music and yet also describe this perfectly?

[@user-ch4ex3yy4l]

@@Talven_Daluka Imho vulnerable does make sense when talking about music but maybe that's just my imagination.

[@ronmax6220]

Because of the dynamics and nuances of the tones of a guitar

[@leonjford]

As the great Roland Dyens said about Tchaickovsky and Chopin: "I both love them and hate them. I hate them because they didn't write a single note for the Guitar... and I love them for the same reason, because it gave me an opportunity to do some work as an arranger... I love arranging, its the job of a designer, the house has already been built by the architect (composer)... the test of a good guitar arranger is to make the listener believe that the piece was originally written for the guitar."

[@LucasBrar]

I love dyens❤️

[@tasosdiaforetico7377]

Dyens arranged amazing things sorely missed first time I heard tango en skaii I just had too learn it, same with his nuages

[@johntaliaferrothompson6052]

Even the classical guitar and accordion is invented in the 19th century but the guitar isn't popular in that time. The busker on that time mostly prefer the accordion over the guitar. Since the guitar and accordion both are the mobile accompaniment instrument can be bring to travel and mostly will be played by homeless guy in the 19th century. And the accordion and guitar is became best friend. The accordion is just the wind version of guitar and the guitar is the string version of accordion. Example: Piano vs Pipe Organ Guitar vs Accordion Violin vs Tenor Saxophone Double Bass vs Tuba

[@MegaArthur78]

The maestro 😍

[@coolrocknroll]

Dyens’ arrangement of the Chopin mazurka at the beginning of this vid is awesome.

[@petergoldie4078]

Been playing for 40 years. You inspire me. I can give no greater compliment.

[@amjadh313]

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[@mrlost470]

im 16 played for about 3 years you both inspire me

[@alexanderfels5754]

Asturias by albeniz is also a piece that was original composed for the piano, i like the guitar version much more thow.

[@Paksusuoli95]

Rumores de la Caleta, also by Albeniz, sounds awesome on guitar as well. Very spanish.

[@ReinholdOtto]

I think the guitar version is much more popular than the piano version. I think it is also by Tarrega.

[@plamennachev4980]

Exactly, I was going to write the same thing, because I was surprised it wasn't among the five compositions

[@trungduyle4192]

Everyone does… ha

[@plamennachev4980]

@@trungduyle4192 You are right

[@richsackett3423]

The first Chopin transcription was just amazing.

[@mattiasanderberg6849]

Some KZbinrs you can just like before the video, you already know what quality awaits you. 👍👍

[@LucasBrar]

Tack Mattias:)

[@einarabelc5]

@@LucasBrar No, except for your horrible accent when naming Spanish songs your channel is one of the very best. So THANK YOU!!

[@Someone-xo9ns]

0:47 Waltz Op.69 No.2- Chopin 2:00 Sonata Pathétique, 2nd mvt- Beethoven 4:47 Mallorca- Isaac Albéniz 6:36 Gymnopédie No.1- Erik Satie 8:28 Nocturne Op.9 No.2- Chopin

[@crayonmusic3334]

thank youuu

[@lxdgr8]

Thank you

[@PJDeris]

Thank you

[@Dumb101shit]

Thanks

[@LucasBrar]

Thanks for listening my friends! Do you prefer the guitar or piano versions? Support me and get my 'BUT IT'S JAZZ' limited merch here: www.bonfire.com/but-its-jazz/

[@saifulbachar6689]

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[@saifulbachar6689]

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[@lucapowell5502]

Gymnopedie works very well on guitar :) Where can I find the tab that you used/arranged for Nocturne?

[@BaggerVance]

The big problem on guitar is sustain. But you are so good that I can’t say if I prefer piano or guitar versions. I like both!

[@LucasBrar]

@@lucapowell5502 it’s an arrangement by Francisco tarrega, you can find on the internet

[@krsboss]

I do love the sound of the piano but there is something magical about hearing these transcriptions for guitar! How many strings does a piano have!? Sources say that on average it's around 230...and you can accomplish such a full sound with 6! Hats off!

[@terryhayward7905]

To play a note on a piano, you press a key, that lifts a rod through a lever, that then pushed a hammer up to hit the string which is then damped by a pad depending on a pedal position. To play a note on a guitar, you put your finger on the string. A guitar is an extension of the musician.

[@TheVoitel]

The guitar definitely offers much more control over tone and articulation than the piano does, although the piano is quite unmatched in the potential of differentiating single notes in a chord (a pianist can make a single chord sound in many different ways). But these 230ish strings are there to create volume. This is something not apparent here, has the guitar is recorded from close, but in a bigger hall you would hear much less from the guitar than from a piano, even if that guitar projects exceptionally well.

[@bennyanderssonfanfic5952]

Chopin - "Nothing is more beautiful than a guitar, except possibly two" Lucas: * casually has three guitars in the background *

[@ertitoo]

Hey Lucas, I need to thank you a lot for everything you did. You might not know, but you're really helping many people(me in primis) to get inspired, to practice and to overall continue with the guitar. I love everything you do, and you might seriously be one of the most amazing guitarists. I would love a full version of Gymnopedie n. 1 on guitar by you. Know that someone will always watch a video of yours, and that you inspire many people to keep on going. Thank you❤️

[@LucasBrar]

That makes me incredibly happy to hear!! Thank you for listening🙏🙏🙏

[@plamentsvetanov]

As a pianist I must say - amazing job! They all sound wonderful.

[@geetarr]

When you said about Chopin making music for the guitar i felt that on another level

[@masteralanera810]

Could you make a video on 5 levels of Villa-Lobos?

[@LucasBrar]

I might yes, eventually. I have that on my list actually:) Thanks for the tip!

[@lucasguanaes]

@@LucasBrar Yes, please!

[@migueleduardo5400]

@@LucasBrar PLEASE that would be awesome

[@olavolima72]

That would be awesome!!!

[@arthurz5254]

@@LucasBrar as a brazilian, couldn't be happier

[@AnabelB.]

OMG my two favorite instruments: piano and guitar! Edit: Gymnopedie is just wonderful 😍

[@saeidqanei4935]

When you edit your comment, should you mention that what do you edit !?

[@wvd07]

@@saeidqanei4935 Yes Edit: No

[@ThatMusicWriter]

It is nearly impossible to write intricate pieces for the guitar unless you yourself are really good at the instrument. Knowledge from other instruments doesn't carry over too well, so it's no surprise many of the old masters did not compose for it.

[@armfe3307]

Well, Rodrigo was surely a master at it, but wait, it was really Segovia who did the guitar part... I agree, the early composers did not get the help they needed. God bless Segovia.

[@cymrogygo1759]

Takemisu, elliot carter … are some amazing examples

[@maxzapom]

Bach?

[@tedniemi9745]

@@armfe3307 Rodrigo is so based

[@ashisheady8841]

well, it certainly does but maybe guitar wasn't that popular at that time.

[@grimtapestry5585]

That artificial harmonic while plucking with the thumb is insane. I thought about it but gave up not thinking that's possible, crazy impressive

[@supremetaco5349]

it's not to difficult with practice

[@clownpocket]

@@supremetaco5349 Pianists have it so easy though. Just press a button with one finger.

[@sexmansex4776]

​@@supremetaco5349that's literally how everything works...

[@supremetaco5349]

@@sexmansex4776 no shit

[@shaoyinglow13]

Beautiful arrangements and playing. I am a professional classical pianist and I must say these piano pieces sound really amazing on the guitar. I am now in the midst of learning the classical guitar and I love it!! I hope I can be good enough in future to make such videos of myself playing on both instruments. Thanks Lucas for the inspiration! 😊👍👏

[@az.shanti]

The amount of effort that was put into this video is astonishing! Would love to see a part 2!!

[@acbilotta]

All these transcriptions were excellent, the final Chopin one really moved me, incredible job!

[@2good2betrue3]

Very Beautiful pieces of Classical guitar music Lucas!👏 😊, this video is actually a realization for electric guitarists like me who are always amazed at speed and how to always improve using a metronome. Actually, I just realized that this classical "piano pieces" played on the guitar is waaay harder and technical than most electric guitar speedy riffs and solos. Not to mention more melodic. It only proves even "slow" music is actually really wonderful to listen. Cheers!

[@ahmednassef4204]

Big fan Lucas thanks for everything❤️❤️

[@estebanquinones5918]

Isaac Albeniz is someone who to me must of loved the guitar because all of his music just flows on the guitar just as well as a piano does.

[@BenignComrade]

The Satie piece is the whole reason I started classical guitar. So good.

[@araby33]

If the Piano is king, the guitar is the people of musical instrument.

[@robertxxx74]

Never thought I'd hear Gymnopedie number 1 on guitar. Those harmonics are the key. Well done.

[@varmaasreebala1272]

I m a novice learning guitar from KZbin videos and writing my tabs with pauses and slow mo options from the video. I try to learn the guitar notes from piano notes and thanks for this video . It's beautiful. I just love you content, sir.

[@cervgiovanni]

7:56 Captions say "Laughter" The change of tone there really is laughter. It's sighs of contemplation, and then laughs that you were contemplating.

[@koenquintelier5981]

Damned… you display so much quality, passion, musicality,… Big bravo, Lucas. I enjoy every minute of your videos. This one even brought me to tears (with that last Chopin translation)

[@LucasBrar]

Thanks so much for listening and appreciating, makes me very happy!

[@markaguilera493]

As a great philosopher who's name I forget put it, he's a fingerpicking pimp.

[@JoEpunkt]

Alles was Du spielst hört sich einfach großartig an. Danke dass es Dich gibt und wir daran teilhaben dürfen!

[@morriskaller3549]

Han är svensk, varför skriver du på tyska? 🙄

[@anastasiakniazeva4838]

Fantastic! My kid said guitar is better than piano. He is 11 and plays guitar for 4 years in school and only 1 year on piano. Thank you for your transcriptions and amazing guitar

[@rafecolii]

As far as I can tell, Edson Lopes was the first classical guitsrist to transcribe Bach's Toccata and Fugue in Dm, and it is magisterial.

[@nichtsistkostenlos6565]

Beautiful usage of harmonics in these arrangements, and really well done executing them.

[@mjgamboa2936]

How nice is it to watch and listen to someone playing the guitar with such passion.

[@giovannibarrios5003]

English: Many guitarists have transcribed works for Piano, One on all Tarrega. But you know it perfectly, master. I just studied Chopin's prelude op.28 n.15 Tarrega transcription. Goodbye from italy

[@СергейПротасов-к4ъ]

the quality of your guitar playing is jaw dropping

[@duganvonbern5593]

Beethoven was really beautiful, Satie blew my mind and Chopin braught my Home. You‘re an excellent guitarrist, very inspiring ❤️

[@DamausZA]

Thank you Lucas, for your refreshing video's on the classical guitar and many things guitar! I thoroughly enjoy your videos and look forward to the notifications of a new Lucas Brar video in my email!

[@ggnoise]

Hello Lucas, another wonderful video! I'm mostly commenting to say thank you for all the inspiration you've given me since I first saw your Autumn Leaves in 10 levels of difficulty in late 2019. I was just starting to learn jazz guitar and Autumn Leaves was my first song to learn and I was floored by your skill. You played a tremolo part in there, a technique which I had never seen before, never having consumed any classical guitar music. By the following April I was attempting to learn Recuerdos, which after three weeks gave me tendonitis and that was pretty much it for me and attempting tremolo :). Still, your videos inspire me to keep learning jazz and classical pieces, and I wanted to thank you for that. You are an amazing guitarist!

[@LucasBrar]

Thank you very much Greg, so happy to hear that. I hope the tendonitis is Getting better, be sure to be relaxed and tension-free when practicing. I’ve had issues as well. Best of luck!

[@kirkanderson2001]

Thank you Lucas! So beautiful. So tranquil and relaxing. You have a rare and beautiful gift. Thanks for uncounted hours of practice and honing your craft. You allow the instrument to speak to your audience. Brilliant and enchanting!

[@theGreenDruid0317]

Thanks for your content, m8! Love your videos. Greetings from Russia! 🇷🇺

[@crestfallen5638]

That chopin piece is one of my favourite. Best guitar-arrangement I've heard so far

[@MathGeekQ]

that last one was just beautiful

[@davidcantwell2489]

As good as all of those were I would have liked to have heard you do Clair de Lune by Debussy, but that's just me. Thank you for all you do, your videos are a bright spot in my pensioner days.

[@danielcasasorozco2978]

There's a great version by jazz guitarist Jonathan Kreisberg, he did a great job with that one!

[@davidcantwell2489]

@@danielcasasorozco2978 Thank you.

[@hariyochi]

Guitar is a GOD OF ALL INSTRUMENT

[@Max-to6jm]

Sorry i disagree😂

[@rotanux]

@@Max-to6jm don't be sorry cuz your next step is going to be into Hell ☠️☠️😂

[@Max-to6jm]

@@rotanux is it wrong for having an opinion?

[@rotanux]

@@Max-to6jm dude i was joking

[@marcosangermano]

Sei magnifico! Uno dei migliori chitarristi del mondo.

[@kikocruziii8647]

It's so beautiful!!! Guitar version made happy and sad at the same time.

[@konradobidoski5415]

Man, almost every transcription you play is my favourite I found for the piece. I have no idea how copyrights work for things like transcriptions by Tarrega but I'd buy a lot of what you play. It would be awesome to have links to free and paid transcriptions in video's description. I have no idea how much tha would increase your workload though. Thanks for all the videos, you are a major reason why I got back to classical guitar!

[@miaryan9029]

The arrangements are truly unbelievably beautiful

[@diegofuruhashi5226]

as always, showing who is the best guitarist on youtube, I'm your biggest fan man!

[@misterree1443]

Danza Espanola No 5 is my personal favourite. Wonderful video thank you so much.

[@bruceenglish7559]

Thank you for simply spreading the notion of beautiful music and sharing your thoughts with others. I love how these piano favorites translate to guitar.

[@noslinon2470]

I've learned Gymnopédie recently and I love it, so relaxing

[@lylamallari]

I could listen to Sonata Pathétique on guitar all day, it's so soothing

[@hatsuno8491]

I used to listen to Gymnopédie No. 1 on Lofi hip hop before even knowing it was a classic. You can even look for it by searching Raining in Osaka, it's the third one in the playlist. It's so calming and refreshing

[@ww3032]

Go check out gnossienne no. 1 too.

[@rosspatience4217]

I love the way you bring out the melody. That guitar sounds wonderful. I doubt my playing will ever approach the beauty I hear in yours but I feel inspired every time I hear you play.

[@damozhutagalung1418]

That adagio cantabile just melt my heart

[@keiththompson5193]

That was unbelievable. You are a fantastic musician. I really enjoy your videos. Bravo!

[@spectatecomment7306]

The comments are full of people making requests. What this means is that we love hearing guitar music played in your style. Thanks!

[@sarahstuder8313]

You sir are a wizard - truly amazing! I was very nervous to hear the Adagio Cantabile as it is a favourite of mine, but you did it splendidly.

[@Stethanaholmes]

Fine sir I adore your music. You're such a peaceful committed personality and I both appreciate and respect your discipline.

[@Xooxeen]

Congratulations, man. You are on my top 5 guitar players on YT. You have a friend on Mexico.

[@NevilleHasan]

You are not human mate! What kind of sorcery is this! ❤️❤️❤️

[@jamesvanillawafer]

Thank you for making this video! One of my favorite YT channels. Keep posting!

[@LuisCamacho.guitar]

Ok just found out Chopin invented that famous Latin jazz lick! It’s in there bro!! Amazing vid!

[@bobgarcia182]

Beautiful, Lucas! The first Chopin waltz was my favorite. It was very Spanish sounding on the guitar.

[@plebeiangaming5625]

Tarrega's transcription of Adagio feels like a silent prayer of a heart in sorrow.

[@LordBertrandRussell987]

You are best music channel in KZbin

[@DjangoClouds]

Gymnopedie arrangement was beautiful! I love your channel, not my usual sort of music or style of playing ( my style is best described as 'ham-fisted') but man I really love your soul and technique! (And Metallica but it's jazz)

[@esmajin8185]

The beethoven one was beautiful, really loved it The chopin nocturn felt like it was meant to be played on guitar though, such a soothing experience

[@djoseph104]

You are so wonderful! Thank you for this lovely collection.

[@srinjanbhattacharya3293]

Incredible Lucas. Plain and simply put... Incredible ❤️

[@LucasBrar]

Thank you Srinjan!

[@adamadeptus3686]

Somehow your arrangement of Sonata Pathetique evoked my childhood experience of Lon Lon Ranch in the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Time to cry tears of nostalgia...

[@OsbornIOW]

Sonata Pathétique, 2nd mvt- Beethoven...... I am truly gobsmacked by the beauty in your playing of this on the guitar. Especially the harmonic notes (Touch) . i had better watch the rest of the video now

[@Johnhasa1]

Guitar seems to always make things sound better😊

[@macumbeiro_xx]

Usually when I’m warming up to play the guitar I play a piece of “jesu joy of man’s desiring” or Bach’s “minuet”, they sound beautiful in the guitar, and are easy to play.

[@Av.Praetor]

As a pianist, i can tell nice job to you. Congratulations 👍

[@lemakeup13]

Gosh, this is beautiful at another level ♥️ you nailed it bro!!!!! Those are my favourite classical pieces I used to listen since I was kid and now you just played it on strings. Thank you

[@jensmander2244]

That was impressive. And now I want to hear the 3rd Movement from the Moonlight Sonata. *throwing coin into jukebox*

[@phillycheesesteak1028]

I love your guitar skills!

[@LucasBrar]

Thank you!

[@lilchopin1.]

I'm a classical guitarist, but i've played that exact Chopin waltz on the piano. I really want to play the whole piece for guitar! It sounds wonderful! Waltzes sound marvelous on the guitar. Chopin is my favorite composer and as you said, it's really upsetting that he didn't ever write anything for our instrument. We've been pretty ignored by classical music most of the time :(

[@sreilhac]

This is easily one of your best videos and i really enjoy all of them. Thank you for your hard work and particularly for sharing.

[@no_nameyouknow]

Every video I watch I am more impressed. You must have dedicated a lot of time to your guitar. Good stuff.

[@theresiaabounader7026]

Thank you for surpassing yourself Lucas 😊😊 I LOVE this channel. It always keeps me excited to go practice

[@LucasBrar]

So glad to hear it Theresia!

[@scottishdudeuk1]

just warms the heart

[@abhi_kehs]

All pieces played really well but that Beethoven really spoke to my heart, especially the harmonics section.

[@mllanest]

Lucas, you playing is astonishing and the sound of your guitar is mesmerizing, it has a very beautiful "broken" tone. Thanks for these beautiful videos.

[@chiekuen5177]

Chopin is my favorite composer of all time, great job on the video 👍

[@stevenarcher3845]

Love the tone of your guitterre ...... love your vid's keep up the great work!

[@guitpracticeprogress8454]

What a lovely classical music...

[@patrickjordan8373]

Fortunately, your tags for Jim No Peedee brought me to this gem! OUTSTANDING! Vladimir Ashkenazy is my favorite pianist so he is my go-to for Chopin. It seems critical and biased but the pianists were mechanical dot-readers. It all sounded stilted with no expression although they were trying to 'sell' it with body motion. Then you played with all of the expressiveness that only fingers on wires can do and the music sounded like... well... musical... instead of a math competition.

[@meissanhemma5552]

These are some beautiful arrangement you played here, love it. Keep it up man!

[@vitor_tr]

PLEASE, MORE OF THIS

[@guidobruzzone9462]

As always,one of the best channels for guitar...Keep on Lucas,you're so inspiring...Ciao

[@jasonm4982]

Thank you Lucas for the beautiful peaces of music

[@bagelbum8149]

your beautiful music makes me want to play acoustic guitar! and then i remember for the 5th time that month that i hate playing acoustic guitar

[@AceGryph]

What's the reason for that?

[@daphenomenalz4100]

Why? I haven't played acoustic for an year now and i am so eager to play one :(

[@bagelbum8149]

@@daphenomenalz4100 oh acoustic is great it’s just I’m an electric guy so it feels rly Wierd yk

[@bagelbum8149]

@@AceGryph I’m an elicteic guy but I still love acoustic as an instrument

[@weryxavier]

I can't forgive youtube algorithm to make me discover your channel only now. Love your humble aproach on guitar and your tastes. Second video only for me. (First was kazuhito yamashita and derek trucks wich I didn't know....same double huge discovering as when a guthrie govan or di meola apears)

[@thenujaliyanage2207]

2:16 This Night by Billy Joel. Great covers btw!

[@jasminchang3688]

So beautiful . Thank you.

[@tylliNGLT]

These are each beautiful in their own way.

[@LucasBrar]

Indeed