This was the first piece in the program of this particular concert. The audience gave him a standing ovation for the it! Who in the world gets a standing ovation after the first piece? The rest of the program was the Bach Chaconne, Folios I, II, and III by Toru Takemitsu, Nocturnal by Benjamin Britten and the massive transcription of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition by Kazuhito Yamashita. After the program the audience kept on applauding until they got 4 encores from Kazuhito Yamashita.
@romaric98749 ай бұрын
Mozart and Sor come back and touched the ears of Yamashita
@kawaipartners1635 Жыл бұрын
あの頃を思い出さずにはいられません。感謝しかないです。
@cognoscenticycles43515 ай бұрын
His obvious mastery is beyond impressive, but his elation and immersion into the music is a sight to behold. His technique is astounding and his personal invention on the instrument enviable.
wow - incredible playing and at a very accelerated tempo. (I only wish the recording quality match the skill being exhibited)
@pocopin. Жыл бұрын
世界一☺️
@JohnTravena5 ай бұрын
Think how much more popular classical music would be today if artists like Gould and Yamashita were given their proper dues rather than the tiny agendas of tiny critics and fellow musicians.
Impeccable technique and dynamics - but don't be fooled: his musicality and interpretation are just as good. Technique in the service of real music ❤❤❤
I think Yamashita is imagining that he is dancing with his lover while he is caressing his guitar. I am a bit worried that he would be too carried away and falls off the chair. I have never seen anyone playing the Magic Flute with such a gusto.
SRJ produced an extremely beautiful and monsterously thick tone, somewhat like the Segovia of the electric guitar. I feel like the Achilles heal of this player is that he somewhat sacrifices the production of a consistently beautiful tone in order to absolutely maximize dynamics and tonal contrast, though it's hard to tell with the abysmal recording quality of all of these videos. The harsh , piercingly bright and noisey audio combined with the extremely bright and aggressive guitar playing is hard to evaluate. Maybe it sounded completely mind blowing in person.