Recuerdos de la Alhambra played by John Williams

[@piero4706]

As a spaniard, i give my respects to this man. His musical abilities are beyond imagination.

[@69Phuket]

And ad hoc...after a blasting from the fat oaf! Shivers down the spine.. @piero4706 Agree.

[@gitaaa7740]

This is the Master. He inspired me to play classical guitar. His tremolo is flawless! He always plays with such feeling

[@miketravis6149]

And I think he has six fingers on each hand lol. In a word, BEAUTIFUL.

[@davidsrobotroots]

@@miketravis6149 AI Hands.

[@teddysears703]

Best melody trémolo ever written , Francisco Tarrega's RECUERDOS DE LA ALHAMBRA, too pleasant and beautiful to the ears, and we add the magnificent JIHN WILLIAMS, well you've got the perfect combination!

[@littlelulu1946]

John Williams is an extraordinary talent with a great sense of humor! What a pleasure to listen to this wonderful artist.

[@pedroacostanunez5706]

Talento y conocimiento expresado en los sonidos más puros de España para el mundo...

[@nesherben-negev1345]

John Williams brings music out of a guitar that no one else can. He is masterly.

[@watsjd1]

The man plays like a machine. Which is what some people say as a critique, but I as a compliment. He's unreal. And so relaxed, he looks like he's just scratching a kitten's belly.

[@JimitriG]

I agree, absolutely flawless!

[@pixienixieqq]

Mmmmmm, real magical fingers!!!

[@nitefly100]

I've been playing my kitten for years but I can only play one note: prrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[@watsjd1]

Well said. The older I get the more I notice it, but I still admire it. As an amature guitarist I always tried to achieve mechanical perfection but fell way short of it. Maybe that's why I admire it so.

[@ledzeprulz]

miguelitoven easy on the caps lock buddy, someone might think you have a point worth sharing..

[@rockywaters9592]

Breaks my heart to see how this was music I heard on national TV during my childhood, to what my daughter now has to hear in her childhood.

[@corneliuscarr9188]

His tremolo makes you cry.

[@danieltonga6052]

I don't know whether to cry because it's so beautiful, or because I doubt that my tremolo will ever be that good 😭😭😭 haha

[@redribboncellproject4049]

+Daniel Tonga Lmfao currently working on this piece, and yeah I know the struggle

[@ArthurCunnington_singer]

+hol4ko It took me two weeks of 10 minutes metronoming to get the 3 figures rolling. Learnt it in block chords then triplets then quads to get it nailed. Still working on getting it as smooth as this though!

[@toshiharutsunoda1327]

+Arthur Cunningtogn

[@mdancy999]

Use your big knuckles!

[@safa146]

Andres Segovia was the best classical guitar virtusso in 20th century but this man is the best now. All notes are complitely clear and his technic is perfect!!

[@paidda]

John studied under sr Segovia?

[@juaqui7565]

@@paidda yes 👍

[@DrCrabfingers]

Segovia was supreme and just a wonder to listen to....he had hands like a farm worker but his spirit soared like a angel....and somehow his great banana fingers plucked the strings with authority and utter majesty....his touch was perfection.

[@bigd1345]

Incredible concentration.

[@pabloperez4063]

​@@bigd1345 he is thinking where he put the keys of the car

[@artysanmobile]

Complete and total ownership of a musical instrument is, for me, the most awe-inspiring thing in all the world. My day has been immeasurably brightened watching this.

[@sabyegrp]

I'm 72, and have played guitar most of my adult life. But when I see this, I realize that I missed someting really important along the way, and that I really just plunk on the instrument. This man is amazing.

[@zodiacbluesbaby]

Got to love all the experts telling John Williams how to play guitar.

[@restablex]

This is the best reference in yt if you want to know how this masterpiece is suposed to sound. The one above all performances out there in the internet.

[@neirasworld]

Came here after watching Memories of the Alhambra. I am amazed how beautiful this is and it is wonderful that a person from far away Korea decided to make a TV series based on Alhambra and this piece of music. How beautifully inspiring!

[@OccasionalThespian]

Pls this drama traumatized me- yes ik I'm 1 year late heheh

[@elwaybevin2898]

J.W. - I've been listening to him since 1967 ... he's still the king of classical guitar.

[@klasikindo]

He must have played it twenty million times to be this fluid

[@gloriaegli7584]

NO..HE PLAYS WITH HIS HEART

[@alsatiancousin2905]

According to my calculations, twenty million and two times. The one before that still had some major issues.

[@pedeadde]

.marce ungheresi

[@pabloperez4063]

He had ThE hang of It ThE First day he tried....that,S a genius

[@drjojo5551]

Talent/artistry does not need the mindless rote of no talent drudgery!! 20,000,000?? REALLY.??? WTF?????

[@sledge1960]

I really don't believe I've ever heard anything more beautiful.

[@CORTEXFLY]

sledge1960 Alexandre Lagoya is better !

[@noseman1397]

We have to stop comparing different masters

[@nimaakhtarkhavari8766]

Try with "La Catedral" of Agustin Barrios...

[@danielcantera5682]

Una Limosna por el amor de dios

[@tomtran3211]

Master of Classical Guitar player. John Williams is one of the top Classical Guitar players in the world. Thank you for sharing your performance. It's so beautiful and spectacular.

[@stevebrian3894]

he makes it sound like there are 2 guitars, in my opinion the greatest living guitarist.

[@peymanghahremani7721]

Add Julian Bream!

[@nick260682]

Yeah Bream is better in my opinion. Not to say Williams isn’t incredible, but I feel like Bream plays with more colour and emotion. To get a good idea of the difference, listen to their respective versions of “Sevilla”. Williams is fantastic, but then you listen to Bream’s and it’s like you’re listening to a whole orchestra play. It’s insane.

[@bellabugs]

nick260682 true both are incredible players but bream is literally is something else... master bream is my idol

[@inveritategloria]

He is the greatest living guitarist, bar none.

[@kb3sGaming]

Watch Paco de Lucia

[@ColtDee]

Beautifully performed Sir.

[@rosemarie2090]

Brilliant.... in another world.... so beautiful..... thank you

[@gordonburns8731]

An absolutely beautiful piece, played by the eponymous John Williams.

[@neilbertuk1]

A master musician at the peak of his powers. John Williams isn't bad either.

[@javisafaBM]

Not bad, but watch Narciso Yepes playing it

[@moncefkarimaitbelkacem1918]

@@javisafaBM agreed,narciso's interpretation is outstanding:);)

[@BernieHollandMusic]

@@moncefkarimaitbelkacem1918 Narciso Yepes is an extraordinary player and he uses a 10 string guitar - you should hear his version of the Bach "Chaconne"

[@arnovmukherjee6496]

javisafaBM fffff

[@iris21ful]

The mother of all tremolos. Frightening.

[@robertororro7617]

Hermosa interpretación. Me quito el sombrero. Gracias.

[@715musicman]

John is so gentle with his guitar as if it were is only beloved child.WONDERFUL!!!!!!

[@davidk3009]

715musicman nicely put

[@MelvilleG]

Such crisp, well-pronounced tremolos. He is simply amazing

[@jtpinnyc]

Les Dawson is totally underrated as a pianist - it takes great skill to play wrong notes in a controlled fashion as he did.

[@ClotEastwood]

Ha ha ha ha You are soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo right . . I loved watching him "Bum Note" but play perfectly . . . .

[@seancurtin5131]

The criminal part of this footage is the break in the sound as the tape uncrinkles. Such a magnificent performance truly deserves a far superior filming and media transfer.

[@marilyncarter4747]

His tremolo is absolutely perfect !!

[@stephenhowlett6345]

He must have played the guitar from the womb to be able to play like that, I can’t play a note but he can play five at the same time , a true guitar genius

[@tonchette7993]

I can play 6 notes at the same time, it's called a chord.

[@Chris-rr9ud]

@@tonchette7993 I thing he is not familiar with the idea of tremolo

[@tonchette7993]

​@@Chris-rr9ud It's called a joke.

[@Chris-rr9ud]

@@tonchette7993 no shit

[@jenniferlang1393]

Listening to this man play......especially this piece......makes my brain cells melt!! So beautiful, so relaxed, such talent. I love this. And him.❤❤❤

[@larrymerkle1672]

Played like a wind-up music box. No romance, no feeling, no phrasing, no rubato, no change in volume. It's hard to imagine a duller rendition of this superb composition.

[@maribeljimenez7151]

Grande la música española!!, y qué lástima que no esté tan valorada como se merece.

[@rufinosanchez2703]

Maribel Jiménez: ¿Quién dijo que la música española no estaba bien valorada?... Según mi gusto y mi entender, la música española está muy bien valorada en todo el mundo. Muchas gracias.

[@kimw6698]

Stunning. Beautiful. I went to Alhambra last year - such good memories.

[@sharifalhumaid8537]

Very challenging piece and, in my opinion, John Williams is one of the best in playing it. The tremolos timing is evenly spaced with steady volume. Another great tremolo piece favorite of mine is Oración by Manolo Sanlúcar.

[@antoniopiernagordaperez1634]

Sharif Al Humaid aprendeatoto

[@jduff59]

Thanks for the recommendation Sharif, I will check that out!

[@monkeyhanger1951]

John Williams plays the very best version you could hear on guitar, I can listen to it all day also to Nana Mouskouri's singing version too which is unbeatable

[@b.mariatur.76]

Pieknie gra :)

[@monkeyhanger1951]

Yes it is isn't it :) here is the link to Nana Mouskouri's singing version ;) www.last.fm/music/Nana+Mouskouri/_/Recuerdos+De+La+Alhambra

[@edwardhowie6102]

It's a matter of opinion really have you listened to Celidonio Romero or Julian Breem even Pepe Romero? Each and every one of them are masters,of the guitar.

[@miketravis6149]

One of life`s truly talented people. I love this.

[@klaus1761]

A great musician, with the prog rock band "SKY" excited us so much...fabulous, thanks so much !!!

[@miketravis6149]

Beautiful, I would give my right arm to be able to play guitar as good as this. Even piano as good as Les Dawson.....

[@marcingrzmil7785]

mike travis You wouldn't be able to play like this without your right arm. :)

[@miketravis6149]

Oh yeah. Oooops lol

[@claudedrouot1650]

Sorry but if you give your right arm you would not be able to play this with only one arm!

[@edwardhowie6102]

If you gave your right arm you probably would play like les Dawson!

[@Brizio93]

So beautiful

[@MegaPitoe]

amazing piece, amazing player

[@swhoami]

I know virtually nothing about playing the guitar, other than playing notes by ear. The first time I heard this song, I had to pick up my daughter's 25 cent garage sale guitar and teach myself how to play. It is one of my favorite guitar pieces and John Williams have become my favorite guitarists. I still play my old John Williams 33 LP. Thank you for posting this video. Now I can not only listen to the beauty of his sound, but I can now see the beauty.

[@dennisalexander314]

My father spent years trying to perfect that piece. It never fails to bring tears to my eyes when played by an expert.

[@mackenziefan5019]

John Williams makes it look like he is doing nothing at all. Sublime playing. He doesn't break sweat! It sounds like his technique is a gift from the Gods, but it is just a result of years of devoted practise. He studied at Segovia's Summer School from the age of 11. Encouraged and taught from early years by his guitar-playing Dad and then tutored by the best. After that it was just down to about 25 hours-a-day practise.

[@s.m.3882]

I classici servono a questo...ogni volta che lo ascolti e poi eseguito cosi ti ricordi che la vita è eterna!

[@grilloderiver]

The chords in the beginning are from stanley myers cavatina, kjetil said. The other song (memories of the alhambra, or recuerdos de la alhambra) was composed by the spanish composer Francisco Tárrega

[@OShaughnessyC]

Beautiful! Absolute perfection!

[@emersongene1]

Absolutely beautiful!

[@JamesW81]

Mike oldfield.... etude. #edit# 7 years later watching this again.... Beautiful rendition, the strumming is flawless.

[@priteshugrankar6815]

This is what making love to the guitar is.

[@jerryjared644]

You speak of truth

[@Kobe29261]

It's not what that hole is for bruh!

[@Titan.Uranus]

You big boy, you!!

[@きん-f8i]

Anogoya Dagaati

[@anthonymead4359]

This is so fantastic - a piece of heaven. You need to be totally on top of your game to produce something, approaching, anywhere near to this.

[@fieldfullofthistles]

les was good but by heavens John was heavenly. How did he keep that tremolo going so fast for so long? Superb.

[@pierluigipastorino5236]

La migliore interpretazione in assoluto tra tutti i grandi chitarristi classici del meraviglioso pezzo di tarrega

[@Aarrmehearties]

I miss those shows. They showcased the truly talented not the merely popular

[@Pladderkasse]

By far, the best, most even and most musical tremolo technique in the history of the guitar so far.

[@Jamie-js3qw]

try Paola Hermosin

[@dondukinfield6445]

Absolutely beautiful, I would give anything if I play a piece of music like this just one time.

[@SuperBking1340]

Williams is the virtuoso on the guitar But Les Dawson was the virtuoso of comedy Both giants in their field.

[@PurdyBear1]

+SuperBking1340 Les was also a very good pianist, which he obviously messed about when he was doing comedy.

[@nillarizzi9611]

Really. I don’t understand what they say each other, I am Italian. Can you write the words of this comedy? Thanks. 🙏🏼🌸🌹

[@petershadbolt2268]

@@nillarizzi9611 Io sono Australiano e anche per me le battute sono po troppo veloce per me. La prima battuta e quando John Williams dice "Lo faremo in E" (nella chiave di E (Mi)) a quale risponde Les Dawson "No ... lo faremo qui".

[@fidulario]

@@petershadbolt2268 If Nila Rizzi doesn't appreciate your effort, I do.

[@svfrndz]

Simply the greatest rendition of this piece. Nobody else played it better than John Williams.

[@marianogarrido5487]

Excepto Narciso Yepes.

[@yogi9631]

Common bro, several others on KZbin are just as good if not better. Each are top of their game. Not sure if Mark knoffler type of music but I bet he can nail it just as good.

[@miguelm.7619]

Preciosa musica y gran interpretacion..

[@romydelarosa6813]

We owe it to ourselves to listen and watch John Williams more while he is with us. I caught up with Julian Bream for a short time before he passed. And although his music keeps him alive, I could have honored him with much more audience antemortem. They are extremely rare individuals that we would not have forever.

[@marilenaperucchetti2998]

Què magnìfica interpretaciòn!! Quedè impactada!!!

[@ColtDee]

Lovely and brilliant

[@pralaysangma8019]

You are truly a virtuoso classical guitarist John, thanks for this video.

[@ronniefedelino6143]

bravo! this music is our background when we are performing a live drama on radio

[@albanalbanman1437]

How on Earth can 91 people not like this music?

[@elydelacruz]

Haha, they either clicked dislike by accident or are tone deaf! Lol

[@jorgek92]

maybe they don't like the intro with that comedian in the piano. For instance I didn't.

[@jack-lh2sy]

i heard a better version of that same tune

[@ianfindlay865]

"Tune"? You're a real sophisticate, aren't you? Who played it? George Formby?

[@hda1010]

91 subnormals

[@LukeSniper]

What I've always loved about John Williams is how his playing, while far from technically perfect, is so incredibly musical and expressive. His playing is HUMAN, and therefore, truly beautiful

[@yeahdancetomyrecord]

i'd say thats about as technically perfect as any human could play that song.

[@alelaera13]

@@yeahdancetomyrecord yea dude, its the most perfect tremolo I have ever seen

[@retremulo]

Grande maestro John Willians, belíssima apresentação.

[@michaelodwyer6708]

It's by listening to great guitarists playing wonderful pieces that inspires the rest of us mere mortals to take it up.

[@jeligula]

One can only be humble in the face of perfection.

[@gailcrowe727]

He brings the guitar to life. Brilliant.

[@alleneverhart4141]

Simply amazing performance. The challenge of this piece is to get the tremolo effect to sing the melody and John does that better than most any guitarist on the planet. Fabulous.

[@BernieHollandMusic]

Listen to Narciso Yepes and you just might change your mind. . . . .

[@BourbonSweet]

How smooth when he move around different chords. Amazing

[@MultiNacnud]

les dawson was actually an accomplished pianist as well as a comedian

[@donditto3255]

Thanks a lot, I found it coincidentally last night watching a movie for John Williams musical life. Wonderful piece of art!

[@mariaangelicadonosodonoso793]

Mi tema del alma. Escuché este tema desde antes de nacer. Fue mi canción de cuna En brazos de mi Abuelito guitarrista Clásico. Todos los temas de Tarrega, Rodrigo, etc. Gran por traerla. Aunque la escucho aun todas las noches para dormirme. No muy buena la interpretación, es como tocar por tocar. Le faltó ALMA, la interpreto muy rápida. Igualmente gracias.

[@hendrinajoubert4550]

The best I've ever heard!!! ❤

[@sidneybatistarodrigues6880]

Umas das se não a melhor interpretação que já vi aqui no KZbin parabéns perfeito

[@alcaicero]

Mira la de Narciso Yepes.

[@PhelipeNascimentoo]

Sem dúvidas!!

[@JewandGreek]

_"One of the best (if not THE BEST) interpretations that I've ever seen here on KZbin. Congrats. Perfect!"_

[@bbarsher]

the ultimate duo man-guitar and composer

[@GtronVideo]

The best interpretation I've ever found in KZbin! That's the way I like this piece to be played!

[@pepedealida]

Applaus before the last chord, means a lot....brilliant 🙋🏻‍♂️🎸

[@sbearly]

It could just mean they don’t know the piece.

[@ronaldomello4463]

Lembrei do meu pai. Um beijo pai. Esteja aonde estiver.

[@vicjones3992]

Beautiful..........❤

[@jonnycapes]

Truly wonderful rendition here! And so great that u kept the les Dawson part on at the start too, god bless his jolly soul! :0) Marvellous stuff!

[@AP-pf3lj]

Une main droite d'une stabilité remarquable pour ce trémolo de F. Tarrega, une pièce remarquablement écrite et parfaitement bien jouée par un des plus grands maitres de l'instrument. Superbe.

[@hadhykhan]

Memories of Alhambra... korean drama bring me here

[@발화점]

yes that fantasic drama ar game

[@Houda06]

Emma should be playing with her red outfit

[@hendsa5233]

Nur Hadhy me to

[@afrinawidisuhayla7830]

Me too

[@AcessDBpro]

Emma and Mr. Cha haunt the KZbin channels and the halls of Alhambra High School...

[@jonathanmoore5619]

I am a German man, new to the neighborhood. I agreed 👍 Every time!

[@chucktrier]

I fear that it will never be played at this level again..Its incredible.

[@LesPero]

+Peter Trier dont think like that dude.. just jam..put hours into it..if you have passion nothing can stop you

[@larrymerkle1672]

Played like a wind-up music box. No romance, no feeling, no phrasing, no rubato, no change in volume. It's hard to imagine a duller rendition of this superb composition.

[@chucktrier]

@@larrymerkle1672 It s like your opinion man

[@ensiehraie6275]

One of the most beautiful melody with classic guitar by one of greatest guitarist.

[@sparkie119]

John Williams is the maestro-period.

[@shayaakob8605]

absolutely prfect..u are the master mr.john

[@narczo765]

He is not a boss, he is a master.... It is my dream to move to London and study under him

[@naharismaiel630]

Me too bro😭😭😭

[@ferdinandfaylogna2907]

amazing john william the greatest master guitar my favorite at all time o

[@edwardcharles9764]

The theme music to Jack Hargreaves out of town! That brings back memories.

[@watsjd1]

It's hard to judge his tremolo by the quality of the video, but there's no doubt his triplets are absolutely perfect and transitions appear effortless. Another proof of Williams' reign as the best of guitarists.

[@StanleyRandallMarsh19]

his fingers looks like an ocean wave, amazing

[@Checkicheck]

Like a tidal..

[@kkristen5899]

Wow ! That is incredible. I wish I could play like that .

[@gaboyebu3269]

Greetings.. Excellent performance, little difficulty for large capacity master guitar. But very technical. With best wishes.

[@robertuljancic5775]

Phenomenal tremolo - BRAVO Maestro ...!

[@commodoor646]

Sure he's great, but it doesn't hurt that he has 8 fingers on each hand.

[@miketravis6149]

LOL

[@franciscobarril]

Actually, six on each hand. Also, he killed my father.

[@mathieuvanleeuwen7127]

round1fight Something something Montoya, knew him. He;s dead now. Won't be missed...

[@finalsolution6831]

@@miketravis6149 shit, you had me counting them lol

[@richardlloyd2589]

Mathieu van Leeuwen 👌🤣

[@Carnifex11100]

sounds beautiful

[@jross380]

Start with nothing, present a funny shaped apparatus with 6 strings on it - and man and apparatus evolve to produce this - WOW!!!

[@jobuilder1011]

I