Seven Medieval Pieces

[@GuitarsAndDragons]

Magnificent arrangements and playing, Stathis! It was 9 minutes of pure enjoyment for me, thank you! :) Regards!

[@stathis17]

Thank you very much Lukasz, I am really glad to have discovered your channel through your comment!

[@claravazquez3166]

Lukasz Kapuscinski - Guitars & Dragons

[@michaeltrademark8885]

Ha! I discovered both of your channels tonight! What a joy. Me, I thank you both, but my ears, though they soar in pleasure, are also sore from the fidelity. Thank you.

[@rafaeld.2554]

@@stathis17 Absolutely beaultiful my friend... The location, clothing, the playing, everything perfect

[@davidking7205]

love the sound of the playing, the location , the specific guitar ... everything about it is something to come back to and listen again !

[@SchutzmarkeGMBH]

I'm gonna show this to everyone who says that they're fingers are too short for playing guitar.

[@zencosuzuki8496]

Listening to this music, I feel like I was living in those times. Great feeling and great technique !!! Splendidly!!!

[@stathis17]

Mission accomplished then, thank you Zenco!

[@szuzmariacsatkai3496]

"Ah, hello there. How are you today?" *I've been better.* "I saw a mudcrab the other day, horrible little creatures" *sniffs* "Stop talking!" *Goodbye* "Be seeing you!"

[@franzliszt8957]

What is this?

[@stefanozach2042]

@@franzliszt8957 Oblivion NPC common dialog

[@HateMyself247]

I loled.

[@Ismael-ik1xh]

Magnifico ..genial

[@fabianvandalen6717]

Unbelievable that music from so far back was actually quite techical

[@stathis17]

You may find virtuosic instrumental music in this manuscript en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Library,_Add_MS_29987, or the somewhat later Faenza codex. Have a look at the accounts on Pietrobono's virtuosity books.google.gr/books?id=tTQrDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA484&lpg=PA484&dq=pietrobono+lute&source=bl&ots=Fl-36KHH3p&sig=ACfU3U3B-Lf_54TIbFB7VCR6u6DFLI2bfg&hl=el&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi-jvnQroroAhXR-KQKHbIbDsoQ6AEwBHoECAsQAQ#v=onepage&q=pietrobono%20lute&f=false Thanks for commenting.

[@GlassBone710]

What else are they going to do?

[@josephgreencoat6311]

because music now is made for morons

[@TheBestofJuan]

@@josephgreencoat6311 lmao you're so pretentious. As if listening to music that requires a lot of technique makes you smart in any way.

[@DominicJacksonFilm]

@@TheBestofJuan spoken like a true idiot

[@scorpiocurse7969]

This has become one of my favourite videos ever, so many emotions. You render this wonderful pieces masterfully on guitar. thanks for this, Stathis.

[@warmaster-1]

Absolutely agree with you!

[@jake.the.riffer]

Respect. There is something so captivating about music that is this old. Beautifully played!

[@themarshmellow410]

just started learning on guitar, playing medievel/"dark" folk music is my dream! this is great and I really hope I can do it

[@stathis17]

All the best for your guitar playing, stay inspired and never give up!

[@TheQA247]

The Marshmellow - ditto. I played electric back in the day. Now formally playing. Goal: flamenco.

[@emzaet391]

me too

[@CatchyCauchy]

@@TheQA247 how is it going, i am trying to learn malanguena. Do you have any tips?

[@TheQA247]

@@CatchyCauchy Sorry .. none that I can give at this time

[@joshfeatherstone8546]

This is exquisite.

[@stathis17]

Much appreciated Josh.

[@Hobbit183]

sounds amazing! really inspiring

[@lucgk5412]

Lamento di Tristano...my favorite. Beautiful church, amazing music, great player. Please more videos like this. Cheers from Argentina.

[@peatlatakia6308]

I bought the sheet music PDF with tab from Lathkill and it's very well laid out. I have been learning 'Lamento di Tristano' because it's my favorite piece here and seems a bit more accessible. I'm an electric player who is new to classical guitar and I'm finding it pretty different and challenging. I'll always love rock and metal, but I think traditional folk (medieval and celtic styles) like this are where my heart really belongs.

[@roachdoggjr6961]

You won’t regret it! But don’t neglect your electric, it needs some love too ;)

[@rafaeld.2554]

Come here again to say this video is criminally underrated !!! Possibly the best classical guitar medieval playing in the whole game !!!

[@harryjoseph1802]

Beautiful compilation for the guitar and very well executed. These dances were hitherto confined to Medieval Music Ensembles & it's great that you've added these rhythmically infectious pieces to the guitar's repertoire. Kudos.

[@rafaeld.2554]

ABSOLUTELY BEAULTIFUL.... The Medieval Music is unparalleled, Celtic Heritage trougth out all Europe, its has some magic in it, touches our soul instantly. The solid Spruce top of your guittar also has a magnificent sound in this ancient tower. ...This is pure magic man, thank you so much

[@thekingshussar1808]

Not quite Celtic. All of these tunes come from Italian 14th-century manuscripts found in the British Library. They are more so influenced by Old Iberia, African, Arab, and other Mediterranean styles

[@rafaeld.2554]

But the celts aren't, also, the ancestors of most Europeans? I think all you sad it's absolutely true, but you can FEEL the Celtic heritage in ALL medieval music... Or am I wrong ? Maybe... But the Celtic spirit it's touchtable, don't you thing ? Cheers from Brazil man​@@thekingshussar1808

[@Life-Row-Toll]

Next purchase: Medieval classical guitar tab/ book and guide!

[@giovannicappelli8675]

Ottima tecnica e raffinata interpretazione che crea un'atmosfera davvero medioevale.

[@adrianacasti4473]

Meravigliosa 🎶 🎵 🥁 🎺 🎼🌹 musica ❤🎉

[@hallkbh0826]

Really takes you back to the Baroque period. How wonderful!

[@stathis17]

Much appreciated Kevin!

[@ΓιώργοςΑλεξ.Διακοσάββας]

Σε απολαμβάνω κάθε φορά με ιδιαίτερη αγάπη Στάθη μου. Να είσαι πάντα καλά και να σε χαιρόμασται

[@stathis17]

Ευχαριστώ πολύ Δάσκαλε, να είστε καλά!

[@jdubbsboss119]

Beautiful

[@stathis17]

Thanks a lot!

[@JBguitar-cj8pc]

This sounds soooooo cool. Wish I could play like this!

[@mountainstartemple6041]

love this whole set of "tunes" .... wow, just that bass note at 1:07 is worth it (sounds so rich and strong... that guitar has a great sound for sure in addition to the great playing, great location, etc!)

[@superjam1446]

All I hear are those intervals! Amazing stuff.

[@peterney2402]

4ths

[@BneMoisha]

So beautiful music! Thank you for your interpretation!

[@loudoniii]

I love these pieces - beautifully played, Stathis!

[@stathis17]

Many thanks Paul! It's great music, I think my task was easy!

[@greys1989]

Very bold and smooth as glass!

[@juancarloslabbe521]

SIMPLEMENTE....SENSACIONAL Y CULTO...VERSATILIDAD Y MATEMATICA ARMONIOSA....ELECANCIA MEDIEVAL...UN EJEMPLO..🤩✴✴✴✴✴✴✴✴✴✴✴✴

[@masoudeghbali1912]

This video deseve milions of view I know how hard it is to play such as this musics on guitar well done!

[@supernova1969]

This is an impressive performance. I had an old disk from Columbia Records which I lost thirty seven years ago. It included these wonderful pieces. Couldn't find it anywhere but it is a relief that now we have this impressive rendering. Thank you so much from Iraq

[@ghadiaoun5534]

Woow this piece looks like it requires so much intensity and control of the strings

[@BlissOfIgnorance1]

wow! Amazing work Stathis! I'm glad I found your channel. These seven pieces are inspiring me to play classical guitar more as well as writing. Thank you.

[@stathis17]

Many thanks for watching, commenting and subscribing!

[@edgarcamargoguitar8933]

Really nice arrangements. Thank you for sharing.

[@Socrates5146]

Συγχαρητήρια πραγματικά υπέροχες εκτελέσεις με ωραίο συναίσθημα και απίστευτη επιλογή τοπίου

[@stathis17]

Εγώ ευχαριστώ πολύ για το υπέροχο σχόλιο!

[@ToastedCigar]

This is truly amazing. So beautifully arranged and played

[@stathis17]

Much appreciated!

[@cboyslim5490]

absolute shredder

[@luxaeterna31]

So beautifully played your selection is the backdrop while I work. An inspiration for my restoration on antique paintings and a Renaissance style frame. Thank you for your incredible talent!

[@ezzinemehdi4169]

Trotto + Saltarello: they're incredible

[@jean-michelnadeau2833]

I'm incredibly jealous of both your skills and your filming location.

[@АлександрКоннов-ф1в]

the most atmospheric, iconic video

[@GuitarMan22]

I find it interesting that the verse and opening phrase of Trotto (to trot,gait) lands on the II - B as opposed to the A key of the song. It's unresolved and almost asks a question. Very strange in the modern sense.

[@uncleambient]

Beautiful music played wonderfully.

[@stathis17]

Much appreciated.

[@paulbarham1038]

This is Absolutely Beautiful music! So concordant...luvv it!

[@mariomarcelopalomeque7978]

Estas melodias se ejecutaban con flautas , aqui la guitarra Española hace la diferencia con su maravilloso sonido , en Saltarello se luce.

[@f.e.7268]

Bellissima musica e magnifica interpretazione! Grazie!

[@seankasabuske1986]

This is REALLY well done in every way!

[@rogeliohikurito]

Bravo!

[@bridgetengels3206]

Awesome and beautiful acoustics! Thank You!

[@stathis17]

Many thanks for watching Bridget!

[@deormanrobey892]

Very well done to the performer, and the luthier as well.

[@stathis17]

Deorman Robey Thank you for watching Robey!

[@АлександрКоннов-ф1в]

I watch and listen every day, and it doesn't eat

[@monicabaharova891]

beautiful

[@ombretenebre1463]

Great performance Skandalidis. Lamento di Tristano arranged by you is superb, very nice trills!!!

[@stathis17]

Thank you very much!

[@ombretenebre1463]

You're welcome!

[@jorgesalinas9505]

loved the mood here, so evocative...wonderful playing!

[@AlwaysDrawing2012]

You are such an inspiration! Thank you.

[@verandi3882]

superbly played, brilliant pieces

[@stathis17]

Thank you Omar!

[@diegomartinmontoro1136]

so beautiful... This inspires me to increase my practising time with guitar!!

[@RitaColacoNuminous]

How much do you practice a day?

[@davi_oparada]

Amazing sir! Listening from Brazil!! Very good job.

[@Johnson82ish]

This is quite amazing, Sir. I can't stop listening to this music!

[@stathis17]

Johnson82ish Well, don't stop then! ;o) Thank you for listening!

[@StavrosStavrouComposer]

Φανταστική δουλειά το λατρεύω!!

[@kraftwerk974]

Master level. Thank you for this epic journey to our past. So refreshing.

[@stathis17]

Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@kraftwerk974]

Amidst all the quantised music and autotuning that surrounds us, listening to your music is like making a reset, thank you so much.

[@Koto1013]

awesome. I love to hear these arranged for classic guitar. Great solid performances. Love that puchy rest stroke! You re a monster.

[@stathis17]

Thank you for your lovely comment.

[@o_xxie4135]

I love your music! (totally fit my D&D campaign)

[@jeffabailey]

Thank you for creating this beauty. ❤️

[@geotina4kall206]

Ευχαριστούμε πολύ για τα ωραία ακούσματα. Με ταξιδεύεις αρκετα χρόνια πίσω...όταν ήμουν μαθητής σου!

[@stathis17]

geotina4 Kall Να είσαι καλά Γιώργο, ελπίζω να βρίσκεις ακόμα έστω λίγο χρόνο για την κιθάρα!

[@allanhunnicutt8887]

Brilliant!

[@mariomarcelopalomeque7978]

Exelente compilacion , gran guitarrista , la afinacion justa para recrear melodias complejas .

[@vukspalajkovic9194]

Since this video was posted I've seen it around 30 times, each time searching for it manually. Beautiful selection and playing, I hope you post some new stuff!

[@stathis17]

Thank you Vuk, If you type 'medieval' and 'guitar' in the search bar, it's one of the first results.

[@carlcurtis]

I'd heard, I think, perhaps three of these pieces played by John Williams. Really nice to have a different take on those--as well as the bonus of the extra four. Superb!

[@stathis17]

Thank you very much! John Williams plays indeed his arrangements of Lamento di Tristano, Saltarello la Regina from manuscript 29987 and a Ductia from an English collection.

[@shanajackson5044]

This is so relaxing, really well played!

[@EyewitnessHistoryChannel]

La Rotta is a favourite of mine, and you did a great job with it!

[@yahuchanonyakov]

what fantastic pieces, and so well played...the backdrop scenery was beautiful also, don't know if it was in a church, or a castle, but it was perfect.

[@stathis17]

Thank you! That's a church indeed, now a museum, in my hometown Rhodes. It was first build as a byzantine temple in the 11th century, underwent some gothic style modifications in the early 14th century by the Knights of the Order of Saint John, turned into a mosque in the early 16th century by the OttomanTurks who added a minaret. That feature was later removed by the Italians in the 20th century during restoration.

[@daniamigarciaherrera1249]

sensacional el punteo que tiene

[@yvesluw]

nice songs and prefect playingg

[@Dechavannes34]

Sublime !

[@felipebrasil5]

and thats how heavy metal was created :D

[@stathis17]

Thanks Felipe, they surely knew how to have fun back then!

[@antonius.martinus]

Thats why I like folk metal or viking metal, they have many similarities with their ancient roots

[@heavymetal7731]

felipebrasil5 🤘

[@cyberfuzz187]

Truth

[@yahuchanonyakov]

@@antonius.martinus "Viking metal..." Wow, I haven't heard that term before, but I like it! I'm sure that even back in the year of 750 A.D., they had their ways of hardcore musical expression!

[@StefanNiggl]

Love it! Wow! You are excellent guitar player!

[@roaringcartoons]

so so awesome!! Beautiful playing man!

[@stathis17]

Thank you for your comment!

[@EyewitnessHistoryChannel]

Just phenomenal, really, really enjoyed this.

[@stathis17]

Very nice to hear that, thank you!

[@berserker2551]

Amazing Work!!!

[@giusiantoninacostacardone5574]

fantastic!!!

[@ioannisandrianopoulos2385]

Στάθη εύχομαι ό,τι καλύτερο σ'εσένα και το έργο σου . Η παρουσίαση είναι εξαιρετική!!! . ΧΡΟΝΙΑ ΠΟΛΛΑ !!! με υγεία και δημιουργικότητα στη ζωή σου !!!

[@stathis17]

+Ioannis Andrianopoulos Να ΄σαι καλά φίλε, ευχαριστώ πολύ, χρόνια πολλά και σε σας!

[@birdley34]

this is amazing! cant wait to hear more!

[@stathis17]

Thank you very much!

[@goosequillian]

Thank you for the contribution of art!

[@stathis17]

Many thanks for watching!

[@steevo420vallejo]

Will the real slim shady please stand up

[@YoFxlconOfficial]

Steven Beltran awww the irony

[@Thiago1337]

thought the same

[@milesupshur4179]

shall the true of the noblest shade indeed arise?

[@damienhoffman823]

He has some muscly fingers

[@swordlord-swordlord2236]

😂😂

[@timothygoebel1427]

Awesome 👍

[@joaquingutierrez3072]

That was amazing !! Bravo !!!

[@amiralizade1510]

Greaaaat so inspiring and well played!

[@C6H12B26]

Congratulations again ! Yes, most of these enchanting pieces are well known. and we have lute and recorder transcriptions. Great thanks, indeed !

[@stathis17]

+C6H12B26 Thank you very much Roger! By whom are these transcriptions and are they for renaissance or medieval plectrum lute?

[@C6H12B26]

+Stathis Skandalidis Not at all. Well first by John Renbourn for clasical guitar and inspired by John Renbourn, for Renaissance lute by the famous frenchman Alain Veylit who provided the famous " Django " on the internet from the USA as far as I know. I do not know what it became : django.musickshandmade.com/pages/old-site I have an old Django on a computer and it works well. g All the best, Roger

[@stathis17]

+C6H12B26 Thanks for these information Roger. It's a pity Alain Veylit's site is not that active anymore, it was a fantastic lute resource.

[@kleinerbar5628]

Brilliant

[@epsit5363]

Εξαιρετικός ήχος, στήσιμο, ντεκόρ (ηχητικό και οπτικό). Έξοχος ο μουσικός και οι διασκευές του! Μπράβο!

[@stathis17]

+e psit Ευχαριστώ πολύ!

[@rodrigonc2787]

Beautifull

[@stathis17]

Thank you Rodrigo.

[@warmaster-1]

THANK YOU!!!

[@АлександрКоннов-ф1в]

Greater Art!!!

[@cabanelthierry9050]

vraiment super j'adore!

[@jon210478]

Perfect ❤

[@СивкаЛенивка]

Magnificently!

[@stathis17]

Thank you!

[@runetorshammare2972]

Amazing!!

[@stathis17]

Thank you for watching!

[@runetorshammare2972]

@@stathis17 may i ask you what the guitar is tuned in? :)

[@thomaspeters5889]

Do we recognize the harmonic fifth? What would rock do without the power chord?