Weiss Fantasie

[@gberndt4music]

Some guitarists play this piece very fast. The tempo at which you play really lets the notes sing! Bravo!

[@fionaharrison7132]

Thank you Jerry!

[@tomubl2655]

its an unmeasured fugato it is suppose to be drawn out and this tempo serves it justice.

[@romaric9874]

@@tomubl2655 unmeasured prelude fugal is 2/2

[@cuervoblanco4122]

Perfect tempo, notes, dinamics, best versión in KZbin

[@ericaporopat2201]

Absoluetly beautiful! It’s one of the best feelings when I hear music I can breathe along with. It very rarely happens when it’s not me playing. Last time I felt it in a concert of Zoran Dukic!

[@fionaharrison7132]

Thank you for your very kind words ☺️

[@edeltraudsternchen4211]

Wie schön...Danke !💕💚💚💚💕

[@fionaharrison7132]

Danke! 😊

[@joekail8031]

Beautiful sound and excellent disciplined musicianship. With your facility, it could be very easy for you to run away with it, but no you choose to make sense of it and the result is a rare heavenly little treat. That is awesome and admirable!!!!

[@fionaharrison7132]

Thank you very much!

[@wr7804]

Beautiful! Great sound!

[@kimikoskinen8299]

Such a beautiful performance ! Thank you for posting it.

[@uli9084]

beautiful interpretation, thnx very much.

[@idrees_ahmad]

A truly wonderful rendition

[@fionaharrison7132]

Thank you Idrees.

[@danielboyer2016]

Cette pièce me rappelle tant de beaux souvenirs du temps où j'étais étudiant en musique. J'adore votre interprétation et votre sonorité ! Bravo à vous !

[@fionaharrison7132]

Merci Beaucoup! 😊

[@robinterkzer8128]

A wonderful sound ! xxxxxxx

[@fionaharrison7132]

Thank you! It's a great tranquil room to record in too.

[@marcelojuliodiaz8674]

¡¡¡Brillante y muy expresivo, bravo!!!

[@emmanuelvera6358]

Excelent performance! So expressive! Perfect tempo and dinamics. I think this Is one of them best interpretation on the KZbin chanel! Congrats!

[@fionaharrison7132]

I'm having a low day - so this has really cheered me up! Thank you!

[@Sid-Bez]

Beautifully played. Just got back to re-starting the classical guitar after almost 20 years. This piece is on my list for sure.

[@Larry30102]

Your version and fingering is a little different than mine (that is music), but this is stupendous. You did a very inspirational job on this piece. One I'll enjoy often. Thank You!

[@fionaharrison7132]

Thank you so much Larry. It means a lot.

[@go-shimpai-naku]

By far the best performance of this piece i could find on youtube played with a guitar. Transcription(notes), tempo, expression, all perfect! Sadly there are too many guitarists out there playing this piece with wrong notes and/or ridiculous tempo. I wish I could play my guitar like you do!

[@lewdpanda2861]

Eugen Dewald I mean the tempo is at 58 But it has many 16th notes

[@fionaharrison7132]

When times get hard I'll re read your lovely words! Thank you Eugen.

[@JonHarrisAuthor]

Beautiful! I was taught by Fiona's contemporary, Duncan Bache up to grade 5 and once heard Fiona in concert in Caversham - amazing! This piece is an ABRSM grade 8 one. After a break from playing of many years I got my grade 6 last year, am taking 7 next term and am starting to choose pieces for grade 8 - I think Fiona's just convinced me to go for this one!!

[@fionaharrison7132]

Hope the grade 8 preparations are going well! Good luck for the exam when you take it.

[@surgacy19]

Great work. Greetings from Türkiye.

[@lawrencetrinkaus8130]

Beautiful!

[@MrJDWillard]

beautiful playing - you draw me in - invitational and gripping artistry thank you

[@fionaharrison7132]

Thank you so much! I'll remember this on days when the fingers are disobedient and I need some positive energy!

[@stevesilverman5296]

The fact that you weighed in (along with the way you went about it) ended my debate over Em vs Dm. Further, I'm going to borrow some things from the lady Fiona with regard to an octave here and there along with a couple of fingerings. Not that it'll make a world of difference in the final outcome, it's still little old me but if you're gonna clutch at straws, may as well reach for the ones on the top shelf, no?

[@sfgylk34u_57]

Beautiful playing. Thank you very much.

[@74marignier]

spectacular :)

[@JamesW225]

I love this piece. Your interpretaion is remakable

[@eduardoangelonipedron9961]

Hi Fiona. My names's Eduardo. Iam from Brazil and I study classical guitar. I love Weiss and you play it very well.

[@fionaharrison7132]

That's lovely of you to say. Thank you.

[@HarryVerey]

Fabulous playing and great acoustic sound as well.

[@fionaharrison7132]

Many thanks Harry!

[@HackerEvolucaoU3]

You don't play, you teach! I'm falling for you

[@fionaharrison7132]

Ha Ha! Hope you continue to enjoy the teaching...

[@sibillacumana7248]

Complimenti, bravissima e grande musicalità...

[@fionaharrison7132]

Thank you.

[@tagaudi]

Lovely and moving. Thank you for sharing

[@fionaharrison7132]

That's very kind. Thank you for sharing your comments.

[@dulke_suzevi]

this video reminds me of my guitar in garage!! thank you :D

[@fionaharrison7132]

Is that good? Perhaps it will inspire you to get the guitar out of the garage!

[@landoflittlerain]

I love your pacing and intention of this piece.

[@fionaharrison7132]

Thank you for your kind words.

[@stevekuhn9138]

Thank-you Fiona. I have been working on this piece, in this key, D min. I wanted to hear the piece for my learning benefit BUT all I could find is E min, until I found your version. E min is actually easier to play, but I like the sound of D min a lot more. Excellent job!

[@fionaharrison9534]

Thanks!

[@goscott444]

GOD bless you Fiona, WONDERFUL!

[@Paallan172]

Well played! Great feeling!

[@windsorwoman]

Brava!

[@mysonisluka]

Beautiful interpretation!!!

[@Christopherbrownguitar]

Absolutely beautiful!

[@fionaharrison7132]

Very kind Christopher, thank you.

[@stephanecharronweb]

So nicely played!

[@fionaharrison7132]

Thank you Stephane

[@fredpallu]

Deep, sweet and graceful... 👏👏👏

[@ryanrys8625]

That was amazing! Well done!

[@rachelmonk4992]

Super tone on this guitar :) Hope you're well, Rachel.

[@fionaharrison9534]

Thanks Rachel! Long time no see!

[@angeloginestra9964]

Bravissima! Complimenti!

[@danawinsor1380]

What a sensitive and musical rendition.

[@fionaharrison7132]

Many thanks for your kind words

[@shiroumxm2052]

hermosa interpretación!!! la mejor que haya visto en youtube¿La cuerda Mi está afinada en Re?

[@fionaharrison7132]

I'm so touched. Thank you. Yes, string 6 is tuned to D.

[@MrBoitsov]

Brilliant performance!!!

[@fionaharrison7132]

Much appreciated!

[@paulrouault9758]

One of the best interprétation, to me

[@fionaharrison7132]

Thanks Paul!

[@borrellik]

Gorgeous playing, Weiss at his best

[@jesuisravi]

nice work. I seem to recall having, to some extent, learned this at some point in my long career as a "drunken hand" guitarist...maybe I will give it another try.

[@fionaharrison7132]

Hope it went well!

[@jesuisravi]

@@fionaharrison7132 ha ha....about the same as the first time.

[@mihajlojeremic2895]

This is beautiful!

[@TheStudio2020]

sublime!

[@albertosimal6569]

Excellent

[@raphaelgroisard9598]

Bravissima!

[@spyrosvlachakis6189]

Εxcellently played. This tempo is by far better than the faster used to be played.. Keep up the good work!Noticed something.. The late part of the song is improvised? (tremolo etc...?)

[@fionaharrison7132]

Yes I prefer the slightly slower tempo too, thank you.

[@thinhphamquoc536]

Excellence . Great

[@geartweaker8518]

Exquisite. Subbed

[@vhernandezo]

My God but what a beautiful performance! My congratulations to such a beautiful Guitarist! Will you have any musical CD production to enjoy your masterful guitar touch?

[@fionaharrison7132]

You are most kind! Thank you! No CD sadly, maybe one day in the future...

[@marcioaffonso0]

Players need to understand that the sheet notation is just a way to immortalize the piece and It have limitations. Follow strictly commands and, most of all, supress feelings when playing because they are not writen in the sheet is deny the very soul of the composers and, even worse, your own. Here we have a rare case of a genuine player, whose soul can be heard, it's not mute by the score.

[@fionaharrison7132]

I'm very touched by your words, thank you.

[@francoisona]

Gorgeous

[@fionaharrison7132]

Thank you!

[@markbibb1221]

Strong performance Fiona.

[@alexstarlin6839]

Maravilloso

[@pea8411]

Que belleza!!!!!!

[@Larry30102]

Super performance! I would agree with another person's comment .... best interpretation heard on KZbin. I play a version arranged by Kennard. What version is this? Many thanks!

[@fionaharrison7132]

Thank you. It's essentially a Ray Burley edition with a few tweaks here or there.

[@edgarasg3275]

Fantastic

[@benreuter6365]

What an amazing performance!:) I think this is how this piece must be played ;) nice! Did you study the guitar?

[@fionaharrison7132]

Yes I did! I did take lute lessons with Jakob Lindberg for a few months...

[@JamesEis]

Immaculate as ever! ❤️

[@fionaharrison7132]

Maybe it wasn't the first take...😊

[@AnneWeaver-g5r]

Wonderful

[@bronx7886]

Exquisitely honest 🙏.

[@marcosalmeida3912]

Excellent performance! I would like to know how you set the recording, I mean , microphone, eq, reverb, etc. Thank you in advance.

[@fionaharrison7132]

Hi Marcos. I'm afraid I have a very basic set-up. An old Canon Legria camcorder into which I plug a Sony ECM mic. Then it goes straight into iMovie. The reverb is from the natural acoustic of the room. The older videos, I don't think I used an external mic...the instruction manual was a bit complicated 🧐

[@clydewatkins9891]

Still I'm listening in! This is very subtly played. Harrison has the ear to match her touch. I'm inspired to find more Ray Burley arrangements.

[@fionaharrison7132]

Hi Clyde, I hope you found some... He arranges music in a very elegant way. I can look up the name of the book if you are still looking...

[@AndreasCiress]

Unglaublich gut gespielt, wirklich sehr schön! Die Aufnahme hätte klanglich etwas mehr Focus verdient.....

[@fionaharrison7132]

Thank you - yes - I do need to update my recording equipment. Technology is a little overwhelming for me!

[@mcleanblades9234]

I love the riff that starts at 0:56.

[@aramat_t]

Здравствуйте, может вы могли бы поделиться нотами Фантазии

[@laurocsfeitosa]

Bravo

[@julianjohn5605]

Good to hear you play again. All the best, Julian.

[@shiroumxm2052]

i dont get it.. what is the tempo for this piece? i can see there in the score that most of this is semicorchets and time in 3/4 but people play this increasind and decreasing speed in almost every bar..why is that? the original socores says something about that?

[@fionaharrison7132]

I don't seem to be able to reply succinctly, so I've deleted a few of my replies! But yes, I hear the first part taking on a different character/ harmonic role/ fluidity from the contrasting second part... and the bass taking an enormous role in underpinning the harmony.

[@shiroumxm2052]

@@fionaharrison7132 I made some research and i figured it out that speeding up and slowing the tempo is called "Rubato" .. That was what I was trying to say but my english is very poor hahha. So my question is ¿ does the score have a instruction to be played "rubato"? or it is ok to play it that way even when there is not instruction to play it that way? Anyway, you play it wonderfully, this is to me, the best version of this piece. Thank you for replying lady.

[@tomubl2655]

fiona what kinds of guitar are you playing on,,,,it projects like a brune

[@fionaharrison7132]

It's a guitar made by Philip Woodfield - he lives near Hastings, UK

[@tomubl2655]

@@fionaharrison7132 my April 1984 brune spruce concert model was stolen from me. brune only made 2 concert models that year, the other went to segovia. i like matching up the fantasia with the ciaconna

[@2727mayank]

Everything's so wonderful about your playing. Awful lot to learn from your interpretation. Thank you.

[@fionaharrison7132]

Very touching words, thank you Mayank.

[@SixStringSteve]

Gorgeous tune, I play it almost every day. I learnt it in Em, I prefer the sonorities in Dm tho.

[@fionaharrison7132]

Sounds complicated!

[@SixStringSteve]

@@fionaharrison7132 yeh it is, I’ll upload it one day. Your version is far more guitaristic.

[@user-kq5qp6dh8l]

who made the guitar.

[@fionaharrison7132]

Philip Woodfield made the guitar, sorry the reply is a little late...😬. He lives in the South East... near Hastings.

[@jeanjacquesmartin8927]

👍👍👍

[@ClassicalGuitarMusings]

Guitar Goddess

[@fionaharrison7132]

ooh I like that name 🤣😁😁! Thank you.

[@setiawantjahjadi5658]

Must be a difficult piece of music but played with ease...

[@andreavocino]

Would you have the sheet music?

[@fionaharrison7132]

It's a Ray Burley edition. Did you find it?

[@fionaharrison7132]

Sorry for the delayed response. 😱

[@MarkInMayenne]

Hi!

[@Deerse]

You really play it lyrical with sensitive use of tempo fluctuations. The way you play is trying to play the inside out and in which you succeed!

[@yuehchopin]

gut

[@2010motet]

diabolique main droite !

[@fionaharrison7132]

Ha Ha! Thank you! 😊

[@clydewatkins9891]

I am listening to many fine guitarists, but they can't play like THIS.

[@fionaharrison7132]

You're so very kind. I'm so pleased you enjoy the interpretations.

[@wolfdue2236]

One of the piece only sounds good on classical guitar and not others...Thanks God.

[@fionaharrison7132]

Thanks for listening

[@MiguelRiveraGuitar]

Beautiful!

[@robertcornelius8056]

Wonderful

[@fionaharrison7132]

Thanks Rob!