Canizares

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Mark2

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Joined: Jul. 12 2004
From: San Francisco

Canizares

Anyone see him on his current tour? Is he playing a lot of flamenco or the classical stuff he just recorded?

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 29 2008 4:24:05

Mark2

Posts: 1876
Joined: Jul. 12 2004
From: San Francisco

RE: Canizares (in reply to Mark2)

Ok, I went to see him last night at an almost private concert. I was surprised and delighted to see that Juan Carlos Gomez was also there. The first half was classical-Albeniz. I wasn't familiar with the suite, and didn't feel that the music translated to the guitar very well. But, it was dense music with creative and complicated arrangements. A lot of sound and music coming out of two guitars. You had to apreciate the skill and scope of the task of presenting this music with two guitars. The tone was not that of classical players. They were playing gleaming negras, and unfortunately, the sound system was no match for the artistry of these two serious and skilled flamencos or their instruments. The tone wasn't that great in the balcony, but may have been better on the main floor. But my seat in the balcony was too primo to move.

After the classical pieces, Canizares took a solo from his first record, one I've owned for many years, and it was great to hear him play material that I was familiar with. Then he did another solo, a bulerias. The intense sycopation left the non aficanado audience puzzled, as from the balcony I saw no one groovin except the player. For whatever reason, almost no local flamencos turned out, so no jaleo, no errant palmas, etc. Weird. They went on to play other stuff from that great first record, and although even the rumba was probably not very accessible to the audience, they earned an encore. They did a lot of trading of fours, and were so skillful at it that if you were not watching, you would not have heard when they changed from rhythm to lead. Seamless. It just sounded like one guy playing lead while the other accompanied. They also played a lot of unison and harmony picados with incredible precision and speed. In fact, they played too much picado, diluting the effect of the total dominance of the technique that they displayed. I had an excellent view of their right hand technique, and although it was precise and controlled, fireworks came out. Two monsters at work.
All in all, it was a chance to see two great great flamencos in a pretty intimate setting. I found out about the show, presented by the Spanish Consulate, from an e-mail from a client who works at the venue. It was a free concert, and for my client, his first flamenco experience. He was not impressed by the Albeniz, but did enjoy the flamenco portion of the program.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 1 2008 5:05:49