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Dudnote -> RE: Starting on Rio De La Miel (Mar. 23 2015 1:52:59)

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ORIGINAL: Shroomy726
By the way, have you ever tried using vaseline like he did?


Tiger Balm is a great alternative to vaseline - using this stuff is like putting oil on a bike chain before going for a ride, it just gets things gliding that little bit smoother. You don't need to use too much, a little goes a long way. Perhaps the greatest thing with Tiger Balm is you can sniff it before starting each piece too to get you into the whole easy breathing thing. Ahh, it's soooo goood. Just don't rub it in your eyes or anywhere else that's very sensitive!! Get the red one, don't bother with the white - that's for shandy drinkers.



tk -> RE: Starting on Rio De La Miel (Mar. 23 2015 14:51:35)

Grisha,

this was too PERFECT. Can you make one with little mistakes here and there[;)]

TK



Grisha -> RE: Starting on Rio De La Miel (Mar. 27 2015 21:25:57)

Thank you so much, my friends!

The concerts are over; I played worse than expected due to stress, tiredness and terrible nails, especially the thumb.

Here is a video from the Gala concert yesterday. I play 4 numbers.

Fuente y caudal y Punta umbria: minute 54
Solea y Almoraima: 1:50

http://meloman.ru/concert/x-moskovskij-mezhdunarodnyjfestival-virtuozy-gitarybrgala-koncert/#webcast



guitarbuddha -> RE: Starting on Rio De La Miel (Mar. 27 2015 21:30:23)

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ORIGINAL: Grisha

I played worse than expected due to stress


Listening just now and thinking, I wish I could ever expect to play nearly as well as that.
Thanks for the update.

D.



Mark2 -> RE: Starting on Rio De La Miel (Mar. 27 2015 21:50:43)

OLE GRISHA!!



Dudnote -> RE: Starting on Rio De La Miel (Mar. 27 2015 22:04:17)

Grisha, you have just given me a major attack of goose-bumps.

PURRROOOOO!!!!!!!



Grisha -> RE: Starting on Rio De La Miel (Mar. 27 2015 22:20:41)

Thank you all!

And from my solo half the day before only 2 last pieces are somewhat listenable.

Montino and Rio de la miel: minute 36.

http://meloman.ru/concert/muzyka-flamenko-reka-meda/#webcast



ToddK -> RE: Starting on Rio De La Miel (Mar. 27 2015 22:27:49)

Writing this as i watch and listen to you play the tremolo section of Fuente,
and it is as good as i could ever imagine.

Part of being as great as you are is being ferociously self critical, i understand that.

Im sure you blew that room away, just like i'm being blown away by your performance.

Bravo!



guitarbuddha -> RE: Starting on Rio De La Miel (Mar. 27 2015 22:36:26)

Just keeps getting better and better.

Thanks again.

D.[:)]



Grisha -> RE: Starting on Rio De La Miel (Mar. 28 2015 10:38:19)

Thanks, Todd and David! I definitely am very self critical, but the amount of work I put into preparing this program was really huge. I had no warning signs during my practice, either. Nothing to tell me something will go wrong. But it is what it is.

So far I always tried to share my better videos, fearing the critique I would get for mistakes, imperfections and such. But this time is different. I guess, I should accept being human. Things can always go wrong, and do.

One thing bothers me in these videos consistently, and it's not the missed notes or memory slips (I knew I was going to get them the moment I started playing, it was just that kind of a day). No, what really bugs me is the tempo fluctuation, usually (but not always) tied with my thumb's skin getting caught half the time. I did not feel this on stage. I was too preoccupied with the problems that faced me during that performance, constantly overcoming, adjusting, solving. I should have concentrated more on the rhythm. That's what I normally do when I relax. But I was never relaxed in those two concerts.



guitarbuddha -> RE: Starting on Rio De La Miel (Mar. 28 2015 10:55:11)

I watched the solo concert and they were some great moments, I am going to watch it again, and probably again.

When I saw Paco perform live, which I did only once, it was magical. The first picado run after his warm up freetime preamble he flubbed utterly. Of the intended twenty or so notes I think I heard three or four and none of them was the target note. It was a great night and noone gave a sh1t.

I can't say you worked too hard because I have no experience of working that hard. Maybe you need to accept that you are pretty great already and have been so for a long time. And perhaps deal with your own (minimal) failings as compassionately as you do other peoples.

D.



Blondie#2 -> RE: Starting on Rio De La Miel (Mar. 28 2015 11:49:35)

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ORIGINAL: Grisha
Here is a video from the Gala concert yesterday. I play 4 numbers.


Stunning, and humbling to see what someone at your level calls having a bad day. Man you have you got to stop being so hard on yourself, Grisha.



amigo -> RE: Starting on Rio De La Miel (Mar. 28 2015 11:51:42)

Olee Grisha!!!! Amazing concert..!! especially " Canizares"!!



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Grisha -> RE: Starting on Rio De La Miel (Mar. 29 2015 14:22:34)

Thank you for your warm words, my friends! Also from the bottom of my heart.

I will upload some of these pieces at some point. With better playing, hopefully. And slow version of Rio de la miel, the way I hear it.



rombsix -> RE: Starting on Rio De La Miel (Mar. 30 2015 3:57:42)

Grisha, I noticed the mistakes. However, as you said, they just serve as a reminder that we are human beings & therefore by definition imperfect. I listened to and watched the performance multiple times, and I enjoy it more & more every time. Keep in mind that Paco himself was the king of making mistakes on stage. I think his material is just so complex, that even a millisecond of lapse of concentration is enough to fluff a note, and with traveling & fatigue & nerves, we just cannot expect someone to be rock-solid mentally from start to finish with such a line-up of very hard pieces. Olé my friend & keep playing! I enjoyed your presence more than that of all other artists that performed on that same occasion during this event. Vamonosssssssss! [:)]



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Grisha -> RE: Starting on Rio De La Miel (Mar. 30 2015 12:27:21)

Thanks, Ramzi! Yes, it's extremely difficult to perform these live, especially in this setting. I was just hoping to be able to control things more. I'll get another chance at my next concert.

Thanks jof! I will watch it after today's masterclass is done.



Miguel de Maria -> RE: Starting on Rio De La Miel (Mar. 30 2015 14:55:59)

Hey Grisha, you know I think you're a great player!

Your comment about what you think about while playing is interesting to me. Is there something you focus on generally? Do you rely on the piece being in your hands and just sort of gently steer it in an emotional/aesthetic/technical sense? Is the information transferred to the brain like being able to read sheet music and you pay attention to it on that level? Is the piece retained in a modular way, or is it more like one complete flow?



ToddK -> RE: Starting on Rio De La Miel (Mar. 30 2015 16:07:23)

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I've watched a great video by Kenny Werner (jazz-pianist)


I think Grisha know these things instinctively, i just think he needs to be
reminded sometimes. :)

Grisha, if you have'nt read Kenny Werner's book, "Effortless Mastery", you
should check it out.



Aretium -> RE: Starting on Rio De La Miel (Apr. 4 2015 1:03:14)

Grisha, the the 3 pieces (montino/rio de la miel and fuente) made me cry they were so beautiful. You are the only artist to perform Paco's pieces even close to his level. I thank you for giving me such happiness.



Grisha -> RE: Starting on Rio De La Miel (Apr. 4 2015 2:07:26)

Thank you, friends. I truly love this music. I always did. And now, with Paco's passing, I feel extremely nostalgic. I sense that the era of this kind of music is maybe coming to an end.



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