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Some of the Cositas Buenas stuff always sounded really tough, almost akward to me. It must be really hard to play it WELL on a guitar. Like Soleá por Bulerías. All that syncopated stuff, legatos, "chord fillers".....
When do we finally start the advanced challenge? As I wrote, la ardila from tomatito would be perfect because it doesn't work only with straight technic. You must put in much feeling and you can choose where to play a striking picado or a couple of ligados. So it would fit to a large scale of advanced challengers. And it wouldn't be restricted to picado monsters. That doesnt say that I think Grisha plays without feeling. Thats not true. But, it would be an advanced composition which would lead to many I guess very different interpretations.
Well, when hearing la barossa by Grisha...I would put the piece in an expert or professional challenge above the advanced one. Because I think there must be a further step before the level of Pacos most fancy compositions..
First of all, it is difficult to define what "hardest" should mean.
Because, for instance, i find it very very hard to create the same Aire and feeling in some pieces from Paco which MIGHT look more easy than other pieces at first.
Yes, one could learn to play the notes, at the same speed etc. but still the MAIN aspect of that piece (falsetas) is missing (which is what makes this piece NICE) IMO
I think you can only create this special feeling when your technical skills are far beyond what you play. Because then your energy and mind is focused on the Aire and feeling only and you can get max. out of each note and "play" with them they way you want them to sound, etc.
Maybe this sounds a little too philosophic and weird but thats how i see it.
Everytime i hear this El Panuelo intro, i get goos bumps!! I dont know but i dont think that anyone could sound like this (no matter how good he is):
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So, what is the hardest piece? I dont know.
Of course, technically there are some pieces which are very hard like La Barossa (needless to say that La Barossa is not only technically one of the hardes, but also one of the nicest compositions).
But there are also falsetas, pieces, which are hard in terms of other aspects than technique only.
Well, Arash, it is hard to define but I'm not trying to be scientifically rigorous here!
I agree completely that the more your mind and body has to put into doing the technique right, the less space you have to think about and pull off the right aire. So I look at them together. Technically speaking, I meant the question as technically most difficult, but the challenge of getting a good aire is certainly included in that, especially since they are largely related.
But so far I've not heard many play Paco's music so well except Grisha. I've also heard him play "Callejon del Muro", "La Canada" and "Monasterio de Sal" which would have to be considered extremely difficult. Anyway, Paco's music is probably the hardest. Ya, the cositas buenas stuff, although not my favourite, I think would be very difficult. But also I've heard someone here in Toronto play at a very high level the stuff from Luzia like "El Choruello" and it's very tough and beautiful. Tomatito's bulerias are also very hard, I think, as it would be to get Vicente's many ornaments correctly.
Ok. Shall we all go for that then? Put it as an advanced challenge thread to be done by mid March?
Ok! It would be an honor for me to be the host. I would try to do it as seriously and with passion like Florian. But Florian started the challenges. I would say, it´s up to him when to start the advanced challenge. As I read, the beginner and intermediate challenges are a first test-run. And if it works we go for the advanced one. I will a thread: Whats about an advanced challenge?" There we can decide and when its ok, Florian, me or another person could seriously start the advanced challenge. I will repost my post there.
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(can you play this already Doit?)
Not really atm, but I started learning it around 2-3 weeks ago. So,.. I'm not far ahead. I think it will take 1-2 month with a daily practice of 15-20 minutes for me. Its a pretty nice composition and has much to offer. Its doesn't feel extremely hard. It trains many technics and some tricky fingering of the left and right hand. As I saw someone played already a sloppy version and put it on youtube. I´m shure somebody from the foro! I think he got a good idea of the piece!
Duende you can handle it with that tempo as I compare it to your uploads in past.
RE: Hardest solo guitar piece (in reply to Doitsujin)
Nice Idea, Doit.
I already looked forward to learning a new piece by tomatito, because I really love his style of composing.
Would be a nice motivation, but I would have to see If I'm far enough with my current piece then.
If one's looking for a piece that requires much feeling, then playing libre is always a good way of provoking people's creativity in my opinion and Tomate did some really nice Tarantas and Mineras.
- But of course there are sooo many nice pieces for that.
(A nice Soleá maybe...or let them try some classics by Sabicas ...hmmm...some Manolo Sanlúcar stuff maybe to practice these pulgar runs he always does...or Niño Miguel (!) ...or even better: JERÒNIMO!!(joke, thats for the real pros))
But so far I've not heard many play Paco's music so well except Grisha. I've also heard him play "Callejon del Muro", "La Canada" and "Monasterio de Sal" which would have to be considered extremely difficult. Anyway, Paco's music is probably the hardest. Ya, the cositas buenas stuff, although not my favourite, I think would be very difficult. But also I've heard someone here in Toronto play at a very high level the stuff from Luzia like "El Choruello" and it's very tough and beautiful. Tomatito's bulerias are also very hard, I think, as it would be to get Vicente's many ornaments correctly.
This guy seams to be very good. I searched on youtube some weeks ago and found this Alegrias from him too. Excelent guitarist!! What an Alegrias!
I dont like this "overdubing" though (but thats just because i usually dont like more than one guitar in Solo guitar pieces. Only for Cante or Baile). Dont misunderstand. Not that he was not good. He plays terrific. I personally would have prefered to see him just play the piece or his own interpretation of the piece though.
I agree about Grisha. He is an exception. So far i have never seen anybody else you can play Pacos pieces like Grisha and in such a relaxed way like he does it.
I'm no guitarist but I am learning to dance flamenco. For me the hardest bits are when you have to stand still, do nothing, ... and still mesmerise the audience.
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