Nora's practice diary Atahualpa Yupanqui

Nora_TorresNagel
3 yrs ago
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I was inspired by the Milonga of Roddy, to return to Atahualpa Yupank and his milonga " La estancia vieja" (The old farm). I would like to play it also in the concert together with Fantasias, if there is enough time. If not, it is a good opportunity anyway to dedicate time to this nostalgic music, trying to play it more clean, whithout dirty notes, clear arpegios, look for better changes of position of the left hand and of course a nicer interpretation.

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- martin.3
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Nora Torres-Nagel Beautiful! I've only recently discovered of Atahualpa's music and got myself some scores, I especially love the Cancion del Abuelo #1. You have already some beautiful colors shining, especially the characteristic glissandi in that music! Love it, keep up the good practice!!
- Nora_TorresNagel
  
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  Martin beautiful ! cancion del abuelo....Thanks for hearing!
- Emma
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Bravo Nora!!!! It sounds very good already and with very good rhythm
- Nora_TorresNagel
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Gracias Emma !!!🙂
- Emma
  
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  Nora Torres-Nagel de nada ;)
- Eric
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This is great, Nora! I have never heard this music, nor have I ever heard of the composer. Can you tell me anything about him? It's very evocative and (like you said) nostalgic music.
- Nora_TorresNagel
  
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  Eric Phillips Thanks Eric. Atahualpa was a mixture of indian and French. He wrote folkloric music for the guitar and also the letters. Very very comunist!!! but a comunist of lateinamerican of last siecle....very idealist, believing that we all deserve respect and a good life and he hated the explotation of the human by the human. The letters of some of his songs have a social and /or political content. He was prosecute by the militars and had to emigrate . He lived in Paris some years...but his heart was in Argentina,a very honest, modest and he lived always acoording to his ideas, without luxus but with dignity of course. He had a modest , warm house in "Cerro colorado" in Cordoba, Argentinien. A beautiful and magic place, I was there, today is a small museum...his house, so modest and plenty of music and warmess, by el rio Colorado (the red river), and there is a tree a big tree by the house...and there , exactly on the side of that tree he was buried...anything indicates that his bones are there...no cross... he was also atheist. A beautiful song of him : "Duerme negrito"...(go to sleep litle blackboy)...
- Eric
  
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  Nora Torres-Nagel Amazing! It's like you are telling me about a close friend of yours. No wonder you play his music so beautifully!
- Nora_TorresNagel
  
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  Eric Phillips Gracias Eric !
- Rick
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Nora Torres-Nagel Beautiful!
- joosje
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That’s so beautiful, Nora. I like every bit of it. Tone, rhythm and the emotion you put into it. So much enjoyed listening…❤️
- Nora_TorresNagel
  
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  joosje thanks Joosje..I am always so shy with my music...thanks a lot!
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- Jack_Stewart
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Nora that is beautiful - both the piece and your playing. I don't know this work at all.

Very nice.
- BLaflamme
- 3 yrs ago
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Nora Torres-Nagel beautiful Nora! it should be included in the concert, very well played! Do you know Roberto Aussel, he has an album dedicated to Atahualpa Yupanqui, he's an awesome artist in this kind of music, especially Piazzolla.
- Nora_TorresNagel
  
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  Blaise Laflamme thank you Blaise. No, I do not know him ! I will look for the album! Roberto Aussel! Gracias 🙂
- Nora_TorresNagel
  
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  Nora Torres-Nagel Great! I am very silly and ignorant in a lot of things !!! I was hearing Roberto, and I have learnt that Piazzolla wrote his guitar pieces for him ! Thanks for that Blaise.
- BLaflamme
  
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  Nora Torres-Nagel you're right the work cinco piezas for guitar has been written for him, he's such an amazing musician.
- Derek
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Beautiful Nora. I have never heard this nor have I heard of Atahualpa Yupank. You play it very weel - it looks quite difficult.
- Nora_TorresNagel
  
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  Derek thanks Derek. He has very nice music, although some people in Argentina found his music boring!!!!
- 𝙸𝚏 𝚖𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚌 𝚋𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚘𝚍 𝚘𝚏 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎, 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚢 𝚘𝚗.
- Roberto.3
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Thanks for sharing!
- Nora_TorresNagel
  
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  Roberto Dell thanks for hearing me"
- Bill_Young
- 3 yrs ago
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Nora, such a beautiful piece & performance!
- Long term hobby guitar player and one time guitar builder
- Deb
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Nora the piece and your playing is beautiful, thank you