WEEK 2: La Guitarra Espanola! 
Welcome to the Main Thread for the second week of our musical Journey to Spain!! This is the place to share submissions of the second week! 
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Today I was installing the gear for next week videos production and I'm trying out a different mix of microphones and positions. Here's my take on Sanz's Pavana while testing out the sound, sorry for missed notes and chords, I would have needed a bit more practice
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Blaise Laflamme Great, great and great! As said Jack, in all respects - playing, tone, interpretation and production. In my opinion, the miking was perfect, the sound is really clear and pleasant. Great job!
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Blaise Laflamme I closed my eyes and could picture the dance in an old castle. So so beautiful. Thank you
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Blaise Laflamme a pleasure to hear you and i was transported to the renaissance....one of my favourite epoch of spanisch guitar music...
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Nora Torres-Nagel Moyses Lopes Emma thank all of you for your kind comments
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Steve Pederson thank you Steve for the kind comments. The capo makes it sound a bit different, more like a lute or vihuela perhaps, but the way you play it is just excellent! In fact I'm about to record an Andrew York piece I intend to use a capo for and while testing out the sound I felt that the Pavana was just sounding great that way and I wanted to post something here before the challenge ends
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Steve Pederson weird thing... your comment is dated from yesterday, after Eric as currently displayed, but I just got notified of it and it was not there before?
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Blaise Laflamme yeah, it was strange. I posted my comment Saturday evening, but it said "pending" after it, which I'd never seen before.
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Blaise Laflamme It seems to me this would be appropriate for a version 'I Ain't Got Nobody'
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Sor - Minuet Op 22
Hearing Steve play that nice minuet yesterday by Sor made me think of this one. It is perhaps too difficult of a piece for me to tackle in one day, but so be it. I've heard this one many times, of course, but never really played it. It's a fun one!
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Eric Phillips Great song! I love this one, and I really enjoyed your performance of it. Thanks for adding it to the mix!
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Eric Phillips oh yes the OP.22, what a beautiful Sonata from Sor! You already play it well, any plan to work on other movements?
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Eric Phillips That was great and you recorded it before 7:00 am!!!!! (Well maybe before 10am your time - still, it is before my first cup of coffee). If this is your first read thru, you are amazing.
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Jack Stewart Thanks, Jack. I confess I actually recorded it last night. I’m trying to limit myself to one video a day, so I waited to post it. I obviously have problems. I’m in counseling.
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Blaise Laflamme No plans. So much music, so little time! Maybe some time.
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Eric Phillips so nice. Really well played, nice colors and articulation. Really well done, and in such short time!
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joosje Thank you, Joosje!
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Eric Phillips beautiful Eric!!! Your speed amazes me, sure you have great first sight reading skills now! And so well played!
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Emma Thanks, Emma. Just to set the record straight, I am not sight reading here. This is after maybe about one hour of practice.
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Eric Phillips I imagine it is not first sight… but just one hour??? What I meant is that going through so many pieces must improve the sight reading skills. You are doing great!!!! So beautiful!!!
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Emma Thanks, Emma. Obviously, I do really enjoy playing a lot of music. What I lack is your focus on one, more challenging piece. I have tried Cadiz a few times, and I found it too difficult. I could not make the rhythm sound the way it needs to sound.
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Eric Phillips sooo nice Eric!!! I was playing that in my young years...you play it very nice....and only one hour! you are incredible quick to learn a piece. Of course I have forgotten it...completely...
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Here's another piece by Calatayud. This one is a habanera - Caramba!
I think the hardest thing with these pieces is the attitude - need to be a bit mean and moody and mellow at the same time. Perhaps I should record them on a nice warm spring night in southern Spain! (instead of a cold and wet night in rainy Kendal!)
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Derek Very nice. I was not that familiar with Bartolomé Calatayud's music but have really enjoyed the pieces that you have shared with us. Thanks.
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Derek you should have played the guitar standing while dancing sweetly! Great finding and well played!
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Derek lovely , Derek. Very romantic music. Your sound is beautiful.
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