WEEK 4: The Journey with J.S.Bach's Music! 
Welcome to the Main Thread for the last week of the J.S.Bach Challenge! This is the place to post submissions of the fourth week!
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I posted this to week 3 in error, so posting again here.
This version of the Prelude was done by Ponce for Segovia to bring out the music using the capabilities, beauty and poetry of the modern day guitar. I first heard it while watching (with my father) a Segovia Masterclass series on TV filmed in Santiago de Compostella, Spain in I think about 1965. Segovia played this for his students. IMO, it was a magical guitar moment.
I have played the bare bones version, but always wanted to learn this one. It was more difficult than expected and is still in process. Here it is!
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Jack Stewart Thanks Jack!
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Barney This is fantastic Barney!!! Way to take on such an amazing interpretation of this piece! You did a wonderful job with it!
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Steve Pederson Thanks Steve!!
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Barney what an interesting version of this piece. Suddenly it sounds ‘guitaristic’. And so well played, (as usual)
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joosje Thank you Joosje!!
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Barney beautiful playing Barney!!!
But this version…. I don’t like the beginning with that repeated base like a march… no… -
Emma Thanks Emma! I only had time to do one take, and upon playback I see some problems, including the unwanted pause after the first measure, and some other spots. Still working on it.
I appreciate you mentioning your dislike of the repeated base notes in beginning.....perhaps I should try to use less thumb nail on the low sixth string and play it softer, so it's less prominent.
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Thank you Moyses!!
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This version of the BWV930 is at 105 BPM, and the video was better edited (at least is what I guess...). I like this prelude at this BPM, it's more "crunchy"...
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Moyses Lopes Wow! This is amazing Moyses. Thanks for posting it!
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Barney Thank you!
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Moyses Lopes Beautiful! You shape both lines so well, Moyses!
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Moyses Lopes This is amazing, Moyses! your playing is beautiful and the recording and editing were really impressive.
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Moyses Lopes Really great job Moyses! Performance and video!
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Eric Phillips , thank you!
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Jack Stewart Thank you, Jack! I did many position studies to calculate what was the best one to record because the video editor (iMovie) doesn't give me many options. In the end, works!
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Steve Pederson , thank you!
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Moyses Lopes what a joy to listen to this. Bravissimo.
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Moyses Lopes beautiful!!!!
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BWV 996 Allemande
This is a pretty shaky recording of the first Lute Suite Allemande. I hope to try and get a better recording later tonight but I have not had good luck in trying to record this. At least it is the full Allemande and there are moments that hold up.
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Jack Stewart I love it, Jack. You handle this complex texture so well, and as always, your trills are beautiful.
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Eric Phillips Thanks Eric. The trills are getting a little smoother (sometimes) and more consistent. I hope to eventually play the entire suite.
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Jack Stewart That was beautiful. I like the way you played trills, they were really light and crisp.
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Jack Stewart really great work Jack! It looks like you're playing it from memory. Hats off to ya!
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Jack Stewart Bravo, Jack! A complex web of textures, and you flow through as a master, playing from memory!
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