Villa-Lobos Prelude No.1!

Ariel Elijovich I do have this interesting trasncription to share. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrVD1eegvEU

I think it is much closer to my idea of how it should sound than any guitar versions...

Ariel Elijovich regarding noises... If Goran Krivokapic, Marcin Dylla, Sanel Redzic, Petra Poláčková et all don't mind them... then there must not be much to possibly do there. I'll try my best but untill we guitarist don't develop (We should have asked for this a long time ago!!!!) a different kind of strings more alike to the cello and violin ones, I won't sacrifice legato to the skreeches.

Ariel Elijovich Thanks Ariel!  Yes, the left hand continues getting better, but I need to treat it with extra care and wear the brace when playing.  At least I can start playing some less challenging pieces now.

I too enjoy VL Prelude No. 5 the most.  

I watched your post of a Pianist playing #1.  Interesting (obviously, I'm  jealous of the range and sustain possible).  However, I know you don't really like guitar "transcriptions" from other instruments, etc.  In this case it's the reverse, which is a bit strange for me (although I like the sound and interpretation).

btw, does my right hand /wrist look a little straighter, better aligned ergonomically, (as you previous noticed and questioned in an earlier post)?

Barney Don't over exercise! Slow, easy and steady do the trick when recovering. 

yes... I know what you mean. It sounds strange to me too, but I can really relate to the interpretation much more. There are many Villa-Lobos Studies transcripted to piano and they also sound very weird. But, sadly to say, many times pianist have better ideas about what to do interpretatively with guitar pieces than guitar players themselves. 

In the range of transcriptions from guitar, I think the Darwin Award goes to Recuerdos de la Alhambra transcripted for violín, though. That one is as silly as there may ever come. 

Ariel Elijovich Perhaps it is because pianists and and other orchestral instruments are trained in musicianship early while learning technique;  whereas many guitar teachers often wait until technique is well established before they work on musicianship, interpretation, etc. with students.

I think I'll pass on the violin transcription you mentioned; it is too weird, haha.

Ariel Elijovich It is a very thin line to walk regarding noise and legato.  As guitarists we accept and acclimate to the squeaks but on many occasions attending guitar recitals and even listening to recordings with non guitarists friends, the string noises are almost always noted and the subject of comments.  

Mark yes,... I feel you. I have non guitarist musician parents so it was everyday comment at home. I feel we have acclimated more to the status quo of string production than to the squeaks. Surely, there must be something to be done. I bet if we started complaining "en mass", they'd rapidly come up with a solution. I'd even pay more. Hannabach PSP, for example are good in that sence but they last 3 days in good conditions and afterwards it's impossible to play. 

Ariel Elijovich I agree that string tech has to change.  I worked in Materials Research for 40 years and, while polymers were not my area of expertise, I did have many polymer scientists colleagues and I asked if it would be possible to design a polymer with the density and properties to make a bass guitar string without the metal windings.  The answer was usually that anything is possible if industry motivated.  My feeling is that won't happen but they could address better winding materials and technology.