The future of the classical guitar is in good hands.

@anarchic_ramblings

4 жыл бұрын

And the past!

@arroyo3320

4 жыл бұрын

Dxxxii789iisi

@Jean-Pierre-PETIT

4 жыл бұрын

I agree

@NiltonCPires

4 жыл бұрын

The future and past! Glory Jesus!

@leondeste1

4 жыл бұрын

Bonito demais,parabéns!!!Você já tocou peças do Villa-Lobos?!

As someone who has studied and listened to classical guitar for over 50 years, I will say this woman is playing at a level of maturity seldom reached by players three times her age. Bravissima! PS. listening to this two years later . . . I'm out of breath by the end! Astonishing performance.

@oliverbrochu1466

5 жыл бұрын

yes, and at the same time she really "plays", the way a child does totally absorbed in their imagination

@brandonTHEshiados

5 жыл бұрын

Indeed

@Randall_Kildare

5 жыл бұрын

Her accuracy & phrasing are incredible. Someone who plays with that much 'feeling' & charisma usually blows a note or two, & we forgive them for their passion; but she's so polished & fluid at once. Really something special.

@quentin48394

5 жыл бұрын

@@oliverbrochu1466 Not only kids can be absorbed in their imagination, maybe she is, while playing ;)

@joshuaszeto

5 жыл бұрын

She has done something most musicians can only dream of... Express herself with technique and mastery while her body still allows for it. I'm already experiencing the failures of my body that is starting to limit my craft.

I played acoustic guitar for 45 years, and her execution here is better than anyone I've heard. Notice there's almost zero fret noise as she effortlessly works the entire fretboard. I've never heard that happen before. Purely astounding.

@deadpeoplestuff5686

4 жыл бұрын

a wonderful talent, would the lack of fret noise be as a result of it being 'fretless' finger-board?

@MrMittens1974

4 жыл бұрын

There is clearly some fret noise and clearly there are frets.

@johnpeters9777

4 жыл бұрын

@@deadpeoplestuff5686 it's not fretless, the strings are not wound either. But her grace in lifting off and then moving onto another note is sharp, quick and highly accurate. She displays perfect left hand technique.

@deadpeoplestuff5686

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnpeters9777 thanks John. I had wondered whether tor not he struts may just be inlays within wood of the fingerboard rather than actual raised frets, because the sound is so clean and relaxed..airy. wonderful

@koshersalaami

4 жыл бұрын

deadpeople stuff If the neck were fretless, the guitar would sound different. You get a clearer sound pulling a string over a metal fret than by just pressing the string to the neck with your fingertip.

Dear Miss Jones, I am a Violinist I know very well this piece that I played for more than 30 years, and it is one of the most difficult pieces for Violin and one of the most profound music written by JS Bach, you are an intelligent musicians of vast talent. I am abashed by your musicality, the choice of the guitar, the flawless and brilliant interpretation and the choice of the fingers positions, and the sterling quality of your sound. My compliments. And thanks for the music. Really.

@frankhorvath817

8 ай бұрын

Yes this is somewhat difficult piece for violin, but that is primarily due to the anatomy of the violin: The four strings are arranged in an arch so only notes on adjacent strings are available for double stringing. This little problem is overcome on the guitar and mechanically this piece is not so difficult. The big BUT is all the rest: musicality, phrasing, technique, and a god given talent to understand and interpret this piece in a beautiful way as she does. I would also add that when I play this piece it comes much as she would play it if she were wearing heavy leather welder’s gloves.

@paulwhetstone0473

5 ай бұрын

@@frankhorvath817Well articulated and funny as you know what comment on a comment.

@paulwhetstone0473

5 ай бұрын

Beautifully stated comment on a a beautiful work of art on a beautiful instrument played by a beautiful musician. Sorry for all the beautifuls.

I love watching a musician's face when she's "in the zone". Her expressions add so much character to the experience.

I don't think people understand how great she is.

@hernanmedranosoto

4 ай бұрын

Don't really have to understand her, just love her

@andrew3979

4 ай бұрын

@@hernanmedranosotomakes perfect sense

@ericgendell8874

24 күн бұрын

I understood the first time I saw her.

The best part of this for me is that Stephanie is only five years post-graduation from her honours course. This means many more years of enjoyment, and (gasp) even more refinement! Beautifully done, as always.

magnificent. I loved everything about this performance. The dynamics, the rubato, the articulation, the way the voices are isolated, the sophisticated and agile ornamentation, the light and shade and colour changes. Just wow. And that cool guitar. What an artist!

There is still hope for this world as long as young people perform Bach.❤

I didn't know the guitar can be played with such precision and buoyancy! It's breathtaking.

Perfect

Absolutely exquisite. I think that this is about as good as it gets. I’m sure that somewhere up there, JSB has a smile on his face.

This was quite impressive. One of the best renditions of this piece I’ve ever heard.

@ian6032

3 жыл бұрын

I second, Segovia or Yepes couldn't have done it better!

OMG! In 1982, my mum treated herself to a vinyl of classic guitar music for her birthday. This was track 1! She and I loved that record to death. TY for memory lane.

@ronaldomadrebien7045

3 жыл бұрын

Thaumh ............Your Mum chose wisely

Bach is my favorite composer and classic musician.

@jahnnyquest

4 жыл бұрын

I love practicing Bach because it adds ear training review AND facility/technique review which enrich me as a jazz musician!

@bghoody5665

4 жыл бұрын

@@jahnnyquest A Jazz musician who practices by playing Bach. Fascinating. I wonder if that's how the organ part for A Whiter Shade Of Pale came about?

@gardenvariety9957

4 жыл бұрын

@@bghoody5665 many jazz musicians are Bach fanatics! ☺

@ofdrumsandchords

4 жыл бұрын

​@Susan Moran Jacques Loussier "Play Bach" . Yes, great pianist with André Arpino on dms and sorry, I don't remember who played the double bass, but incredible job on jazzing JSB.

@arijitkumarhaldar3197

4 жыл бұрын

Today is his death anniversary

What a fantastic talent this young Stephanie has. Bravo.

astounding. I tried for years to play this, and I know others who also tried: and failed. not only that, but this surpasses the recording (in my opinion) I grew up with of Segovia playing this piece.

superb musicianship!

This song appeared in my suggestions feed to watch and after clicking on the link, I couldn't switch off from this wonderful and perfect performance. I'm not a great lover of classical music but this piece left me wanting more. I've been playing guitar for about 40 years and don't practice enough to be at this level. I can honestly tell you this lady is a genius. Thanks for sharing, this means a lot.

Steph is one of the greatest performers I know. I listen to many and find her one of the best.

Bach's music touches me in many ways, from fantastic math abstractions to pure sensory delights. Your interpretation, rendition, of this particular piece is beautiful and flawlessly played. Wonderful! If he could hear you now, Yepes would have been proud of you!

@d.macrae461

Жыл бұрын

For your math abstractions, 1001 is a 'litmus number' for factoring: a product of the pure primes 7, 11, and 13. 😀

A stellar performance! Nicely shot video and excellent audio.

This is perfection combined with true musicality. Divine.

Verve and sensitivity! Very, very beautiful and impressing interpretation. Thx a lot for sharing!

That was wonderful, as always, thank you so much!

I think this one is my favorite so far! nicely done!

I have no words... it's overwhelming. Beautiful playing with beautiful expressions. Thanks Stephanie ♥️♥️♥️♥️

Marvelous. I could listen to this all afternoon.

I love to see someone play with feeling. You have an immense amount of feeling and are an ideal person to interpret this piece.

Wonderful performance. I now am adding your version to my existing list of players of this Bach gem. You...and Julian Bream. Thabk you for also playing it and letting us hear it on this incredible 'replica' period instrument. Fantastic tone and rich sound.

I have discovered Stephanie Jones. You are so passionate as well as talented and I am an immediate fan. Thank you

Incredible, I just had to close my eyes and listen. MY favourite interpretation so far

You are truly astonishing, Stephanie. It's stuff like this that will raise the bar to a level that few will ever reach. I hope that you will continue to record more Bach. Your rendition was very moving.

My favorite Bach piece for guitar. Very nice interpretation!

How wonderful it must be to have a talent that brings joy, albeit brief, to others. Thank you.

Beautiful rendition by a gorgeous guitarist. Thank you Stephanie for brightening my day.

Beautifully played, Stephanie. And the more you play the Tuláček guitar the more I love it. Brava!

My goodness, why am I just discovering this amazing artist! Stephanie Jones, this performance is masterful. Shoulder to shoulder with David Russell in phrasing, pacing, embellishments, and tone.

Stephanie - that was amazing - I love that piece- your performance was spot on and I love the "old" sound of that shape of guitar...in the right hands.

Always enjoy to hear you and see you play.

It does indeed also work very beautifully on guitar! Absolutely sublime. Thank you

Stephanie, you are the purest form of a guitarist. I seldom get perfection in life, but your playing makes my eyes moist and my heart sing.

Just wow, I have been playing for awhile, to watch her play is pure joy for me, wish I can play like her, wonderful stuff!! God bless

Absolutely lovely performance. Just lovely. Sometimes you remember why you love being a musician.

wow, absolutely slayed it. I've been working on this one again after having playing it a junior recital decades ago. amazed at how well you handle some of the technical challenges while bringing out the individual lines with such grace. bravissimo!!😺

incredible interpretation. intense clarity and musicality!

What a wonderful sound you make form the 19th century guitar. Brava to you and bravo to Jan. A unique, beautiful sound.

Beautiful composition performed by a talented artist. Thank you for sharing.

Well played Stephanie ! you are inspiring the next generation of guitarists here in Australia !

Du hast es echt drauf! Wunderbare Perfomance! Möge dich Odin segnen, bis ans Ende der Zeit!

Stephanie Jones, you are a sublime communicator of all that is good, a bright light in a dark place. Thank you.

Pure beauty. The music, the interpreter, the set up. Bravissima!!!!

Excellent Stephanie, you are extraordinarily talented.

Sublime. Found this while looking for something else altogether, this was serendipitous. This young lady plays with an intensity and sensitivity that bely her years. If she released a CD of this music, I would buy it.

@patricksmith1319

4 жыл бұрын

Have a look on her website to see what is available

so beautiful, such a prefect rendering of this piece.

Your level of playing is so inspirational. You have so much skill and I appreciate that you put these works on. KZread. Thank you.

Playing as wonderful as the fugue itself. Fantastic

Very well performed. Note perfect. Bravo Stéphanie!

Wow! This interpretation is so full of life and energy. Exquisitely played. Bravo!

I am impressed, Stephanies and Julian Bream's interpretation are my absolute favorites.

Was just trying to strum Sweet Caroline on a ukulele, then I saw this. Humbling.....

@analogman9697

3 жыл бұрын

Im trying to decide if my classical guitar should be used as kindling to start several fires or used to fuel one big one .

So amazing, you are so talented!

What a beautiful performance by a young lady who felt every note! Thank You!

Bravo! I have shared this with all my family as an example of extraordinary expertise at the highest level. Thank You!

The planning and execution by the artist's videographer adds so much interest and satisfaction to the listening experience. I lack success attempting to close my eyes and concentrate on sound alone. Some technician did a fine job of capturing the dynamic range and tonal changes S. Jones so skillfully presents. In this formal setting, that splash of color in the lady's scarf was a thoughtful touch. -Such an explosion of the sensual in this experience!

@Alexagrigorieff

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, audio/video of Stephanie's recordings is always top notch!

Not sure how she does it but everything is flawless and with the right “feel” and passion, be it Bach, Tango or Flamenco. Amazing.

Superb on every level. Thank you, Ms. Jones, and I greatly look forward to everything you post.

Absolutely stunning ,played so beautifully,perfect,bravo many times over !

So very excellently played! 🔥

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

It's amazing how much expertise and insight can be learned in so few years. A supreme example of human potential.

This is world class interpretation and execution. Convincing, yet simple. No violinist can show the independent voices that clearly and still shape the phrases with appropriate rhetoric, and most guitarists also struggle with the intricacy of this piece.

That is a beautiful sounding guitar ,,,great playing

Incredible performance in every respect.

This has given me a deep sense of peace, calm, serenity. Words fail.

BACH ... your music will forever be heard long after we are all gone. Thank you for your amazing music.

I think Stephanie Jones is a wonderful guitar player. I hope that she does more videos like these. I assume that she'll have a strong career in the future.

@rubsan79

6 жыл бұрын

Sure she will

absolutely super Steph

@Lasaloniere

6 жыл бұрын

This is a great player.

Impressed. What a mature and finely achieved interpretation. Today I was listening for the first time your Regondi and was sincerely delighted by your performace. Congratulations!

Beautiful and full, astounding and magical: thank you!

Beautiful!

Bellísima interpretación.

Les larmes me viennent aux yeux en écoutant cette interprétation, Merci madame!

Superb. One of my favorite fugues. It's hard for me to forget Julian Bream's rendition, but this one is fresh, expressive, and executed with great skill.

Stephanie Jones - VERY beautiful interpretation and performance. Excellent tempo and dynamics! Love your embellishments. You are one extraordinary guitarist who goes beyond fellow Australian, John Williams. Coming from the old school of José Tomás (Alicante, Spain), I can assure all non-guitarists that this piece is quite difficult to play convincingly on the classical guitar. As a minor (unimportant) footnote, I wouldn't mind hearing the very last cord of the fugue more strongly emphasized. Big congratulations!

@larrywangerow4703

5 жыл бұрын

Tomas Nofziger yes my fine fellow, amazing is redundant.. precise is her endearing quality .. " you reap what you sow"... she extends pure Love from her soul for her craft as an artist right through her instrument directly to all listeners ...I'm a different style life long guitarist myself ..so yes I fully understand her extremely deep passion for all she does in life , especially he guitar her music ..Bach and Mozart my two favorite musicians . Mozart is quite tragic ..so young at the end ..the world was robbed ..people like Steph are our compensation for such worldly losses... the world is much better since I've recently discovered miss Jones.. such an absolutely wonderful and beautiful creature she is ..we would lose much without her ...culture , style , grace ...and more ..in short , she is priceless ...can't buy what she offers so freely from her very essence.. frequency and vibration..the being of everything..

Thank you.

Just like heaven! This is one of the best interpretations of that piece I have ever heard

I remember taking on this piece late in my junior year in college. What a wonderful piece of music. Your virtuosity shines through brilliantly in this performance Maestra. Every video...(EVERY VIDEO) that I see you in displays your TOTAL mastery and your exquisite control of your instrument. Your playing is total effortless perfection. My word you are TOTAL CLASS personified with the classical guitar. Please be well in this COVID-19 world that we all are dealing with now.

Imagine hearing it when Bach wrote it.She is a true talent

Perhaps the most magical of all the fugues, especially when you hear it played on the violin and know the same polyphony is achieved with the bow. Nothing compares to Bach. Beautiful player. 🙏

@jameshammond3853

3 жыл бұрын

Heifitz!!!

A heaven- sent performance .Beautiful in every way !

Thank you so much. Beautiful performance. Very special and unique.

Why are there people who dislike sucha video? Can't understand...they may not like classical music. Thdey should rather not watch the movie instead of disliking it. What a beautiful performance. Loved the unorthodoxical guitar.

@pveraeternvs3777

4 жыл бұрын

And they never show up in the comments

@withinyouwithutyu1324

4 жыл бұрын

They dislike simply because she is not naked while playing classical music on a guitar.

My KZread algorithm has dodged this for 2 1/2 years. I'm ashamed.

@ronaldomadrebien7045

3 жыл бұрын

Bongeler ...........I’m with you, this is my first time............but not the last!

So beautiful!!! You are amazing! Thank you Stephanie.

Love your hard work. It shows. Be with me always. Never stop. Stephanie Jones. I shook Andre Segovia's hand when I was a child. You, Steph, are walking with the master. Breathless.

@ericgendell8874

24 күн бұрын

Stephanie is better than Segovia was.

Good stuff Avenue of the Arts...Philadelphia, PA give me a few year or 5 year for a point...hope to meet you soon Good work

As someone who met JS Bach on my time travels, I can tell you he had quite a sense of fun and humor. I played some recordings of folks performing his music on a number of unconventional instruments (not guitars) and even on harmonicas, the music still works. He wished to come to our century to use the modern technology we have at our disposal. But I convinced him to keep his family safe and remain. I also pointed out that he needed to complete his most important works. He seemed especially pleased with this Stephanie Jones performance, thought you’d like to know. Keep up the great work Stephanie! -Doctor Who

@Me-uv6kc

4 жыл бұрын

Bach obviously loved fightin, fuckin, and writing music. Writing music third.

@zuur303

4 жыл бұрын

Did you tell him to avoid that eye doctor quack?

Emotionality and dynamism in a Bach??? I dare say this has changed my mind about this composer. Well done!

I'm glad you started appearing in my feed/list, whatever it's called. Your playing is sublime.