How good was Ida Presti? When she was only 13 years old she went to study with the master Segovia. After listening to her for five minutes, he got up and said theres nothing more he or anyone else could teach her and sent her home.

@8888Rik

Ай бұрын

This is not surprising. Segovia had significant technical limitations, and took enormous liberties with tempo, and occasionally "rewrote" pieces composed for guitar to make them easier for him to play. No one called him on it during his lifetime, because after all, he was Segovia. There were many guitarists in Segovia's generation who were better than he was, but he was the only one of them who travelled extensively to promote the guitar, and so became synonymous with the instrument.

@RobertoMartinez-kv5tp

Ай бұрын

​@@8888Rik Celebro tu comentario, porque das una opinión muy objetiva de Segovia. Efectivamente, no fue el intérprete que mucha gente piensa. Varios guitarristas que coincidieron en el tiempo con él, incluyendo a Ida Presti, fueron mejores. Su mérito fue hacer que diversos compositores (algunos muy importantes como Ponce y Villa-Lobos) escribieran para la guitarra haciendola crecer como instrumento de concierto.

@8888Rik

Ай бұрын

@@RobertoMartinez-kv5tp Yes, you are quite correct that Segovia encouraged and showcased the works of many guitar composers who would other wise have remained unknown. Ponce, as you mention, also Moreno-Torroba, Leo Brouwer, John Duarte, and many others. He also inspired established composers like Benjamin Britten and Lenox Berkeley to write for the guitar. Segovia's influence was immense. But he was not a good guitarist.

@RobertoMartinez-kv5tp

Ай бұрын

@@8888Rik Absolutamente de acuerdo 👍

@neilhaverstick1446

Ай бұрын

@@8888Rik Well, it was Julian Bream who inspired Britten. Well known fact.

How come I only now just heard of her today. She is absolutely amazing!

She has absolute mastery of technique, with both hands. It is easy to see why some people call her the greatest guitarist of the 20th century. Sincere thanks for posting this video.

She died at 42 years of age; imagine how she would have played had she aged a bit more. Thank you for this terrific footage.

Thanks to You Tube, we can hear great women guitarists that we might have never heard about. I wonder why so many want to claim that this person or that is/was the world's greatest guitarist. There are so many guitarists that have achieved greatness in their fields. One who will always be a favorite is Sabicas. I had the honor to listen to him and Mario Escudero in the Rincon Room at the old El Poche restaurant in the 60's

Is beautiful music! Wow, one can learn so much just by listening and watching this.

One of the greatest guitarists of all time. ¡Brava!

Beautiful rendition of the ill-fated French guitarist who, by the recording media of the time, we can't hear it in all its glory. An elaborate, precise technique and feelingly playing. Rest in peace the great guitarist Ida Presti. Luckily we have lot of recordings, past to CD today, for our enjoyment. This piece is 'Prelude num.1 by Heitor Villalobos'.

@yishay6194

4 жыл бұрын

Shes not french. Italian parents.

@martaf.balleste6277

4 жыл бұрын

@@yishay6194 is the information given here incorrect? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_Presti.

@yishay6194

4 жыл бұрын

@@martaf.balleste6277 italian mother.

@martaf.balleste6277

4 жыл бұрын

@@yishay6194 exactly, French father and Italian mother, and she was born in France. Interesting how her father changed her name, it certainly is easier to remember.

Lo mejor de lo mejor que he oído en guitarra clásica

Pour moi, le meilleur interprète de guitare classique de tous les temps. Parce qu'en plus du talent, cette jeune femme avait la grâce. Elle a un jeu éminemment féminin qui me touche.

This is simply magic... Too sad she passed away so Young. God Bless her and her musicality wherever she is. alex

@MORESCALGERINA

10 жыл бұрын

Yes my friend, so sad...

So well done it's mind-boggling, but the best part is its beauty: a rendition full of heart and soul and sound, and not meant just to impress.

Her robust and expressive playing turns this "old chestnut" into something really beautiful and special. What a genius she was.

Que c'est beau et bon d'écouter cette grande guitariste qui restera à travers les siècles, toujours vivante ! Bravo Ida Presti,...!

Magical and powerful! This is now one of my favorite performances of a terrific piece.

What a talent! I'm impressed. She plays so precisely.

She played on a guitar by the famous french luthier Robert Bouchet (nr.68 / Paris 1958) now on exhibition at the "Musée de la Musique" in Paris

@lawrencetendler2342

6 жыл бұрын

Mad Dog Fifi , piss off idiot.

a magical moment for the guitar.....

The best I have heard

AMAZING MIRACLE

Nobody will ever play it like her!

@lawrencetendler2342

6 жыл бұрын

THANK HEAVENS.

Gran Maestra !!!

great to be able to see this.. wonderful

Thank you for sharing this. I just learned about Ida Presti and she was gifted and her playing and soul is in the moment !

From Jose Sepulveda.......NOBODY can put Ida Presti down for me. She was a phenomenal guitarist....powerful when she needed to be but with the sweetest and most expressive touch when she needed to apply it. You're right, caraphyllis, Ida was a genius!

What a fantastic and inspiring performance!

Oh, how wonderful! I used to perform this, and I've heard it many times, but I've never seen this Presti video. She really makes it a piece of music rather than just a demonstration or feat of technical prowess.

Andres Segovia called her the greatest gutarist in the world. By the wat, not to cap on any one else's review, but, when Segovis gave the very first guitar concert (people actually paid to attend), the very first guitar critic showed up. After the concert ended, he asked Segovia why he had played a certain piece in a faster meter than it was written. Segovia looked him in the eye and saaid, "Because I can".

Absolutely the finest guitarist of the twentieth century.

absolutely wonderful playing

She has the best interpretation of this piece. She holds each note, especially the beginning, at the right amount of time.

fabulous ! many thanks for posting this marvel !

Oh my God she was so good.

So good it brings tears to my eyes

Magnífico video. La Maestra Presti con una gran calidad interpretativa.

Bellissima interpretazione e donna stupenda!!

by far the best interpretation of this piece!

wow..amazing performance & her vibrato with rubato approach infrequently per marcato was commendable too..well, her dynamic colours were equally iceing the piece for the composer's intent of interpretation perhaps..tks so much for the precise rendition..warm regards..siva..india..(guitsiva)..

THANKS for the upload of this video! Amazing, "we"/as humans cannot accept the beauty of the music just for what it is, and no matter whom it is that performs. To accept wonderful sounds and melodies especially when "we" cannot perform at THAT level, that is sorry... So with my IMHO, be quiet and listen! There is lots of love in the sounds... (P.S. Yes, tuning the D on the fly, nice! 2:04)

wonderful sound.

Interpretazione divina!

Amazing!! I wish there was film of her and Alexandre playing Handel's 'Chaconne In G' Had she lived she'd be 84 now. Ida 'Prestissimo' =^)

Astonishing!

¡Inmensa!🌹

Speechless!

She was one in a billion. :^)

Fantastica!

maravilloso

Superlative interpretation. Very Segovia-Like to my personal taste. It couldn´t be better. As an amateur guitarist, listening to this, I don´t know if I should be encouraged to go on practicing in order to play better day after day, or if I feel disencouraged to keep trying without success, to play like this lady does. Thank you for sharing this amazing video.

@reynaldo121

4 жыл бұрын

It's not Segovia-like. She doesn't slow down when the fingering gets tough. She remains true to the tempo and musical markings. Also, the second section is played much faster, albeit musically appropriate, than Segovia.

Ida Presti 😍😍😍😍👏👏👏👏👏👏😁😁😁😁😁😁👍

Perfect

essa é a melhor versão dessa musica que já escutei

Perfect.

❤❤❤

la migliore interpretazione di preludio n.1, a mio parere!

Her right hand expression is beautiful. Inspiring.

🌹 Maestra Presti était sans aucun doute également une grande artiste dans ses vies antérieures.

what a sound, what a technique, what an emotion, what a woman!!! :-))

She helped create classical guitar! Fabulous

Dios mío !!! la belleza existe 👀👂🏼

The best. 5 stars.

nestvarno lepo i jako

Браво

Languid and urgent at the same time ....timepiece

wow!!

I Wish to be able to play And express myself with such Freedom. Unmatched by all others, a lifetime is insufficient to match this performance.

Quelle énergie !

Wow...

Damn she is so good and fast... it makes me cry... I will be studying heitor villa for a long time..

Refreshing to see No Yo Yo Ma phony affectations.

W0W!

Segovia called here Ida ''Prestissimo',too bad she made only few solos she is the best

@madeleinedaumet8613

3 жыл бұрын

I think that Segovia was a little misogyn and jealous , she was ablr to play very fast when necessery , but this one is empty of serenity and full of feeling .

@tuxedomoon

3 жыл бұрын

@@madeleinedaumet8613 Segovia said he had nothing to teach her,when she went to him, he admired her above all guitarists!

Wow

Awesome .. she was good .. :)

Best in the world

decisamente un'interpretazione isterica.

The Flo Jo of guitar, fastests fingers ever, nothing compares to her.

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

you make me feel sad!

Yes, I'd like to hear the Llobet tunes. =^)

Wanita perform nya cemerlang sekali 👍... generasi sebelum Anna Vidovic !

By far the best interpretation of this piece....BY FAR !

Well she does play the famous C natural mis-print...

Experts: Is Presti's playing in general (not just on this piece) representative of performance style / practice in the mid-20th century in general, or is she kind off in her own orbit like, say, Glenn Gould was? If she's representative of her time, is there a video or recording on KZread of someone more recent playing this Prelude that would illustrate how modern performers make different interpretive choices?

@davidferrara1105

8 жыл бұрын

There are a million vids of this particular piece. And yeah, she was a member of the late Romantic school of playing

@CatalogueVillalobos

6 жыл бұрын

David Ferrara Is that a demeanor? "Modern" playing is mostly monotonous, dry and boring...

Such unrelenting passion!

It appears to me that her legs are crossed (not surprising, given the era). I wonder to what extent this influenced the development of the famous right hand "presti" technique. Anyone have insight on this?

In his book ‘Beeswing’, guitarist Richard Thompson says that whilst learning guitar he ‘loved the French guitarist Ida Presti, whose duets with her husband Alexandre Lagoya have never been equalled’.

@jamesrenz9475

5 ай бұрын

Agreed

how lucky were we...

Why would you withhold the remainder of the video? Are you planning to sell the remaining 49 minutes?

How could "The Greatest Guitarist of The 20th Century" be so unknown? I've never heard of her. Did Segovia have her blacklisted?

Good morning! Do you know in what year was it filmed?

The guitar as if i should have played sans Segovia.

How old is this rec?

Segovia is to men Presti is to women Just like Torres on the guitar and Stradivari on the violin They are both great representatives of humanity's achievement on the instrument that we know as the classical guitar.

This woman died while holding the guitar, she had put all her eggs in one basket

@TM-jo4wz

5 күн бұрын

That’s a not or a correct statement. She played fantastic and it takes a lifetime to learn. And besides what have you done? Most people get a job. The guitar is her job.

Ha ha, she does too!

Before 1956 she was playing an guitar made byJulian Gomez Ramirez. In 1956 she started to use an guitar made by the luthier Robert Bouchet. That guitar were louder and had more power. If this film is taken before 1956 i should think she is using the Julian Gomez Ramirez guitar..

@jeffhildreth9244

7 ай бұрын

Interesting observation.

The great Ida Presti! I took the liberty of sharing it in an article about her life: www.blog.der-leiermann.com/en/ida-presti/

I really wish i knew what guitars she played, anyone have the answer i seek?

@jeffhildreth9244

7 ай бұрын

Bouchet

I wrote that song...