Capricho Arabe (F. Tárrega) - Alexandra Whittingham
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20 Year old British Guitarist Alexandra Whittingham plays Capricho Arabe by Francisco Tárrega.
Filmed in the Church of St Pierre in Martignac, South-West France.
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Video Production by Craig Morgan.
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Capricho árabe es una composición para guitarra clásica escrita por el compositor español Francisco Tárrega en 1892, tras un largo viaje por Andalucía y el norte de África.1 Estuvo dedicada a su amigo, el musicólogo y compositor Tomás Bretón.
Ha sido interpretada y grabada en innumerables ocasiones por la mayor parte de los guitarristas clásicos, como Andrés Segovia y Narciso Yepes.
El día 20 de diciembre de 1915, en la ciudad de Castellón, durante el entierro de Tárrega, tres bandas de música se dispusieron alrededor del féretro del compositor e interpretaron solemnemente el Capricho Árabe. Los que presenciaron el acto, lo recordaron como uno de los instantes más emotivos de sus vidas.
@@mercedesayala999 Gracias a usted Mercedes Ayala por compartir el buen gusto musical en esta sublime melodía con una magnífica interpretación, Bendiciones en tu vida y familia.
Muy interesantes datos los que aporta. Soy muy aficionado a la música y nunca había leído nada como esto que Ud amablemente nos comenta. Gracias.
@@carloslinares263 Soy yo el agradecido por compartir el gusto de la música culta y leer mi corto comenatrio, bendiciones en tu vida y Familia.
Gracias Ronald Herrera por su comentario, de otra forma tal vez nunca hubiera conocido ese detalle,que tanto me conmovió
@@carloslinares263 El agradecido soy yo por compartir el buen gusto musical en esta sublime melodía con una magnífica interpretación, Bendiciones en tu vida y familia.
Could be something more global than one amazing english artist playing a spanish melody inspired on arabian culture into a french catholic church? Just Perfect.
balcanes no spanish
Pitty that globalism is no example of nothing... The truth: it is bringing the world to a dictatorship if we do not stop it. To be global is beautiful, globalism is an ugly ideology.
@@alsanchez6202 ok, you're right, I didn't know the political science negative concept of the word or etimology of the word I think. Dommage the word has merely negative connotation.
@@alsanchez6202 wait, I did not use globalism word, I only said "global" that is syn of "worldwide", please don't put words I ddn't use in my fingers =) It's just an adjective, not an ideology.
@@nadiaeda You are completely right, and I somehow knew that you meant it that way.
Politics always manages to change beautiful concepts into not so aceptable realities. It's a pity.
Nadiaeda, your name is beatiful.
She, the guitar, a simple dress.
The perfect music.
A God's gift.
Veo que casi todos los comentarios se centran en la hermosa interpretación del “Capricho árabe” que nos regala la bella Alexandra Whittingham. Es algo que me parece justo y merecido. Sin embargo apenas se menciona a su genial compositor, el castellonense Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909), que nos ha legado un precioso ramillete de joyas, tan inspiradas y admirables como este maravilloso “capricho”. Afortunadamente recibe el reconocimiento absoluto de todos los amantes de la guitarra clásica y, muy especialmente, de los mejores guitarristas.
Alexandra, my son is two and he is always asking me to turn this video on. He says, "turn on another pretty." Then he smiles and says "pretty" while you play.
I thought you might like to read that.
Thank you for bringing us pure joy.
That's really cute dude
I am moved by the father-son sweetness of that image! May he never tire of hearing "pretties" : )
and what does his mother say?
@@militaryandemergencyservic3286 The kid is only 2 years old. This is wholesome, and the mother would most definitely melt from the cuteness whenever she'd think about this.
@@Post-ModernCzechoslovakianWar yes you're right.
My wife is a really incredible guitarist and can memorize pieces on the
instrument very quickly... So once, when we were teens, I had had a
particularly bad day and couldn't sleep that night. So, knowing how much
I love classical music, she learned this piece and sat next to my bed
playing it all night until I fell asleep. I can't listen to it without
getting a little teary-eyed now.
That is a remarkable story of what must be an remarkably sensitive and generous woman. Lucky you.
Your wife loves you very much. Respect.
Sounds like the product of an over active imagination.
Lost count as of how many nights this is the last thing I heard.
The best I've ever heard doing capricho àrabe.🌹💐.
Mesmerizing
This is my favorite piece in classical guitar and Alexandra's recording is by far my favorite of them all.
If you're familiar with this piece (played by all the greats) Alexandra's phrasing will still catch you off guard.
If you're anything like me, you'll wonder why it was ever played another way.
This church is only a few miles from where i currently live in France.When all this Covid is over i am going to visit and sit at that same door.
I was thinking the same thing.
D'accord Emile si ça t'amuse
Did you get to sit at the same door?
@@jasminehenry2058 France government be like: DON T GO IN SPAIN THIS HOLIDAYS OR WE LL KICK UR A** 😂😂😂
Unfortunately, it’s never going to be over. Carpe diem.
I cannot understand why anybody would dislike this. This is flawless talent that I could only dream about.
It really hurts my soul too..... these "dislikes" could hurt our Lord God, too......
Jealous
Maybe they dont like guitar music
@@zackglickert4495, they were saddened and could not accept the fact that they would never ever going to achieve anywhere near Alexandra's skill in playing the guitar.
@@KenLohwh that makes sense, good idea
You’re phrasing is by far the best I’ve heard. The drop D minor passages are as if an orchestra is playing. So many other guitar players just rush through that too fast with little dynamics. To me, this is how this piece should be played.
Your ornamentation is quite amazing. Never heard anyone play quite like it.
This is the video that inspired me to start classical guitar lessons and opened the door to a deeper understanding of and appreciation for music. How can any art make you sad and happy at the same time?
You can smell the Mediterranean breeze with this.
Amazing
Maybe grapes and cow farts. That church is located in Puy L’Évêque, halfway between Bordeaux and Toulouse, France. 😜
Assolutamente......meravigliosa
Que bonito toca y que bella es. Felicidades. Saludos
❤️🌹❤️🎉💃
This should be sent to the next Voyager Mission
I want to understand what would make somebody come to a video like this, behold the sheer talent and virtuosity within it, then hit the dislike button. It's genuinely unfathomable to me.
Envy.
Is it now fathomable to you?
@@wazzap500 you beat me to it !
WOOWWW!!! SO MANY DISLIKES!! I didn't know there was such an amount of people on this planet who cannot understand the good music... Thank you for this beautiful piece, greetings from Argentina!!!
Maybe those people are perfectionists and think she plays it a little bit incorrect and i am one of them
I completely agree with you, fellow citizen!
That makes no sense at all.
jealousy
@@atlantisfoundry Yeah, or just too much mind and little soul. Some may argue they're just looking for perfection. I think music doesn't need to be played exactly in the standards of "perfectionism" to be beautiful and good. But that's just my opinion, right?
Have never heard or seen a more beautiful rendition! What a inspiring young women to a world in such need of joy! Thank you!
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1 ✝🌅
All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. John 1:3 ✝🌅
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. John 1:14 ✝🌅
For a younger person she plays with incredible feeling and tone
@pwaterdu I play Caprico Arabe myself (for me the best piece ever written for guitar, another great guitar composer A. B. Mangore made a couple variations of it) but because of praising this kind of performances less and less people are listening to classical guitar music. Yes, when You are a young student the tone production is very important. But today every performance "has to be" extremely "dramatic" usually at the expense of the rhythm. My analogy to a performance like this is walking - three steps normally, then two steps running, then stopping for a moment for no obvious reason, then running again and so on... very annoying to listen. When observing a person walking this way the first thought is worrying for a person's mental health, but when a guitarist does it, we seem to enjoy it!?
Luckily there are still some guitarists that are able to put everything together, respect the rhythm and add some personal note to the performance. Unfortunately this is not one of them (at least not for me).
Cherche tu trouveras facilement..et peut être seras tu très surpris..
@@trancient For an older too!
The talent alone that is required to play this is awe inspiring.....
But the ability to infuse true soul and spirit into it in the way you do is exceedingly rare. Playing music isn't just about playing the right notes at the right time. To truly play music is to let the piece become an extension of your emotions and let the true spirit of the music pour out.
This was a deeply emotional piece
Играть не глядя на гриф-высший пилотаж.Браво.
I used to play this many years ago. That is why I know how you may feel when doing it. Congrats. Best wishes from Almeria, south Spain
Such a beautiful rendition of one of my favourite pieces in the classical guitar repertoire, played exquisitely well and with so much feeling by someone so young. Extremely talented musicians and artists will tell you that there is no such thing as being gifted. Maybe they are just being modest but one thing I do know is that such playing does not come from hard work alone. Otherwise artists and musicians like Alexandra Whittingham be a dime a dozen and they would cease to elevate the spirit in the rest of us the way they do.
It is almost impossible to imagine what it really means to be viewed by 17 million people. You have spread your gift far and wide.
Somos de Argentina, vivimos en el campo, entre las vacas, tenemos una linda casa y gracias a internet te escuchamos x youtube
Que suerte ustedes, cuando termina la cosa, les puedo visitar? Hacemos parrilla!
SALUDOS DESDE GUAYAQUIL ECUADOR para ustedes.
Qué mensaje tan bonito. Casi me imagino a las vacas.
Que enorme bendicion que seas del campo, la mejor vida, eres millonario jamás lo abandones
Las cosas que hace la inflación :v
Alexandra, such beautiful playing! You are so incredibly talented. I'm an old rocker from the 70s and have just started taking classical guitar lessons. I can't imagine ever playing like this. You're so young, you must have started at an early age. Thank you so much for sharing your talent with us.
Magnificent musicianship Ms. Whittfield 🏆🏆🏆🎊♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️💐💐
Whittingham!
Alexandra, having discovered you, you’ve revived my interest in the classical guitar. This is so beautifully played. Excellent video too!
Whittingham? That cannot be a common name.
When I was young, I had a band - the Bass-player was a very gifted musician named Graham Whittingham. He was the best friend I ever had.
At the time I was learning to play Tarrega .. what a small world this is. It is clear that the dynamics of expression seems to run in your family. Thank you!
Está menina é sensacional.Parabéns
What a blessing! impresionante interpretación para sus veinte años...
@@mauricioleitao1497 No sangue é vida. Eu tenho uma irma e um irmão. O mesmo sangue. A mesma mãe . (Translate is the respect. We are all brothers.. But blood matters.)
@@fco.javiercorteslopez2299 I believe it is the passion.
I played many of Tarrega's writings. It was not until I understood his passion until I learned what music is. The living tradition. The living bones of humanity. To play is to be alive. I see it here. Tarrega loved. To love is to be alive. Look at this player? She loves with her whole life. As did Tarrega.
I have done some things in different tradition.
I know why the Irish are in awe of the Spanish. I am Irish.
But the heart of music is in the people.
Not the tribes.
I am doing best I can.
But this performance takes my heart away.
The passion.
Two hands up. I felt every vibration of those strings wow. Such a rare talent.
Cada pulsación de cuerdas es una hermosa flor de amor que usted regala al mundo
I wish I could put into words the feeling this music evokes. Maybe it’s my Mexican heritage speaking through my U.S. Midwestern upbringing. Maybe it’s my wife’s Costa Rican connection. I don’t know. We visited Spain almost 2 years ago and I couldn’t believe the connection I felt. It was as if something was drawing me home.
I watched many guitarists play this amazing piece.... & she’s the best! ❤️
Than you need to hear Ana Vidovic... She is the best..
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Amazing
Супер гениальное просто от самого Бога, достичь таких высот исполнения Александра - только божество!!!. Франциско Таррега, видел его фото какой красивый человек, бесконечно красивый человек и эта красота воспроизведена в написанной им музыке. И это XVIIIвек Франция, Испания море, голубое небо, яркое солнце ...
¡¡¡¡¡
Qué maravilla esta niña tan joven ejecutando a Tárrega con pasión y dulzura!!!!!
It’s so amazing how differently each artist that I have heard play this piece.
Yours was breathtaking, Alexandra. 🍻Cheers!
I've got this recording as my music when travelling in Spain, my country and it fits beautifully with the landscape. You put your soul in it and everyone can feel that.... absolutely beautifully emotional.
That song is always very enjoyable to hear, but there is something even better about hearing it played by the next generation of musical talent.
One of my favourites, inspired in the Arabic gardens and the sound of fountains. Brings me memories of my childhood asking my father to play this piece.❤
What mastery of the instrument! Alexandra Whittingham is incomparable!
There Is a moment when the heart stop and it begins to fly , begins to rain, to became a dream . This piece is beautiful ... And amazing !
It's so good to see that there are talented young people like you are, far from the mass media, butchering and increasingly binary. It was a great pleasure to share your performance. God Bless you.
Alexandra's music to me sounds so romantic. And I mean the true definition of the word, meaning and feeling of romance. Defined simply, conducive to or characterized by the expression of love. This is the perfect music to snuggle and cuddle with the one you love!! An exemplary performance, BRAVO!! WELL DONE!! BRAVO!!
I'm so glad people with this kind of passion and skill still exist.
Alejandra, mientras te oigo tocar le digo a mi esposa que sos mi novia, y nos reimos, tenemos 70, te admiramos, sos fenomenal !!!
Que bonito llegar a esa edad y estar junto a tu pareja Ami me hubiese gustado también llegar a la edad que tengo y estar con mi pareja pero a veces no se puede los felicito y muchas bendiciones para usted y su esposa
Hermoso!! Nunca habia visto interpretar tan bellamente y con tanta pasion a una linda joven mujer a la ama este arte. Felicitaciones, saludos desde Bolivia.
Bello
さり気なくギター🎸の音色が流れて新鮮で…洗練された綺麗に…🎀🎊♦️🌟🌹🧚💛💐
Alexandra is, to my mind, the one who is the best balance between technicality and feeling. A wonderfuk guitar player.
Asombroso. Que limpio es el sonido. Se nota su extensa dedicación y por supuesto su gran talento.
Hermoso.
Hermoso.
Y la calidad y calibración de la guitarra
a natural innate talent for sure. easy, smooth and alluring to listen to. a rare gem in this world.
almost like the Sirens lure - the beauty is the trap
love the bass on this guitar - Alexandra is exact and intense with such wonderful feeling
I don't know what to admire more, the quality of the video or the playback
Maravilhosa, no momento de aflição que a humanidade passa com uma pandemia mundial, ouvir uma música como esta nos leva a esquecer o sofrimento e nos leva para dentro de nós mesmo, nosso coração e nosso sentimento e alma.
Concordo!
SIM
Magnífico! Incrivelmente fascinante. 👏👏👏
Hermosa tu interpretación, el amor que pones cuando tocas la guitarra se transmite, además de la buena técnica que tienes y la ductilidad para diferentes tipos de música, felicitacioes. Cuando era pequeño tuve el privilegio de viajar desde casa de mi famila materna en Córdoba Argentina a un sitio remoto, donde pasó el maestro Manuel de Falla sus últimos dias, en una humilde morada en la sierra, a la cual para llegar habia que atravesar un camino de tierra muy precario. Recuerdo que en la ida nos topamos con una iguana enorme, que se confundía con el color del camino. La música de Manuel de Falla es grandiosa, muy española y muy original, no se si se ha valorado en su justa medida pero ahí esta para quien sepa apreciarla. Un cordial saludo.
Whenever I hear this performance, I hear you singing, Alexandra. And it’s beautiful.
It's one thing to hear beautiful classic guitar music...another thing to watch a beautiful woman...lastly...a beautiful woman skillfully playing classic guitar...there are at least 6 or 7 of these fantastic musicians/guitarists who are great and happen to be beautiful. Female beauty...unbelievable!
This girl plays Beautiful. Love her pick action also.
Remarkable and perfect, what a sound!! So very beautiful and sensitive. This is the best interpretation and performance of "Capricho Arabe" I have ever heard. The sound emerges, materialises, it is impossible to see how it has been created. Just magical, thank you.
Чудесная музыка, прекрасное исполнение и сказочный облик Александры, словно сошедший с древних фресок. Спасибо!
I play classical guitar and compose, but I do not have more time to study hard as I did before, but I can say with certainty that this is one of the best interpretations of this composition of Francisco Tarrega that I have heard. The girl plays with soul, she is a Musicist in the true meaning of the term, was born for the Art of the sounds. God bless her!
Simply magnificent. What musicality, what technique, just totally beautiful in every way I can think of.
Her playing guitar's sound is the acme of beauty , and is full of admiration and deep emotion, and comfortable to the ear and the mind
From
Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun🇯🇵
Beautiful! Parabéns Alexandra pela interpretação desse classico do Tárrega grande compositor e músico espanhol!
Que linda musica, quando a artista coloca seus sentimentos nas cordas o coração de quem ouve suas musica aquece e emociona... Gratidao
Asi
Beautiful. Perfectly done.
What a beautiful recording. I was hypnotized by her playing and couldn't take my eyes off of her the entire time.
An extraordinarily talented young woman with such a beautiful rendition of this musical piece.
Perfeita harmonia, perfeita execução e sobrenatural interpretação e sentimento musical.❤️
I always listen to this song every time I come to this channel. It's simply a perfect song for me. thank you so much.
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Una magnifica como todas de Tarrega que deja sentir una especie de tristeza por un mundo desaparecido pero que no olvidamos............SUBLIME!!!!
Whoever shot the video did a great job. The music is terrific, and she's beautiful. Great job!
Isso sim ,é que música que inspira uma alma romântica.
Their is no words to describe how beautiful she played 👍😍!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*"There are...", "beautifully"
Wonderful rendition of this beloved classic guitar piece. Lovely....
One of most favourite pieces of music ever !
The transmission of that feeling and passion is the soul of that piece, magnificent performance!
not such a good version the sound is not so clear and she doesnt give the rhythm
Que belíssima interpretação do mestre Tárrega! Parabéns pelo trabalho! 🇧🇷
My favorite rendition of this piece.
Just stole my heart. She and the music are the most beautiful I have heard and seen!
Melancólicas notas que golpean mis sentimientos y abren la puerta del ayer a mi corazón.!!
I cry everytime I watch this.
The technical precision and the feeling entwine in the most divine way.
I get pretified by the power of this song.
🙄
Wonderful! I’m no expert but surely there’s no better Spanish guitarist out there. Thank you! Thank you! Such feel, such a connection to her instrument. Such precision.
I have heard many renditions of this piece. This my favorite by far.
2400 dislikes! Its either these people
1. Are deaf
2. Has one missing hand
3. Are jealous of her beauty
I think you are being too kind about them, but lets not let them interfere with our appreciation of the music.
@@georgeboeck1298 You missed one... they belong to the walking dead
We Stan this comment
Maybe they thought it was the love button.
Those 2.4k dislikes are others guitarist that knows they will never succeed as her
beatiful musician, splendid clip (formidable camera operator: BRAVO!)
One of the finest guitarists that I've heard, she's got it all.
Magnifica la interpretación de Tárrega
Sometimes in this crazy world, you just need to stop and listen to something pretty.
Bella la que toca la guitarra .bella la ejecución, bella la guitarra.todo bellísimo. Me gusta mucho esa pieza llamada capricho árabe.
i love this world, and this is real music
Wunderschön gespielt. Vorallem die eine kleine Träne, die man sich aus dem Auge wischt, ist schön zu hören. Danke sehr.
Girl you play with a great master!
What a wonderful gift that was deposited in you!
May all possible blessings be upon you.
"Your music is interesting because it makes me feel sad but also it's performed in a cheerful setting :) ".
Pedro, mexican English language student of mine.
Nostalgie quand tu nous tiens.....on ne peut que rester silencieux..devant une musique aussi simple mais replie d'une grace ...indéfinissable ne pouvant se laissé séduire avec des mots. Bien à vous tous. Lp...ps ..surtout avec une heure qui se présente comme tardive....à bientôt soyez heureux..Lp.
I’ve been looking for this video for almost 2 years, i’m so glad i found it
Божественная музыка! И такое же исполнение! :) Спасибо! После такого хочется брать в руки гитару и играть :)
Xopowo po6oma ,n,est pas compain.
The sweetest sounds, softly. I want to listen again and again. Love it.
Along with violin and piano, the classical guitar is perhaps the most beautiful sounding instrument of all. I may be biased. I am an amateur Spanish guitar player. Also a steeldrum tuner who uses the classical guitar for tonal inspiration.
@@tituschad1144 👍👍👍
That was more beautiful than the word describes. Wow!!! Is the only way to describe the emotion in that piece. Incredible!
This piece is so "SUBLIME" that it accidentally brings tears to my eyes....!!!!!
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ARTISTA BRILHANTE 👋👋👋♥️