Virtuoso classical duo guitar performances

Wonderment

“Nothing is more beautiful than a guitar, save perhaps two.” — Frederic Chopin

That said, here are a couple of classical duo guitarists at their best. Both guitar duos play with distinguished musicality:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1T53JUsiHs (Claude Debussy, Reverie, Part 6, by Julian Bream & John Williams - Together Again, Sony LP-1979)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CibiVYkEonQ ("Varizione concertanti, Op. 130, by Julian Bream & John Williams - Together Again, LP_1974.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GyL5Wrhkn8 ("Gypsy Airs," Brazilian Duo: Los Indios Tabajaras. LP_1970 Recording.) Don't miss the final movement!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEn8URnuDKc ("Flight of the Bumble Bee," Brazilian Duo: Los Indios Tabajaras. LP_1966.)

Any opinions?

waton

https://youtu.be/FUPx42UmSng

https://youtu.be/NBrCa6GXzrU

Queequeg

Thanks, I know Julian and John, but I'd never heard of Los Indios Tabajaras.

Funny thing, I play classical guitar, but I don't listen to it a lot. I'd been playing classical since grade school and had become mainly self taught because I couldn't find any teachers that were able to teach at the level I needed.

My wife and I walked away from JW world over ten years ago. Not long after we left, the college where my wife works hired a new music department director/professor. It just so happened that he was a very good classical guitar teacher (he was nearing retirement and they wanted to retire in our coastal town).

My wife said, "I hear he's really good, you should take lessons". I said, "Maybe next year, I'm just so stressed with all our JW crap".

Luckily, when one of us has been down during our leaving JW, the other one has been up. She told me I needed the distraction. I listened, and holy shite, he was good (much higher level than our little town would normally have). In short, I ended up playing complex pieces I'd always wanted to play and performing in public for $.

The point is, if you are leaving JW and stressed and an opportunity that is on one hand maybe stressful but distracts you from the jw stress, it might be good to take it. I'm so glad my wife pushed me...

Wonderment

Queeqweg: "Thanks, I know Julian and John, but I'd never heard of Los Indios Tabajaras."

The Brazilian Duo, Los Indios Tabajaras, were best known for their hit "Maria Elena" during the 1960-1970's. They mostly played pop music, but they also excelled on classical music, as manifested by their rendition of the two pieces above.

Classical guitarists, Andrés Segovia, David Russell, & Manuel Barrueco are also known for their musicality, among others.

LoveUniHateExams

Sorry, I know that this isn't classical but just listen to this solo from Prince!

Solo starts @3 min 28 sec ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFNW5F8K9Y

Virtuoso classical duo guitar performances

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