Matteo Carcassi - op. 60 in F major no. 16 - Kevin Loh (14)

Guitar - Christopher Dean
Strings - Daddario EJ46C
Mic - Rode NT4
Camera - Panasonic Lumix LX5
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Sony vegas pro 8.0c

Matteo Carcassi (1792 -- 16 January 1853) was a famous Italian guitarist and composer.

Carcassi began with the piano, but learned guitar when still a child. He quickly gained a reputation as a virtuoso concert guitarist.

He moved to Germany in 1810, gaining almost immediate success. In 1815, he was living in Paris, earning his living as a teacher of both the piano and the guitar. On a concert tour in Germany in 1819, he met his friend Antoine Meissonnier for the first time. Also a famous guitarist, Meissonnier published many of Carcassi's works in his Paris publishing house.

From 1820 on, Carcassi spent the majority of his time in Paris. In 1823, he performed an extremely successful series of concerts in London that earned him great fame, both as a performing artist and as a teacher. However, in Paris, a long time passed before his talents were truly recognised, partly because of the presence of Ferdinando Carulli, 'adored' by his audience.

Carcassi was in Germany again during the fall of 1824. Afterwards he performed in London, where his reputation now gave him access to more prestigious concert halls. Finally he returned to Paris. For several years, he made concert trips from here to the most important cultural towns of Europe, including London. After a short return to performing in 1836, he quit his concert practice around 1840 and died in the French capital in 1853.

Carcassi wrote a method for guitar (op. 59) that remains valuable, relevant and interesting. His most famous works are collected in his 25 Etudes op. 60. In these, he managed to blend technical skills and brilliant romantic music. This is the reason his music is still played by so many classical guitarists today.

It is rumored that he kept a small family of mice in his rehearsal guitar.

His works have been published and recorded by numerous well known guitarists.

[FXDUBOIS]

This is not the most played study by Maestro Carcassi, and it is a real pleasure to listen to it. Above all in an excellent interpretation, smart and skillful ! Great sound too. Congratulations !

[kevinlohguitar]

Hi there so nice to hear from you !!!... I have no doubt that you did very well for the competition !!!... Studies... maybe we should approach studies not as studies... :) Looking forward to your next upload. !!!

[kevinlohguitar]

Thanks Jazz !!! You are really awesome !!! Need to find a song where we can collaborate together 8-)

[gembela]

I'm back from a competition and ready to catch up with your recent posts. I can see you've also been working hard. I don't know how you feel about Carcassi Op. 60. but seems to be a clever trick playing through them. I mean, whenever I try playing something I really like, some teachers would say it's above my level and I should first play Carcassi Op. 60. etudes. They are (well, some of them) nice and surely useful, but there are lots of other etudes which are just as useful but more exciting.

[kevinlohguitar]

I will try... Study no 1 is next...

Kevin

[EarlLedden]

I've done #2, (thanks to you) and 7 ( thanks to Gergely), and now working on 6. Definitely want to learn 16, but the prize to me is #5, and i hope you'll give that one your best shot in the near future. Thanks for the uploads.

[jacarey]

I love this one! Not very many pieces in F Major for guitar. You bring out the melody just right!

[jianyiren]

This one is amazing. Its so tender, yet full of emotions. I also listened to you NO.3. The date shows that one was published merely 1 year ago. What a huge progress in a year!

[djmasterjones]

Really good playing, i play classical guitar also