Ali Arango – Tarrega's Gran Vals (Performance)

Enjoy Ali Arango's performance of Tarrega's Gran Valse and watch the full lesson on tonebase!

Francisco Tarrega’s Gran Vals is well known for having been the inspiration for Nokia’s famous ringtone (widely considered the most recognizable). At its peak, it was estimated to have been heard about 1.8 billion times a day, which equates to 2000 plays per second. It is hard to know whether it was Nokia who made the Gran Vals and Tarrega more popular, or perhaps the other way around!

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[tacituskilgore]

You know what I realised? Every classical guitar player that can play this song takes a deep breath at specific points in the song, usually at the beginning of a new bar or at a crescendo. I even caught myself doing it 😅

[novicejohnd]

I just love Ali, he is so talented with so much musicality and feel for whatever he plays. It’s a real privilege watching him

[sanchitahuja]

If you are searching for the best cover of gran vals..congrats your search is over❤.

[raffitorossian]

Now i am listening to a super giant artist with excellent technic and nuance.

[johannphysio]

Beautifully played! His right hand is so on point! Thank you!

[alejandromoracampos]

Linda interpretación, sonido muy dulce y bonito fraseo 🎸

[radislavristeski]

Lots of feeling. Excellent performance.

[Robert-ozfy]

Perfectly executed as always. Great interpretation as always. Enjoyed this performance as always.

[TheReaTruth]

You served this song justice, thank you for your variations everything is beautiful

[ramondelatrinidadperozosua]

Muy bien tocado ese vals de fco tarrega saludo desde Venezuela.

[victorortellado-ut]

muy buenas manos para la guitarra, excelente interpretación!

[odinecampillo]

Tan hermoso! Una maravilla de interpretación, como siempre con el maestro Alí. Muchas gracias !

[mark-eqqb]

Wow, just great performance, and what a clear sounding guitar .

[yoshiven]

Congratulations for vals interpretation

[tinaselka]

Such a stunning piece and Performance....bravooo

[arnulfoarias]

Bravo! Serena y brillante interpretación...

[dape.]

i love tarrega, because everyone plays it differently and you'd recognise the difference

[yowfu]

technical ability is something else but musical playing just in the rule of genre is quite rare like you do, great musicality wp

[oentoengkartono]

I remember my old phone. RIP my NOKIA 😢

[cemalyigit]

Bu parçayı çalışıyorum, bir çok dinledim, dinlemeye doyamadım. Harika performans. Congr..