Cavatina by Stanley Myers

Stanley Myers' Cavatina is such a brilliantly haunting tune. What's often slightly overlooked is the remarkable contrast of its use in the 1978 movie "The Deer Hunter". Its lasting popularity on the guitar is thanks to the original arrangement by John Williams, who also recorded it for the movie soundtrack.

Production: Jakob Schmidt

Guitar: Fernando Mazza
Support: Guitarlift
Strings: Hannabach

[rickwitt]

I remember listening to this song upward of a hundred times on cassette, while laying in my sleeping bag on the floor of our barracks. This was in Saudi Arabia, right after Desert Storm had ended. It was one of my favorite songs on the album, John Williams: Greatest Hits of the Guitar. At that point, I'd never heard of The Deer Hunter, a movie that I probably watched for the first time, twenty years later. This beautiful song, along with the Williams rendition of the Beatles Here, There and Everywhere were definitely my favorites. I don't know if I've heard as wonderful a version as you've recorded since. I truly appreciate your passion.

[julioferrari]

Excelent Stephanie ! 👏👏👏
Cavatina was composed by Stanley Myers for the british film " The Walking Stick " ( 1970 ). Stars : David Hemmings and Samantha Eggar. Director : Eric Till. Then was used again for the USA film " The Deer Hunter ". ( 1978 ).
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[mauriziovalentini]

Bella interpretazione! Il tuo tocco personale fa come al solito la differenza! ❤

[Carrillocaster]

As always a delight to listen and behold. The tone of the guitar and dynamic control are something else.

[fuffy]

This piece is at the top of my "can't wait until I don't suck and can play it" list !

[ВолодимирСтеців-гъ]

At the same time, very talented and exquisite performance of your absolutely phenomenal cover of this magical music.
Thank you Stephanie Jones
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[madcoricon]

Just Thank You.
This was always my favourite piece, until I heard you play Felicidade.
Wonderful to hear you playing this.

[huytrong]

Beautiful and Wonderful Classical guitar. Thank you very much, Stanley Myers Musician and Stephanie Jones guitarist. 🌹💖🌹💖🌹💖🌹💖🌹💖

[MrMusiclw]

The best of the best of Cavatina playing!❤❤❤

[sclerismockrey]

On a classical guitar website looking at various things and surprised by a link to this video I'd already seen so many times... but of course I HAD to come back to the beauty and passion and just melt again, and again. This is simply the finest solo version extant, I do not exaggerate. Every single element of this performance kills me. oh my heart.

[JohnB.]

Beautiful performance and heartfelt dynamics. Yes, composed for "The Deer Hunter." Only movie I ever saw, on campus senior in college, where nobody made a sound for 10 minutes after the film. Entire crowd silent, slowly trickled out without conversations. One of my 5 rated best anti-war films of all time. Cavatina is perfect for the melancholy reflection where words were totally inadequate to express the feeling tone of the movie... Thanks for a very expressive performance of this beautifully poignant song...

[oldman]

I love this piece! Beautifully performed 👏👏 ♥️☮️🕉️

[sclerismockrey]

just breathtaking. your facility on the fretboard is SO fluid and every change rings with such clarity, each note asserts itself, clear and present without losing any of the depth of such here... my god. in tears.

[MrAabbccddeeffgg]

Literally in tears with the beauty of this. Thank you.

[gregjetnikoff]

The only acoustic guitar player that puts tears in my eyes when I hear you play. The peak of player expression! Plenty of vocalists can do it. But only one nylon string guitar player!

[terryjames]

Stephanie is the world's best and just keeps getting better. Outstanding.

[swisstoni]

I love this piece and would watch John Williams play it. This performance is right up there with the best. ❤

[raykirkham]

Beautiful...so beautiful . I llove the interplay of cello and guitar and how delicately the whole thing was presented. It is an elegy I feel.

[fredericbehrens]

Thank you Stephanie for this wonderful musical gift so bewitching that remains in our hearts as a marker of our lives for all those who are more than 50 years old; I send you all my tenderness and my esteem!

[crabtreewoodworks]

Flawless, young lady. Thanks for sharing your talent with us.