Paco de Lucia: Monday YouTube Fix

Monday YouTube Fix
Written By Andrew Hitz

Last week the world lost one of the greatest musicians of all time, Paco de Lucia.  This performance of Joaquin Rodrigo's "Concierto de Aranjuez" for guitar and orchestra, will leave you speechless.  If there is a musician who phrases with more relentless passion than Paco de Lucia did, I am not familiar with them. The second movement of this live performance is spellbinding.  When commenting on this melody, Miles Davis once said  "That melody is so strong that the softer you play it, the stronger it gets, and the stronger you play it, the weaker it gets." I've never heard it played better than Paco does here.

We lost a truly great one last week.  RIP, Paco.

PACO DE LUCIA CONCIERTO DE ARANJUEZ. Francisco Sánchez Gómez, de nombre artístico Paco de Lucía, (Algeciras, Cádiz, 21 de diciembre de 1947), es un guitarrista flamenco español. Está considerado como uno de los mejores maestros de la guitarra.


Andrew Hitz

I am a professional musician who has performed in over 35 countries around the world. I am the creator of The Entrepreneurial Musician, a consulting service, podcast and blog preparing today’s musician for tomorrow’s reality. I am also the owner of Pedal Note Media, a digital media company. And I’ve seen the band Phish 205 times. No, really.

https://andrewhitz.com
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