sab3156 Says:

Jan 4, 2007 - I don't like this. It doesn't have the true excitement of these variations. Not knocking on Vieaux, just this rendition. It's too dry.

EricPinson Says:

Jan 5, 2007 - Great Performance and the tone is awesome.

zazzidog Says:

Jan 13, 2007 - I saw this performance live. Pretty good technique, though I have heard it played with more intense expression by Dave Russell and by Andres Segovia. I don't want to minimize the fact that Viaux is intensely good indeed! I did enjoy this performance!

Eyebrowzer Says:

Jan 17, 2007 - Seen Segovia Doin it? Man, then you are talkin' The man is smokin. I think he needs to effortlesly push himself a bit more.

Betelgeuzus Says:

Jan 24, 2007 - Excellent interpretation from a talented guitarist.

GtrKng2 Says:

Jan 24, 2007 - Sounds like a piano piece to me.

Musicislove123 Says:

Jan 29, 2007 - that's guy's got talent, but his hand position is absolutely atrocious

GeneralSeptem Says:

Feb 13, 2007 - I've seen this guy live. He's pretty awesome.

NOORBIE Says:

Mar 22, 2007 - brilliant

Channey5503 Says:

Mar 26, 2007 - Jason is so incredibly talented. And such a sweetheart too. He is the brother of one of my best friends. Went to dinner and just so nice. Such an inspiration as an aspiring guitar player.

3guitarnotes Says:

May 31, 2007 - the final sucks

smithsherman Says:

Jun 1, 2007 - More specifically,Jason...When playing non-improvised music the brain of the listener,not engaged technically,needs an element of uncertainty regarding the structure,in order to stay awake. Every phrase needs something that threatens chaos. At the end of the phrase,rallentando up to it.Just before the rallentando becomes too heavy...a tempo out of it.

classicalguitar1 Says:

Aug 1, 2007 - it seems to me, the formulaic approach to phrasing that you've suggested. will put a listener to sleep faster than anything else.

smithsherman Says:

Aug 1, 2007 - Ur right,in the sense that any formula constantly applied...is a death warrant for the attention span. But given that metronomizm is a disease resulting in the terminal estranging of listeners & given that there is a limit of 500 characters,I distilled it thus.If U can give a formula 4 all situations in less,I stand behind U.

classicalguitar1 Says:

Aug 1, 2007 - agreed - though I don't that think metronomizm, as you put it, is a "disease" that Jason suffers from - far from it, in fact.

smithsherman Says:

Aug 2, 2007 - Dear CG,We both agree that A.Jason's playing has many marvelous qualities & B.that a repititive rhythmic pattern is boring.We disagree over practical application.Starting from the 1st chords all the way through,he does not vary pattern through heirarchy tempo & dynamic.The tasty Ralls & Tens in the adagio don't save the whole.

smithsherman Says:

Aug 2, 2007 - Dear CG,He certainly doesn't suffer from metronomizm to the crippling extent of Vidovic,Kanengeiser,& Yepes,2 name but a few.But he never surprises or charms me & that is directly related to the lack of heirarchy previously mentioned.Further he does not include historically authentic articulation such as varying beat placement or splaying the parts.

zazzidog Says:

Aug 2, 2007 - Do you think that Segovia was born in 1850? Segovia performed at the Opera House on Friday evening, January 20, 1961 at 8:30 o'clock. The concert was a presentation of the Brooklyn Academy of Music. the following were the pieces performed in the first part of concert Milan Pavanas De Visee Suite in D F. Sor Rondo F. Sor Variations on a Theme (by Mozart)

mrmet5 Says:

Jan 20, 2008 - yea-yah jason!

5stringofFernandoSor Says:

Feb 6, 2008 - Were you working the Coat Room? Oh, and by the way, PM or AM? :D

zazzidog Says:

Feb 7, 2008 - Do you really need to question that Friday evening can be other than PM? And I would gladly work in the coat room to be near enough to hear the great maestro perform!

kiwisdad1 Says:

Feb 15, 2008 - Your comments on this young man continue to bore me. Do you wish him to bastardize the music by over romanticizing it like Casals did to Bach? You seem stuck with concerns over accelerando and rallentando? Are there more musical terms you could google and add to your vocab? Do you think the GFA would recognize Jason solely off of playing ability and not overall musician ship? He plays the piece true to the way Sor scored it. Post your own video and show us how it should be done

Silver861 Says:

Aug 4, 2008 - beautiful tecnique...however i can do it with close eyes...ahahah

what567 Says:

Sep 10, 2008 - Jason is a wonderful player, but his technique is fucking weird.

fuzakenaideyo Says:

Sep 20, 2008 - There's no such thing as a weird technique if it's good and if the player's comfortable with it. You can't put classical technique in a box.