Interesting. I have downloaded a dozen pieces by Ana Vidovic from YouTube. In general, she is, of course, a brilliant guitarist. I do wonder though how much our opinions are swayed by, firstly the instrument and secondly by the recording. Most of the pieces I was underwhelmed by as she seemed to be missing some of the major balances between the accompaniment and the melody. Then again, on one piece, she was using a different guitar which had a balance that I would put nearer to neutral and suddenly, I could hear that she was, in fact, achieving a very good balance indeed and I could engage with her performance.
I guess this is a danger with live performance when both sound reinforcement and recording is going on. I haven't heard any of her studio recordings, so can't judge just how good she is.
Without trying to be too un-necessary, there are other bits beside her right hand that seem worthy of admiration
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