Classical Guitar History
Andrés Segovia (1893 - 1987)
World famous virtuoso 20th century classical guitarist. Born in Linares, JaĂ©n, resided in AndalucĂa and Madrid. Notable for:
- having brought the (classical) guitar out from relative obscurity and into the spotlight of 20th century music
- transcribing a lot of music for the guitar
- affecting the design of the modern classical guitar
Links
- Bio of Renato Bellucci (Various facts on Segovia)
- In the house of Andres Segovia (1967) (Documentary)
- Andrés Segovia : The Paris Film (1954) (Film with Segovia playing)
Francisco TĂĄrrega (1852 - 1909)
Francesc d’AssĂs TĂ rrega i Eixea (original Catalan name), born in Valencia.
Composer and guitarist known for many of his compositions, and considered as one of the greats.
Many of Isaac AlbĂ©niz’s piano pieces were transcribed by TĂ rrega for the guitar. It is said that Isaac himself liked the guitar versions more than his own.
One of the most famous pieces from the classical guitar repertoire; Asturias, was originally composed for the piano by Albéniz.
Pieces
- Recuerdos de la Alhambra
- Capricho Ărabe
- Gran Vals (Used as basis for the Nokia tune!)
- Asturias (by Catalan pianist Albéniz from Camprodon)
Links
- Huellas de TĂĄrrega (Short Catalan documentary)
- Isaac Albéniz - Wikipedia
- Francesc TĂ rrega
Fernando Sor (1778 - 1839)
Ferran Sor i Muntades (original Catalan name), born in Barcelona.
Composer and guitarist with an extensive body of work left after him.
