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Segovia: 1950s American Recordings Vol.6
Schumann: Romanza (from Lieder-Album fur die Jugend, Op.79, No.4 ‘Fruhlingsgruss’)
Franck: 28 Short Pieces
Brahms: Waltzes, Op.39, No.8 in B flat major
Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Op.47, No.3: Melody
Scriabin: Preludes, Op.16, No.4 in B minor
Llobet: El Mestre
Falla: Homenaje, ‘Le Tombeau de Claude Debussy’
Pedrell: Guitarreo
Manen: Fantasía-Sonata
Villa-Lobos: Douze Etudes, No.7 in E major / No.8 in C sharp minor / No.1 in E minor; Preludes, No.1 in E minor / No.3 in A minor
Torroba: Sonatina; Madronos; Nocturno; Serenata burlesca
Our Price: £5.45 (£4.64 ex VAT)
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Instrumental
Artist(s): Andres Segovia (guitar)
Release Date: 1st June 2008
More Details on Segovia: 1950s American Recordings Vol.6
In this sixth and last volume of André Segovia’s 1950s American recordings, the great guitarist is heard in a number of his transcriptions from eminent nineteenth century composers as well as in original guitar solos composed by his Spanish and South American contemporaries.
The considerable diversity of the music is presented in Segovia’s inimitable manner, every nuance of sound and colour being uniquely exploited in delicately refined interpretations.
Of particular note is Segovia’s interpretation of Falla’s Homenaje ‘Le Tombeau de Claude Debussy’, now regarded as one of the most emotionally charged solo guitar works. In his preface to Villa-Lobos’ Douze Etudes that the composer had dedicated to him, Segovia writes: ‘Villa- Lobos has made a gift to the guitar’s history of the fruits of his talents as vigorous and as wise as that of Scarlatti and Chopin’.
“…there have been…few to rival the variety and beauty of the sounds [Segovia] produced…he was certainly the guitar's most powerful advocate, the ultimate 'effective guitarist' who opened doors for all those who followed” - Gramophone
The considerable diversity of the music is presented in Segovia’s inimitable manner, every nuance of sound and colour being uniquely exploited in delicately refined interpretations.
Of particular note is Segovia’s interpretation of Falla’s Homenaje ‘Le Tombeau de Claude Debussy’, now regarded as one of the most emotionally charged solo guitar works. In his preface to Villa-Lobos’ Douze Etudes that the composer had dedicated to him, Segovia writes: ‘Villa- Lobos has made a gift to the guitar’s history of the fruits of his talents as vigorous and as wise as that of Scarlatti and Chopin’.
“…there have been…few to rival the variety and beauty of the sounds [Segovia] produced…he was certainly the guitar's most powerful advocate, the ultimate 'effective guitarist' who opened doors for all those who followed” - Gramophone
