A treasury of the classical guitar: as a solo and concerto instrument, and as a partner to other instruments, in music from Europe and Latin America that spans five centuries. This box assembles all  releases from the ground-breaking series, Panorama de la Guitare, which showcased luminaries of the guitar’s ‘new golden age’ in the 1960s and 70s. Most of these recordings are making their first appearance on CD, and all have been remastered from the original tapes in 24bit/96kHz, revealing the sound of the instrument in its true intimacy and beauty.

This box presents the most comprehensive collection dedicated to the classical guitar. It includes all the best-loved music from the Renaissance to today, performed by first-class musicians who demonstrate the infinite possibilities of a multi-faceted instrument with virtuosity and finesse.

The first 24 CDs of this set gather together the complete Panorama de la Guitare series which Robert J. Vidal (1925-2002) curated for Erato between 1969 and 1978. Vidal was close to the great guitarists, especially Andrés Segovia. From 1959 onwards he produced Radio France’s International Guitar Competition and he also played a key role in French national radio’s broadcasting of guitar music. Vidal, also known as “Mr. Guitar”, stimulated interest in the guitar among other musicians and artistic administrators and brought the instrument to a wide audience, both in France and around the world.

Erato’s Panorama de la Guitare series, the natural extension of Vidal’s policy to raise awareness of the guitar, enjoyed huge commercial success at the time. It presented his favourite interpreters and his protégés, which were all among the finest guitarists of the time.

All the recordings have been remastered from the original tapes in 24bit/96kHz. CD25 does not derive from the historical Panorama series but is a compilation of popular guitar numbers that do not appear elsewhere in the collection. All wallets – except CD25 - carry the designs of the original LP covers. The great majority of these recordings are released here for the first time on CD.

Contents:

CD 1
Villa-Lobos - 12 Etudes
- Turibio Santos

CD 2
Vihuelists, Lutenists & Guitarists
- Óscar Cáceres

CD 3
Music for Lute, Guitar & Organ
- Konrad Ragossnig, Hanni Widmer (organ)
 
CD 4
Moreno Torroba - 3 Nocturnos for two guitars and orchestra, 7 Pieces for guitar duet
- Graciela Pomponio & Jorge Martínez Zárate

CD 5
Villa Lobos - Guitar Concerto, Sexteto místico
- Turibio Santos

CD 6
JS Bach - Suite No.1  BWV996, Prelude BWV999, Fugue BWV1000, Chaconne BWV1004
- Barbara Polasek

CD 7
Etudes for Guitar
- Óscar Cáceres
 
CD 8
Baroque Music for Guitar
- Konrad Ragossnig

CD 9
Classics from South America
- Turibio Santos

CD 10
Classics from Cuba
- Leo Brouwer
 
CD 11
Maria Luisa Anido: the Great Lady of the Guitar
- Maria Luisa Anido
 
CD 12
French Music for Guitar
- Turibio Santos
 
CD 13: Leo Brouwer
Pieza sin Titulo No.1, Danza Caracteristica, Micro piezas, Tres Danzas Concertantes, Per Sonare a Tre, Canticum, La Espiral Eterna, Elogio de la Danza
- Óscar Cáceres, Leo Brouwer, Christian Lardé (flute), Serge Collot (viola)

CD 14
Music for Two Guitars
- Turibio Santos & Óscar Cáceres

CD 15
Elizabethan Music
- Betho Davezac
 
CD 16
Spanish Dances
- Turibio Santos
 
CD 17
Scarlatti - Sonatas
- Leo Brouwer
 
CD 18
JS Bach - Preludes BWV995 & BWV999, Fugue BWV1000, Prelude & Fugue BWV998, Suite No.1 BWV996
- Turibio Santos

CD 19
Great Etudes for Guitar
- Óscar Cáceres

CD 20
Music from Brazil
- Turibio Santos
 
CD 21
Variations for Guitar
- Betho Davezac

CD 22
Music from South America
- Óscar Cáceres
 
CD 23
Spanish Dances
- Turibio Santos
 
CD 24
Music for Two Guitars
- Turibio Santos & Óscar Cáceres
 
CD 25
Bonus: Concierto de Aranjuez, Fantasía para un gentilhombre, Recuerdos de la Alhambra, Jeux interdits...
- Ángel Romero, Wulfin Lieske, Pierre Laniau