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Andrés Segovia - The Master Guitarist (2008)

Andrés Segovia - The Master Guitarist (2008)
  • Title: The Master Guitarist
  • Year Of Release: 2008
  • Label: Warner Classics
  • Genre: Classical
  • Quality: FLAC (tracks)
  • Total Time: 3:03:22
  • Total Size: 361 MB
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Tracklist:

01. Guitar Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a: III. Gavotte en rondeau
02. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: III. Courante (Arr. Segovia for Guitar)
03. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prelude (Arr. Segovia for Guitar)
04. Prelude in C Minor, BWV 999 (Arr. Segovia for Guitar)
05. Suite in E Minor, BWV 996: II. Allemande (Arr. Segovia for Guitar)
06. Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: II. Fuga. Allegro (Arr. Segovia for Guitar)
07. Suite in A 'in the style of Weiss' (2008 Remastered Version): Prelude - Allemande
08. Suite in A 'in the style of Weiss' (2008 Remastered Version): Gavotte
09. Suite in A 'in the style of Weiss' (2008 Remastered Version): Sarabande
10. Suite in A 'in the style of Weiss' (2008 Remastered Version): Gigue
11. Introduction and Variations on a theme by Mozart Op. 9 (2008 Remastered Version)
12. Sarabande (2008 Remastered Version)
13. Bourée (2008 Remastered Version)
14. Menuet (2008 Remastered Version)
15. Gigue (2008 Remastered Version)
16. Sonatina in A Major: III. Allegretto
17. Canzonetta (from String Quartet No.1 in E flat, Op.12) (2008 Remastered Version)
18. Serenata (2008 Remastered Version)
19. Recuerdos de la Alhambra
20. Study in A minor (from Twenty Studies) (2008 Remastered Version)
21. IV. Vivo ed energico from Sonata 'Omaggio a Boccherini' Op. 77 (2008 Remastered Version)
22. Suite Española No. 1, Op. 47: I. Granada
23. Suite española No.1, Op.47: Sevilla
24. Suite castellana (2008 Remastered Version): Fandanguillo
25. Prelude in E (2008 Remastered Version)
26. Nocturno (2008 Remastered Version)
27. Fandanguillo Op. 36 (2008 Remastered Version)
28. Melancolica (Danza Triste) (from 12 Danzas Españolas Op.37) (2008 Remastered Version)
29. Andaluza (Playera) (from 12 Danzas Españolas Op.37) (2008 Remastered Version)
30. Sonata No. 3 (2008 Remastered Version): 1st movement
31. Sonata No. 3 (2008 Remastered Version): 2nd movement
32. Postlude (2008 Remastered Version)
33. Mazurka (2008 Remastered Version)
34. Valse (2008 Remastered Version)
35. Folies d'Espange (2008 Remastered Version)
36. Partita for Solo Violin No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: VII. Tempo di bourrée (Arr. Segovia for Guitar)
37. Partita for Solo Violin No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: VIII. Double (Arr. Segovia for Guitar)
38. No.3, Andantino (from Six Divertimentos, Op.2)
39. Suite Castellana (1994 Remastered Version): I. Fandanguillo
40. Suite Castellana (1994 Remastered Version): II. Arada
41. Fandanguillo Op. 36 (1926) (1994 Remastered Version)
42. Norteña (1994 Remastered Version)
43. 12 Études (1929) (1994 Remastered Version): No.1 in E minor
44. 12 Études (1929) (1994 Remastered Version): No.7 in C sharp minor
45. IV. Allegro (Rondo) (from Sonata Clásica) (1994 Remastered Version)
46. Sonatina Meridional (1936) (1994 Remastered Version): I. Campo (Allegretto)
47. Sonatina Meridional (1936) (1994 Remastered Version): II. Copla (Andante)
48. Sonatina Meridional (1936) (1994 Remastered Version): III. Fiesta (Allegro con brio)
49. Estudio Sin Luz
50. Tarantella, Aranci in Fiore, Op.87 (1936) (1994 Remastered Version)
51. Guitar Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 99: I. Allegro giusto
52. Guitar Concerto No.1 in D Major, Op. 99: II. Andantino - Alla Romanza
53. Guitar Concerto No.1 in D Major, Op. 99: III. Ritmico e cavalleresco

Andrés Segovia, Marquis of Salobreia, was born near Jaen, Granada, Spain. He became a guitarist against the double opposition of his parents. First, they opposed his learning the guitar and got him cello and piano teachers instead. When he persisted in teaching himself guitar, they opposed his becoming a musician. He sought a guitar teacher at the Granada Institute of Music when he studied there, but found none, so continued learning the instrument on his own. He made his debut at the Centro Artística in Granada at the age of 15. He played so skillfully that he was urged to become a professional soloist. He played in Madrid in 1912, at the Paris Conservatory in 1915, and in Barcelona in 1916, and made a wildly successful tour of South America in 1919. He made his formal debut in Paris on April 7, 1924, in a program which included a new work written for him by Albert Roussel, named Segovia. It was the first of many works which were written for him by distinguished composers, enriching the instrument's repertory as Segovia had elevated its artistic potential. His U.S. debut was at Town Hall, New York, on January 8, 1928.

Being self-taught, his technique was unique. It was, in fact, superior to that which was being taught at the time, and extended the flexibility and expressive possibilities of the instrument. The main difference was in the method of using the right hand for strumming and picking the strings: Segovia's method paid much attention to the means of attack: whether hard parts of the fingers, fleshy parts, or the nails were used; other subtleties that affected the dynamics of the instrument; and an economy of motion that allowed longer and more sustained playing. There were classical guitarists before him, and distinguished ones even when he appeared, but it was not an instrument that was regarded as a serious vehicle for classical music. Segovia personally changed that, and not by accident. No doubt affected by his parents' attitude toward his chosen career, he had a driving desire to make it so. He wrote numerous transcriptions of older music for lute and for the Spanish vihuela. He transcribed music of Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Chopin, Handel, and others. He commissioned works by Castelnuovo-Tedesco (notably the great suite Platero and I), Falla, Turina, Tansman, Villa-Lobos, Torroba, Ponce, and Rodrigo, whose Fantasia para un gentilhombre was written for him. His reinstatement of the guitar as a solo instrument was sealed by his becoming one of the great teachers of music history. He established guitar schools or courses at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana, Siena, Santiago de Compostela, and the University of California in Berkeley. His students included Alirio Diaz, Oscar Ghilia, and John Williams.

Segovia become one of the great names in classical music, whose mere name was enough to sell out houses worldwide. He received numerous awards and honors during his lifetime, including the Grand Cross of Isabela and Alfonso, the Gold Medal of the Royal Philharmonic Society of London, and many honorary degrees. The house where he was born had a commemorative plaque attached to it in 1969 proclaiming him the "leading son of the city." King Juan Carlos of Spain ennobled him as the Marquis of Salobreia in 1981, and in the same year a Segovia International Guitar Competition was established in his honor. He continued to give recitals and concerts until an advanced age, and had the rare opportunity, in 1984, of playing at a gala concert honoring the 75th anniversary of professional debut. ~ Joseph Stevenson


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