“The Most Evolved” is a song of the Californian guitarist John H. Clarke that recalls a Spanish sounds. In this music you can hear an arpeggiated soft section alternated to another more rhythmic. The Most Evolved reminds me a bit the…
El Noi de la Mare (The Child of the Mother) is a traditional Catalan Christmas song. The song was made famous outside Spain by Andrés Segovia who used to perform Miguel Llobet’s classical guitar transcription as an encore. This song…
“Mallorca” is the largest of the Spanish Balearic Islands, and like the island, this composition by Albeniz is great! The transcript has entered the repertoire of great guitarists, including Julian Bream and John Williams. Here’s how Williams describes it: “a…
John Clarke is an interesting American guitarist from California. He has made a few albums that contain original pieces for classical guitar, as this composition entitled “Fuerte“. This name immediately recalls an atmosphere of Spanish guitar, and in fact in…
One of Segovia’s greatest merits is that it has involved some great composers of the twentieth century and thus expanded the repertoire of the classical guitar. One of these composers was Joaquin Turina, who composed five pieces for guitar that…
Isaac Albéniz was a great Spanish pianist and composer known for his piano works based on Spanish folk music. Many of his compositions have been transcribed for piano by Miguel Llobet and other guitar. For example “Asturias (Leyenda)”, “Granada”, “Seville”,…
Ottmar Liebert is a German guitarist known for being a member of the Nuevo Flamenco, however, his style could be called an easy listening influenced by flamenco. He has received five Grammy nominations and 38 gold and platinum certifications in…
“La vida breve”, is an opera in two acts by Manuel de Falla. Particular thing of this work is that there are more musical parts that those sung. Very performed is the “Spanish Dance No. 1″, with the violin but also…
Asturias is one of the most famous compositions of Spanish composer Isaac Albéniz. The title was added after the death of Albéniz, but that’s how the song is known to the public today. The music is a reminder to flamenco…
One of the greatest living flamenco guitarists is Paco Pena, who founded the first course teaching of flamenco guitar at the Rotterdam Conservatory of Music. Pena has worked with some of the most important classical guitarists such as John Williams…
