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Essential Guitar - 24 Guitar Masterpieces / Romero, Segovia Music

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Label	London / Decca
Orig Year	8/13/2002
All Time Sales Rank	1208
CD Universe Part number	4928151
Catalog number	470477
Discs	2
Release Date	Aug 13, 2002
Recording Time	2 32

Essential Guitar - 24 Guitar Masterpieces / Romero, Segovia Classical Review

Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars) 5 stars

5 stars A tour de force
Think of all of your favourite guitar pieces. They are all here. Decca has put together a compilation of some of the greatest pieces, with some of the greatest musicians, in a beautifully engineered 2 cd set. If you're thinking about a guitar cd, this is the first one you should buy.
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1. Concierto de Aranjuez, for guitar & orchestra (22:39)
Common Name	Concierto De Aranjuez For Guitar & Orchestra
Composer	Joaquín Rodrigo (1901 - 1999)
Conductor	Sir Neville Marriner
Performer	Pepe Romero (Guitar)
Genre	Concerto
Date Written	1939
Country	Spain
2. Espana, album leaves (6) for piano, Op. 165, B. 37: Tango (2:16)
Common Name	Tango, Espana Album Leaves For Piano
Catalog No.	B 37
Composer	Isaac Albéniz (1860 - 1909)
Performer	Celin Romero (Guitar) Pepe Romero (Guitar)
Date Written	1890
Country	Spain
3. Cavatina (from "The Deer Hunter") (3:35)
Composer	Stanley Myers (1933 - 1993)
Performer	Goran Sollscher (Guitar)
Date Written	1978
Country	United States of America
4. Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: Prelude (3:55)
Common Name	Partita For Solo Violin
Catalog No.	BWV 1006
Composer	Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Performer	Eduardo Fernandez (Guitar)
Genre	Baroque Period / Partita
Date Written	1720
Period	Baroque
Country	Germany
5. Suite espanola No. 1, for piano, Op. 47, B. 7: Asturias (Leyenda) (6:14)
Common Name	Asturias Leyenda, Suite Espanola 1 For Piano
Catalog No.	B 7
Composer	Isaac Albéniz (1860 - 1909)
Performer	Pepe Romero (Guitar)
Genre	Suite
Date Written	1886
Country	Spain
6. Recuerdos de la Alhambra, for guitar (4:45)
Composer	Francisco Tárrega (1852 - 1909)
Performer	Eduardo Fernandez (Guitar)
Genre	Character Piece / Romantic Period
Date Written	circa 1880-1905
Period	Romantic
Country	Spain
7. La Vida breve, opera, G. 35/39 (2 versions): Dance (3:43)
Common Name	Dance, La Vida Breve Opera
Catalog No.	G 35
Composer	Manuel de Falla (1876 - 1946)
Performer	Nicola Hall (Guitar)
Genre	Opera
Date Written	1905-1913
Notes	Composition written: 1905-13. Composition revised: Spain.
8. Castles of Spain, for guitar: Torija (Elegia) (2:14)
Common Name	Torija Elegia, Castles Of Spain For Guitar
Composer	Federico Moreno Torroba (1891 - 1982)
Performer	Andres Segovia (Guitar)
Genre	Dance / Suite
Country	Spain
9. Castles of Spain, for guitar: Alcaniz (Festiva) (1:57)
Common Name	Alcaniz Festiva, Castles Of Spain For Guitar
Composer	Federico Moreno Torroba (1891 - 1982)
Performer	Andres Segovia (Guitar)
Genre	Dance / Suite
Country	Spain
10. Suite for solo cello No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: Prelude (2:23)
Common Name	Suite For Solo Cello
Catalog No.	BWV 1007
Composer	Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Performer	John Williams [Guitar] (Guitar)
Genre	Baroque Period / Suite
Date Written	1720
Period	Baroque
Country	Germany
11. Lute (Chamber) Concerto, for lute (or guitar), 2 violins & continuo in D major, RV 93: 2. Largo (5:12)
Common Name	Lute Chamber Concerto For Lute Or Guitar 2 Violins & Continuo
Catalog No.	RV 93
Composer	Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
Conductor	George Malcolm
Performer	Eduardo Fernandez (Guitar)
Genre	Baroque Period / Concerto
Date Written	1716
Period	Baroque
Country	Italy
12. Romanza de los pinos, for guitar (1:50)
Composer	Federico Moreno Torroba (1891 - 1982)
Performer	Pepe Romero (Guitar)
Genre	Romance
Country	Spain
13. Preludio, for guitar No. 1 in E minor, A. 419/1 (4:20)
Common Name	Preludio For Guitar
Composer	Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887 - 1959)
Performer	Julian Bream (Guitar)
Genre	Prelude
Date Written	1940
Notes	Composition written: 1940. Composition revised: South America.
14. Danza Paraguaya, for guitar [No. 1] (2:15)
Composer	Agustín Barrios-Mangoré (1885 - 1944)
Performer	Eduardo Fernandez (Guitar)
Genre	Dance
Date Written	circa 1920-1940
Country	Paraguay
15. Malaguena Fantasia for guitar (5:17)
Composer	Celedonio Romero (1913 - 1996)
Performer	Pepe Romero (Guitar)
Genre	Fantasy
16. Ayer y hoy (Guajiras), for guitar (4:15)
Composer	Paco Peńa (1942 - )
Performer	Paco Pena (Guitar)
17. Jeux Interdits ("Spanish Romance"), for guitar (1:50) Windows Media Real Audio
Common Name	Spanish Romance Jeux, Jeux Interdits For Guitar
Composer	Anonymous
Performer	Pepe Romero (Guitar)
Genre	Romance / Romantic Period
Period	Romantic
18. Suite española No. 1, for piano, Op. 47, B. 7: Sevilla (Sevillanas) (4:37) Windows Media Real Audio
Common Name	Sevilla Sevillanas, Suite Espanola 1 For Piano
Catalog No.	B 7
Composer	Isaac Albéniz (1860 - 1909)
Performer	Eduardo Fernandez (Guitar)
Genre	Suite
Date Written	1886
Country	Spain
19. Andaluza (Playera), for guitar or other instrument (arrangement of No. 5 of 12 Spanish Dances) (4:01) Windows Media Real Audio
Composer	Enriqué Granados (1867 - 1916)
Performer	Celin Romero (Guitar) Pepe Romero (Guitar)
Genre	Dance / Romantic Period
Date Written	1888-1890
Period	Romantic
Country	Spain
20. Suite española No. 1, for piano, Op. 47, B. 7: Granada (Serenata) (4:34) Windows Media Real Audio
Common Name	Suite Espanola 1 For Piano
Catalog No.	B 7
Composer	Isaac Albéniz (1860 - 1909)
Performer	Pepe Romero (Guitar)
Genre	Suite
Date Written	1886
Country	Spain
21. Concerto for oboe, strings & continuo in D minor, SF. 935 (often transposed to C minor): 2. Andante (4:23) Windows Media Real Audio
Common Name	Concerto For Oboe Strings & Continuo
Composer	Alessandro Marcello (1669 - 1747)
Conductor	Kenneth Sillito
Performer	Alexandre LaGoya (Guitar)
Genre	Baroque Period / Concerto
Date Written	1716
Period	Baroque
Country	Italy
22. Sonata for keyboard in E major, K. 380 (L. 23) "Cortège" (5:09) Windows Media Real Audio
Common Name	Sonata For Keyboard
Catalog No.	K 380 / L 23
Composer	Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757)
Performer	Alexandre LaGoya (Guitar) Ida Presti (Guitar)
Genre	Baroque Period / Sonata
Date Written	1756-1757
Period	Baroque
23. Suite for solo cello No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: Courante (2:46) Windows Media Real Audio
Common Name	Courante, Suite For Solo Cello
Catalog No.	BWV 1009
Composer	Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Performer	Pepe Romero (Guitar)
Genre	Baroque Period / Suite
Date Written	1720
Period	Baroque
Country	Germany
24. Fantasie hongroise, for guitar, Op. 65/1 (6:14) Windows Media Real Audio
Composer	Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806 - 1856)
Performer	Nicola Hall (Guitar)
Genre	Romantic Period
Period	Romantic
25. Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5, for voice & piano, A. 390 (4:41) Windows Media Real Audio
Composer	Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887 - 1959)
Conductor	Kenneth Sillito
Performer	Alexandre LaGoya (Guitar)
Genre	Aria / Dance
Date Written	1938
Country	Brazil
26. Fantasía para un gentilhombre, for guitar & orchestra: 1. Villano y Ricercare (4:49) Windows Media Real Audio
Common Name	Fantasia Para Un Gentilhombre For Guitar & Orchestra
Composer	Joaquín Rodrigo (1901 - 1999)
Conductor	Antonio de Almeida
Performer	Alexandre LaGoya (Guitar)
Genre	Concerto / Fantasy
Date Written	1954
Country	Spain
27. Cello Concerto in D major, G. 479: Excerpt (6:15) Windows Media Real Audio
Common Name	Cello Concerto
Catalog No.	G 479
Composer	Luigi Boccherini (1743 - 1805)
Conductor	Enrique Jorda
Performer	Andres Segovia (Guitar)
Genre	Classical Period / Concerto
Period	Classical
28. Prelude for lute in C minor, BWV 999 (BC L171) (1:30) Windows Media Real Audio
Common Name	Prelude For Lute
Catalog No.	BWV 999
Composer	Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Performer	Eduardo Fernandez (Guitar)
Genre	Baroque Period / Prelude
Date Written	1720
Period	Baroque
Country	Germany
29. Dos Temas Populares Cubanos, for guitar: Canción de cuna (3:26) Windows Media Real Audio
Composer	Leo Brouwer (1939 - )
Performer	Eduardo Fernandez (Guitar)
Date Written	1962
Country	Cuba
30. Caprice for solo violin in A minor (Theme & Variations), Op. 1/24, MS 25/24 (4:45) Windows Media Real Audio
Common Name	Caprice For Solo Violin
Catalog No.	MS 25
Composer	Niccolň Paganini (1782 - 1840)
Performer	Nicola Hall (Guitar)
Genre	Caprice / Romantic Period
Date Written	circa 1817
Period	Romantic
Country	Italy
31. Guitar Concerto, for guitar & chamber orchestra, Op. 67: 3. Con brio (4:27) Windows Media Real Audio
Common Name	Guitar Concerto For Guitar & Chamber Orchestra
Composer	Malcolm Arnold (1921 - 2006)
Conductor	Barry Wordsworth
Performer	Eduardo Fernandez (Guitar)
Genre	Concerto
Date Written	1958
Notes	Composition written: 1958. Composition revised: United Kingdom.
32. Batucada, for guitar (from Cenas Brasileiras) (2:44) Windows Media Real Audio
Composer	Isaías Sávio
Performer	Eduardo Fernandez (Guitar)
Date Written	1955
33. Noche en Malaga (4:00) Windows Media Real Audio
Composer	Celedonio Romero (1913 - 1996)
Performer	Los Romeros (Guitar)
34. La Alcazaba (Verdiales) (3:08) Windows Media Real Audio
Composer	Traditional
Performer	Paco Pena (Guitar)
35. Estudio Brillante for guitar (1:48) Windows Media Real Audio
Composer	Jean-Delphin Alard (1815 - 1888)
Performer	Eduardo Fernandez (Guitar)
Genre	Etude / Romantic Period
Period	Romantic

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