Title: | The Segovia Collection |
Otros títulos: | Castillos de España Piezas Características Suite Compostelana Sonata "Omaggio a Boccherini" Allegro in a major Antaño Fandango |
Intérprete/ Colaborador: | Andrés Segovia; Federico Moreno Torroba; Federico Mompou; Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco; Manuel Ponce; Óscar Esplá; Joaquín Rodrigo |
Código CDU: | Segovia.01 |
Forma Musical: | Guitar with orchestra -- Concertos (Guitar) -- Concertos (Guitar), Arranged -- Guitar music -- Guitar music, Arranged -- |
Abstract: | 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 ... |