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The Only Guitar Album You'll Ever Need

by: Various Artists

Release Date October 06, 2003
as the old saying goes{i may not know art but i know what i like}. i may not be an expert on spanish classical guitar music but this cd is excellent. track 5 disc 1 is 10 minutes of heaven.you may recognise it as the music from the film el cid.there are 1 or 2 tracks that dont quite hit the mark but mostly this is a fantastic compilation album and will satisfy most peoples needs. just relax with a bottle of rioja,turn off your phone and dont answer the door bell. you will be transported back to that little secret tapas bar that only you and your loved one know about. the sevilla feria 05 is where it takes us.

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Fabulous Flamenco

by: Paco Peña

Release Date February 08, 2002
i have just recieved this cd and it is wonderful. for the price it is a bargain not to be missed. it is full of life and passion and everything you would expect of true flamenco music. it doesnt matter if this is your first introduction to flamenco or you are a seasoned fan, you will enjoy this album.

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Spanish Guitar Recital

from: Classical Navigator

Release Date October 08, 1994
This album showcases Julian Bream's supreme ability to interpret the spanish classical repertoire as no-one else can. His extraordinary musical sensitivity and stunning technique allow him to bring this music alive, and to evoke the land and culture from which it came in vivid colour. The tonal range he coaxes from the instrument is incredible, and the quality of these recordings is particularly high.

The pieces attempted here are a varied and rewarding selection. A highlight for me is Granados' wonderful "Danzas Españolas Op.37 No.4". The introduction is sparse and lightly phrased, with a dancing melody and chimed counter-rhythms that build into a rolling, powerful theme, and Bream plays it superbly. Albeniz's well-known "Suite española ... Read More:

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Guitar Virtuosos play Bach

by: Andres Segovia and John Williams

Release Date August 06, 2007

This is a good collection of music by Johann Sebastian Bach. Half of the album consists of his cello suites, being transcribed by Segovia for guitarist John Williams (not to be confused with John Williams the American composer of film music), and the remainder is an assortment of transcriptions, again by Segovia, from other instruments including the violin partitas (spelt incorrectly as `paritia' on the track list) and lute suites.

All the works are lively and happy pieces - the terms such as allemande, courante, sarabande, minuetto, gigue, bouree, gavotte and chaconne have Italian and French origins and are used to describe the rhythm of dance orientated music themes.

Spanish guitarist Andres Segovia, born 1893, is claimed ... Read More:

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The Ultimate Guitar Collection

by: John Williams

Release Date August 20, 2007

This is a good collection of music by Johann Sebastian Bach. Half of the album consists of his cello suites, being transcribed by Segovia for guitarist John Williams (not to be confused with John Williams the American composer of film music), and the remainder is an assortment of transcriptions, again by Segovia, from other instruments including the violin partitas (spelt incorrectly as `paritia' on the track list) and lute suites.

All the works are lively and happy pieces - the terms such as allemande, courante, sarabande, minuetto, gigue, bouree, gavotte and chaconne have Italian and French origins and are used to describe the rhythm of dance orientated music themes.

Spanish guitarist Andres Segovia, born 1893, is claimed ... Read More:

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Classic FM Guitar - The Ultimate Collection

by: Various Artists

Release Date June 16, 2008
As the previous reviewer said, this is a great introduction to the world of classical guitar music. As usual with ClassicFM Cd's, the quality of the music on offer is superb, with a few well known pieces that have been arranged for the guitar; like Elgar's Nimrod etc.. As said before, if your new to this style, or you want something to just relax to, then you can't go wrong with this.

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Bach: The Art of the Fugue

by: Glenn Gould

Release Date September 09, 2002
This is definitely one of my favourite GG Edition CDs. As with all of his Bach recordings, I'm struck by the brilliant mind of Glenn Gould, listening to the amazing clarity and freedom of his playing which makes this wonderfully complex music sound as if coming directly from his mind. What a shame he did not record complete piano version of the work! Highly recommendable not just to fans, but anyone who loves Art of Fugue, alongside koroliov's enthralling complete recording.

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Concierto de Aranjuez

by: Narciso Yepes Odon Alonso Spanish R.T.V. Symphony Orchestra

Release Date October 16, 2000
Yepes has done two much better versions of the Rodrigo pieces than the Alonso version given. Though the famous Adagio of Concierto de Aranjuez is wonderful in this his second recording, he is let down by the boring conducting of Alonso in the outer movements. The later recordings he made with Navarro of both the Fantasia and Concierto are easily obtained and better overall. Yepes' 1969 recording on Decca with Argenta is one of the greatest ever put on disc but seems to be unobtainable at the moment. All the other Spanish works are highly recommendable as Yepes had a wonderful affinity with his native music.

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Chant

by: Cistercian Monks Of Stift Heiligenkreuz

Release Date May 19, 2008
This Cistercian abbey has a continous history since its foundation. My only criticsm is that according to the Rule Cistercians should chant in the Ambrosian mode - very slow & ponderous, and this CD is a little too fast. One of the plus points is that Cistercians do not have choir boys so the overall effect is a deeper more inspiring chant.

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The Ultimate Guitar Collection

by: Julian Bream

Release Date March 31, 2001
If you like classical guitar this is a must for your collection. It's got all the regular guitar classics on it played by a master.