Okay, so I love a good guitar player. Jerry, Frank, Duane, Jimi. Blues wailers and jazzbos. Hair metal shredders. The Prog Steves. Telecaster masters.
But I have never really gotten into classical guitar (or lute) (or theorbo).
I'd like to expand my listening that way. Can you point me in some decent directions? My streaming subscriptions will cover nearly anything you bring up, and youtube will probably do the rest if need be.
Thanks in advance!
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The Complete Fernando Sor series on Naxos (too many discs to list)
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@Florestan Thanks! That's just the kind of list I was looking to get. :)
Quote from: NumberSix on September 24, 2024, 09:45:29 AM@Florestan Thanks! That's just the kind of list I was looking to get. :)
You're welcome! Here are two more.
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Always trust a
@Bachtoven recommendation!
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Quote from: Brian on September 24, 2024, 10:50:23 AMAlways trust a @Bachtoven recommendation!
Oh, that's right! I remember he's a guitar guy.
"American and Japanese Music for Classical Guitar" sounds interesting. ;)
Quote from: Brian on September 24, 2024, 10:50:23 AMAlways trust a @Bachtoven recommendation!
Wow, thank you! That's a lot of pressure! :)
Quote from: Bachtoven on September 24, 2024, 12:06:14 PMWow, thank you! That's a lot of pressure! :)
You're equal to it. 8)
Quote from: NumberSix on September 23, 2024, 09:13:29 PMOkay, so I love a good guitar player. Jerry, Frank, Duane, Jimi. Blues wailers and jazzbos. Hair metal shredders. The Prog Steves. Telecaster masters.
But I have never really gotten into classical guitar (or lute) (or theorbo).
I'd like to expand my listening that way. Can you point me in some decent directions? My streaming subscriptions will cover nearly anything you bring up, and youtube will probably do the rest if need be.
Thanks in advance!
There's a massive array of guitar music, from the Renaissance to some very mind-frying new works. To begin, pretty much anything from Segovia (though I've never cared for him too much--I'm in the minority!), Julian Bream, John Williams and David Russell, the Big 4, would be good. However, today's younger guitarists have pushed tecnhical boundries quite a bit, and can play works that those 4 could only dream about. Here are a few favorites:
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The works on these two are sometimes a challenging listen, but not entirely atonal. (They are darn challenging to play, too!)
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Most of those artists have multiple recordings, so it will be easy to find more by the ones who speak to you the most. Or, if you really like certain ones and want to hear more along those lines, tell me which ones and I'll be happy to make more recommendations.
Excellent! ;D
The lute thread could be of help:
https://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,6895.0.html (https://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,6895.0.html)
And the Guitar one:
https://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,5969.0.html (https://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,5969.0.html)
Happy listening 8)
How did I forget this? It's one of my favorites!
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One more vote for Kraft, playing Villa-Lobos.
And Segovia playing...anything really (either his DG set or his Naxos series).
Edit: like
@Bachtoven said ;D
Quote from: Papy Oli on September 24, 2024, 01:21:48 PMAnd the Guitar one:
https://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,5969.0.html (https://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,5969.0.html)
Happy listening 8)
:o I searched for "Guitar". Still, I am glad there is already one. Thanks!
Quote from: Papy Oli on September 24, 2024, 01:19:08 PMThe lute thread could be of help:
https://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,6895.0.html (https://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,6895.0.html)
Useful :)
Quote from: Bachtoven on September 24, 2024, 12:24:53 PManything from Segovia (though I've never cared for him too much--I'm in the minority!), Julian Bream, John Williams and David Russell, the Big 4, would be good.
Make it 5 by including Narciso Yepes. ;)
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Belgian guitarist Godelieve Monden (1949) had a most distinguished career. Her recordings with Yepes stand out.
At the age of 6, she began studying the guitar with Frans De Groodt, who was a student of Emilio Pujol. From 1966 to 1969, she studied at the Antwerp Conservatory with Victor Van Puyenbroeck. After the conservatory, she continued her studies at the Scola Cantorum in Paris, with Teddy Chemla.
Godelieve Monden followed numerous masterclasses with Andrés Segovia, José Tomás, Barbara Polášek, Óscar Cáceres and Narciso Yepes, among others. With the latter, she also made a number of music albums as a duo. She gave many solo recitals and performed as a soloist with orchestras throughout Europe, in Israel, South Africa, the United States and South America.
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I almost forgot
Raphaella Smits! (https://www.rsmits.com/index.html)
https://acousticguitar.com/raphaella-smits-feels-right-at-home-playing-argentine-music/
Raphaella Smits plays worldwide in her unique way on eight-string guitars and historical instruments. She has been praised as 'an uncommonly musical guitarist' (Tim Page, New York Times), 'Une Grande Musicienne' and 'one of the most sensitive and cultured performers of our time' (Jean Bernard, Diapason, FR).In 2019, she received a unique award "Por su aporte a la Guitarra y la Cultura" in Argentina at the Festival Guitarras del Mundo.In addition to stage-work, Raphaella Smits has realized 25 albums, many of which are listed as indispensable to refined music lovers. To this day, she continues to produce new, valuable recordings.Raphaella Smits is widely acclaimed as an inspiring pedagogue for both guitar and chamber music. She taught at the Lemmens Institute / LUCA School of Arts in Leuven, Belgium, from 1986 to 2022. Now, she continues to give regular masterclasses in Europe, in North and South America, and in Japan.Organizers of international music competitions request Raphaella as a member or as president of the jury because of her exceptional and unbiased judgment and her empathetic afterthoughts with the candidates.Raphaella studied classical music at the Royal Conservatories of Antwerp and Brussels. Simultaneously she went to José Tomàs to perfect her playing at the "Catedra Andrès Segovia" in Spain. At that time she already gave her first concerts and became a convincing advocate for the eight-string guitar.In 1986 Raphaella Smits was the first woman to win the first prize of the "XX Certamen Internacional de Guitarra Francisco Tarrega", the famous international guitar competition in Benicasim, Spain. That victory confirmed the progression of a successfully started career, after previous prizes in competitions in Granada and Palma de Mallorca.The jury presidents, Segovia and Narciso Yepes, both expressed their admiration for Raphaella's musicality and prophetically espressed confidence in her future achievements.
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Quote from: Florestan on September 24, 2024, 11:34:37 PMMake it 5 by including Narciso Yepes. ;)
Once again I'm probably in the minority, but Yepes doesn't even crack my top 100! His playing comes across as dry and stiff to my ears, and he had to double-track some of the tougher Scarlatti Sonatas on his recording of works by him—with no mention of it in the booklet notes. (It's plainly obvious with headphones.)
Tilman Hoppstock is an amazing player--tons of technique and very expressive.
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His tone isn't always the warmest, but he plays with almost overwhelming virtuosity.
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Alberto Ponce - Maurice Ohana, Si le jour paraît.
Aha! Ohana!
In 1975 Yepes recorded it with Frühbeck de Burgos/ London SO for DGG.
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@Number Six This was a revelation for me for discovering classical guitar music. Not a bad choice for beginners. Hat tip to
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That looks perfect!
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Isbin's Bach recording is historically informed with respect to ornamentation and very nuanced.