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Issac Albeniz and the Guitar part 3 1

Issac Albeniz and the Guitar part 3

by Daniel Wolff www.danielwolff.com The story tells that Francisco Tárrega, regarded as the founder of the modern guitar school, performed his guitar transcriptions of Albéniz’s pieces for the composer, who on the occasion manifested...

Issac Albeniz and the Guitar part 2 0

Issac Albeniz and the Guitar part 2

An Essay on the man, his music, and his relationship to the guitar Part 1 by Daniel Wolff www.danielwolff.com Comprised basically of dance movements such as the polo, the fandango and the seguidillas, on...

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Issac Albeniz and the Guitar part 1

An Essay on the man, his music, and his relationship to the guitar Part 1 by Daniel Wolff www.danielwolff.com Life Isaac Albéniz, one of the most important Spanish composers, regarded as the founder of...

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An Interview with John Williams part 2

AP-L: That leads almost directly to my next question – in your opinion, is the guitar an intrinsically harder instrument to play than the major classical instruments, the piano and violin, given that there...

An Interview with John Williams part 1 1

An Interview with John Williams part 1

Interviewer: Austin Prichard-Levy Published with the kind permission of Ron Payne John Williams needs no introduction to classical guitarists, or indeed fine music lovers the world over; since his debut at the Wigmore Hall...