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Spanish Guitar Music

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  • Performer: John Williams
  • Composer: Isaac Albéniz, Gaspar Sanz, Joaquín Rodrigo, Federico Moreno Torroba
  • Audio CD (19 Nov 2001)
  • SPARS Code: A-D
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Essential Classics
  • ASIN: B00000885B
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 7,655 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Samples
Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Asturias 6:16£0.69
Listen  2. Tango 2:46£0.69
Listen  3. Canarios 1:19£0.69
Listen  4. Fandango 3:41£0.69
Listen  5. Nocturno 3:29£0.69
Listen  6. El Colibri 1:11£0.69
Listen  7. Sonata In D 3:10£0.69
Listen  8. Danse Du Corregidor 1:45£0.69
Listen  9. Fisherman's Song/Fischerlied 2:27£0.69
Listen10. The Miller's Dance/Des Mullers Tanz 2:18£0.69
Listen11. Madroños 2:43£0.69
Listen12. La Nit De Nadal 1:09£0.69
Listen13. El Noy De La Madre 2:23£0.69
Listen14. La Maja De Goya 3:40£0.69
Listen15. Cordoba 6:40£0.69
Listen16. Recuerdos De La Alhambra 3:32£0.69
Listen17. Spanish Dance No. 5 4:17£0.69
Listen18. El Testamen De Amelia 2:11£0.69
Listen19. No. 4 (E Minor/E-Moll/Mi Mineur/Mi Minore) 3:25£0.69
Listen20. Sevilla 4:29£0.69
Listen21. Homanaje 3:29£0.69
Listen22. Fantasia 1:40£0.69
Listen23. Fandanguillo, Op.36 4:40£0.69

On this CD:
  1. Suite española No. 1
    Composed by Isaac Albéniz
    with John Williams

  2. España
    Composed by Isaac Albéniz
    with John Williams

  3. Instrucción de música sobre la guitarra española, Book 1
    Composed by Gaspar Sanz
    with John Williams

  4. (3) Piezas españolas
    Composed by Joaquín Rodrigo
    with John Williams

  5. Nocturno
    Composed by Federico Moreno Torroba
    with John Williams

  6. (El) Colibri
    Composed by Julio Sagreras
    with John Williams

  7. Sonata for Keyboard in D
    Composed by Mateo Perez de Albéniz
    with John Williams

  8. (El) Sombrero de tres picos, 'Three-cornered Hat'
    Composed by Manuel de Falla
    with John Williams

  9. El amor brujo
    Composed by Manuel de Falla
    with John Williams

  10. Madroños
    Composed by Federico Moreno Torroba
    with John Williams

  11. (15) Tonadillas al estilo antiguo
    Composed by Enrique Granados
    with John Williams

  12. Cantos de España
    Composed by Isaac Albéniz
    with John Williams

  13. Recuerdos de la Alhambra
    Composed by Francisco Tárrega
    with John Williams

  14. (12) Danzas españolas
    Composed by Enrique Granados
    with John Williams

  15. Catalan Folksongs
    Composed by Miguel Llobet
    with John Williams

  16. Five Preludes
    Composed by Heitor Villa-Lobos
    with John Williams

  17. Homenaje, '(Le) tombeau de Claude Debussy'
    Composed by Manuel de Falla
    with John Williams

  18. Tres libros de musica en Cifras para vihuela
    Composed by Alonso Mudarra
    with John Williams

  19. Fandanguillo
    Composed by Joaquín Turina
    with John Williams

  20. Canarios
    Composed by Gaspar Sanz
    with John Williams

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141 of 147 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars classical gems, 5 Aug 2003
By Alejandra Vernon "artist & illustrator" (Long Beach, California) - See all my reviews
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A treat for the solo guitar enthusiast, this is a sparkling collection of Spanish classics, full of drama and passion, played to perfection by John Williams. His technique is dazzling, with a purity and clarity even in the fast and fiery parts, and never a squishy note to be heard.
The music takes us back to the mid 16th century with Alonso Mudarra's "Fantasia", which is short and charming, as well as another early composer, Gaspar Sanz (1640-1710), with his "Canarios", up to many 20th century masters like de Falla, Torroba, and the only non-Spaniard represented, the Brazilian Heitor Villa-Lobos.
Favorites include Albeniz' "Cordoba", which has a marvelous "rasqueado", and the familiar but exciting "The Miller's Dance" by de Falla, but every track is impressive on this CD, as well as entertaining, something solo guitar music occasionally fails to be.

Having been reared by a mother who loved her guitar almost as much as her children, I have heard these pieces played often and by many great artists, but never better, or more enjoyably. This is a compilation that consists of previously released material, some from the 70's and 80's, and the sound throughout is excellent.

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83 of 87 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant in many ways, 4 Jan 2006
By Kurt Messick "FrKurt Messick" (London, SW1) - See all my reviews
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'The guitar is a genuinely Spanish instrument,' writes Uwe Kraemer, and it (along with the classical music for it) is one of the great gifts of Spanish culture to the world. The period of composition for guitar in Spanish culture began in the 1500s, and has never really faded. Guitarist John Williams (not to be confused with the composer of the Star Wars themes) is a master of this instrument, and has selected a repertoire of pieces spanning all four centuries of the instrument.

This is a solo album - all of the pieces here are arranged for single guitar. Some of the music is distinctively Spanish, while others bear a Catalan and Portuguese influence. Few of the composers on this album are well-known names in the Northern-European culture, but in the Latin culture, these are names that are known, and the music even more so.

From the earliest century of guitar music, composers such as Gaspar Sanz and Alonso Mudarra show the origins of this kind of work, which includes dissonances that occasionally sound like modern composition. There are pieces with lively spirit and power, inspiring dance in a more popular mode.

Mateo Albeniz has only one surviving composition; a church organist in the late eighteenth/early nineteenth century, he was influenced by Scarlatti and wrote for the harpischord - Williams has transcribed the piece for guitar here.

From the nineteenth to early twentieth centuries, many composers were productive: Isaac Albeniz, Julio Sagreras, Manuel de Falla, Enrique Granados, Francisco Tarrega, Heitor Villa-Lobos, and Joaquin Turina. Some like de Falla were very influenced by traditional Spanish stories and musical themes, whereas others like Granados drew inspiration from the broader aspects of European musical tradition. Villa-Lobos shows the transportation of Spanish music into the new world, becoming a noted name in Brazilian music (which, ironically, is the only major South American country without Spanish as its primary language).

Joaquin Rodrigo and Frederico Moreno Torroba represent composers in this grand style up to the present day.

John Williams' playing is technically sound and has flashes of emotional power and inspiration. Many pieces here are wonderful, but 'The Miller's Dance', the 'Fandango' and the Villa-Lobos 'Prelude No. 4 in E minor' stand out as the greatest of tracks here, being nothing short of brilliant.

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9 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Spanish but not Flamenco, 12 April 2008
By Jeffna (Exeter, UK) - See all my reviews
This is a clasical guitar album recorded by John Williams in his style of ultimate perfection. Don't confuse this with Flamenco Spanish guitar.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Background noise
I just want to hear the music - nothing else, the music is good but the background noise is terrible,really bad on some of the tracks.
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A good all round selection of guitar music, well arranged and delivered. Undemanding, it is ideal for lazing in the garden with a glass of wine on a hot afternoon or as background... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars lovely after dinner music
I've chilled out to this many an evening. Would buy more similar CD's to this. A fab cheap addition to ones music collection and a good intro into guitar music
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