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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Recuerdos de la Alhambra - Tarrega | |||
| 2. Capricho árabe - Tarrega | |||
| 3. Marieta - Tarrega | |||
| 4. Romanzo de los pinos - Torroba | |||
| 5. Madronos - Torroba | |||
| 6. Serenata burlesca - Torroba | |||
| 7. Variations on a theme by Mozart - Sor | |||
| 8. Homenaje pour le tombeau de Debussy - Falla | |||
| 9. Theme, Variations and Finale - Ponce | |||
| 10. Mexican Folksong - arr. Segovia | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Song (Lachrymae) and Galliard - Dowland | |||
| 2. Sarabande from Harpsichord Suite in D minor - Handel | |||
| 3. Prelude from Cello Suite No.1 - Bach | |||
| 4. Bourrée from Violin Partita No.1 - Bach | |||
| 5. Courante from Cello Suite No.3 - Bach | |||
| 6. Gavotte en Rondeau from Violin Partita No.3 - Bach | |||
| 7. Aria and Corrente - Frescobaldi | |||
| 8. Sonata L.352 - Scarlatti | |||
| 9. Minuet - Rameau | |||
| 10. Andantino variato - Paganini-Ponce | |||
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DG has put together a fascinating compilation of Segovia's art that reminds us what a protean figure he was. Segovia single-handedly put the instrument on the map by making classical guitar concerts popular events, broadening the instrument's repertory through commissions and transcriptions, and convincing even doubters that it could be a vehicle for serious music. He's heard here in brief pieces recorded between 1952 and 1969. Even in those made when he was well into his 70s, his fingers remain nimble and interpretations lively. Listening straight through, one hears many all-time Segovia favorites as Turina's Sevillana and Albeniz's Asturias and Zambra Granadina and renews appreciation for path-breaking composers like Castelnuovo-Tedesco. He wrote extensively for Segovia and his Capriccio diabolico and Tonadilla are pieces of real substance. Disc two is largely made up transcriptions and it's amazing how well so many of them work on the guitar, at least under Segovia's magic fingers. Thus the transformations of Bach's violin music and even a Chopin Prelude sound idiomatic, and the gorgeous melodies of the Canzonetta from Mendelssohn's Op. 12 String Quartet are irresistible here. An entrancing set. --Dan Davis
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The Art Of Segovia is a 2 CD set released by Deutsche Grammophon in 2002. Disc 1 has 18 tracks, while disc 2 has 23, with almost 160 minutes of enjoyment.
We all know that Andrés Segovia is the Master of classical guitar. What set this set apart from his other compilation is the tremendous varieties and various works by 26 different composers! After you have listened to all the 41 tracks, you will truly and deeply appreciate how versatile he is. The great techniques were also demonstrated. All the tracks are solo efforts, except one. The one track with an orchestra backing (Joaquin Rodrigo's Danza de las hachas) really reminds me of the music of Nino Rota in Romeo and Juliet. Simply beautiful.
I also appreciate the denotation of place and year of each recording in the accompanied booklet (from 1952 - 1969). And it really takes a Master to be able to interpret so many different works by so many different composers.
The song listing is as follows with the year of recording made noted:
Disc 1:
Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909)
01 Recuerdos de la Alhambra: Andante (5:07) 1955
02 Capricho árabe: Serenata para guitarra: Andantino (5:21) 1955
03 Marieta! Mazurka para guitarra: Lento (2:19) 1955
Frederico Moreno Torróba (1891-1982)
04 Romance de los pinos (1:37) 1960
05 Madroños (2:49) 1952
06 Serenata burlesca (2:51) 1954
Fernando Sor (1778-1839)
07 Tema con variaciones, op. 9: Variations on a Theme from Mozart's The Magic Flute (7:00) 1952
Manuel De Falla (1876-1946)
08 Homenaje "Le Tombeau De Claude Debussy" (2:34) 1952
Manuel Ponce (1992-1948)
09 Theme, Variations & Finale (7:51) 1954
10 Canción mexicana No. 10 (1:26) 1954
Joaquin Turina (1882-1949)
11 Fantasia op 29 : Sevillana (5:52) 1967
Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999)
12 Sarabanda (4:58) 1954
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968)
13 Capricho Diabolico, op. 85: Omaggio A Paganini (9:07) 1954
14 Tonadilla for Guitar op. 170 (5:04) 1955
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)
15 5 Preludes, No. 1 in E minor (4:17) 1952
16 5 Preludes, No. 3 in A minor (5:06) 1954
Felipe Pedrell (1841-1922)
17 Guitarreo (1:21) 1954
Albert Roussel (1869-1937)
18 Segovia, Op. 29 (2:48) 1958
Disc 2:
John Dowland (1563-1626)
01 Song: "If my complaints can passions move" (2:04) 1969
02 The Frog Galliard (Now, o now I need must part) (0:44)1969
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
03 Suite for Harpsichord No. 4 in D minor, HWV 437: Sarabande (3:52) 1952
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
04 Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: 1 Prelude (2:14) 1952
05 Violin Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: 4 Tempo di Bourrée (3:31) 1952
06 Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: 3 Courante (2:53) 1952
07 Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: 3 Gavotte en Rondeau (2:52) 1954
Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643)
08 Aria e Corrente (6:34) 1954
Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
09 Sonata in C minor, K. 11 (L. 352): Moderato (3:09) 1956
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)
10 Nouvelles suites de pièces de clavecin: Menuet in G major (3:33) 1954
Manuel Ponce (1992-1948) after Nicolò Paganini (1782-1840)
11 Andantino variato (7:33) 1952
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
12 24 Preludes, Prelude No. 7 in A major, Op 28 (0:50) 1952
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
13 String Quartet No. 1 In E Flat, Opus 12 - 2 Canzonetta (4:26) 1954
César Franck (1822-1990)
14 L'Organiste, FWV 41: 2 Quasi lento (Preludio)(1:08) 1954
15 L'Organiste, FWV 41: 1 Andantino poco Allegretto (Allegretto)(2:59) 1954
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881)
16 Pictures at an Exhibition: 2 Il vecchio castello (4:45) 1958
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
17 Lyric Pieces IV, op. 47: 3 Melodie: Allegretto (3:26) 1954
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
18 Préludes, Livre I: 8 La Fille aux cheveux de lin (2:46) 1962
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)
19 5 Preludes, op. 16: No. 4 in E flat minor (1:05) 1956
Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909)
20 Suite Española: 5 Asturias. Leyenda - Preludio (6:20) 1952
21 Piezas caracteristicas: 7 Zambra Grandina (4:41) 1961
Andrés Segovia (1893-1987)
22 Estudio sin luz (2:41) 1958
Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999)
23 Fantasia para un gentilhombre: 3 Danza de las hachas (Symphony of the Air: Enrique Jorda)(2:10) 1958
SOUND:
I also appreciate that Deutche Grammophon remastered each track using 24-bit/96kHz from the original master tapes. Therefore, the source that we are listening to is excellent.
But, the digital engineers just simply laid the tracks down, without bothering to properly remastering the sound. Therefore, the amplitude you see in the wave file on the computer screen is very low. That means that you have to turn the volume dial high in order to properly hear the beautiful guitar sound, but the vibrancy and details are lost somewhere along the way. I personally used Sound Forge 32-bit/96kHz to remaster every track, bringing them to their former glory. There was also a big "click" in one of the track, that the engineer missed. Fortunately, I declicked it and the final result was excellent. The contents: 5+/5.
The extended professional career of Andrés Segovia (1893-1987) enabled him to witness the extraordinary technical achievements of the sound recording: the microgroove, the use of stereo and even modern digital recording. He would be thrilled to see how careful digital remastering and modern technology can transform his music to "live" form, to be shared by millions of classical guitar music lovers. I wish digital engineers will take some extra time to remaster each track carefully, thus making the final sound more vibrant for ALL listeners to share.
Of course, the above 2 CD set is very highly recommended for all classical guitar music lovers. I hope the above review is helpful to you.
We all know that Andrés Segovia is the Master of classical guitar. What set this set apart from his other compilation is the tremendous varieties and various works by 26 different composers! After you have listened to all the 41 tracks, you will truly and deeply appreciate how versatile he is. The great techniques were also demonstrated. All the tracks are solo efforts, except one. The one track with an orchestra backing (Joaquin Rodrigo's Danza de las hachas) really reminds me of the music of Nino Rota in Romeo and Juliet. Simply beautiful.
I also appreciate the denotation of place and year of each recording in the accompanied booklet (from 1952 - 1969). And it really takes a Master to be able to interpret so many different works by so many different composers.
The song listing is as follows with the year of recording made noted:
Disc 1:
Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909)
01 Recuerdos de la Alhambra: Andante (5:07) 1955
02 Capricho árabe: Serenata para guitarra: Andantino (5:21) 1955
03 Marieta! Mazurka para guitarra: Lento (2:19) 1955
Frederico Moreno Torróba (1891-1982)
04 Romance de los pinos (1:37) 1960
05 Madroños (2:49) 1952
06 Serenata burlesca (2:51) 1954
Fernando Sor (1778-1839)
07 Tema con variaciones, op. 9: Variations on a Theme from Mozart's The Magic Flute (7:00) 1952
Manuel De Falla (1876-1946)
08 Homenaje "Le Tombeau De Claude Debussy" (2:34) 1952
Manuel Ponce (1992-1948)
09 Theme, Variations & Finale (7:51) 1954
10 Canción mexicana No. 10 (1:26) 1954
Joaquin Turina (1882-1949)
11 Fantasia op 29 : Sevillana (5:52) 1967
Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999)
12 Sarabanda (4:58) 1954
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968)
13 Capricho Diabolico, op. 85: Omaggio A Paganini (9:07) 1954
14 Tonadilla for Guitar op. 170 (5:04) 1955
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)
15 5 Preludes, No. 1 in E minor (4:17) 1952
16 5 Preludes, No. 3 in A minor (5:06) 1954
Felipe Pedrell (1841-1922)
17 Guitarreo (1:21) 1954
Albert Roussel (1869-1937)
18 Segovia, Op. 29 (2:48) 1958
Disc 2:
John Dowland (1563-1626)
01 Song: "If my complaints can passions move" (2:04) 1969
02 The Frog Galliard (Now, o now I need must part) (0:44)1969
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
03 Suite for Harpsichord No. 4 in D minor, HWV 437: Sarabande (3:52) 1952
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
04 Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: 1 Prelude (2:14) 1952
05 Violin Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: 4 Tempo di Bourrée (3:31) 1952
06 Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: 3 Courante (2:53) 1952
07 Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: 3 Gavotte en Rondeau (2:52) 1954
Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643)
08 Aria e Corrente (6:34) 1954
Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
09 Sonata in C minor, K. 11 (L. 352): Moderato (3:09) 1956
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)
10 Nouvelles suites de pièces de clavecin: Menuet in G major (3:33) 1954
Manuel Ponce (1992-1948) after Nicolò Paganini (1782-1840)
11 Andantino variato (7:33) 1952
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
12 24 Preludes, Prelude No. 7 in A major, Op 28 (0:50) 1952
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
13 String Quartet No. 1 In E Flat, Opus 12 - 2 Canzonetta (4:26) 1954
César Franck (1822-1990)
14 L'Organiste, FWV 41: 2 Quasi lento (Preludio)(1:08) 1954
15 L'Organiste, FWV 41: 1 Andantino poco Allegretto (Allegretto)(2:59) 1954
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881)
16 Pictures at an Exhibition: 2 Il vecchio castello (4:45) 1958
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
17 Lyric Pieces IV, op. 47: 3 Melodie: Allegretto (3:26) 1954
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
18 Préludes, Livre I: 8 La Fille aux cheveux de lin (2:46) 1962
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)
19 5 Preludes, op. 16: No. 4 in E flat minor (1:05) 1956
Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909)
20 Suite Española: 5 Asturias. Leyenda - Preludio (6:20) 1952
21 Piezas caracteristicas: 7 Zambra Grandina (4:41) 1961
Andrés Segovia (1893-1987)
22 Estudio sin luz (2:41) 1958
Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999)
23 Fantasia para un gentilhombre: 3 Danza de las hachas (Symphony of the Air: Enrique Jorda)(2:10) 1958
SOUND:
I also appreciate that Deutche Grammophon remastered each track using 24-bit/96kHz from the original master tapes. Therefore, the source that we are listening to is excellent.
But, the digital engineers just simply laid the tracks down, without bothering to properly remastering the sound. Therefore, the amplitude you see in the wave file on the computer screen is very low. That means that you have to turn the volume dial high in order to properly hear the beautiful guitar sound, but the vibrancy and details are lost somewhere along the way. I personally used Sound Forge 32-bit/96kHz to remaster every track, bringing them to their former glory. There was also a big "click" in one of the track, that the engineer missed. Fortunately, I declicked it and the final result was excellent. The contents: 5+/5.
The extended professional career of Andrés Segovia (1893-1987) enabled him to witness the extraordinary technical achievements of the sound recording: the microgroove, the use of stereo and even modern digital recording. He would be thrilled to see how careful digital remastering and modern technology can transform his music to "live" form, to be shared by millions of classical guitar music lovers. I wish digital engineers will take some extra time to remaster each track carefully, thus making the final sound more vibrant for ALL listeners to share.
Of course, the above 2 CD set is very highly recommended for all classical guitar music lovers. I hope the above review is helpful to you.
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I fell in love with Andrés Segovia's classical guitar interpretations when I was in my teens and now, forty years later, I have finally acquired one of Segovia's albums. This set was well worth waiting for, so much so, that I almost regret not having gotten the four-disk set, Segovia Collection. The fine restoration, the informative booklet, the tracks grouped by composer, rather than haphazardly: this set is one to fall in love with all over again.
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A Man and His Art - Magnificently Captured
April 6 2007
By D. Reinstein
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This 2-CD set produced by Deutche Grammmophon and first released in 2002 is one set of the hundreds that could have been or the dozens that actually have been made and sold successfully all over the world. The exceptional feature of this particular collection is not, of course, the performer. Quite to the contrary, the miraculous consistency of stylings and performance are amongst the most remarkable aspects of the man who was, arguably, the 20th Centry's virtuoso supreme of the classical guitar, Andres Segovia (1893-1987.) Rather, it is the collection itself - the pieces chosen to be produced on this one set - this, to steal a German word, gestalt. While his style did not remain constant throughout his long life and career, by the time he had developed his most masterful skills that included doing his own arrangements - the era represented on this particular set (1951-1960) - his playing had become completely his own - unchallenged and unmatched by even other clearly great guitarists with whom he shared this era.
There are a total of 31 pieces played on these CDs and while a playlist would be an unnecessary use of space here, a list of the composers represented is not. More than the specific pieces Segovia gives us here, the range of composers chosen by the compilers and editors - with each piece rearranged by Segovia himself, tells us a great deal about his interests, talents and musical range. These composers include:
Isaac Albeniz, Johann Sebastian Bach, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Frederic Chopin, Claude Debussy, John Dowland, Manuel de Falla, Cesar Franke, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Edvard Grieg, George Frederic Handel, Felix Mendelsohn, Frederico Moreno Torroba, Modest Mussorgsky, Nicolo Paganini, Felipe Pedrell, Manuel Ponce, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Joaquin Rodrigo, Albert Roussel, Domenico Scarlatti, Alexander Scriabin, Segovia's own composition of Estudio sin luz, Fernando Sor, Francisco Tarrega, Joaquin Turina and Heitor Villa-Lobos. A truly magnificent and broad ranging collection held together by Segovia's unique personal style, approach and sound.
Largely self-taught, Andres Segovia did things with a guitar that others only imagined. He didn't just play Bach, for example - music written for an entirely different type of instrument (keyboards.) He went a step further, and recorder Bach's keyboard lessons written for his students (the Two and Three Part Inventions) and made them sound as if they had been written for the guitar! His artistry is evident to even the casual listener and in this collection, any devote of classical guitar and/or of Segovia as an individual artist, will not be disappointed.
Perfect listening for anytime. Hypnotic and, simply, unsurpassed. A necessary addition to any serious classical guitar collection.
There are a total of 31 pieces played on these CDs and while a playlist would be an unnecessary use of space here, a list of the composers represented is not. More than the specific pieces Segovia gives us here, the range of composers chosen by the compilers and editors - with each piece rearranged by Segovia himself, tells us a great deal about his interests, talents and musical range. These composers include:
Isaac Albeniz, Johann Sebastian Bach, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Frederic Chopin, Claude Debussy, John Dowland, Manuel de Falla, Cesar Franke, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Edvard Grieg, George Frederic Handel, Felix Mendelsohn, Frederico Moreno Torroba, Modest Mussorgsky, Nicolo Paganini, Felipe Pedrell, Manuel Ponce, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Joaquin Rodrigo, Albert Roussel, Domenico Scarlatti, Alexander Scriabin, Segovia's own composition of Estudio sin luz, Fernando Sor, Francisco Tarrega, Joaquin Turina and Heitor Villa-Lobos. A truly magnificent and broad ranging collection held together by Segovia's unique personal style, approach and sound.
Largely self-taught, Andres Segovia did things with a guitar that others only imagined. He didn't just play Bach, for example - music written for an entirely different type of instrument (keyboards.) He went a step further, and recorder Bach's keyboard lessons written for his students (the Two and Three Part Inventions) and made them sound as if they had been written for the guitar! His artistry is evident to even the casual listener and in this collection, any devote of classical guitar and/or of Segovia as an individual artist, will not be disappointed.
Perfect listening for anytime. Hypnotic and, simply, unsurpassed. A necessary addition to any serious classical guitar collection.
21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Sound Quality; Great Value
July 28 2008
By David Conklin
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The 24-bit remastering of these analog recordings from the 1950s and 60s is outstanding. Both disks are chock-full at almost 80 minutes each, and there are a good many songs you don't hear every day. Forty of the 41 tracks are solos, while a short Rodrigo orchestral movement concludes the set. Good liner notes are included. There is only a slight overlap between this 2-CD set and Deutsche Grammophon's 4-CD box set, "The Segovia Collection." I own over 40 classical guitar CDs, and this is easily among my favorites.
25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful. Just Beautiful.
Oct 10 2005
By R. Hernandez
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Format:Audio CD
I don't know how to explain the joy I feel while listening to this album. I put on Segovia and I am taken away somewhere distant. I can hear his emotion through every note and I tend to remember fond memories of my childhood.
The recordings are amazing, yet left a little raw. You get the feeling like you snuck into a practice session and you get to hear him play as though he was playing just for himself. There is no audience. Just him and his guitar.
Segovia has touched my heart as well as my thoughts and I will treasure this album for ages to come.
The recordings are amazing, yet left a little raw. You get the feeling like you snuck into a practice session and you get to hear him play as though he was playing just for himself. There is no audience. Just him and his guitar.
Segovia has touched my heart as well as my thoughts and I will treasure this album for ages to come.
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