Arranger(s): Segovia, Andrés
Artist(s): Segovia, Andrés
Label: Naxos Historical
Genre: Instrumental
Period: 20th Century; Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.111314
Barcode: 0747313331420
Distribution Note(s):
Not available in the United States due to possible copyright restrictions
Release Date: 06/2008

SEGOVIA, Andres: 1950s American Recordings, Vol. 6 (Segovia, Vol. 8)

In this sixth and last volume of André Segovia’s 1950s American recordings, the great guitarist is heard in a number of his transcriptions from eminent nineteenth century composers as well as in original guitar solos composed by his Spanish and South American contemporaries. The considerable diversity of the music is presented in Segovia’s inimitable manner, every nuance of sound and colour being uniquely exploited in delicately refined interpretations. Of particular note is Segovia’s interpretation of Falla’s Homenaje ‘Le Tombeau de Claude Debussy’, now regarded as one of the most emotionally charged solo guitar works. In his preface to Villa-Lobos’s Douze Etudes, that the composer had dedicated to him, Segovia writes:‘Villa- Lobos has made a gift to the guitar’s history of the fruits of his talents as vigorous and as wise as that of Scarlatti and Chopin’.

Tracklist

Schumann, Robert
Segovia, Andrés - Arranger
Segovia, Andrés (guitar)
1 Lieder-Album fur die Jugend, Op. 79: No. 4. Fruhlingsgruss (arr. A. Segovia) 02:25
Segovia, Andrés (guitar)
Franck, César
Segovia, Andrés - Arranger
Segovia, Andrés (guitar)
2 Volume 1: No. 23. Quasi lento in E-Flat Major 01:10
Segovia, Andrés (guitar)
3 Volume 1: No. 22. Andantino poco allegretto in E-Flat Major 03:02
Segovia, Andrés (guitar)
Brahms, Johannes
Segovia, Andrés - Arranger
Segovia, Andrés (guitar)
4 16 Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 8 in B-Flat Major (arr. A. Segovia) 01:40
Segovia, Andrés (guitar)
Grieg, Edvard
Segovia, Andrés - Arranger
Segovia, Andrés (guitar)
5 Lyric Pieces, Book 4, Op. 47: No. 3. Melody (arr. A. Segovia) 03:30
Segovia, Andrés (guitar)
Scriabin, Alexander
Segovia, Andrés - Arranger
Segovia, Andrés (guitar)
6 5 Preludes, Op. 16: No. 4 in E-Flat Minor (arr. A. Segovia) 01:08
Segovia, Andrés (guitar)
Llobet Solés, Miguel
Segovia, Andrés (guitar)
7 El mestre (The Master) 03:26
Segovia, Andrés (guitar)
Falla, Manuel de
Segovia, Andrés (guitar)
8 Le Tombeau de Claude Debussy: No. 9. Homenaje (version for guitar) 02:38
Segovia, Andrés (guitar)
Pedrell, Carlos
Segovia, Andrés (guitar)
9 Guitarreo 01:24
Segovia, Andrés (guitar)
Manén, Joan
Segovia, Andrés (guitar)
10 Fantasie-Sonata, Op. A22 19:39
Segovia, Andrés (guitar)
Villa-Lobos, Heitor
Segovia, Andrés (guitar)
11 12 Etudes: No. 7. Tres anime 03:49
Segovia, Andrés (guitar)
Segovia, Andrés (guitar)
12 5 Preludes: No. 1 in E Minor 04:19
Segovia, Andrés (guitar)
13 5 Preludes: No. 3 in A Minor 05:09
Segovia, Andrés (guitar)
Segovia, Andrés (guitar)
14 No. 8. Modéré 03:12
Segovia, Andrés (guitar)
15 No. 1. Etudes de arpeges (Prelude): Anime 02:02
Segovia, Andrés (guitar)
Moreno Torroba, Federico
Segovia, Andrés (guitar)
16 I. Allegretto 03:43
Segovia, Andrés (guitar)
17 II. Andante 04:09
Segovia, Andrés (guitar)
18 III. Allegro 03:36
Segovia, Andrés (guitar)
Segovia, Andrés (guitar)
19 Madronos 02:51
Segovia, Andrés (guitar)
Segovia, Andrés (guitar)
20 Nocturno 03:30
Segovia, Andrés (guitar)
Segovia, Andrés (guitar)
21 Serenata burlesca 02:55
Segovia, Andrés (guitar)

Total Playing Time: 01:19:17