Tag: Federico Moreno Torroba
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The Young János Starker
Parnassus Records returns to international availability some of the earliest recordings by cellist János Starker, one of the 20th century’s most prominent instrumentalists and one of the most popular of the LP and late 78rpm era. An unmissable insight into cellist János Starker’s early work, featuring a performance of Kodály’s Solo Cello Sonata that’s ‘truly…
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Classics for Solo Guitar
“high voltage comes from the Villa Lobos pieces…playing here is freely inspirational, especially the evocative E minor Prelude, made to sound like distant bells tolling.. how engaging is the Tórroba Preludio while the subtle atmosphere of the Burgalesa is beautifully caught..there is a most convincing (recording) ambience….Bream’s characteristically inspirational way with Spanish repertoire, which he…
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Andres Segovia – Maestro
Segovia was in his 95th year when he died in 1987. By then he had become the most famous guitarist of his day and had been responsible for enhancing both the status and the repertoire of the guitar immeasurably. He was touring and playing right up to the end and gave his last recital in…
