Sonata 4 by Antonio Soler (1729-1783) Padre Antonio Soler (1729-1783) was a Spanish composer whose works span the late Baroque and early Classical music eras. He is best known for his many mostly one-movement keyboard sonatas. These highly varied works occupy a central position in Soler’s total output and represent a unique contribution to the …
Sonata in A Minor R118 by Antonio Soler (1729-1783) Padre Antonio Soler (1729-1783) was a Spanish composer whose works span the late Baroque and early Classical music eras. He is best known for his many mostly one-movement keyboard sonatas. These highly varied works occupy a central position in Soler’s total output and represent a unique …
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Opus 35 No 8 by Fernando Sor (1778-1839) Fernando Sor was a Spanish classical guitarist and composer. He is best known for his guitar compositions, but he also composed music for opera and ballet, earning acclaim for his ballet titled Cendrillon. Sor’s works for guitar range from pieces for advanced players, such as Variations on …
Opus 25 Memory of August 15 by Jose Ferrer (1835-1916) José Ferrer was a Spanish guitarist and composer, born in Spain. Ferrer studied guitar with his father, a guitarist and collector of sheet music, before continuing his studies with José Brocá. In 1882, he left Spain for Paris in order to teach at the Institut …
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Petenera by Luis de Soria (1851-1935) Luis de Soria (1851-1935) was self-taught at the age of 9, and became a disciple of Julian Arcas. It was during this time Arcas introduced Soria with another young guitarist, Francisco Tarrrga; this lead to duo performance of the two young players. Unfortunately their partnership split when Tarrrga was …
Contredanse (Opus 11 No 4) by Dionisio Aguado (1784-1849) Dionisio Aguado was a Spanish classical guitarist and composer. Born in Madrid, he studied with Miguel Garcia. In 1825, Aguado visited Paris, where he met and became friends with lived with Fernando Sor. Aguado’s major work Escuela de Guitarra was a guitar tutorial published in 1825. …
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Opus 47 No 4 by Fernando Sor (1778-1839) Fernando Sor was a Spanish classical guitarist and composer. He is best known for his guitar compositions, but he also composed music for opera and ballet, earning acclaim for his ballet titled Cendrillon. Sor’s works for guitar range from pieces for advanced players, such as Variations on …
Crepusculo by Emilio Pujol (1886-1980) Emili Pujol Vilarrubí was a composer and the leading twentieth century musicologist and classical guitar teacher. He began his studies with Francisco Tárrega at the Conservatory of Barcelona in 1901, when he was fifteen years of age.
Vals Intimo by Emilio Pujol (1886-1980) Emili Pujol Vilarrubí was a composer and the leading twentieth century musicologist and classical guitar teacher. He began his studies with Francisco Tárrega at the Conservatory of Barcelona in 1901, when he was fifteen years of age.
El Paño Moruno (The Moorish Cloth) by Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) Manuel de Falla y Matheu was a Spanish Andalusian composer of classical music. With Isaac Albéniz, Enrique Granados and Joaquín Turina he is one of Spain’s most important musicians of the first half of the 20th century.
