LoginThe Segovia Collection, Vol. 5: Five Centuries of the Spanish Guitar
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When Segovia first began playing guitar at the beginning of the 20th century, the instrument was regarded with some suspicion in Spanish music circles as belonging to the "lower classes" of society, at least compared to the Spanish lute, or vihuela. So Segovia had something to prove when he began playing the great classics of the Spanish Baroque vihuela composers on the guitar, and his conviction certainly comes across in this excellent recital. As many of his other recordings demonstrate, Segovia really responded to Baroque music's intricacy, style, and wit. If fact, much of this music was almost completely unknown un
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Manufacturer: MCA
Release date: 1 July 1991
EAN: 0076742207120 UPC: 076742207120
Release date: 1 July 1991
EAN: 0076742207120 UPC: 076742207120
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