Essential Guitar: 33 Guitar Masterpieces

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Annotation

The Disc 2 track list inside the booklet shows the following, which correctly matches the order of tracks on disc:
2. Albeniz: Sevilla
3. Granados: Andaluza
4. Albeniz: Granada

The track list on the back cover incorrectly switches tracks 3 and 4.

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Disc 2
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Tracklist

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1Concierto de Aranjuez: I. Allegro con spirito
recording engineer:
Jan Wesselink
producer:
Wilhelm Hellweg (classical pianist, and sound engineer and producer of classical music recordings for Philips)
classical guitar:
Pepe Romero (classical and flamenco guitarist) (in 1992-07)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1992-07)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1992-07)
balance engineer:
Onno Scholtze (sound engineer)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (municipal building, ordinarily should not be used as a concert or recording venue; please refer to Watford Colosseum instead) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1992-07)
recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez: I. Allegro con spirito (in 1992-07)
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Concierto de Aranjuez
Joaquín Rodrigo6:01
2Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
recording engineer:
Jan Wesselink
producer:
Wilhelm Hellweg (classical pianist, and sound engineer and producer of classical music recordings for Philips)
classical guitar:
Pepe Romero (classical and flamenco guitarist) (in 1992-07)
cor anglais:
Christine Pendrill (in 1992-07)
guitar:
Pepe Romero (classical and flamenco guitarist)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1992-07)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1992-07)
balance engineer:
Onno Scholtze (sound engineer)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (municipal building, ordinarily should not be used as a concert or recording venue; please refer to Watford Colosseum instead) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1992-07)
recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio (in 1992-07)
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Concierto de Aranjuez
Joaquín Rodrigo11:31
3Concierto de Aranjuez: III. Allegro gentile
recording engineer:
Jan Wesselink
producer:
Wilhelm Hellweg (classical pianist, and sound engineer and producer of classical music recordings for Philips)
classical guitar:
Pepe Romero (classical and flamenco guitarist) (in 1992-07)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1992-07)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1992-07)
balance engineer:
Onno Scholtze (sound engineer)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (municipal building, ordinarily should not be used as a concert or recording venue; please refer to Watford Colosseum instead) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1992-07)
recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez: III. Allegro gentile (in 1992-07)
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Concierto de Aranjuez
Joaquín Rodrigo5:09
4Tango
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981-08)
classical guitar:
Celin Romero and Pepe Romero (classical and flamenco guitarist)
guitar:
Celin Romero (in 1981-08) and Pepe Romero (classical and flamenco guitarist) (in 1981-08)
recording of:
España, seis hojas de álbum, op. 165: II. Tango (catch-all for arrangements) (in 1981-08)
composer:
Isaac Albéniz (Spanish composer) (in 1890)
arrangement of:
España, seis hojas de álbum, op. 165: II. Tango
recording of:
España, seis hojas de álbum, op. 165: II. Tango
composer:
Isaac Albéniz (Spanish composer) (in 1890)
part of:
España, seis hojas de álbum, op. 165
Isaac Albéniz2:16
5Cavatina
engineer:
Lars Finnström (engineer) (from 1981-05 until 1981-06)
classical guitar:
Göran Söllscher (classical guitarist) (from 1981-05 until 1981-06)
guitar arranger:
John Williams (classical guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1981) and PolyGram AB (in 1981)
recorded at:
Mastersound Recording Studios (Skurup) in Skurup Municipality (Skurup municipality), Skåne (Skåne county), Sweden (from 1981-05 until 1981-06)
recording of:
Cavatina (theme from The Deer Hunter, for guitar) (from 1981-05 until 1981-06)
composer:
Stanley Myers
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Robbins Music Corp. and Robbins Music Corp. Ltd.
Stanley Myers3:36
6Violin Suite in E major, BWV 1006a: Prelude
guitar:
Eduardo Fernández (guitarist) (in 1987-11)
arranger:
Eduardo Fernández (guitarist)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1987-11)
recording of:
Suite E-Dur, BWV 1006a: I. Prélude (catch all for arrangements) (in 1987-11)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Suite E-Dur, BWV 1006.2: I. Prélude (former BWV 1006a)
part of:
Suite E-Dur, BWV 1006a (catch all for arrangements)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:55
7Suite Española, op. 47: Asturias
classical guitar:
Pepe Romero (classical and flamenco guitarist)
additional arranger:
Pepe Romero (classical and flamenco guitarist)
recording of:
Suite española no. 1, op. 47: V. Asturias (Leyenda) (catch-all for arrangements) (in 1983)
composer:
Isaac Albéniz (Spanish composer)
arrangement of:
Suite española no. 1, op. 47: V. Asturias (Leyenda) (for solo piano)
recording of:
Suite española no. 1, op. 47: V. Asturias (Leyenda) (transcription for guitar, Tárrega)
composer:
Isaac Albéniz (Spanish composer)
arranger:
Francisco Tárrega (Spanish composer and guitarist)
arrangement of:
Suite española no. 1, op. 47: V. Asturias (Leyenda) (for solo piano)
Isaac Albéniz6:14
8Recuerdos de la Alhambra
engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer)
producer:
Paul Myers (classical record producer)
classical guitar and guitar:
Eduardo Fernández (guitarist)
recording of:
Recuerdos de la Alhambra (Memories of the Alhambra)
composer:
Francisco Tárrega (Spanish composer and guitarist)
Francisco Tárrega4:46
9Dance
guitar:
Nicola Hall
Manuel de Falla3:44
10Torija
producer:
Israel Horowitz
classical guitar:
Andrés Segovia (guitarist) (in 1969-12)
guitar:
Andrés Segovia (guitarist)
recording of:
Castillos de España: IX. Torija (in 1969-12)
composer:
Federico Moreno Torroba (composer)
part of:
Castillos de España
Federico Moreno Torroba2:15
11Alcañiz
guitar:
Andrés Segovia (guitarist)
recording of:
Castillos de España: XII. Alcañiz
composer:
Federico Moreno Torroba (composer)
part of:
Castillos de España
Federico Moreno Torroba1:58
12Cello Suite in G major, BWV 1007: Prelude
classical guitar and guitar:
John Williams (classical guitarist)
performer:
John Williams (classical guitarist)
recording of:
Suite no. 1 G-Dur, BWV 1007: I. Prélude (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 1 G-Dur, BWV 1007: I. Prélude (Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude)
part of:
Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 (catch-all for arrangements)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:24
13Guitar Concerto in D major, RV 93: II. Largo
engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer)
producer:
Paul Myers (classical record producer)
classical guitar:
Eduardo Fernández (guitarist) (in 1986-12)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1986-12)
conductor:
George Malcolm (English harpsichordist, conductor) (in 1986-12)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) (in 1986-12)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1986-12)
recording of:
Concerto for Lute in D major, RV 93: II. Largo (for guitar and orchestra, arr. Malipiero) (in 1986-12)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
arranger:
Gian Francesco Malipiero (Italian composer)
arrangement of:
Concerto for Lute in D major, RV 93: II. Largo
Antonio Vivaldi5:13
14Romance de Los Pinos
guitar:
Pepe Romero (classical and flamenco guitarist)
recording of:
Castillos de España: III. Montemayor (a.k.a. "Romance de los pinos")
composer:
Federico Moreno Torroba (composer)
part of:
Castillos de España
Federico Moreno Torroba1:51
15Prelude no. 1 in E minor
classical guitar and guitar:
Julian Bream
recording of:
Cinco prelúdios, W419, nº 1: Andante espressivo
composer:
Heitor Villa‐Lobos (Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist and classical guitarist) (in 1940)
part of:
Cinco prelúdios, W419 (Five Preludes, W419, for guitar)
Heitor Villa‐Lobos4:20
16Danza Paraguaya no. 1
classical guitar:
Eduardo Fernández (guitarist) (in 1994-03)
guitar:
Eduardo Fernández (guitarist)
recording of:
Danza paraguaya (in 1994-03)
composer:
Agustín Barrios Mangoré (Paraguayan composer aka Agustín Barrios and Agustín Pio Barrios)
Agustín Barrios Mangoré2:16
17Malagueña
classical guitar:
Pepe Romero (classical and flamenco guitarist)
recording of:
Malagueña
composer:
Celedonio Romero
Celedonio Romero5:18
18Ayer y hoy
guitar:
Paco Peña
(trad.)4:15
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1Romance (Jeux interdits)
classical guitar:
Pepe Romero (classical and flamenco guitarist) (in 1982-11)
guitar:
Pepe Romero (classical and flamenco guitarist) (in 1982-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Lutherian Church, Haarlem (Haarlem) in Haarlem, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1982-07) and Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1982-11)
recording of:
Romance (Romance anónimo, guitar piece, sometimes "Jeux interdits") (in 1982-07)
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist) and [unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
previously attributed to:
Vicente Gómez (guitarist and composer), Fernando Sor (Ferdinand Sor, Spanish composer) and Narciso Yepes (classical guitarist)
arrangement of:
Romance de Amor
recording of:
Romance (Romance anónimo, guitar piece, sometimes "Jeux interdits") (in 1982-11)
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist) and [unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
previously attributed to:
Vicente Gómez (guitarist and composer), Fernando Sor (Ferdinand Sor, Spanish composer) and Narciso Yepes (classical guitarist)
arrangement of:
Romance de Amor
[anonymous]1:50
2Sevilla (Suite española, op. 47, arr. Llobet)
classical guitar and guitar:
Eduardo Fernández (guitarist)
arranger:
Miguel Llobet Solés (composer for guitar)
recording of:
Suite española no. 1, op. 47: III. Sevilla (Sevillanas) (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Isaac Albéniz (Spanish composer)
arrangement of:
Suite española no. 1, op. 47: III. Sevilla (Sevillanas) (for solo piano)
Isaac Albéniz4:38
3Andaluza (Danzas españolas, op. 37)
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981-08)
classical guitar:
Celin Romero and Pepe Romero (classical and flamenco guitarist)
guitar:
Celin Romero (in 1981-08) and Pepe Romero (classical and flamenco guitarist) (in 1981-08)
recording of:
12 danzas españolas, op. 37, nº 5: Andaluza (Playera) (catch-all for arrangements) (in 1981-08)
composer:
Enrique Granados (composer)
arrangement of:
12 danzas españolas, op. 37, nº 5: Andaluza (Playera)
part of:
12 danzas españolas, op. 37 (catch-all for arrangements)
recording of:
12 danzas españolas, op. 37, nº 5: Andaluza (Playera)
composer:
Enrique Granados (composer)
part of:
12 danzas españolas, op. 37 (original for piano)
Enrique Granados4:01
4Granada (Suite española, op. 47)
classical guitar and guitar:
Pepe Romero (classical and flamenco guitarist)
recording of:
Suite española no. 1, op. 47: I. Granada (Serenata) (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Isaac Albéniz (Spanish composer)
arrangement of:
Suite española no. 1, op. 47: I. Granada (Serenata) (for solo piano)
Isaac Albéniz4:34
5Andante sostenuto (Oboe Concerto in D minor)
producer:
Anna Barry (classical producer), Stef Collignon and Martha de Francisco (classical producer and engineer)
guitar:
Alexandre Lagoya (guitarist/composer) (in 1994-05)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1994-05)
conductor:
Kenneth Sillito (violinist) (in 1994-05)
recorded at:
[unknown] (only use for recorded at if explicitly stated to be at an unknown place) (in 1994-05)
recording of:
Concerto per oboe, archi e continuo in re minore: II. Adagio (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Alessandro Marcello
arrangement of:
Concerto per oboe, archi e continuo in re minore: II. Adagio (Concerto for oboe, strings and continuo in D minor: II. Adagio)
Alessandro Marcello4:23
6Sonata in E, K. 380
classical guitar:
Alexandre Lagoya (guitarist/composer) and Ida Presti
recording of:
Sonata in E major, K 28, L 373: Presto
composer:
Domenico Scarlatti (composer)
part of:
Ralph Kirkpatrick’s catalog of Domenico Scarlatti’s keyboard sonatas (number: 28) and Alessandro Longo’s catalog of Domenico Scarlatti’s keyboard works (number: 373)
part of:
Essercizi per gravicembalo
Domenico Scarlatti5:09
7Courante (Cello Suite in C, BWV 1009)
producer:
Wilhelm Hellweg (classical pianist, and sound engineer and producer of classical music recordings for Philips)
guitar:
Pepe Romero (classical and flamenco guitarist) (in 1998-01)
arranger:
Celedonio Romero
recorded at:
Mission San Luis Rey de Francia in Oceanside, California, United States (in 1998-01)
recording of:
Suite no. 3 C-Dur, BWV 1009: III. Courante (catch-all for arrangements) (in 1998-01)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 3 C‐Dur, BWV 1009: III. Courante (Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: III. Courante)
part of:
Suite no. 3 in C major, BWV 1009 (catch-all for arrangements)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:47
8Fantaisie hongroise, op. 65 no.1
guitar:
Nicola Hall
recording of:
Fantaisie Hongroise, op. 65 no. 1
composer:
Johann Kaspar Mertz (Austro-Hungarian guitarist and composer)
part of:
Trois Morceaux, op. 65
Johann Kaspar Mertz6:15
9Bachianas brasileiras no. 5
guitar:
Alexandre Lagoya (guitarist/composer)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Kenneth Sillito (violinist)
recording of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W391 (for voice and guitar)
composer:
Heitor Villa‐Lobos (Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist and classical guitarist) (in 1938)
arranger:
Heitor Villa‐Lobos (Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist and classical guitarist) (in 1947)
part of:
Appleby Catalogue (W) (number: W391)
arrangement of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W389 (for voice and cellos)
Heitor Villa‐Lobos4:41
10Villano y ricercare (Fantasía para un gentilhombre)
guitar:
Alexandre Lagoya (guitarist/composer)
recording of:
Fantasía para un gentilhombre: I. Villano y ricercare
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1954)
part of:
Fantasía para un gentilhombre
Joaquín Rodrigo4:49
11Andante cantabile (Cello Concerto no. 6 in D)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961-05)
classical guitar:
Andrés Segovia (guitarist) (in 1961-05)
orchestra:
Symphony of the Air (in 1961-05)
conductor:
Enrique Jordá (in 1961-05)
arranger:
Gaspar Cassadó (Spanish cellist and composer)
recording of:
Cello Concerto no. 6 in D major: II. Andante cantabile (for guitar and orchestra, arr. Cassadó) (in 1961-05)
composer:
Luigi Boccherini (Italian composer)
arranger:
Gaspar Cassadó (Spanish cellist and composer)
arrangement of:
Cello Concerto no. 6 in D major, G. 479 (Paris no. 2): II. Adagio
part of:
Cello Concerto no. 6 in D major (for guitar and orchestra, arr. Cassadó)
Luigi Boccherini6:15
12Prelude in D minor, BWV 999
guitar:
Eduardo Fernández (guitarist) (in 1987-11)
guitar arranger:
Eduardo Fernández (guitarist)
arranger:
Eduardo Fernández (guitarist)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1987-11)
recording of:
Prelude in C minor, BWV 999 (catch-all for arrangements) (in 1987-11)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Prelude in C minor, BWV 999 (original for lute)
recording of:
Prelude in C minor, BWV 999 (catch-all for arrangements) (in 1987)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Prelude in C minor, BWV 999 (original for lute)
Johann Sebastian Bach1:30
13Canción de cuna (Dos temas populares cubanos)
classical guitar and guitar:
Eduardo Fernández (guitarist) (in 1994-03)
recording of:
Drume negrita (for guitar, Brouwer) (in 1994-03)
composer:
Ernesto Grenet
arranger:
Leo Brouwer
arrangement of:
Drume negrita
Leo Brouwer3:27
14Caprice, op. 1 no. 24
guitar:
Nicola Hall
recording of:
24 Caprices for Solo Violin, MS 25, op. 1 no. 24 in A minor: Tema con variazioni. Quasi presto (catch-all for arrangements) (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Niccolò Paganini (Italian composer and violinist)
arrangement of:
24 Caprices for Solo Violin, op. 1, MS 25: No. 24 in A minor: Tema con variazioni. Quasi presto
part of:
24 Caprices for Solo Violin, op. 1, MS 25 (catch-all for arrangements)
Niccolò Paganini4:46
15Con brio (Guitar Concerto, op. 67)
guitar:
Eduardo Fernández (guitarist)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Guitar and Chamber Orchestra, op. 67: III. Con brio
composer:
Malcolm Arnold (composer)
part of:
Concerto for Guitar and Chamber Orchestra, op. 67
Malcolm Arnold4:28
16Batucada
guitar:
Eduardo Fernández (guitarist)
recording of:
Batucada
composer:
Isaías Sávio
Isaías Sávio2:45
17Noche en Málaga
guitar:
Los Romeros (quartet of Spanish guitarists)
recording of:
Noche en Málaga
composer:
Celedonio Romero (in 1940)
Pepe Romero4:01
18La Alcazaba (Verdiales)
guitar:
Paco Peña
(trad.)3:08
19Estudio brillante
classical guitar and guitar:
Eduardo Fernández (guitarist)
recording of:
Etude for guitar no. 20 "Estudio brillante de Alard"
composer:
Francisco Tárrega (Spanish composer and guitarist)
Jean-Delphin Alard1:49