Andres Segovia

Andrés Segovia was a Spanish guitarist whose career helped establish the classical guitar as a serious concert instrument. His repertoire drew on Bach transcriptions, Spanish works by Albéniz and Tárrega, and new music written for the guitar, extending the line of Fernando Sor and Francisco Tárrega. His tone, phrasing, and long public career changed the guitar’s place on the classical stage.

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