FERNANDO SOR

Fernando Sor was a Spanish guitarist and composer of the late Classical and early Romantic periods. His works include guitar studies, sonatas, variations, and the ballet Cendrillon. MusicTales follows his reputation as the “Beethoven of the guitar” in a story on Sor and Beethoven.

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