Segovia Edition
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one of the greatest of all guitarists —
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Expected composers like Villa-Lobos, de Falla and Torroba are joined by Grieg, Schumann, Brahms, Franck and Scriabin in transcriptions which, under Segovia's hands, sounds entirely natural and... —
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This tranche of US recordings is dominated by Ponce and Tárrega. Many of the pieces were designed to develop or display different techniques, but here musicality is always to the fore. —
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Apart from two suits by Ponce, the repertoire here is genuine Renaissance and early Baroque. Segovia's approach may make early-music purists wince, but he still makes undeniably beguiling music. —
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Castelnuovo-Tedesco and Tansman dominate the latest volume in this splendid series. It's a particular pleasure to hear Segovia play with the string quartet in Castelnuovo-Tedesco's Quintet. —