Essential Guitar: 33 Guitar Masterpieces | Essential Guitar: 34 Gtr Masterpieces

Essential Guitar: 33 Guitar Masterpieces | Essential Guitar: 34 Gtr Masterpieces | Essential CD

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	Essential Guitar: 33 Guitar Masterpieces Essential Guitar: 34 Gtr Masterpieces Decca, 2002 average customer review:based on 20 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Masterpieces, played by masters, at a bargain price.

One wonders how the producers of this two CD set were able to obtain the rights to such outstanding performances, then put the whole thing together and still make money on the product.

Economic issues aside, this is an outstanding collection of guitar pieces by the best performers and composers. Pepe Romero, John Williams, Andres Segovia, Julian Bream have several performances each. Some lesser known but excellent performers appear as well. Paco Pena, the superb Flamenco stylist, does two traditional Spanish tunes. Composers include Rodrigo, Albeniz, Bach, Tarrega, Torroba, Vivaldi, Villa-Lobos, Granados, and many others. Stanley Myers' "Cavatina", the theme to The Deer Hunter, fits in surprisingly well, although not strictly speaking a classical piece.

Rodrigo's "Concierto de Aranjuez" played by Pepe Romero, with Marriner's Orchestra of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, is terrific. I liked it better than the more familiar versions of Julian Bream and John Williams. It seems more "Spanish", perhaps due to Romero's flamenco background, but I am only guessing at that. Marriner's superb orchestra certainly adds to the performance.

The technical quality seems to be excellent.

Highly recommended as an introduction for those new to the classical guitar and a valuable compilation of canonical performances for the aficionado.

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Essential CD

This is the second CD that I am buying. Why? I'm afraid I might damage this one from playing it so often and then what if I couldn't find it in the future. Get it while the getting is good. I play this CD more often than any other CD--that includes rock, classical, blues, opera--anything. Is is soothing. You won't be disappointed.

Incredible in so many ways.

I love all kinds of music, but when I can't decide what to listen to, I turn to this CD. Relaxing, interesting, magnificent; the skill is mind blowing. How anyone could manipulate these sounds out of a guitar is beyond me - superlatives don't do justice to an artist like Pepe Romero; but more, the songs are intensely enjoyable to listen to, and easy to appreciate. My favorites are Asturias, Caprice, Cavatina, Noche En Mataga, and La Alcazaba, but there really isn't a bad song on either CD.

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Excellent

This is a lot of very good music, very well played, for a very low price. You can't go wrong here (unless, of course, you already have versions of much of this music). Some of our premier guitarists are represented, which makes this a sort of sampler.

(If you find you need STILL more guitar music, however, you might consider Ron Rendek's WE GATHER TOGETHER, which includes, among its varied menu, some fairly recent and yet very accessible and pleasant pieces.)

Beautiful

I recommend this CD because it has a lot of beautiful songs and it's not expensive.

Carlos,

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