No.14

NOTHING IS MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN THE SOUND OF A GUITAR
(Frédéric Chopin)

Here are just a few examples of great playing . . . . .

beginning with the king of them all - Andrés Segovia playing
Fandango from Suite Castellana by Frederico Moreno Torroba

In complete contrast, a delightful little Hawaiian melody played by Fran Guidry

This is a Gigue from Partita No.3 which Bach wrote for the violin. He later re-wrote the piece for lute and in this video (1963) its played on guitar by John Williams.

I found this rather attractive example of a lute playing music from the 16th century

John Williams is joined in the next clip by Julian Bream for the
Golliwog’s Cake-Walk by Debussy

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In conclusion, a quote from Segovia . . . .

I’ve had three wives and three guitars. I still play the guitars

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Now on THE POETRY PATH - Henry VIII the Poet
http://thepoetrypath.blogspot.com

Tomorrow a new series begins on the Pre-Raphaelite blog
http://myownselection.blogspot.com

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