The Segovia Collection, Volume 9: The Romantic Guitar
Editorial Reviews
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Of all the discs in MCA's fine Segovia collection, this is the least successful, though fans of the great guitarist will naturally want this collection of transcriptions of piano works by various Romantic composers, including Grieg, Mendelssohn, Brahms, and Debussy. The problem does not lie with Segovia's performances, which are excellent, but with the music itself, some of which resists being performed on the guitar rather more than the Spanish pieces that are the "meat and potatoes" of the classical repertoire. If this one reservation doesn't trouble you, then by all means buy. --David Hurwitz
The Segovia Collection, Volume 9: The Romantic Guitar, Music, Johannes Brahms, Fryderyk Chopin, Claude Debussy, Manuel de Falla, Cesar Franck, Mauro Giuliani, Edvard Grieg, Franz Joseph Haydn, Felix Mendelssohn, Niccolo Paganini, Manuel Ponce, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Alexander Scriabin, Andrés Segovia, Air for Keyboard, Chamber, Character/Single-Movement/Miscellaneous Work for Keyboard, Classical, Classical Artists, Classical Music, Guitar Solo, Keyboard, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, Music for Four Hands at One Keyboard, Prelude for Keyboard, Quartet for Four String Instruments, Song Without Words for Keyboard, Waltz for Keyboard
Average customer rating:
- My Personal Favorite
- The Greatest Classical Guitarist who ever lived!
- An expressive Genius
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The Segovia Collection, Volume 9: The Romantic Guitar
Manufacturer: Mca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
 Waltzes
| Ballets & Dances
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Quartets
| Chamber Music
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Chamber Music
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
All Works by Brahms
| Brahms, Johannes
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| Featured Composers, A-Z
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
All Works by Chopin
| Chopin, Frédéric
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| Featured Composers, A-Z
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
All Works by Falla
| Falla, Manuel de
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| Featured Composers, A-Z
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Franck, César
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| Featured Composers, A-Z
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Giuliani, Mauro
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| Featured Composers, A-Z
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Grieg, Edvard
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| Classical
| Styles
| Music
All Works by Franz Joseph Haydn
| Haydn, Franz Joseph
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| Featured Composers, A-Z
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Paganini, Niccolò
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| Featured Composers, A-Z
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
All Works by Schubert
| Schubert, Franz
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| Featured Composers, A-Z
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
All Works by Robert Schumann
| Schumann, Robert
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| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Scriabin, Alexander
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| Classical
| Styles
| Music
All Works by Mendelssohn
| Mendelssohn, Felix
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| Classical
| Styles
| Music
All Works by Debussy
| Debussy, Claude
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| Featured Composers, A-Z
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Preludes
| Forms & Genres
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Character Pieces
| Short Forms
| Forms & Genres
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Classical (c.1770-1830)
| Historical Periods
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Scriabin, Alexander
| Composers
| Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
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| Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
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Guitar
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Segovia, Andrés
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| Music
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| Classical
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| Vocal Non-Opera
| Opera & Vocal
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ASIN: B000002OGJ
Release Date: 1991-06-04 |
Tracks:
- Op. 62, No.2: Chant du Paysan, Op. 62, No.2
- Op. 12, No. 2: Waltz, Op. 12, No. 2
- Op. 30, No. 3: Song Without Words, Op. 30, No. 3
- Canzonetta
- Op. 19, No. 6: Song Without Words Op. 19, No. 6
- Menuetto
- Largo assai
- Romanza
- Andantino Variato
- Op. 39, No. 2: Waltz, Op. 39, No. 2
- Prelude in A
- Romanza
- Melodie
- Preludio
- Allegretto
- Sonata
- Homenaje, Pour Le Tombeau De Debussy
- Prelude
- Prelude: La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin
Amazon.com
Of all the discs in MCA's fine Segovia collection, this is the least successful, though fans of the great guitarist will naturally want this collection of transcriptions of piano works by various Romantic composers, including Grieg, Mendelssohn, Brahms, and Debussy. The problem does not lie with Segovia's performances, which are excellent, but with the music itself, some of which resists being performed on the guitar rather more than the Spanish pieces that are the "meat and potatoes" of the classical repertoire. If this one reservation doesn't trouble you, then by all means buy. --David Hurwitz
Customer Reviews:
My Personal Favorite.......2004-06-12
While Segovia's forte is Spanish music and his mastery of the Bach sonatas and partitas which were transcribed from the violin to the guitar, I keep finding myself listening to this CD on an almost daily basis. As a classical guitarist myself, hearing pieces like Grieg's piano works and Mendlesohns' string quartets played to perfection on his 1947 Herman Hauser II with such strength, clarity and authority makes me realize this man understood more about the music that went onto this one CD than most "musicians" past and present could ever hope to understand in a lifetime. His guitar sings like a human voice and when he plays it truly sounds like a choral ensemble being played through one instrument. Sweet!
The Greatest Classical Guitarist who ever lived!.......2000-09-22
Every classical Guitarist today owes a debt of gratitiude to Andres Segovia. He was not only an amazingly unique talent but an innovator as well. When he rediscovered the guitar it was a forgotten instrument that shared little respect from the musical community. He literally invented the technique that all classical guitarists use today. In addition he sought out and compiled thousands of lost pieces for the instrument. He also made many transcriptions of pieces written for other instruments such as the piano and translated them brilliantly into the language of the guitar. Out of the entire Segovia collection, this CD is my personal favorite for the diversity and choice of material. The waltzes are charming. My favorite cuts are Canzonetta and Song Without Words OP 19.no 6, both but Felix Mendelssohn. If you only buy one CD out of this collection it should be this one.
An expressive Genius.......1999-02-17
Segovia truly shows his expressive genius on this album. Many of these pieces were written for the piano but arranged for the the guitar by Segovia. These titles express much of what is moving about the romantic period in classical music and Segovia captures this in his masterful way. This is a must have for Segovia fans. If not for some noisy recordings, I would have given this album 5 stars.
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