Segovia was born in my hometown (Linares) and since I can remember, there is a big statue of him that we all lovingly call "Zapatones" (Big shoes) and everybody uses it as a meeting point. He is still so present among his fellow citizen and make them proud of him.
I saw Segovia at the Chicago symphony orchestra when I was 10. He was a true master. I consider myself blessed to have been in the presence of such greatness.
+Larry M You were indeed blessed to see and hear the Maestro while he was with us. As a young 17 year old classical/flamenco guitarist, I was lucky enough to see him in a small venue. I was entranced. I actually got to go backstage and shake his hand. I have to say that after hearing Julian Bream's rendition of this piece, I consider his performance to be better, more passionate. Either way, artistry like this is a precious and endangered thing.
Cultural Center, Chicago Not long before hiss passing, if memory serves.. A small hall with good acoustics.... Transfixed... No one even BREATHED! A religious experience... Like Stravinsky when I was 3rd grade..... Tampa... Left indeliable marks!
Segovia. Albeniz. Alhambra. Does it get better than this? My wife and I spent five days in the Alhambra. It was summer and the smell of Jasmin was everywhere. The magic of the place was overwhelming. It was one of the highlights of my life.
I saw The Master at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles in the 1970's. You could hear a pin drop, his playing was precision to the Nth degree. Blessed to see him perform live while he was still with us. Even at that age he still practiced five hours a day. I took a young ballerina as my date, it was a magical moment still frozen in my mind and time. 🎶🎵🎶
I agree and I'm not even a guitar player. Just listening to him as a former musician (I say former because I haven't played my instruments in years...piano, flute, Oboe and saxophone) inspires me to start playing and relearning what's I've forgotten.
This man practiced five hours a day up to the day of his passing. He always sought perfection, but not in the technical sense. He translated the grace and beauty of the guitar as an instrument to the world of classical music. He put forth with great authority, skill, and artistry the fact that the guitar was an orchestra in and of itself. Whoever the turd-burglars are who don't understand what Andres Segovia brought to the world of guitar should take up the kazoo.
I had the delight of seeing Master Segovia in concert when I was a little child . I started playing classical guitar when I was 5. I was mesmerized. I remember hin staring down a person in the audience who was unwrapping a hard candy in plastic wrap. Also someone who was coughing. He played quite a few encores and ended by saying it was not he that was tired but his guitar. Truly a genius
@Inventor this man brought classical guitar to the forefront. To have heard him play in person was a driving force in my childhood to learning Classical Guitar.
@@arcadepiano I loved his playing. I love many styles of music. Many. I love what my heart loves. I am 63. Getting to hear him in person at his age and having been able to go backstage and have my mom speak to him in Spanish and have him convince his manager it was okay to sign my music book was a joy that no metronome could ever bring. Im not sure why you think I am fighting with you. Mudic is to be cherished and loved by all, even those that have not been classically trained.
J'écoutais déjà M. SEGOVIA lorsque j'avais une vingtaine d'années. A travers son jeu c'est toute l'Espagne la nuit qu'il vous fait ressentir. Mes respects pour cet incomparable artiste.
Unlike most guitarists who play this piece, Segovia has not turned the score into a fingering exercise. Most interpreters exaggerate the melody when the richness of the work is in the dynamic nuances. Asturias is something delicate that breaks. A classical guitar and a flamenco guitar fighting. In the end, it is as if they regret not understanding each other.
The opening and the pools scenes of this clip feels like a Tarantino movie. Gives me chills every time. It actually amazing what we have humans become.I wish our ancestor from 5000 years ago can witness this.
I’m starting to find the real trick and art of Spanish classical is to very your speed and tempo in order to convey a certain emotion or whatever you are feeling when playing the piece. I have learned a little from my uncle who resembles Carlos Santana, and we consider this piece to be a family heirloom as it was my grandmother’s favorite, my mother’s favorite, and my uncle played it for my grandmother when she died several years ago. It means that much to my mother because of it.
Doesn't matter how fast or slow you play it. It's all about emotions. If you've ever been to spain you instantly get the vibe. As long as it's played with soul, speed doesn't matter.
@@diydad7704 Indeed. I sadly have never been to Europe including Spain; yet my guitar playing uncle that left me familiar with this and another example by Segovia is what I know. The recordings, and my own practice until I can visit Europe myself.
They aren't rushing. This piece is actually played rather quickly. Andres Segovia just plays his version slower. Probably to get more audible detail and emotion in to it.
I have visited Alhambra 7 years ago just for this video. Because this is the best performance of this song. It still can make me cry. And no other versions have the spirit that this one has. I wish i was in Granada right now. Tears and salute from Türkiye!
In a world where "despite all my rage I`m still just a rat in a cage" passes for a song lyric believe it or not there are people who don`t like classical music..speaking of rage have you heard now that rage against the machine have money they`ve become slightly annoyed at the machine ?
Hector Torres People have their reasons for disliking things. I'm sure that more than a few of those people don't like Segovia the person or they see the odd fault here or there in his playing. I can see it from their perspective, but Segovia is a likable enough fellow, and whatever stray difficulty he has with his playing is more than compensated for by his tone, rhythm, dynamics, and overall musicianship. Some of those that disliked this performance will come around eventually.
Hector- it's because listeners think that everygingshould sound quantized and auto-tuned. Artistic expression coming from a master? THE master? They don't have a clue. Put a pair of 20 year old books on a mediocre, doctored version of this piece, and they'll hail it as " genius "
One of the best, if not The Best! I call Segovia a Purist, and I mean that in the highest level, and a high compliment....He was truly legendary. I grew up with musicians... my dear, sweet mother played piano and guitar...in later years, she and my oldest uncle would play classical guitars together, whence I learned about Segovia ...I must have a ripe, old age of 13 or 14. Sweet, wonderful memories....I surely miss those days of rich, beautiful music. 🎼🎵🎹🎸🎻🎹🎶🎵
Andrés Segovia Torres, 1st Marquis of Salobreña, known as Andrés Segovia, was a virtuoso Spanish classical guitarist from Linares, Spain. Many professional classical guitarists today were students of Segovia, or students of his students. Wikipedia Born: February 21, 1893, Linares, Spain Died: June 2, 1987, Madrid, Spain Also: Andrés Segovia continued performing into his old age, living in semi-retirement during his 70s and 80s on the Costa del Sol. Two films were made of his life and work - one when he was 75 and the other, 84. They are available on DVD called "Andrés Segovia - in Portrait". He died in Madrid of a heart attack at the age of 94. He is buried at Casa Museo de Linares, in Andalusia. #Andalusia
This was recorded inside the Alhambra, and arabic fortress located in the city of Granada, Spain. It is a beautiful and a dream inducing place along with the summer palace, the Generalife, and its gardens. I would recommend anyone to visit it.
heard him only once, Sydney Town Hall, had a small stand on the southern side, with a standard lamp. Unforgettable. Audience was so quiet one could have heard a pin drop. Trivia - his left hand is noticeable larger than his right!
In your own link you can see how stupid it was to call it an "Arabic" fortress. And even if that link told it was "Arabic", which it doesn't, I can also copy official links saying completely absurd things, such as the wall and the founding of the city of Tarragona are romans and so on. Intead of behaving as they instructed you in school (memorize and repeat), try to watch people such as Emilio González Ferrín, just to consider other perspectives to the subject, and also to come back to the field of facts and data, rather than old propaganda being spread by repetition and ignorance.
Ver a este pedazo de guitarrista en directo sería como estar acariciando el cielo con la punta de los dedos tengo un pellizquito en el corazon,por lo que veo se le quería más en el extranjero que en en España ,siendo Linarense como andres Segovia me siento muy orgulloso de el, estoy empezando a escucharlo por qué nunca me imaginé el pedazo de monstruo que fue
I have always considered myself to be quite elementary in my playing abilities. Like being held back in the 3rd grade year after year. After listening to this I fear I am still in preschool. This piece is both stunning and beautiful. A true musician. Bravo.
Just watched a Jhon Williams video where he performs this piece and it led me on to this. Jhon’s performance is musical perfection and amazing.but this rendition is even better, it just has more feeling to it.
Les mots sont pas opérationnels pour décrire ça, magnifique est bien en deçà il parle avec le son . Il communique une émotion son émotion. Pour les dislikes qui ne comprendront jamais la partition, le rythme, bande de nuls on est au delà on est dans l'art le spirituel.
I wish I would have at least got to speak to the man. He is such an influence to all modern classical players it would have been a delight to just know him.
I met him in 1979 after the concert he gave in Lavenham Church. I grabbed his hand and said "Thankyou, Maestro" over and over until he caught my eye with his and nodded politely. Total squealing fangirl response, I'm afraid. I couldnt' even think properly. I guess he was used to that. Posting from my gf's account -I'm a guy, actually.
Every time I go to a video playing a work by a musician, there is always someone dismissing the entire performance for some ridiculous reason, like missing the 32nd note on bar 59 out of 300,or fret buzzing, or slight emphasis on the wrong note. I honestly think such people would just prefer to listen to music churned out by a synthesizer.
Well they really have no room to talk single they'd aren't as great as segovia himself... Lol they probably make more mistakes In their playing of one piece, than segovia ever did in his lifetime
+Latissimus Dorsi Nerdiest i wouldn't say, as it is popular with advanced guitar-players of all subcultures. I'm for example more of a punk with a classical guitar secret double life. What they do have in common is that they're extremely neurotic. Learning how to sit properly on a chair in the perfect position for a certain piece, takes allready a lot of time. And oh my god, the nails for the right hand have to be in a perfect shape! I get little panic attacks every time i exercise.
Synthesizers don't "churn out" music. They still have to be played like any other instrument and thus would be just as prone to critique. You meant they'd prefer music played by a computer algorithm, or something of that effect.
BRAVO BRAVO MAESTRO SO WONDERFUL TO HEAR, STUDY & ENJOY THIS PIECE I SAW THE MAESTRO AT THE DORTHY CHANDLER, 1977 IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA SEGOVIA WAS MASTERFUL THROUGHOUT THE EVENING THANKS FOR THIS POST CARLOS GUITARLOS USA HIGHLAND PARK L.A. 90042
Are you joking? In this video he can’t even do a barre chord properly! Almost ever barre chord has a dud note!!! Genuinely, were you listening to a different piece? Barre chords are very basic guitar technique, and he repeatedly messes it up.
James- Yes, and most guitar players I know, even fairly beginner players can hold a barre better than Segovia in this video. I’m not saying Segovia wasn’t a good player in his prime, and he’s undoubtedly the most influential classical player ever. But all these people saying how great this is need to be a bit more objective. It’s not good playing. If someone just played you the audio of this and didn’t tell you who it was playing, you’d say it was very scratchy and unimpressive. I’ve no doubt he could play this way better when he was younger. But this is simply not very good.
Most people live for superficial pleasure and got a superficial mindset, which 2020 and 2021 clearly shows, so a dislike should not really surprise someone.
You know Charo? The "cuchi cuchi" girl? She's not as well known for her guitar playing, for which she was regarded a prodigy....and this man was her teacher
Maestro Segovia worked on this piece all of his musical life, I feel. This rendering is a masterful work by a consummate master. What an honor to see and hear it performed by him. BTW, does anyone out there know who was the maker of the guitar he was playing? Thanks.
Well, he was a dear friend to my parents and my mom toured with him for many concerts. Over at our house many times. In fact my middle name is inspired after him. Look up Mary Annis Coffey, if interested. My brother poster a practice video my father recorded on a beta max before a solo concert. My mom toured mostly with Carlos Montoya... To name names, but usually solo at concert halls. When my folks announced a party, twice a year... Folks from all over the world flew in to attend my parents parties. And Segovia and/ or Montoya... Montoya was always there... But would perform on their guitar at my parents place. There was ALWAYS a special hour for top celeb? To perform and others. I forget others names
@@shac9131 Wow, your mom was skilled and hard working to say the least, Piano playing for Cincinnati symphony orchestra under Erich Kunzel, flamenco and ballet dancing as well as teacher and mother, incredible woman.
Over history I would put Segovia rite next to Picasso. Y? Because both worked hard into late age and produced works known around North/South America and Europe.
