@DanaFritzy With all do respect for Sabicas as probably being one of the founders of flamenco music, what this man Paco Pena did, is take all these flamenco pieces (not only from Sabicas) and make them 10 times better. He took the rough edges off and made them evolve into something absolutely beautiful. But that of course is my humble opinion.
I would have to agree with spicyone. For me, Paco Peña put it together better than anyone. There may be players that were technically better, or were more innovative, or whatever - no one I've ever heard plays it as beautifully to my ear as Paco. This Paco.
Ciao Paco!Hermosa zambra! Grande Maestro de la guitarra, que arte,que sonido lleno i brillante.Paco la ultima vez que te encontre',fue en un tuo concierto en BRA en Italia.Te mostre' unas foto del tiempo del curso en Cordoba y el Potro en los anos 90'....Un saludo afetuoso. Giorgio T.
For me it's hard to figure that one out, between Paco Pena and El Nino Miguel. For me surely Paco Pena is the one who grought absolute perfection to traditional (true) Flamenco, and Nino Miguel could be the the most expressive (as he is more irreverent and less orthodox), but I can only be sure he's my favourite innovator. It's hard to take decisions between my two favourites
Recuerda el inicio al gran Sabicas y al tema del Niño Ricardo "Recuerdos de Sevilla", ambos influenciados por la composición "Capricho Árabe" de Francisco TÁRREGA.9
The sections you're referring to are most probably old flamenco falsetas that alot of flamenco players re-use. I've heard some of the falsetas in this Paco Pena piece before, in pieces by Sabicas and Nino Ricardo.
Performance-wise, two flawless perfectionists. I may agree Sabicas could have best at something, possibly his engineering-level accuracy and sharpness. But this almost mechanic rigidness that's so admirable about Sabicas hardly makes his music the most pleasurable to listen to. On the other hand Peña's toque perfectionism has roundness, adds subtlety, his performances sound completed, polished & matured like a good wine or wood. In this sense Sabicas' performances sound a bit like etudes.
And just a last thought, I think both Paco de Lucia and Paco Pena have reached their master's level in their technique, they are both as good as it gets with a spanish guitar, just as Sabicas was in his time. The difference being that Sabicas did come earlier and brought innovation.
Sabicas is great in composition, innovation (at the time), and compas accuracy. But he lacked the sensitivity and perfect smoothness of his playing. Sabicas made great Flamenco but was harsh in playing, often too strict. In the other hand, Paco Pena plays graciously like fine art, in this sense, no one else beats him. He brought perfection to the toque itself.
Juan Serrano's Zambra is very similar to this piece. In-fact, there are literally sections and progressions which are, in theory, identical. It's time to research which piece came first.
Sorry to be a pain but this is amazing- high quality and when he was young-do you have the whole show? If you ever felt like digitizing more of it lots of us would love it!
