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QUOTE: | This is a wonderful C.D. with many insights into the soul of this great man. He plays at the El Hambra in Granda and you want to cry at the sound of his guitar and the sights of this beautiful place. I would highly recommend this for any afficiando |
QUOTE: | Segovia's English is surprisingly good, particularly his way of expression and choice of words. In these two films, Segovia outlined to us his career in music in English, and for those who can't follow his accent, they are assisted by an English subtitle. And after finishing one topic, having covered the relevant actual sights, Segovia would play us a song, a song played in a way, like the other reviewer said, that is unequalled. And needless to say, the setting of one of the film being Granada and inside the Arabian Palace, a place which is almost as beautiful as heaven.
Here Segovia told us about his first encounter with the guitar. It was in the hands of a Flemenco guitarist whom he first learned to play the guitar: he "remembered" instead of learning the instrument and in3 months he had learned everything. there is also a story about his first recital: a flutist not knowing him being the the soloist, asked him if the young guitarist was talented. He replied, "not at all". The flutist was disgusted and thought he was just jealous but after the recital, the flutist came to him and said the performer deserved his jealousy, as well as his (the flutist's) admiration.
He also talked about stage fright, how his all bones trembled even after he was world famous-- for those who don't have it they just have to wait, wait till they have the talent. He also demonstrated by making different sound with the same tune to us to show us how the guitar is the only polyphonic instrument other the keyboards: it is an orchestra in minature.
He told us he twice "redeemed" the instrument, first from the hands of the Flemenco players and then from its small repertoire. He talked about how, against almost all his friends's advice, he adopted Bach's music for the lute and invited composers to compose music for the instrument and th latter never stopped doing so since. By the way, Sevogia sees the song of a guitar as really a song while violin music is somewhat like talks with a lover; and if your lover betrays you, vent it to your friend with the cello, and if your friend is implicated, then take it with the organ and communicate with God. And he explained the importance of water, the source of life itself, as the source of all music. He also touched upon his love for poetry and his view on the other worldliness...
Note however that (i) one of the films was taped in the middle of the night since during the day, the palace is as usual unavailable for filming or recording. A a result, if you listen carefully enough, sometimes we can hear some birds' noise in the remote background. But that is really quite negligible; (ii) these two films were taped when segovia's age was rather advanced. It might be more subtle but not quite as fiery and intriquing in comparison to his younger age. A most interesting and rewarding DVD to all |
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