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Isaac Albeniz, Anonymous, Antonio Lauro, Alonso de Mudarra, Manuel Ponce, Fernando Sor, Francisco Tarrega, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Christopher Parkening - In the Spanish Style / Christopher Parkening

Isaac Albeniz, Anonymous, Antonio Lauro, Alonso de Mudarra, Manuel Ponce, Fernando Sor, Francisco Tarrega, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Christopher Parkening - In the Spanish Style / Christopher Parkening

Band: Isaac Albeniz, Anonymous, Antonio Lauro, Alonso de Mudarra, Manuel Ponce, Fernando Sor, Francisco Tarrega, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Christopher Parkening Title: In the Spanish Style / Christopher Parkening Rating: Release Date: 25 October, 1990 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Suite espanola: Leyenda 2: Capricho arabe (Serenata) 3: Rumores de la Caleta (Malaguena) 4: Prelude No. 1 5: Prelude No. 2 6: Prelude No. 3 7: Estudio brillante 8: Recuerdos de la Alhambra 9: Fantasia: Fantasia No. 10 10: Estudio No. 17 In E Minor 11: Estudio No. 19 In B Flat 12: Twelve Etudes: Etude No. 1 in E Minor 13: Twelve Etudes: Etude No. 11 In E Minor 14: Vals venezolano No. 3 15: Four Preludes 16: Catalonian Song 17: Romance

Customer Reviews Parkening - master of the Spanish Guitar His gift for this instrument can only come from God the Master of all! I recommend this CD highly if you love guitar music. Christopher Parkening has totally mastered the classical guitar and the Spanish style of Classical guitar. Never ever to find more graceful play! Though I have listened to many a world-famous guitarist, I have never been so fascinated as by his play. The incredible representation and sound Parkening created by the guitar is sublimity itself. I couldn't but make intimate friends of mine a present of Parkening's CDs like "In the Spanish Style", through which I felt I could show them what real music is like. I never ever imagine I could find more graceful play than that of Christopher Parkening at least in the world of the guitar. . Grunting and moaning explained I asked him about the "groans" that could be heard. I met Parkening in 1972, a few years after this album was first released. He explained that at the time he let his thoughts wander and thought about the future, when some Swiss moron named Peter Gilman would complain about the recording. Absentmindedly, he groaned at the thought of it all. He told me if ever I should meet Peter that I was to apologize. Peter, sorry about that. . You can see a complete list of all Isaac Albeniz, Anonymous, Antonio Lauro, Alonso de Mudarra, Manuel Ponce, Fernando Sor, Francisco Tarrega, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Christopher Parkening discography, or go back to the Isaac Albeniz, Anonymous, Antonio Lauro, Alonso de Mudarra, Manuel Ponce, Fernando Sor, Francisco Tarrega, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Christopher Parkening tabs