Guitar - intermediate to
advanced
SKU:
M7.GHE-904
Quadrat
d'Or. Edited by
Stefano Grondona.
Arranged by Miguel
Llobet. This edition:
Saddle-wire stitching.
Sheet music. 64 pages.
MDS (Music Distribution
Services) #GHE 904.
Published by MDS (Music
Distribution Services)
(M7.GHE-904).
ISBN
9783890449043.
English.
In
contrast to Llobet´s
output of just 14
original works, his
transcriptions for guitar
number 118, a
considerable quantity of
an extremely high
standard. These were a
huge influence on the two
generations of guitarists
following Llobet some of
whom mercilessly and
anonymously plundered and
disfigured them for their
own use! Being also an
accomplished pianist,
Llobet was in a better
position than any other
of his contemporaries to
transcribe the German
Romantic Masters, as well
as the piano music of
Albéniz and Granados,
among others. Transcribed
by Llobet mainly during
his formative years these
transcriptions are
masterpieces which
transcend their original
setting. In his early
career, Segovia played
many transcriptions of
Llobet, eg Bach's
Prélude in Dm,
Sarabande, Bourrée,
Gavotte. This volume is
highly recommended.