300 Years of Guitar Masterpieces

By Isaac Albeniz, Johann Sebastian Bach, Carlos Chavez, Domenico Cimarosa, Mauro Giuliani, Enrique Granados, Camargo Guarnieri

Vox (Classical), 1992, Audio CD

Customer Rating: 15 reviews Recommend

Product Description

Manuel Barrueco is one of the best guitarists I've ever heard. Listen to his own arrangement of Albeniz's Suite Española and you'll have trouble believing it's only two hands on one guitar. But Barrueco doesn't use his technique to show off. He's a solid musician, as expressive in Bach as in Villa- Lobos. He also makes transcriptions that respect the origins of the music. This is a wide-ranging guitar collection, but all the music is worth hearing, especially in performances like these. The disc is one of the best bargains among all guitar recordings, and Vox's recordings still sound like a guitar. — Leslie Gerber

Tracks Information

Disc 1
Prélude
Loure
Gavotte en Rondeau
Menuett
Bourrée
Gigue
Preludio
Fuga
Sarabande
Gigue-Double
Granada (Serenata)
Cataluna (Curranda)
Sevilla (Sevillanas)
Cádiz (Cancíon)
Cuba (Capricho)
Disc 2
Allegro maestoso
No. 1 Minuetto
No. 5 Andaluza
No. 3 Zarabanda
Disc 3
No. 4 Villanesca
No. 12 Arabesca
No. 1 Largo
No. 2 Tranquillo
No. 3 Un poco mosso
Mazurka-Chôro
Schottish-Chôro
Valsa-Chôro
Gavotta-Chôro
Chorinho

Product Details

Title: 300 Years of Guitar Masterpieces
Sales Rank: 4900 in Music
Creator: Isaac Albeniz, Johann Sebastian Bach, Carlos Chavez, Domenico Cimarosa, Mauro Giuliani, Enrique Granados, Camargo Guarnieri, Niccolo Paganini, Domenico Scarlatti, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Manuel Barrueco
Label: Vox (Classical), 1992-11-04, Audio CD, 3 Discs
Package Dimensions: 5.55 x 4.97 x 0.54 inches, 0.18 pounds

Customer Reviews

A Must-Have for Classical Guitar Fans: This collection from the early years of Manuel Barrueco is one of the best values you'll find. It's 3 discs long and contains some of the best guitar playing I've ever heard. I've owned this set once before and had to buy it again because my original CDs were worn out from ware and tear. Highly recommended for… More reviews

Illuminating: I'm a thoughtful and introspective person with a diverse background. Of all the old countries, Spain's diverse background appealed to me. This music reflects that appeal. More reviews

Essential recordings: Not much else really to say about this. It is a collection of brilliant interpretations and the guitar has the most amazing sound I've ever heard on a recording. You will find yourself almost spiritually bound to share this recording with any classical guitar playing friends and aficionados. More reviews

Exquisite: I was browsing Amazon, shopping for gifts, and when I listened to the snippets of this, I couldn't resist ordering it for myself. It's a 3CD set of beautiful, varied music played by a brilliantly skilled and sensitive master. Barrueco has an extraordinary touch that seems perfect for each piece, from Bach to Paganini to Villa-Lobos. Anyone who likes classical guitar would treasure… More reviews

The "cool school" of guitar playing: This three CD collection is a reissue of Cuban born virtuoso Manuel Barrueco's early Vox LPs, recorded in the late 1970s to early 1980s. Included in this set is his stunning performance of selections by Spanish composers Isaac Albéniz and Enrique Granados. This 1978 Albéniz/Granados recording is perhaps the greatest example of what I call the "cool school" of guitar playing, eschewing color and… More reviews