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Can anyone recommend me some acoustic/classical guitar music?

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 sculptor 07 Mar 2009
I'm after some acoustic/classical guitar music to add to my itunes repertoire. I love the sound of a guitar played well, as opposed to when I play it, so come on UKC......what's out there that you consider to be worthy of recommendation.

Thanks in advance.
 Blue Straggler 07 Mar 2009
In reply to sculptor:

Rodrigo?
Flynntwin1 07 Mar 2009
Django Rheinhart
OP sculptor 07 Mar 2009
In reply to all:

Cheers guys.......will check 'em out
Lio 07 Mar 2009
In reply to sculptor:
Pierre Bensusan ( Intuite) or pretty well anything else
Pat Metheny - One quiet night ( beautiful solo baritone guitar)
John Renbourn
Julian Bream John Williams ( Together) old recoding but lovely
Stefan Grossman - Yazoo Basin Boogie

OP sculptor 07 Mar 2009
In reply to Lio:

Thank you
Daithi O Murchu 07 Mar 2009
In reply to sculptor:

check out


fretkilr


on youtube he's excellent



dinkypen 07 Mar 2009
In reply to Lio:

I love Pierre Bensusan and John Renbourn. Try also Al di Meola, Antonio Forcione, Stuart Ryan, Michael Berk and Clive Carroll! Plenty to keep you going there
Profanisaurus Rex 07 Mar 2009
 Marc C 07 Mar 2009
In reply to sculptor: I'm a flamenco aficionado and can recommend the albums 'Un Momento en el Sonido' by Vicente Amigo and 'Tauromagia' by Manolo Sanlucar. Guitar playing doesn't get any better than these two.
 sutty 07 Mar 2009
In reply to dinkypen:

John Renbourn, along with Bert Jansch, well that is my music sorted for a while.

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=bert+jancsh&am...
 Sam Edwards 07 Mar 2009
In reply to sculptor: simon and garfunkle all they way. the only reason im learning to play. also Sweet Home Alabama - Lynard Skynard
 philipivan 07 Mar 2009
In reply to Marc C:

I like Paco de Lucia

especially entre fos aguas

youtube.com/watch?v=2oyhlad64-s&

Phil
 John2 07 Mar 2009
In reply to sculptor: I vividly remember seeing Segovia in London in the mid 1970s. He was the person who massively expanded the classical guitar repertoire by transcribing the music of composers who wrote for other instruments, and any records made by him which you can find will be well worth listening to.
 TN 07 Mar 2009
In reply to John2:

I have quite a soft spot for Segovia since most of the guitar pieces I played when I was learning were written by him or by Fernando Sor.
OP sculptor 07 Mar 2009
In reply to all:

Thanks to everyone for some fantastic suggestions. I shall soon have too much guitar music and will have to post a thread requesting suggestions for thrash or 1940's ballads or some such!

Cheers

 Nigel Modern 08 Mar 2009
In reply to sculptor: This is probably more than you want but I got on a roll...

Julian Bream did an album of Albeniz and Granados in the 80s which was outstanding and is now on CD. He also did a whole series of 'Music of Spain vols 1-(I think 6). The 20th century volume (6?) with Rodrigo etc on it is fabulous...including Invocation and Danse and Tres Piezas Espanolas. The record which was made for the Channel 4 !Guitarra! documentary was excellent too...not sure if available.

If you like Benjamin Britten - Nocturnal (preferable played by Julian Bream)...the finest piece ever written for the modern guitar.

Segovia's recording of the Bach Chaconne is incredible...perhaps not technically up to Modern standards but nobody gets near it for atmosphere.

Together by Bream and Williams plus their Bream and Williams Live.

Pro Arte Guitar Trio - Arabesque...Album of French Music...Debussy etc. Fabulous musicianship and great sound. Simon Munting - best classical guitarist never to become world famous IMHO

Music of Leo Brouwer but I'm not sure who has recorded these best..The Black Decameron and Elogio de la Danza especially good. John Williams' recording doesn't get the rhythms quite right in the fabulous Balada (Black Decameron). I've only heard them played right once but when you hear it...it's obvious. I tried myself and got close...Lawrence Tendler got it right but I can't find a recording by him.

Ray Burley's recording of Gilbert Biberian's preludes (plus lots more) http://www.raymondburley.com/index.php?page=cds&family=cds&category...

Non-classical:
Martin Simpson - Prodigal Son...how does he get that sound???
Ry Cooder - A Meeting by the River - collaboration with an Indian musician called VM Bhatt

PS I was a half decent classical guitarist until I couldn't take the strain any longer and got a proper job.


 Murderous_Crow 08 Mar 2009
In reply to sculptor:

Some great suggestions above! Check out Andy McKee

youtube.com/watch?v=JsD6uEZsIsU&

Also worth looking at in that style are Antonio Forcione, Erik Mongrain (sp?) and Don Ross...
 ml706 08 Mar 2009
In reply to sculptor:

Jose Gonzalez?
arborade 08 Mar 2009
In reply to sculptor: Martin Simpson, Michael Hedges and not guitar, but reserve judgement untill you hear it, Bela Fleck's "Perpetual motion".
 Rob Naylor 08 Mar 2009
In reply to sculptor:

Trace Bundy uses some interesting techniques:

youtube.com/watch?v=N9to1auUNTk&

(Pachelbel's Canon here)
 Rob Naylor 08 Mar 2009
 Nigel Modern 08 Mar 2009
In reply to sculptor: You've got me going now...haven't looked at this music for 10 years...

http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/754912/Bream-Collection-Vol-25-Music-Of-Spa...

http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/754913/Bream-Collection-Vol-27-Music-Of-Spa...

http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=26691

youtube.com/watch?v=SJETmCQI2fA&

We used to play beat the intro - Britten's Nocturnal was always got on first note - a single note...utterly distinctive composer. I love the way it starts with the (utterly unrecognisable) 'Britten version' of the Dowland song, then rebuilds it with each variation until it ends with the song 'as if' it was being played on a solo lute.

...and I forgot Barrios! - a one off genius

John Williams' original recording is excellent but in the end I prefer http://www.amazon.com/Intimate-Barrios-Agustin-Barrios-Mangore/dp/B00000DG1...
 Nigel Modern 08 Mar 2009
In reply to Nigel Modern: Williams plays Barrios youtube.com/watch?v=2diDV_AR8qo&
 Nigel Modern 08 Mar 2009
In reply to Nigel Modern: Bach Chaconne youtube.com/watch?v=PNXlslzL8EY&
OP sculptor 08 Mar 2009
In reply to Nigel Modern:

Cheers Nigel (and all)......I never expected such a wealth of material...that'll take me a while to get through!

 full stottie 08 Mar 2009
In reply to sculptor:
another vote for Tommy Emmanuel
also
Keith Hinchliffe
Edouard Niebla
Rodrigo and Gabriella
Davy Graham, Isaac Guillory (both sadly no longer with us)
Leo Kottke
 Jack Shepherd 11 Mar 2009
In reply to sculptor: Check out Bon Iver!
 Mr Powly 12 Mar 2009
In reply to full stottie:

Probably echoing the above suggestions, but Davy Graham is an absolute must, along with Bert Jansch and John Renbourn. Eduardo Niebla is also fantastic, saw him a couple of weeks ago at Sheffield University for £2.50!
 Mr Powly 12 Mar 2009
In reply to Mr Powly:
Oh and Django Reinhart
In reply to sculptor:

There's a wonderful Naxos recording of three of Bach's Violin Sonatas transcribed for guitar, played by Nicholas Goluses. (Naxos 8.553193)
 chrisprescott 12 Mar 2009
In reply to sculptor: Personal favourites are probably Andy McKee, Rodrigo Y Gabriella, John Williams. There are loads more, but can't be arsed trying to think of them all at the moment
In reply to sculptor:

We could do a lot worse than listen to the wonderful Bach Cello Prelude BWV1007 played on the guitar. Perfect music for 1am ...

http://tinyurl.com/bjp33l
 David Hooper 12 Mar 2009
In reply to sculptor:

This is beautiful guitar, piano, gentle percusion and the sound of the rainforest http://www.amazon.com/Dan%C3%A7a-Das-Cabe%C3%A7as-Egberto-Gismonti/dp/B0000...
In reply to sculptor:

Sorry, I can't resist this: a great rendition of Over the Rainbow:

http://tinyurl.com/dhd58a
 Marc C 12 Mar 2009
In reply to Gordon Stainforth: I didn't know Woody Allen played guitar!

There's a lovely version of Debussy's Clair de Lune by Bream & Williams

youtube.com/watch?v=T1i_2HYmJkA&

But my 3 Spanish/flamenco faves are the following - in particular, the Manolo Sanlucar piece 'Oracion' is stunningly beautiful...

Vicente Amigo
youtube.com/watch?v=NVN-wgQrxXQ&

Manolo Franco
youtube.com/watch?v=tILjsKQRLCw&

Manolo Sanlucar
youtube.com/watch?v=iudMEXNjfwQ&

And, in a totally different genre, Eric Mongrain's 'Air Tap' can't be beaten for exuberant fun..

youtube.com/watch?v=BGMhQnrKzTg&
 full stottie 12 Mar 2009
In reply to Gordon Stainforth:

I'll raise you on that tune with this version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZNJf-h7F8s&feature=related
OP sculptor 12 Mar 2009
In reply to sculptor:

Hi y'all....just to say thanks again and that so far I am loving Tommy Emmanuel particularly but also Antoine Dufour and John Renbourn. Andre Segovia is also a bit good

I'll try to check out the other suggestions but I think it may take some time!

Cheers
 Rob Naylor 12 Mar 2009
In reply to sculptor:

I just love the sheer exuberance that Tommy E shows ...it's so obvious that he just *loves* playing it!
Removed User 12 Mar 2009
In reply to sculptor:

Another vote for Pierre Bensusan.

Try John McLaughlin too.

If you like Django Rheinhart then check out Joscho Stefan. i saw him live last week and he was astounding!
In reply to Marc C:

I loved the Air Tap, and Sanlucar is extraordinary.
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