Andrés Segovia (3 comments)
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Andrés Segovia

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Monday, May 12, 2008 - 03:06 PM

Every few months, I get into a real Andrés Segovia mood, and just put his albums on a continuous 5-hour loop while I cartoon. But I'd never actually *seen* him play until, on a whim, I searched for him on YouTube today.

Check him out playing "Leyenda". He makes that song look easy. My God but it's amazing to see a true master at work.

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Re: Andrés Segovia (Score: 1)
posted Monday, May 12, 2008 - 06:54 PM (#42665)

He wasn't playing as well as he did in his prime. His hands were too arthritic.

Look up the Magic Flute video. His playing is worlds better.

A bit of trivia about Segovia: Charo (coochie-coochie!) was actually a student (possibly more) of Segovia and an accomplished guitarist in her own right!


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Re: Andrés Segovia (Score: 1)
posted Thursday, May 15, 2008 - 12:11 PM (#42709)

I saw him play at our local concert hall, back in the '80s. The arthritis was crippling him; he could barely shuffle on and off the stage.

But he could still play. I'll never forget that night.


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Re: Andrés Segovia (Score: 1)
posted Friday, May 16, 2008 - 12:58 PM (#42738)

Even crippled up, he beats the heck out of Esteban.


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