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This is a list of classical guitarists. Baroque (17th and 18th centuries) Name Born Country Antoine Carré ...
The following is a non-comprehensive list of composers who have composed original music for the classical guitar, or music which has been arranged for it. This list is sortable by name, nationality and years of birth or death.
Miloš signed an exclusive recording contract to Deutsche Grammophon in 2010. His career began its meteoric rise in 2011 with the release of his debut album Mediterráneo [5] (titled The Guitar for the U.K. market), topping the classical charts around the world and turning him into “classical music’s guitar hero” (the Telegraph). [6]
The romantic guitar eventually led to a different type of guitar in Spain: the fan-braced Spanish guitars of Torres, which may be seen as the immediate precursor of the modern classical guitar. In the 20th century, many non-guitarist composers wrote for the instrument, whereas previously only players of the instrument had done so. [1]
This list of guitarists includes notable musicians, known principally for their guitar playing, for whom there is an article in Wikipedia. Those who are known mainly as bass guitarists are listed separately at List of bass guitarists .
Music lovers in the UK have done their best to finally put to rest the endless debate of what is the greatest guitar riff in music history. The voting was sponsored by BBC Radio 2 for a just over ...
Although Williams is best known as a performing classical guitarist, he has explored many different musical genres, as well as being a composer and arranger. Williams is perhaps best known to the general public for his recording of the Stanley Myers piece "Cavatina". The piece originally included only the first few bars of the tune as it is ...
Fernando Sor (baptised 14 February 1778 – 10 July 1839) was a Spanish classical guitarist and composer of the late Classical era and early Romantic era.Best known for writing solo classical guitar music, he also composed an opera (at the age of 19), three symphonies, guitar duos, piano music, songs, a Mass, and at least two successful ballets: Cinderella, which received over one hundred ...