My Dad studied and played alot of Andres Segovia music and taught his music to his advanced students. He took Me and my Rock and Roll buddies to see Segovia in Detroit back in the later 70's They couldn't believe how much sound one guy could bring out of a guitar. If my memory is correct Julian Alexander Bream studied under Segovia 🤔 Julian Bream was another great guitarist that shaped classical music My favorite is Diabelli Gui - Giuliani Grand Overture Thanks for posting this 👏
Warren, so happy to see you did a video on Segovia. I am from Linares, Jaen born and raised and studied classical guitar in the conservatory there that bears his name. The facade clock on the town hall plays a small part of "Estudio Sin Luz" (Study without light) when the hour strikes for everyone to hear, it is said Estudio Sin Luz was composed by him when he was blind with cataracts. His old home was converted into the Andrés Segovia museum and in the summer classical guitar concerts are usually free to attend in the beautiful patio. This video has brought me back many years to my childhood and I thank you for that!
@@scotthullinger4684 While Segovia did write some pieces, his was most notorious for transcribing classical pieces written for other instruments so they could be interpreted on the guitar. At the time there were classical guitar composers (which were mentioned in the video) as there are today too. Having said that, the classics are the most common pieces being taught to this day.
@@jalantraskasfritz4176 - Yes, I think I remember that little bit about Segovia. Seems like I have some of his recordings? But these days, I'm thrilled with a family of Spanish brothers - father also? - who've made recordings of original guitar music, rather than transcriptions. Forgot the name.
I’m continually trying to learn rock guitar in my middle age and Segovia is a great inspiration to me. His grace, economy of movement, relaxed hands and precision with those chubby sausage fingers are mesmerizing.
Amazing video. I am Spanish and I study classical guitar in Madrid. It is important to know the history of the guitar as we know it today, and you did an amazing job!!!
@@Producelikeapro Another spaniard here... great episode, and you did a nice job with the names, except Tárrega... it's tÁrrrrrega...(yeah, the hard R sound is a b*tch for you englishmen, I know...) tongue needs to go brrrrrrrrr and emphasis on the "a" not tarEga
My cousin is a virtuoso Classical guitarist. He recently told me that if he began again he would go the Flamenco route. He spoke at great length about Tarrega and Segovia.
I agree with your flamenco comment. not everyone can play like Segovia. my classical guitar teacher was really a lutenist and now I enjoy a wide variety of styles
@@Producelikeapro - I also like that much younger group of Spanish siblings, if memory serves, who also include their father. Can't remember their name at the moment.
I saw him at the Kennedy Center. He was so brilliant, but I was not familiar with his works, just told that I had to see this man play before he or I died. He was very old at the time, but I remember I felt something special about him and the way he played. It was captivating. I thought it was in the late 70s when I saw him, but it may have been the very early 80s. Great vid as always Warren!
I started(and failed) trying to play classical guitar at about 14/15. It was the 60s and there was a PBS program "Frederick Noad on Guitar". He taught beginning guitar on the TV. I got the book that accompanied the coarse. But is was very difficult and low and behold I discover chords, and want on to acoustic and finally electric guitar. But it all started with the classical.
When I was 16, I hated that the only guitar I had was strung with nylon strings. I wanted to play rock ‘n’ roll, dammit. Now I’m 61. Two months ago I bought a Spanish guitar both because I had become curious about it and I was inspired by Willie Nelson. I saw it as an instrument that would be easier to practice finger style on, and that it really did have a place in country music, standards, and even rock ‘n’ roll. Interestingly, however, it’s lead me to being obsessed with classical guitar music. it’s changed a lot of my perspectives on guitar. It’s too bad it took me five decades to figure all this out.
Oh man. One of my first heroes. I'll never forget seeing a documentary on Segovia and being absolutely transfixed. And the absolute magic of witnessing such incredible music eminating from such a simple piece of equipment ... will never leave me.
As a classical guitarist, its been interesting to note how the perception of Segovia has changed over the years. He went from a God, to almost a bad word, who would kick students off the masterclass stage if they dare question him. Now, I think (at least for me), the pendulum has swung back to the middle: a total game changer and a genius, with a sound that cannot even be remotely duplicated.
That one was another eye-opener! Thanks! I once did the "amplification" for Wulfin Lieske - the guy who's holding the Torres guitar at 2:44. And he showed me a crazy detail of the (replica of a) historic instrument he had with him. In order to achieve higher volumes, the sound hole of the guitar was reinforced with a metal cone looming in the body. The guitar was really loud in front of it, but a the player's "position" it sounded almost boringly weak! Did you ever had the chance to put hands on something similar? I mean: since you finished your 12 hours practice?
One of my favorite Segovia stories is about when he happened to see Django Reinhardt in France and was BLOWN AWAY by the performance. He went up to Django and asked where he could buy the music and Django just laughed and said, "You can't, that's IMPROVISED."
Classical guitar and the accompanying snobberies which, at least until recently, have surrounded it have always annoyed me and made me polarise somewhat against it. But I tend to forget all that, albeit briefly, when I hear recordings of Segovia. For all his pomposity, his touch was so delicate, sensitive, dynamic ... everything a touch could be, and I always find his sound captivating.
22:20 "a rock and roll guitarist can be turned out 12 hours flat"... anyone else think that someone somewhere could learn 12 bar blues in 12 hours, and go play a half hour rock show where someone played lead over them in the 1960s? I bet its happened the world over many many times that someone with this amount of experience plays a show, and voila, they are now a rock n roll guitarist. Its worth remembering that rock is a genre where even many extremely famous players will sometimes show up on stage utterly wasted, play horribly, and 90% of the crowd will still be in awe of them at the end of the night. Anyways...that aside THOROUGHLY fascinating video, great material well presented 😀
This was a wonderful and informative summary of Andres Segovia and of many of his accomplishments with classical guitar performance and composing! It is interesting that Segovia managed to become the giant that he was when he had short, chubby fingers and essentially zero charisma. He was opinionated, snobbish, inflexible, and a bit of a scold--everyone was beneath him. He thought the way he did anything was the only way it could be done. I've always thought that if he would have said that steel strings were the best for classical guitar we would all be playing steel strings because he said so (the great Michael Hedges recorded classical pieces on a steel string Martin). Yet despite all this, if you want to excel on classical guitar you MUST study Segovia. He accomplished a prodigious amount in his long life. I saw him in concert when I was 19, I think, about 10 years before he died. He communicated no warmth or charm from the stage. The most memorable thing I've ever heard him say is "study music more than you study the guitar." Great advice! I have seen so many famous classical guitarists in my life since then, and most of them were more inspiring to me that the one they called The Maestro. Yet I am happy I once saw him for the world shall never see the likes of such an one again.
@@Producelikeapro I know there was a B version but was there an A or C,I mixed quite a few albums on an ssl G and I always wondered who thought all of it up ,including using that crazy floppy drive that took 10 inch disks.Thanks again for the great content ,really enjoyed the Django one
what about classically influenced bands like Yes, with Rick Wakeman, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Deep Purple? There's more.... covering the merger of classical and technological. Jan Ackerman? Just a suggestion... Might make for something ineteresting too
Very interesting. I too started with a classical. It surprised me that Sor was nothing but a footnote in Segovia's story. Sor's method is perhaps one of the most interesting reads on the subject of playing guitar. I have the nails for classical but don't keep them because of what Sor said about them. They get in the way of the plectrum if you are playing electric too. I have to agree with Segovia about the polyphony point. The guitar is the most awesome and versatile instrument in the world. But to my mind Segovia just built on Sor's work. Yes, its an over simplification, but Sor is the great granddaddy of the classical guitar.
Andreeeeesss! 💪😎 Played him with 12... Also, if Segovia is the father of cl. guitar and Tarrega the grandfather, Fernando Sor must be the great-grandfather then. 😆
I thought Taregga was the father of classical guitar? Who came first? Who would be considered more important? I know they’re both important. Are they kind of like Magic and Bird made the nba a worldwide sport?
Tárrega came first but he was not a fan of tours and big audiences, also had health problems and died in his 50s. Segovia spent 8 decades dedicated to boosting the prestige of the guitar. It's a pity Tárrega died before decent recording technologies, he's said to be an incredible player.
Bearing in mind that Parkening’s cousin Jack Marshall, introduced him to the recordings of Andrés Segovia when he was 11 and encouraged his classical guitarHas stated that he was influenced by the styles of Andrés Segovia and Francisco Tárrega.
Segovia's father broke three of his guitars. He was ridiculed and disrespected for his love of the guitar. He wasn't taken seriously as a guitarist for many years. How could he not develop incisive language and a pompous air when he thought that his art was being diminished or criticized. These were defense mechanisms manifested in the face of prolonged artistic adversity. Without these defense mechanisms and his stubborn commitment to the guitar, the name Segovia wouldn't mean anything to us today.
@@Producelikeapro Whether it's Andres Segovia, Robert Johnson, or Django Reinhardt, it's pretty clear that great music is often born of adversity. These musicians are just inspiring, and when playing guitar gets tough for me, I need to think of them. We all need to think of them. 🎶🎸🎸🎸🎶
His later pop music was awful ...no wonder he didn't use his full name : Peter Andre Segovia ....but even Ian dury referenced him in "aint half been some clever bastards " Brill !!...(yes , ok , ...I'll see myself out )
LA is far from being a city of any sort of culture or of any admiration of real art; in terms of arts, it an outhouse, even in plebeian American terms.
As soon as I got the email on this, I had to watch immediately! Such a huge influence on me. When I was in high school (early 90s), my closest friend entered a recital and chose to play Segovia. I transcribed the song he wanted to play and got a call from him the night before the recital telling me he just couldn't get it. I went over there and he's playing it with a pick. Rock guitarists! What can you do? So we were up all night getting that song down and, damn, if he didn't have it. Brought a tear to my eye. Finally, we get to the recital, he gets up there and plays the damn things EXACTLY as he did when I first found him struggling with it that night. Total disaster! ;-D
A great overview of the maestro. I've always been amazed by the precision with which he moved those sausages around the fretboard. He was truly one of a kind and a consummate artist.
As a Classical Guitar Player I'm very pleased for this video. Thanks, Warren. For giving a space to our marvelous and beautiful instrument and one of its most great players!
Without a doubt a genius. Just makes you think 2 things a) how afraid must he have been if he needed to dis The Beatles b) how flexible was his musicality if he did not hear the musicality in The Beatles... For they truely dreamed with music.
A ‘dis’ would be a conscious act of some kind of resentment, however Segovia wouldn’t have been speaking from this place. He would just simply be expressing an opinion based on his studies, love and exceptional dedication to playing Classical guitar. We don’t have to agree with him, however I don’t believe that there was any real malice, it was his honest opinion
@@tommibjork To Segovia's credit, he was suspicious of modern music and modern culture in general. He survived WW1, the Spanish civil war, the WW2, the Cold War etc., and those were times of rapid twists and turns and radical change in fads. He saw that classical art forms - which were built on proven art and music theories and high-performance standards - endured the test of time and were inspiring centuries later. But the modern streams in art and music of the 20th century were in too much turmoil, as he said once; tastes changed too quickly. He also saw modern influences on the Flamenco, which is folklore, and he did not like those modern influences at all. In his eyes, it was cheapening of the otherwise rich cultural heritage. Similar sentiment once expressed traditional musician Paco Peña, he said that much of that which poses as Flamenco today is "artificially romantic". Perhaps that is where Segovia's "snobbish attitude" comes from: he respected original folklore and ephemeral classical style. He believed both had resisted and can stand the test of time. The only thing that was missing is that lowly guitar is accepted as an instrument fully capable of executing demanding classical repertoire. And he had to prove that even to the most suspicious nitpickers; which was gargantuan task!
Amazing video as always! Anyway, please excuse me, but I'll dare to give you a little tip. If you paste foreign words and names in Google Translate, you can click on the little speaker button and hear how they're pronounced in its native tongue. It hurt a little to hear you butcher all those Spanish names and I couldn't help myself from being a smart-ass 😅.
Warren, this is brilliant, particularly the footage midway of Segovia playing and speaking. Somewhere beyond mastery; maybe transcendence? Wouldn’t you know it - another guitar player preoccupied with tone! 🙃
Nice video indeed, Segovia for sure had a huge role on the “discovery” of the guitar but it is NOT only his merit. Let’s say that he was extremely good to make people talk about him. He didn’t said all the truth, he wasn’t the only "discovering" the guitar and never had good words for the others and in particular for a big one, i’m talking of Barrios who was contemporary at him and with an extraordinary if not superior talent at the guitar, plus he was a marvelous composer. Segovia not even allow to his student to talk about Barrios. Barrios was his nemesis and In other words Segovia was frightened by Barrios who was an incredible player.. and a great composer too! If Barrios didn’t die young and had tour a little more this video would be about him. He died just before to tour US. If only… We have to thank Segovia for all the transcriptions and for reaching the attention of contemporary composers on the guitar, this is in my opinion his real credit. I’ve studied with one of Segovia student, i recognize Segovia’s legacy and his incredible talent at the guitar but he is not the only one, there are other guitarists who saved the guitar, with, before and after him. PS: Paganini played and wrote a lot for the guitar and it already had 6 chores.
Please do not take this as an insult, as it is meant as a compliment, that I am pleasantly surprised by your historical knowledge of the guitar. You seem to have a thorough knowledge in this area. I am impressed. Here, I thought you were just a rock bloke guitarist from England who's learned a few tricks of the trade along the way.
Haha it's ok! I grew up on Jazz and Classical music and being British I'm sure you are aware we don't naturally blow our trumpets! I understand that's NOT the youtube way! Haha But it's ok, I will continue to be my Grandfather's Grandson and Father's Son!
@@Producelikeapro Yeah, good thing I don't own a trumpet, or I might be tooting my American horn...though I did learn how to play a mean mouth trumpet from my dad. : -)
Very important figure.....BUT, he clearly left out Giulio Regondi...who was FAR superior to Giuliani musically (Giuliani's guitar compositions are quite immature and self serving). The only way in which Giuliani was arguably better was for the fact that he wrote SO MUCH for the instrument. I say this as someone who has had to perform many of the popular concert repertoire for classical guitar...Not to mention Segovia notoriously purposely marked false / impossible fingerings in his arrangements in order to keep some secrets. (and yes I know many pieces of sheet music in different times had mistakes, but it is well known he did this on purpose). All that said, LOL, of course the guitar would not be where it is without him.
I wanna know why Humans like music... i can only believe it is some sort of evolutionary advantage.... Maybe it represents togetherness.... Either way i love it. and cant get enough. Love you bro.
Cool! A recording I had of Segovia playing Bach Cello Suite No. 1, inspired me to get the music and learn it, when I was a youngster. I enjoyed this, thanks!
I have long been a fan of Julian Bream, largely because of his lute playing. Segovia is less 'accessible' to me even though I believe he should always be considered "the authority" on classical guitar.
Wow! Remember as a kid my dad talking about ”Segovia” and how he was the master but I was blind to everything but Slash in those days 😂 need more of this content and your amazing knowledge. Superb episode!
Thanks for the excellent video. Segovia was instrumental in the development and promotion of the classical guitar repertoire. Thanks for highlighting the connections between Segovia and Tarrega who was key in the development of classical guitar technique. BTW, I love the artwork in the bottom right; essential for inspiration.
I'm very happy to see you speaking about non-north-americans or non-british musicians. I mean, I like their music a lot, but It's great to show that music of another countries have a huge importance too. I'm brazilian, and here we have so much more than Tom Jobim and João Gilberto. I hope to see you speaking about a brazilian musician someday. Abraços!
Warren, a well done presentation on the old Maestro. Thankfully today's classical guitarists appreciate the contributions of the many great players from jazz, rock and blues. Enjoy your channel!
great video, thanks Warren! I've been hearing guitar music since I was born thanks to elder siblings - Hank Marvin was the first guitarist I was aware of (pre-Beatles!) and Segovia was second, to me he was classical guitar
Amazing video Warren! I played classical guitar for more than 10 years when I was a teenager. I had to stop because of my job, my nails were broken all the time. I studied Andres Segovia’s techniques. His posture and how he places his hands and fingers. Difficult but makes playing easier when you achieve that posture. My teacher also tells me he was an “amazing idiot”. But despite of that, all the guitar players must thank him his contribution. A fun joke about classical guitar players my teacher told me: A guitar player is a person who spends half of his life tuning his guitar, and the other half playing out of tune!
While - growing up in Spain - I was of course aware of Segovia, it's great that you made a whole video around him and his influence. And kudos for trying to pronounce the Spanish names. I'm sure they were a tongue twister. Thanks as always for the video!
I have a request, Please please make a video about Amr Diab from Egypt. King of mediterranean pop music. He made many new styles. His music is out of the world. I am Indian i am not even Arab but i am hooked.
Warren Well done on this presentation. I was fortunate enough to to see him in the late 60’s in Lausanne, and have never forgotten the impact he made that day.
Thank you for this well researched nod to our corner of the world. Segovia was a controversial figure, but what he did for our instrument was amazing ❤️
What other artists do you think changed music? Comment below!
Luis Alberto Spinetta
My Dad
studied and played alot of Andres Segovia music and taught his music to his advanced students.
He took Me and my Rock and Roll buddies to see Segovia in Detroit back in the later 70's
They couldn't believe how much sound one guy could bring out of a guitar.
If my memory is correct Julian Alexander Bream studied under Segovia 🤔
Julian Bream was another great guitarist that shaped classical music
My favorite is Diabelli Gui - Giuliani Grand Overture
Thanks for posting this 👏
Johnny Cash, Little Richard, Booker T. & the MG’s, The Doors & The Pixies
@@Arcadiadiv Warren’s already covered him in another excellent episode.
New Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Todd Rundgren!
I find it somewhat humorous that it doesn't matter what century we're in, you still have to put up with dad if you want to be a guitarist.
Indeed Ed!
I found it haunting
@@Robil63 agreed. My father was very supportive, his father didn't;t allow him to play, so he remembered that and was. very supportive of me!
Yeah, my Dad only gave in after I grew up and left. THen he bought me a Kawai custom-built guitar for my birthday in 1976
Francisco Tarrega three times left home as small child to can play guitar with gipsies - as 10 year
Warren, so happy to see you did a video on Segovia. I am from Linares, Jaen born and raised and studied classical guitar in the conservatory there that bears his name. The facade clock on the town hall plays a small part of "Estudio Sin Luz" (Study without light) when the hour strikes for everyone to hear, it is said Estudio Sin Luz was composed by him when he was blind with cataracts. His old home was converted into the Andrés Segovia museum and in the summer classical guitar concerts are usually free to attend in the beautiful patio. This video has brought me back many years to my childhood and I thank you for that!
Thanks ever so much for sharing! I really appreciate your kind words!
Thanks ever so much for sharing about the museum! I hope to travel their myself one day!
Was Segovia by chance a composer of guitar music? Or do most such guitarists just end up plying the same old great classics?
@@scotthullinger4684 While Segovia did write some pieces, his was most notorious for transcribing classical pieces written for other instruments so they could be interpreted on the guitar. At the time there were classical guitar composers (which were mentioned in the video) as there are today too. Having said that, the classics are the most common pieces being taught to this day.
@@jalantraskasfritz4176 - Yes, I think I remember that little bit about Segovia. Seems like I have some of his recordings?
But these days, I'm thrilled with a family of Spanish brothers - father also? - who've made recordings of original guitar music, rather than transcriptions. Forgot the name.
I’m continually trying to learn rock guitar in my middle age and Segovia is a great inspiration to me. His grace, economy of movement, relaxed hands and precision with those chubby sausage fingers are mesmerizing.
Agreed! Incredible musician!
Lol...well said, my friend 😁
Agreed Robert
Amazing video. I am Spanish and I study classical guitar in Madrid. It is important to know the history of the guitar as we know it today, and you did an amazing job!!!
Wow! Thanks ever so much for your great comment! I really appreciate it!
@@Producelikeapro Another spaniard here... great episode, and you did a nice job with the names, except Tárrega... it's tÁrrrrrega...(yeah, the hard R sound is a b*tch for you englishmen, I know...) tongue needs to go brrrrrrrrr and emphasis on the "a"
not tarEga
@@TheChzoronzon haha indeed! I can NOT roll my 'R's' haha
and subsequently John Williams, whose unique ability to play without dragging his fingers on the strings is just amazing.
I love both John Williams and Julian Bream’s playing
My cousin is a virtuoso Classical guitarist. He recently told me that if he began again he would go the Flamenco route. He spoke at great length about Tarrega and Segovia.
Thanks ever so much for sharing that Pat!!
I agree with your flamenco comment. not everyone can play like Segovia. my classical guitar teacher was really a lutenist and now I enjoy a wide variety of styles
Beautiful introduction to Segovia. Thank you!
One of the best - if not the VERY best - classical guitarists ever.
Agreed Scott
@@Producelikeapro - I also like that much younger group of Spanish siblings, if memory serves, who also include their father. Can't remember their name at the moment.
Your comment is utterly absurd.
Thank you for taking the time to teach us about Segovia.
Thanks ever so much! Glad you enjoyed the video
Many thanks for this video in particular, and keep up the exceptional work sir.
I saw him at the Kennedy Center. He was so brilliant, but I was not familiar with his works, just told that I had to see this man play before he or I died. He was very old at the time, but I remember I felt something special about him and the way he played. It was captivating. I thought it was in the late 70s when I saw him, but it may have been the very early 80s. Great vid as always Warren!
Yes - thank you for recognizing Segovia!
You're very welcome! Thanks ever so much!
Thank you for your knowledge and your great effort
Thanks ever so much
I started(and failed) trying to play classical guitar at about 14/15. It was the 60s and there was a PBS program "Frederick Noad on Guitar". He taught beginning guitar on the TV. I got the book that accompanied the coarse. But is was very difficult and low and behold I discover chords, and want on to acoustic and finally electric guitar. But it all started with the classical.
When I was 16, I hated that the only guitar I had was strung with nylon strings. I wanted to play rock ‘n’ roll, dammit. Now I’m 61. Two months ago I bought a Spanish guitar both because I had become curious about it and I was inspired by Willie Nelson. I saw it as an instrument that would be easier to practice finger style on, and that it really did have a place in country music, standards, and even rock ‘n’ roll. Interestingly, however, it’s lead me to being obsessed with classical guitar music.
it’s changed a lot of my perspectives on guitar.
It’s too bad it took me five decades to figure all this out.
Segovia is why I play a classical guitar , rip.
The Spanish Classical Guitar... one of my favourites... I dig you channel name by the way.... at first glance I thought it was my channel.
Yes, for me I heard Classical guitar first, John Williams and Julian Bream were played in my house! Then Django Reinhardt!
@@thebeardedsuperheroes9405 Agreed 100%!
Oh man. One of my first heroes. I'll never forget seeing a documentary on Segovia and being absolutely transfixed. And the absolute magic of witnessing such incredible music eminating from such a simple piece of equipment ... will never leave me.
I remember having that feeling after watching a documentary on John Coltrane!
That's heavy... very heavy 🔥
@@robertcronin6603 yes, indeed!
Great music history lesson! It is amazing how many genius artists from Spain and France appeared and influenced the early modern Industrial Age.
Yes, indeed! Such a huge influence!
Segovia and Carlos Montoya both had me hooked by the end of the 1950’s, having seen both in concert.
Wow! That’s absolutely
Great video, really enjoyed this one.
Thanks ever so much
Thank you for the education. Really enjoyed it and love the humor too 😊
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks ever so much
That was a fantastic presentation. I really love Segovia's playing and your presentation was very informative.
Thanks ever so much
Thanks for this interesting look at a classical great.
You’re very welcome
Great content. Well done research. Congratulations and Thank you for spreading his legacy.
Thanks ever so much
Thank you for this interesting film. I really enjoyed and will continue to make more interesting and good films. Thank you
I Love this upload! Will you profile his contemporary Augustin Barrios in the near future?
I do hope so!
As a classical guitarist, its been interesting to note how the perception of Segovia has changed over the years. He went from a God, to almost a bad word, who would kick students off the masterclass stage if they dare question him. Now, I think (at least for me), the pendulum has swung back to the middle: a total game changer and a genius, with a sound that cannot even be remotely duplicated.
That one was another eye-opener! Thanks! I once did the "amplification" for Wulfin Lieske - the guy who's holding the Torres guitar at 2:44. And he showed me a crazy detail of the (replica of a) historic instrument he had with him. In order to achieve higher volumes, the sound hole of the guitar was reinforced with a metal cone looming in the body. The guitar was really loud in front of it, but a the player's "position" it sounded almost boringly weak! Did you ever had the chance to put hands on something similar? I mean: since you finished your 12 hours practice?
That'd be the tornavoz, which Torres used in a few of his earlier guitars. Tárrega's first Torres guitar had one.
Oops, I've just read the text. Should have written Heitor. Knew you would'nt have missed him. Great Video! Very informative. Keep on your good work!
No problem! Thanks
Bravo!
One of my favorite Segovia stories is about when he happened to see Django Reinhardt in France and was BLOWN AWAY by the performance. He went up to Django and asked where he could buy the music and Django just laughed and said, "You can't, that's IMPROVISED."
Probably not a true story
@@hectorgarcia9790 look it up.
Oh, Segovia.
There ain't half been some clever ........
@@alcuinmacdonald yes! Indeed!
Thank you Warren. A couple of my favorite channels here are Denis Azabagic and Tatyana Ryzhkova. Wonderful players, lots of inspiration.
He had such small fingers too. Amazing!
Classical guitar and the accompanying snobberies which, at least until recently, have surrounded it have always annoyed me and made me polarise somewhat against it. But I tend to forget all that, albeit briefly, when I hear recordings of Segovia. For all his pomposity, his touch was so delicate, sensitive, dynamic ... everything a touch could be, and I always find his sound captivating.
Thanks ever so much! I appreciate your comment and insight
22:20 "a rock and roll guitarist can be turned out 12 hours flat"... anyone else think that someone somewhere could learn 12 bar blues in 12 hours, and go play a half hour rock show where someone played lead over them in the 1960s? I bet its happened the world over many many times that someone with this amount of experience plays a show, and voila, they are now a rock n roll guitarist.
Its worth remembering that rock is a genre where even many extremely famous players will sometimes show up on stage utterly wasted, play horribly, and 90% of the crowd will still be in awe of them at the end of the night.
Anyways...that aside THOROUGHLY fascinating video, great material well presented 😀
That burn on the Beatles was amazing though :D
Albert King for Blues Guitar changed the way most modern blues guitarists play IMHO!!! Thanks Warren Outstanding Presentation !!!!! Bravo!!!!
Damn good.
Thanks ever so much!
His noble, aristocratic attitude is most refreshing in this age of total conformity to ignoble, mindless egalitarianism.
This was a wonderful and informative summary of Andres Segovia and of many of his accomplishments with classical guitar performance and composing! It is interesting that Segovia managed to become the giant that he was when he had short, chubby fingers and essentially zero charisma. He was opinionated, snobbish, inflexible, and a bit of a scold--everyone was beneath him. He thought the way he did anything was the only way it could be done. I've always thought that if he would have said that steel strings were the best for classical guitar we would all be playing steel strings because he said so (the great Michael Hedges recorded classical pieces on a steel string Martin). Yet despite all this, if you want to excel on classical guitar you MUST study Segovia. He accomplished a prodigious amount in his long life. I saw him in concert when I was 19, I think, about 10 years before he died. He communicated no warmth or charm from the stage. The most memorable thing I've ever heard him say is "study music more than you study the guitar." Great advice! I have seen so many famous classical guitarists in my life since then, and most of them were more inspiring to me that the one they called The Maestro. Yet I am happy I once saw him for the world shall never see the likes of such an one again.
Thanks ever so much! I really appreciate it. It was very important to me that we showcase him
it would be interesting to see a history of SSL consoles
Marvellous idea Marty!
@@Producelikeapro I know there was a B version but was there an A or C,I mixed quite a few albums on an ssl G and I always wondered who thought all of it up ,including using that crazy floppy drive that took 10 inch disks.Thanks again for the great content ,really enjoyed the Django one
You should do one on Julian Bream.
Ye, huge fan! Rest In Peace
Segovia is probably the only person who hated electric guitar with a passion yet was revered by all electric guitarists.
Very interesting! Thanks ever so much for pointing that out!
what about classically influenced bands like Yes, with Rick Wakeman, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Deep Purple? There's more.... covering the merger of classical and technological. Jan Ackerman? Just a suggestion... Might make for something ineteresting too
Hi Warren, how about Hector Villa Lobos ??? Greetinx from Berlin
I have a friend that got me into him in the sixties
Very interesting. I too started with a classical.
It surprised me that Sor was nothing but a footnote in Segovia's story. Sor's method is perhaps one of the most interesting reads on the subject of playing guitar. I have the nails for classical but don't keep them because of what Sor said about them. They get in the way of the plectrum if you are playing electric too.
I have to agree with Segovia about the polyphony point. The guitar is the most awesome and versatile instrument in the world.
But to my mind Segovia just built on Sor's work. Yes, its an over simplification, but Sor is the great granddaddy of the classical guitar.
For those with softer nails: lemon juice (instead of nail polish) helps. Trust me, I know...😆
Thanks for the tip!
@@Producelikeapro YW!
Love your vids man, keep'em comin'l! 😍
Or gel nails!
Andreeeeesss! 💪😎
Played him with 12...
Also, if Segovia is the father of cl. guitar and Tarrega the grandfather, Fernando Sor must be the great-grandfather then. 😆
You played with him?
@@Producelikeapro Lol, no! I just played his compositions in music school. 😆
@@adissabovic haha ok!
I thought Taregga was the father of classical guitar? Who came first? Who would be considered more important? I know they’re both important. Are they kind of like Magic and Bird made the nba a worldwide sport?
Tárrega came first but he was not a fan of tours and big audiences, also had health problems and died in his 50s. Segovia spent 8 decades dedicated to boosting the prestige of the guitar. It's a pity Tárrega died before decent recording technologies, he's said to be an incredible player.
I like Segovia but Parkening and Bream seem to surpass him.....
Bearing in mind that Parkening’s cousin Jack Marshall, introduced him to the recordings of Andrés Segovia when he was 11 and encouraged his classical guitarHas stated that he was influenced by the styles of Andrés Segovia and Francisco Tárrega.
Also Bream, has stated that he was influenced by the styles of Andrés Segovia and Francisco Tárrega.
Yes, but there would have been no Bream or Parkening without Segovia..
Riley Pucket goes before mrZegovia ttfn&ty
Segovia's father broke three of his guitars. He was ridiculed and disrespected for his love of the guitar. He wasn't taken seriously as a guitarist for many years. How could he not develop incisive language and a pompous air when he thought that his art was being diminished or criticized. These were defense mechanisms manifested in the face of prolonged artistic adversity. Without these defense mechanisms and his stubborn commitment to the guitar, the name Segovia wouldn't mean anything to us today.
Indeed. He is a household name to those of us who grew up in his shadow! Thanks for your great comment
@@Producelikeapro Whether it's Andres Segovia, Robert Johnson, or Django Reinhardt, it's pretty clear that great music is often born of adversity. These musicians are just inspiring, and when playing guitar gets tough for me, I need to think of them. We all need to think of them. 🎶🎸🎸🎸🎶
His later pop music was awful ...no wonder he didn't use his full name : Peter Andre Segovia ....but even Ian dury referenced him in "aint half been some clever bastards " Brill !!...(yes , ok , ...I'll see myself out )
Saw Segovia in LA with about 10 people in the audience. Mostly students. Very sad but the performance was amazing given his age at the time.
I wish I could have seen that! Thanks ever so much for sharing!
When I saw him at age 93 in Chicago's Orchestra Hall, the house was full (March, 1986).
LA is far from being a city of any sort of culture or of any admiration of real art; in terms of arts, it an outhouse, even in plebeian American terms.
Saw Segovia at the RFH-stunning performance by the Maestro.... I felt like giving up!
Wow! That would have been amazing!
Andres is perhaps my favorite spanish/classical guitarist! Really beautiful playing he did!
Thanks ever so much for sharing!
@@Producelikeapro Cheers!
As soon as I got the email on this, I had to watch immediately! Such a huge influence on me. When I was in high school (early 90s), my closest friend entered a recital and chose to play Segovia. I transcribed the song he wanted to play and got a call from him the night before the recital telling me he just couldn't get it. I went over there and he's playing it with a pick. Rock guitarists! What can you do? So we were up all night getting that song down and, damn, if he didn't have it. Brought a tear to my eye. Finally, we get to the recital, he gets up there and plays the damn things EXACTLY as he did when I first found him struggling with it that night. Total disaster! ;-D
Please do a video on zappa or allan holdsworth.
A video about Segovia: totally unexpected but very much appreciated. Thanks
Thanks ever so much!
A great overview of the maestro. I've always been amazed by the precision with which he moved those sausages around the fretboard. He was truly one of a kind and a consummate artist.
Thanks ever so much Darrell!
But his left pinky looks so strong.
As a Classical Guitar Player I'm very pleased for this video. Thanks, Warren. For giving a space to our marvelous and beautiful instrument and one of its most great players!
Thanks ever so much Manuel!
Without a doubt a genius. Just makes you think 2 things a) how afraid must he have been if he needed to dis The Beatles b) how flexible was his musicality if he did not hear the musicality in The Beatles... For they truely dreamed with music.
A ‘dis’ would be a conscious act of some kind of resentment, however Segovia wouldn’t have been speaking from this place. He would just simply be expressing an opinion based on his studies, love and exceptional dedication to playing Classical guitar. We don’t have to agree with him, however I don’t believe that there was any real malice, it was his honest opinion
Segovia dissed pretty much everyone but himself, tbh. Flamenco, pop and fellow classical performers and composers
Yes, extraordinary people sometimes behave unconventionally. Would be foolish to expect people like that to behave like a common people. 😊
@@tommibjork To Segovia's credit, he was suspicious of modern music and modern culture in general. He survived WW1, the Spanish civil war, the WW2, the Cold War etc., and those were times of rapid twists and turns and radical change in fads. He saw that classical art forms - which were built on proven art and music theories and high-performance standards - endured the test of time and were inspiring centuries later. But the modern streams in art and music of the 20th century were in too much turmoil, as he said once; tastes changed too quickly. He also saw modern influences on the Flamenco, which is folklore, and he did not like those modern influences at all. In his eyes, it was cheapening of the otherwise rich cultural heritage. Similar sentiment once expressed traditional musician Paco Peña, he said that much of that which poses as Flamenco today is "artificially romantic". Perhaps that is where Segovia's "snobbish attitude" comes from: he respected original folklore and ephemeral classical style. He believed both had resisted and can stand the test of time. The only thing that was missing is that lowly guitar is accepted as an instrument fully capable of executing demanding classical repertoire. And he had to prove that even to the most suspicious nitpickers; which was gargantuan task!
How about a video on recording the classical guitar?
Marvellous
Amazing video as always! Anyway, please excuse me, but I'll dare to give you a little tip. If you paste foreign words and names in Google Translate, you can click on the little speaker button and hear how they're pronounced in its native tongue. It hurt a little to hear you butcher all those Spanish names and I couldn't help myself from being a smart-ass 😅.
Warren, this is brilliant, particularly the footage midway of Segovia playing and speaking. Somewhere beyond mastery; maybe transcendence?
Wouldn’t you know it - another guitar player preoccupied with tone! 🙃
Great choice! Love Segovia😍😍
Agreed! I'm a huge fan! What an incredibly important musician!
Great research and a very interesting and educating video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Nice video indeed, Segovia for sure had a huge role on the “discovery” of the guitar but it is NOT only his merit. Let’s say that he was extremely good to make people talk about him. He didn’t said all the truth, he wasn’t the only "discovering" the guitar and never had good words for the others and in particular for a big one, i’m talking of Barrios who was contemporary at him and with an extraordinary if not superior talent at the guitar, plus he was a marvelous composer.
Segovia not even allow to his student to talk about Barrios. Barrios was his nemesis and In other words Segovia was frightened by Barrios who was an incredible player.. and a great composer too! If Barrios didn’t die young and had tour a little more this video would be about him. He died just before to tour US. If only…
We have to thank Segovia for all the transcriptions and for reaching the attention of contemporary composers on the guitar, this is in my opinion his real credit.
I’ve studied with one of Segovia student, i recognize Segovia’s legacy and his incredible talent at the guitar but he is not the only one, there are other guitarists who saved the guitar, with, before and after him.
PS: Paganini played and wrote a lot for the guitar and it already had 6 chores.
What wonderful nibbled left hand nails...
Nimble and nibbled!
Please do not take this as an insult, as it is meant as a compliment, that I am pleasantly surprised by your historical knowledge of the guitar. You seem to have a thorough knowledge in this area. I am impressed. Here, I thought you were just a rock bloke guitarist from England who's learned a few tricks of the trade along the way.
Haha it's ok! I grew up on Jazz and Classical music and being British I'm sure you are aware we don't naturally blow our trumpets! I understand that's NOT the youtube way! Haha But it's ok, I will continue to be my Grandfather's Grandson and Father's Son!
@@Producelikeapro Yeah, good thing I don't own a trumpet, or I might be tooting my American horn...though I did learn how to play a mean mouth trumpet from my dad. : -)
@@ericrukin2368 haha thanks ever so much!
Very important figure.....BUT, he clearly left out Giulio Regondi...who was FAR superior to Giuliani musically (Giuliani's guitar compositions are quite immature and self serving). The only way in which Giuliani was arguably better was for the fact that he wrote SO MUCH for the instrument. I say this as someone who has had to perform many of the popular concert repertoire for classical guitar...Not to mention Segovia notoriously purposely marked false / impossible fingerings in his arrangements in order to keep some secrets. (and yes I know many pieces of sheet music in different times had mistakes, but it is well known he did this on purpose). All that said, LOL, of course the guitar would not be where it is without him.
Thanks ever so much for sharing that!!
I wanna know why Humans like music... i can only believe it is some sort of evolutionary advantage.... Maybe it represents togetherness.... Either way i love it. and cant get enough. Love you bro.
Thanks ever so much
Cool! A recording I had of Segovia playing Bach Cello Suite No. 1, inspired me to get the music and learn it, when I was a youngster. I enjoyed this, thanks!
Wow! Thanks ever so much for sharing! Yes, my Father played Segovia, John Williams and Julian Bream in the house! It was marvellous!
yes, and then I later went on to listen to the Cello versions.
@@rumginray yes, beautiful!
Outstanding as always Warren! If you get a chance, check out Estas Tonne "The Song of the Golden Dragon!"
Thanks ever so much
I´ve watched a lot of videos about Segovia, this is probably the best of all. Truly good.
I have long been a fan of Julian Bream, largely because of his lute playing.
Segovia is less 'accessible' to me even though I believe he should always be considered "the authority" on classical guitar.
I love Julian Bream's playing! He will be sorely missed!
Spain is a land of great guitarists and we owe Segovia A LOT for that.
Wow! Remember as a kid my dad talking about ”Segovia” and how he was the master but I was blind to everything but Slash in those days 😂 need more of this content and your amazing knowledge. Superb episode!
Thanks ever so much Jonas
Rebel against mediocrity, be a revolutionary snob!!!💪🏻
Hahaha Thanks ever so much!
Thanks for the excellent video. Segovia was instrumental in the development and promotion of the classical guitar repertoire. Thanks for highlighting the connections between Segovia and Tarrega who was key in the development of classical guitar technique. BTW, I love the artwork in the bottom right; essential for inspiration.
I'm very happy to see you speaking about non-north-americans or non-british musicians. I mean, I like their music a lot, but It's great to show that music of another countries have a huge importance too. I'm brazilian, and here we have so much more than Tom Jobim and João Gilberto. I hope to see you speaking about a brazilian musician someday. Abraços!
A throughly superb essay on Segovia; I learnt a great deal, thank you! 🌝
Thanks ever so much Paul!
Warren, a well done presentation on the old Maestro. Thankfully today's classical guitarists appreciate the contributions of the many great players from jazz, rock and blues. Enjoy your channel!
great video, thanks Warren! I've been hearing guitar music since I was born thanks to elder siblings - Hank Marvin was the first guitarist I was aware of (pre-Beatles!) and Segovia was second, to me he was classical guitar
Amazing video Warren! I played classical guitar for more than 10 years when I was a teenager. I had to stop because of my job, my nails were broken all the time. I studied Andres Segovia’s techniques. His posture and how he places his hands and fingers. Difficult but makes playing easier when you achieve that posture. My teacher also tells me he was an “amazing idiot”. But despite of that, all the guitar players must thank him his contribution. A fun joke about classical guitar players my teacher told me: A guitar player is a person who spends half of his life tuning his guitar, and the other half playing out of tune!
Wow! Thanks ever so much for your wonderful comment
While - growing up in Spain - I was of course aware of Segovia, it's great that you made a whole video around him and his influence.
And kudos for trying to pronounce the Spanish names. I'm sure they were a tongue twister.
Thanks as always for the video!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks ever so much!
I have a request, Please please make a video about Amr Diab from Egypt. King of mediterranean pop music. He made many new styles. His music is out of the world. I am Indian i am not even Arab but i am hooked.
Thanks ever so much for the suggestion! I will check it out!
@@Producelikeapro 👍😍 Thank you Mr. Warren.
Thankyou Warren.
You are simply the best.
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Thanks ever so much Yonnie!
Fantastic, beautiful, nice video. Thanks.
Thanks ever so much!
Great video. Frank Zappa, maybe? Gracias!
Absolutely!!
Warren
Well done on this presentation. I was fortunate enough to to see him in the late 60’s in Lausanne, and have never forgotten the impact he made that day.
That's amazing Lynn! Thanks ever so much
Thanks for the post--I really enjoyed it.
You’re very welcome
And Where would Scarlatti’s works be without him today? He never stopped. Extraordinary.
Well Done.
Thanks ever so much Todd!
Fantastic. Segovia is my ultimate inspiration.
Thanks ever so much my friend!
Thank you for this well researched nod to our corner of the world. Segovia was a controversial figure, but what he did for our instrument was amazing ❤️
Agreed 100%! Thanks ever so much for the kind words
I will always be a Segovia devotee…I’m 64 years old, and have been playing guitar for 50+ years.