Andrés Segovia

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Andrés Segovia was a pioneering Spanish classical guitarist who elevated the guitar to a respected concert instrument through his virtuoso performances, transcriptions, and influence on generations of players.

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Andrés Segovia canonical 22
Andrés Segovia Torres 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish person
classical guitarist
human
musician
activeYearsEnd 1987
activeYearsStart 1909
awardReceived Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Légion d'honneur
Léonie Sonning Music Prize
Order of Isabella the Catholic
Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal
birthDate 1893-02-21
birthPlace Linares, Jaén, Spain
linked to: Linares
commissionedComposer Federico Moreno Torroba
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Joaquín Rodrigo
Manuel Ponce
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
countryOfCitizenship Spain
deathDate 1987-06-02
deathPlace Madrid, Spain
linked to: Madrid
familyName Segovia
fullName Andrés Segovia Torres
linked to: Andrés Segovia
genre classical music
givenName Andrés
hasSignatureGuitarModel Ramírez Segovia model classical guitar
instrument classical guitar
languageSpoken Spanish
legacy established the classical guitar as a solo concert instrument in major halls worldwide
movement 20th-century classical music
nickname father of the modern classical guitar
notableFor elevating the guitar to a respected concert instrument
influencing generations of classical guitarists
transcriptions of works for guitar
virtuoso classical guitar performances
occupation classical guitarist
music teacher
recordLabel Decca Records
Deutsche Grammophon
EMI Classics
repertoireIncludes Spanish nationalist guitar music
transcriptions of J. S. Bach
residence Granada, Spain
linked to: Granada

Madrid, Spain
linked to: Madrid

Montevideo, Uruguay
linked to: Montevideo

New York City, United States
linked to: New York City
spouse Adelaida Portillo
Emilia Magdalena Corral Sancho
Paquita Madriguera
student Alirio Díaz
Christopher Parkening
Eliot Fisk
John Williams
Julian Bream
Oscar Ghiglia
taughtAt Accademia Musicale Chigiana
Conservatoire de Musique de Genève

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John Williams (guitarist) studiedWith Andrés Segovia
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco influenced Andrés Segovia
Sol Hurok promoted Andrés Segovia
Asturias (Leyenda) notableArranger Andrés Segovia
Asturias (Leyenda) recordedBy Andrés Segovia
Andrés Segovia fullName Andrés Segovia Torres
linked to: Andrés Segovia
Concierto de Aranjuez recordedBy Andrés Segovia
John Christopher Williams studentOf Andrés Segovia
Guitar Concerto dedicatedTo Andrés Segovia
Guitar Concerto notablePerformer Andrés Segovia
Guitar Concerto premierePerformer Andrés Segovia
Charlie Byrd influencedBy Andrés Segovia
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco influenced Andrés Segovia
subject linked to: Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco wroteFor Andrés Segovia
subject linked to: Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Platero y yo, Op. 190 dedicatedTo Andrés Segovia
Platero y yo, Op. 190 notablePerformer Andrés Segovia