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What's the Story?
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Mark2
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Joined: Jul. 12 2004
From: San Francisco
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What's the Story?
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I went to the Sf Symphony last week. Sublime. Emotional. If you've never seen a great orchestra in a great hall, do yourself a favor. They did all the "spanish" warhorses including the Concierto de Aranjeuz. The guitarist was Pablo Sainz Villegas, and he ain't no joke. He nailed it. Pretty sweet gig, he comes out, plays one number, and he's done. But the point of my post is that he did a verbal introduction, in which he explained what was the inspiration of the piece, down to details such as what the harmonics that end the second section represented. In studying the guitar over the years, I've had a teacher or two tell me the story behind a particular piece, such as Recuerdos de la Alhambra, which it turns out that nobody else I knew seemed be aware of. That's sorta strange given that thousands of guitarists know both of those pieces. So, I'm wondering if the stories are true. Does anyone know the "story" behind these pieces? What were the composers representing or trying to say? I suspect it's all BS, stagecraft as it were, but then again maybe not. One thing is for sure, when Villegas finished the story, he had people practically crying before he hit a note. He got a standing O after playing the piece, which was deserved, story notwithstanding. I'll post what was said by him and the story about the Alhambra piece after reading any responses. I just want to see if the stories match.
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