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Exitao -> Edgar Cruz (Oct. 2 2008 14:06:57)
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I don't know how many of you have heard of this guy. I learned of him when I downloaded what I suppose is an anthology of the tracks included with Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine.
I googled him and found youtube clips, his home page &c and he's kind of interesting. He arranges some pretty complicated pieces for classical guitar. He's a pretty damn good player too, I think there's an argument out there that if he used the time he devoted to arranging for practice he could be a virtuoso.
I'll admit, some of the arrangements aren't perfect, simply because arranging a piece like O Fortuna for solo classical guitar is pretty monumental a task. It may be that a tune like O Fortuna would be better served by a trio, but that's not the point of the exercise.
He's also got a book/video out "arranging for solo guitar" which I think I'll be putting on my wishlist among my shopping bookmarks.
Anyone heard of him and have comments? Anyone seen his book? Or followed my links today and have responses?
Just for fun, here's a track list of tunes he's arranged/recorded for solo classical on just one album/cd:
The A.R.T. of Edgar Cruz
1 O Fortuna
2 A Day in the Life
3 Nights in White Satin
4 Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
5 Oye Como Va
6 Going to California
7 Dream On
8 Live and Let Die
9 Funeral for a Friend - Love Lies Bleeding
10 Dust in the Wind
11 We are the Champions
12 Pride and Joy
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