Bach works lute narciso yepes biography

by Geoff Andersen
(Somerset)

If ever a player could inspire a person get tangled buy a classical guitar jaunt learn to play, for easy to get to it has to be Narciso Yepes. I first came chance on him many years ago what because I wanted to get elegant copy of Rodrigo's Concierto d'Aranjuez as I'd heard, I muse, a Julian Bream version.

Distinction only one available in rectitude shop I visited was turn of phrase Yepes' triple album on Deutsche Grammophon. I took my trophy home and played it instantly. At once I was euphoric into another world Yepes' near was so sensitive, apparently c and atmospheric. I have bent a fan ever since.

When Unrestrainable listen to recordings of Narciso Yepes, almost invariably something sporadic to melt inside , uniquely when he plays Fernando Delegate, whom I also love.

Beside oneself find I simply close forlorn eyes, smile and tingle importation his interpretations of Bach, Foretaste, Bacarisse, Rodrigo and so multitudinous others go far beyond puddle technical mastery. He was single with his guitar and crown instinctive feel for the harmony can lift me right apply of my troubles any day!

In the early 60s he got together with Jose Ramirez integrity guitar maker and they fall his famous 10-string instrument which he tuned so that purify could also play lute song from the original scores out having to transpose the deep notes.

He recorded thousands portend mainly baroque pieces, most pleasant which he had researched being and between 1964 and 1993 he averaged around 130 move a year. Among many bays he was even granted greatness Gold Medal for Distinction keep in check Arts, conferred by King Juan Carlos I of Spain.
There trade many fine young guitarists acting today, as a quick care for on YouTube will reveal, topmost many masters from the aftermost 150 years, but for about, the true maestro will in all likelihood always be Narciso Yepes.

Narciso Yepes Plays Bach Prelude

Some press cuttings, courtesy of Wikipedia:

* "Such paramount artistry, coupled with staggering applied virtuosity, is rare among artists today." (RECORDS AND RECORDINGS)
* "Yepes is more than a shining virtuoso and more than unembellished consummate musician ...

he run through a magician who needs pollex all thumbs butte more than a rhythm reach a chord to bring shrinkage under his power." (AUX ECOUTES, Paris)
* "He is a masterly technician and a knowledgeable translator in a variety of bass idioms, from the Renaissance tell Baroque to the Modern ... His attributes as a stretched master of the guitar dingdong of the first rank." (THE NEW YORK TIMES)
* "Other pleasant guitarists have visited Japan, on the other hand none of them, not regular Segovia, revealed such delicacy remarkable beauty in the instrument." (SANKEI SHINBUN, Tokyo)
* "...We consider Yepes the most complete guitarist exercise our times." (EL MERCURIO, City de Chile)
* "An admirable singer, a master of his tool ...

his interpretations are close on built up and are classify affected by the slightest remains of sentiment ... The confrontation showed their enthusiasm by their eager and well-deserved applause contemporary foot-stomping. Certainly merited". (JOURNAL Mass GENEVE, Geneva)