Why was Fernando Sor the Best ? How is the best way to master his compositions?
Sor achieved a greater guitar method than any other guitar composer before of after him. He as also claimed to have been inspired by Hayden and Mozart. Sor has also composed for piano, strings, and voice as well as guitar.
sor mastered the classical elements,,,of chromatics,arpeggios,rasgueados(got this from flamenco vihuela music first done by spanish 14 th century’ hillbillies’,and sor brought technical discipline to classical guitar,,,,,,,grande fantasie recorded by john williams & julian bream is nice,,,altho the nature of this piece is more akin to chopin,,,,,would have loved to hear ida presti and alexandre lagoya do this piece of music,,,,,,,,wish ida p had lived to perform chopin polonaises
Master his compositions in the same way you would master anything. PRACTICE. And listen to his recordings if you want the same techniques as him.
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sor mastered the classical elements,,,of chromatics,arpeggios,rasgueados(got this from flamenco vihuela music first done by spanish 14 th century’ hillbillies’,and sor brought technical discipline to classical guitar,,,,,,,grande fantasie recorded by john williams & julian bream is nice,,,altho the nature of this piece is more akin to chopin,,,,,would have loved to hear ida presti and alexandre lagoya do this piece of music,,,,,,,,wish ida p had lived to perform chopin polonaises
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just an afterthought,,,,,,,williams & bream shoulda aimed for cleaner techniqe,,,,,,woulda yielded a more enthralling sor fantasie