ANDRES SEGOVIA The American Decca Recordings - 1

CD 1 [46’34]

Segovia Vol. 1 Music of Albéniz and Granados / Guitar Recital Vol.2 (Decca DL 8022)

ISAAC ALBENÍZ (1860–1909)

1 Granada (serenata) from Suite española no. 1 op. 47 [2’34]

ENRIQUE GRANADOS (1867–1916)

2 La Maja de Goya no. 7 from Tonadillas [4’03]

3 Danza española op. 37 no. 10 [3’45]

ISAAC ALBENÍZ

4 Torre Bermeja (serenata) no. 12 [3’35]

ENRIQUE GRANADOS

5 Danza española op. 37 no. 5 [3’37]

ISAAC ALBENÍZ

6 Sevilla (sevillanas) no. 3 from Suite española no. 1 [3’48]

LUIS MILÁN (c.1500–after 1560)

Two Pavanas

7 No. 1 [0'47]

8 No. 2 [0'56]

GASPAR SANZ (mid 17th–early 18th cent.)

9 Pavanas [1’21]

ANONYMOUS

Canzone e Saltarello

10 Canzone [1'30]

11 Saltarello [0'55]

FEDERICO MORENO TORROBA (1891–1982)

Burgalesa y Albada
12 Burgalesa [1'45]

13 Albada [1'20]

14 Arada from Suite castellana [2’47]

TRADITIONAL

arr. Miguel Llobet (1878–1938)

Two Catalan Folk Songs

15 El noi de la mare (The Son of the Virgin) [1'15]

16 El testamento de Amelia (Amelia’s Testament) [1'47]

FRANCISCO TÁRREGA (1852–1909)

Danza mora y Minueto

17 Danza mora [1'27]

18 Minueto [1'46]

ROBERT DE VISÉE (c.1655–1732/33)

Entrada y Giga [Prelude and Gigue]

19 Entrada [1'37]

20 Giga [1'27]

Bourrée y Minueto

from Suite in D minor

21 Bourrée [0'42]

22 Minueto [1'54]
CD 2 [49’50] An Andrés Segovia Recital (Decca DL 9633)

ALONSO MUDARRA (c.1510–1580)

1 Romanesca [2’01]

MANUEL MARÍA PONCE (1882–1948)

formerly attributed to Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1686–1750)

2 Prelude [2’04]

3 Ballet [2’43]

4 Gigue [4’42]

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685–1750)

5 Prelude [2’19]

from Cello Suite no. 1 in G major BWV 1007

6 Gavotte I & II [3’51]

from Cello Suite no. 6 in D major BWV 1012

FERNANDO SOR (1778–1839)

7 Allegro non troppo [5’30]

from Deuxième Grande Sonate op. 25

FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809–1849)

8 Venetian Gondola Song Song without Words op. 19 no. 6 [2’58]

FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797–1828)

9 Menuetto [5’43] from Piano Sonata in G major op. 78 D 894

FEDERICO MORENO TORROBA Sonatina in A major

10 Allegretto [3’40]

11 Andante [4’06]

12 Allegro [3’38]

ISAAC ALBÉNIZ

13 Asturias (leyenda) no. 5 from Suite española no. 1 [6’20]

CD 3 [40’52] An Andrés Segovia Concert (Decca DL 9638)

LUIS MILÁN

1 Fantasia XVI [3’03]

ROBERT DE VISÉE

Suite in D minor

2 Prélude [0’39]

3 Allemande [2’28]

4 Bourrée [0’43]

5 Sarabande [1’44]

6 Gavotte [0’56]

7 Gigue [1’14]

FERNANDO SOR

8 Variations on a theme by Mozart, op. 9 [7’07]

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685–1759)

9 Allegretto grazioso [2’53] [Minuet I & II from Suite in G minor, HWV 453]

10 Gavotte in G major, HWV 491 [1’23]

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

11 Bourrée from Violin Partita no. 1 in B minor BWV 1002 [3’33]

12 Courante from Cello Suite no. 3 in C major BWV 1009 [2’54]

MAURO GIULIANI (1781–1829)

13 Allegro spiritoso from Sonata op. 15 (1st movt.) [5’38]

MANUEL DE FALLA (1876–1946)

14 Homenaje “pour le tombeau de Claude Debussy” [2’38]

rec. 7 April 1952

HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS (1887–1959)

15 Etude no. 7 in E major [3’48]

CD 4 [38’45] An Andrés Segovia Program (Decca DL 9647)

LUIS MILÁN

1 Pavana [1’33]

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL

2 Sarabande with Variations from Suite XI [4’00]

[from Suite for Harpsichord no. 4 in D minor HWV 437]

3 Minuet in G major, HWV 531 [2’26]

CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD GLUCK (1714–1787)

4 Dance of the Blesed Spirits [2’54] from Orfeo ed Euridice

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

5 Sicilienne from Violin Sonata no. 1 in G minor BWV 1001 [3’21]

6 Bourrée from Lute Suite in E minor BWV 996 [1’32]

FERNANDO SOR

7 Minuet [2’47} from Deuxième Grande Sonate op. 25 (4th movt.)

FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN (1810–1849)

8 Prelude in A major op. 28 no. 7 [0’59]

ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810–1856)

9 Frühlingsgruß: Romanza [2’27] Lieder-Album für die Jugend op. 79 no. 4

MANUEL M. PONCE

10 Andantino variato on a theme by Paganini [7’38]

JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833–1897)

11 Waltz in B flat major op. 39 no. 8 [1’42]

FEDERICO MORENO TORROBA

12 Madroños [2’54]

HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS

13 Prelude no. 1 in E minor [4’21]

CD 5 [45’21] An Evening with Andrés Segovia (Decca DL 9733)

GIROLAMO FRESCOBALDI (1583–1643)

1 Aria con variazioni detta la Frescobalda –

2 Corrente [0’00]

MARIO CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO (1895–1968)

3 Capriccio diabolico (Omaggio a Paganini) [9’10]

MANUEL M. PONCE

Six Preludes from 24 Preludios

4 No. 7 in A major [1’28]

5 No. 2 in A minor [1’17]

6 No. 9 in E major [0’36]

7 No. 8 in F sharp minor [1’13]

8 No. 13 in F sharp major [1’36]

9 No. 11 in B major [0’53]

JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU (1683–1764)

10 Minuet in G major [3’38]

from Nouvelles suites de pièces de clavecin; from the opera Platée, Act 2, Scene 5

ALEXANDRE TANSMAN (1897–1986)

Cavatina (Suite) (1950-51, dedicated to Segovia)

11 1. Preludio [2’57]

12 2. Sarabande [3’38]

13 3. Scherzino [2’37]

14 4. Barcarole [3’22]

15 5. Danza pomposa [2’31]

FEDERICO MORENO TORROBA

16 Nocturno [3’30]
CD 6 [45’03] Andrés Segovia plays … (Decca DL 9734)

1 LOUIS COUPERIN (1626–1661) Passacaglia [5’58]

MANUEL MARÍA PONCE formerly attributed to Sylvius Leopold Weiss

2 Prelude [1’48]

3 Allemande [2’37]

JOSEPH HAYDN (1732–1809)

4 Minuet and Trio from Symphony no. 96 [4’41]

EDVARD GRIEG (1843–1907)

5 Melodie no. 3 from Lyric Pieces op. 47 [3’29]

MANUEL M. PONCE

6 Mexican Folk Song no. 3: La Valentina [1’30]

FEDERICO MORENO TORROBA

7 Serenata burlesca [2’54]

CARL PHILIPP EMANUEL BACH (1714–1788)

8 Siciliana in F sharp minor [3’36]

CÉSAR FRANCK (1822–1890)

9 Preludio (orig. Quasi lento) [1’08]

10 Allegretto (orig. Moderato) [3’02] from 28 Short Pieces

MANUEL M. PONCE

11 Thème varié et Finale [7’56]

SEBASTIÁN DE AGUIRRE (fl. late 17th to early 18th century)

12 Canción [1’07]

CARLOS PEDRELL (1878–1941)

13 Guitarreo [1’24]

JOAQUÍN MALATS (1872–?1912)

14 Serenata española [3’00] Arr. Francisco Tárrega/Andrés Segovia

For the first time, this 6CD collection re-presents Segovia’s highly-prized recordings made for
American Decca in the 1940s and 1950s, when he was arguably at the height of his powers. Here
are the first six albums released by the label in that now legendary series, presented for the first
time in original LP couplings and with their striking original-sleeve artwork: Andrés Segovia
Guitar Solos; An Andrés Segovia Recital; An Andrés Segovia Concert; An Andrés Segovia
Program; An Evening with Andrés Segovia; Andrés Segovia Plays…

Many of these 80+ tracks are appearing on Deutsche Grammophon for the first time. The set has
been newly remastered, with a minimum of intervention, from original tapes or tape copies of
original glass masters. Like the best whisky, Segovia’s art is unfiltered on these CDs. The results
reveal a new intimacy and delicacy in these six classic recitals that are wholly captivating.