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Sor Much of Sor's best music has remained in relative obscurity. Thank you for this well done resurrection of this great work. I have a recording of several of Sor's works for two guitars, Divertimento, Les deux amis, Lepremiere pas vers moi, Fantaisie, Souvenir de Russie. All performed flawlessly on an old vinyl LP, long since out of print. But the recording didn’t stop there, it included some of Carulli’s work that I have heard nowhere else. Serenade, Lapolacca. “Perhaps no single composer is due more credit than Fernando Sor for raising the guitar to its most glorious heights of expression. Even during his own lifetime, he was described as legendary, both as composer and instrumentalist. The respected nineteenth century critic Francious Joseph Fetis called him “the Beethoven of the guitar” in recognition of his phenomenal contribution to the literature and expressiveness of that instrument. Sor was born on February 14, 1778, in Barcelona. Very little is known of his childhood, but at the age of 11 he became a student at the school of the monastery at Montserrat, not far from his home. There he studied with Anselmo Viola, and at 19 he produced and opera Telemaco Nell isola di Calipso, in Barcelona. At about 30 years of age, he went to Madrid where he became court organist to the Duchess of Alba and guitar teacher to her daughter. During this period, he composed prolifically- string quartets, orchestral works, and songs, and also began making appearances as a guitar virtuoso. It was at this point in his life that Napoleon’s army waged its Peninsula campaign, and young Sor was drawn to Bonaparte’s cause. Joining the French forces, he quickly advanced to the rank of captain, but with Napoleon’s defeat, Sor was forced to flee Spain, to which he was never to return. He sought refuge in Paris in 1813, and there he became acquainted with Mehul and Cherubini. The persuaded him to continue his career as a concert guitarist, a novelty in France. His appearances met with great success. He also continues to compose, and his works were well received, he produced ballets at the Paris Opera: Cendrillon and Le Sicilien, ou I, Amour peintre. Sor’s fame spread to England, and he was invited to London to join the court of the Duke of Sussex. Here again, he became a fashionable teacher, and was the only guitar player who ever appeared at one of the concerts of the Philharmonic Society. The next stop on his international peregrinations was Russia. While in St. Petersburg, he was commissioned to compose a funeral march in honor of Alexander I, certainly a remarkable honor for a Spaniard and unquestionably a commentary on the regard in which he was held. In 1828 he returned to Paris, and decided to settle there, although during his absence he had been replaced in public favor by new performers. Eleven years later, in 1839 he died there, in relative obscurity and poverty. Sor’s frequently performed twenty studies hold a place of honor in the repertoire of every serious student of the guitar. At once, these studies reveal the enormous potential for beauty locked within the instrument, along with the poetic soul and inspiration of the composer.”

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Very beautiful! Great piece and great performance!

Bellísimo, gracias por compartir...Maestros!!!

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Beautiful !

Amazing!

Nice playing

Maravillosamente interpretada, esta obra. Lo que no me gusta es que pinten la guitarra de una manera tan cursi.

Seems like duos gave Sor a bit more freedom to be expansive in his writing compared to trying to crush 4 part harmony onto one guitar.

Awesome playing but man those are ugly guitars with teeny sound