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Andrés Segovia
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Spanish guitarist (1893–1987)
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Andrés Segovia Torres was a Spanish musician, composer, and music educator who played the classical guitar. Born in Linares, Jaén, Andalucía, Spain, he began his work period in 1908. He spoke and wrote in Spanish, which was also his native language. Segovia was a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando and was married to Francesca Madriguera i Rodon.
He received several awards, including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, the Léonie Sonning Music Prize, the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts, and the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize. Segovia died of myocardial infarction, a natural cause, in Madrid. Records indicate his death occurred on June 2, 1987, or June 3, 1987.
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Film & TV
Linares, Jaén, Andalucía, Spain
Known for
- Villa-Lobos - O Índio de Casaca — Self1987
- Bachianas Brasileiras: Meu Nome é Villa-Lobos1979
- Andrés Segovia: The Song of the Guitar — self1977
- Segovia at Los Olivos — Himself1976
- The Ed Sullivan Show — Self1948
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Spain
- Active from
- 1893
- Active to
- 1987
Discography
- Guitar Solos1949
- An Andrés Segovia Program1952
- Guitar Music1952
- Andrés Segovia Plays1954
- Masters of the Guitar (Compositions of Sor and Tarrega)1956
- The Art of Andrés Segovia1956
- Scarlatti - Dowland - Torroba - Giuliani - Narvaez - De Falla - Esplà1962
- Interprète Les Italiens1967
- España1968
- The Unique Art of Andrés Segovia1973
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 112,904
- Total plays
- 1,977,291
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Andrés Segovia Torres, 1st Marquis of Salobreña (21 February 1893 – 2 June 1987), known as Andrés Segovia, was a virtuoso Spanish classical guitarist from Linares, Spain. He is the father of modern classical guitar and has been regarded as one of the greatest guitarists of all time. Practically all professional classical guitarists today are students of Segovia, or students of his students. Segovia's contribution to the modern-romantic repertoire not only included commissions but also his own tr
Key facts
- Born
- Andrés Segovia Torres , ( 1893-02-21 ) 21 February 1893, Linares, Jaén , Spain
- Died
- 2 June 1987 (1987-06-02) (aged 94), Madrid , Spain
- Occupation
- Guitarist
- Years active
- 1909–1987
- Website
- Official website
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Andrés
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of birth
- Linares
- Place of death
- Madrid
- Occupation
- teacher
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Native language
- Spanish
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- classical guitar
- Image
- Andrés Segovia (1963) by Erling Mandelmann.jpg
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- Commons category
- Andrés Segovia
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1890-02-28
- date of death
- 1987-06-03
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- Andrés Segovia Torres
- second family name in Spanish name
- Torres
- start of work period
- 1908-00-00
- name in native language
- Andrés Segovia Torres
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Encyclopedic overview
Andrés Segovia Torres, 1st Marquis of Salobreña (21 February 1893 – 2 June 1987), was a Spanish virtuoso classical guitarist. Many professional classical guitarists were either students of Segovia or students of Segovia's students. Segovia's contribution to the modern-romantic repertoire included not only commissions but also his own transcriptions of classical or baroque works. He is remembered for his expressive performances: his wide palette of tone, and his distinctive musical personality, phrasing and style.
Early life
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