Andres Sugrovia

Andres Sugrovia

by Justin Clow

- Andres Torres Segrovia, the 1st of Marquis of Salobrena


- Born on the 21st of February 1893, passed away on the 2nd of June, 1987


- Segrovia is from Andalucia, Spain


- He is famous for playing flamenco style since the age of six years old. He later moved onto expressive art-music such as Torroba.


- Andres plays classical guitar, and was one of the first to use nylon strings instead of using gut strings


- Some features that make Segrovia stand out among other guitarists are his expressive method of preforming and shaping music using multiple devices (rubato, fermata, rallentando, and accelrando); he won the 1958 Grammy award for Best Classical Performance, Instrumentalist; and also his unique technique for blending two playing styles (nail and pad) together for a special performance of timbre and tone.


- Segovia is considered to be great because he was found by most scholars to be the Father of the Modern Classical Guitar Movement; he brought guitar studies to all the major universities, and his impeccable musicianship and influencing technique, as well as his immense passion for the classical guitar.

Here are a few links to see the talented Andres Sugrovia playing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG7y_CD9rMg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBQfHJA2Lng&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx9fPeaD_Ns&feature=related