Andrés Segovia

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Andrés Segovia was a pioneering Spanish classical guitarist who elevated the guitar to a respected concert instrument through his virtuoso performances, transcriptions, and influence on generations of players.

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Andrés Segovia canonical 22
Andrés Segovia Torres 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish person ⓘ
classical guitarist ⓘ
human ⓘ
musician ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1987 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1909 ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award ⓘ
Légion d'honneur ⓘ
Léonie Sonning Music Prize ⓘ
Order of Isabella the Catholic ⓘ
Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal ⓘ
birthDate 1893-02-21 ⓘ
birthPlace Linares, Jaén, Spain ⓘ
linked to: Linares
commissionedComposer Federico Moreno Torroba ⓘ
Heitor Villa-Lobos ⓘ
Joaquín Rodrigo ⓘ
Manuel Ponce ⓘ
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Spain ⓘ
deathDate 1987-06-02 ⓘ
deathPlace Madrid, Spain ⓘ
linked to: Madrid
familyName Segovia ⓘ
fullName Andrés Segovia Torres ⓘ
linked to: Andrés Segovia
genre classical music ⓘ
givenName Andrés ⓘ
hasSignatureGuitarModel Ramírez Segovia model classical guitar ⓘ
instrument classical guitar ⓘ
languageSpoken Spanish ⓘ
legacy established the classical guitar as a solo concert instrument in major halls worldwide ⓘ
movement 20th-century classical music ⓘ
nickname father of the modern classical guitar ⓘ
notableFor elevating the guitar to a respected concert instrument ⓘ
influencing generations of classical guitarists ⓘ
transcriptions of works for guitar ⓘ
virtuoso classical guitar performances ⓘ
occupation classical guitarist ⓘ
music teacher ⓘ
recordLabel Decca Records ⓘ
Deutsche Grammophon ⓘ
EMI Classics ⓘ
repertoireIncludes Spanish nationalist guitar music ⓘ
transcriptions of J. S. Bach ⓘ
residence Granada, Spain ⓘ
linked to: Granada

Madrid, Spain ⓘ
linked to: Madrid

Montevideo, Uruguay ⓘ
linked to: Montevideo

New York City, United States ⓘ
linked to: New York City
spouse Adelaida Portillo ⓘ
Emilia Magdalena Corral Sancho ⓘ
Paquita Madriguera ⓘ
student Alirio Díaz ⓘ
Christopher Parkening ⓘ
Eliot Fisk ⓘ
John Williams ⓘ
Julian Bream ⓘ
Oscar Ghiglia ⓘ
taughtAt Accademia Musicale Chigiana ⓘ
Conservatoire de Musique de Genève ⓘ

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John Williams (guitarist) → studiedWith → Andrés Segovia ⓘ
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco → influenced → Andrés Segovia ⓘ
Sol Hurok → promoted → Andrés Segovia ⓘ
Asturias (Leyenda) → notableArranger → Andrés Segovia ⓘ
Asturias (Leyenda) → recordedBy → Andrés Segovia ⓘ
Andrés Segovia → fullName → Andrés Segovia Torres ⓘ
linked to: Andrés Segovia
Concierto de Aranjuez → recordedBy → Andrés Segovia ⓘ
John Christopher Williams → studentOf → Andrés Segovia ⓘ
Guitar Concerto → dedicatedTo → Andrés Segovia ⓘ
Guitar Concerto → notablePerformer → Andrés Segovia ⓘ
Guitar Concerto → premierePerformer → Andrés Segovia ⓘ
Charlie Byrd → influencedBy → Andrés Segovia ⓘ
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco → influenced → Andrés Segovia ⓘ
subject linked to: Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco → wroteFor → Andrés Segovia ⓘ
subject linked to: Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Platero y yo, Op. 190 → dedicatedTo → Andrés Segovia ⓘ
Platero y yo, Op. 190 → notablePerformer → Andrés Segovia ⓘ