Andres Segovia
Andres Segovia
Andrés Segovia Torres, 1st Marquis of Salobreña, known as Andrés Segovia, was a virtuoso Spanish classical guitarist from Linares, Spain. He is regarded as one of the greatest guitarists of all time and the grandfather of the classical guitar. Many professional classical guitarists today are students of Segovia, or students of his students...
NationalitySpanish
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth21 February 1893
CountrySpain
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The guitar is a small orchestra. It is polyphonic. Every string is a different color, a different voice.
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The piano is a monster that screams when you touch its teeth.
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You know what I think? If I am tired now, I don't mind, because I have eternity to rest.
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(I was) my own teacher and pupil, and thanks to the efforts of both, they were not discontented with each other.
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A man without patience is a lamp without oil.
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I was my own teacher and pupil, in a comradeship so firm and persevering that the most trying incidents of my life served only to strengthen the union...