Alexandre Tansman, a Polish composer, renounced his Polish citizenship and became a French citizen in 1938 as a protest against rampant anti-Semitism and discrimination.
Composer Biography
Angelo Gilardino, a composer, musicologist, pedagogue, and theorist, was advised by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco to dedicate himself to composition rather than a performing career, which he did in 1981.
Composition History
Vicente Asencio's 'Suite mística,' a series of New Testament-inspired guitar pieces, was originally titled 'Evangélicas,' but Andrés Segovia suggested the change.
Composition History
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco composed 28 musical illustrations for the book 'Platero y yo' between June 12th and July 24th, 1960, entrusting them to the guitar.
Composition History
Pierre de Breville's 'Fantasia,' an ambitious and complex guitar piece, was completed on October 1st, 1926, when the composer was 65 years old.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco considered 'Platero y yo' to be 'the most poetic of my works,' believing the guitar's grace and humility made it the most fitting instrument for the intimate and folk-like poem.
Critical Reception
Andrés Segovia, a Spanish artist whose 1924 Paris debut changed guitar history, enthusiastically received Castelnuovo-Tedesco's 'Platero' and planned to record it with his own narration.
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