Track Listing

1. Valses po�ticos (7), for piano, H. 147, DLR 7:8
2. Invocaci�n y danza, for guitar ('Homenaje a Manuel de Falla')
3. Canciones Populares Catalanas (13), folksong arrangements for guitar: Canc� del Lladre
4. Canciones Populares Catalanas (13), folksong arrangements for guitar: El Testament d'Amelia
5. Canciones Populares Catalanas (13), folksong arrangements for guitar: La Filadora
6. Canciones Populares Catalanas (13), folksong arrangements for guitar: El Mestre
7. Canciones Populares Catalanas (13), folksong arrangements for guitar: La Nit de Nadal
8. Canciones Populares Catalanas (13), folksong arrangements for guitar: L'Hereu Riera
9. Canciones Populares Catalanas (13), folksong arrangements for guitar: Lo Fill del Rei
10. Canciones Populares Catalanas (13), folksong arrangements for guitar: La Pastoreta
11. Canciones Populares Catalanas (13), folksong arrangements for guitar: El Noi de la Mare
12. En los trigales, for guitar (Por los campos de Espa�a No. 1)
13. Iberia Suite for piano, B. 47, Book 2: El Albac�n
14. Iberia Suite for piano, B. 47, Book 2: Triana
15. Iberia Suite for piano, B. 47, Book 2: Ronde�a

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #250935 in Music
• Brand: Sony
• Released on: 1992-09-08
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .23 pounds

Customer Reviews

Will The Real John Williams Please Stand Up
If "Who is John Williams?" was the question on a game show, 95% would answer the conductor/composer of Star Wars, and the other 5% would probably mention one of two former NBA players. Relatively few, if any, would say John Williams was a classical guitarist, which is a shame because John Williams the guitarist is arguably the greatest of all John Williamses. And of all John Williams the guitarist's recordings, "Iberia" is one of his best. On this disc, Williams first performs works for solo guitar, including Granados' "Valses Poeticos" (transcribed for guitar by Williams), Rodrigo's "Invocation et Danse" and Llobet's "Nine Catalan Folksongs." The disc concludes with the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Paul Daniel, joining Williams on Steve Gray's arrangement for guitar of Albeniz's famous work "Iberia." "Iberia" was originally written with piano as the featured solo instrument, but the guitar seems a perfect fit for the leading role. Gramophone said that John Williams' "Iberia" was "a landmark recording" and I agree 100%.

Almosst like being there
We purchased John Williams' "Iberia: Albeniz, Granados, Rogrigo and Llobet" for easy listening. It is like being on a patio in Spain on a warm evening, seranaded by perfect guitar passages wafting over one, perfect in their execution, yet so subtle as to defy comprehension. A must for any serious aficianado of this genre.