The Segovia Master Class in Spain - Classical Guitar Masterclass - Andres Segovia
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- Опубліковано 4 січ 2012
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Andrés Torres Segovia, 1st Marquis of Salobreña (pronounced: [anˈdɾes ˈtores seˈɣoβja]) (February 21, 1893 -- June 2, 1987), known as Andrés Segovia, was a virtuoso Spanish classical guitarist from Linares, Jaén, Andalucia, Spain. He is widely considered to be one of the best known and most influential classical guitar personalities of the 20th century, having a considerable influence on later guitarists, particularly because of important guitar works that were dedicated to him by composers such as Federico Moreno Torroba.
Segovia is credited for his modern-romantic repertoire, mainly through works dedicated to him by modern composers, but he also created his own transcriptions of classical works that were originally for other instruments. He is remembered for his expressive performances: his wide palette of tone, and his distinctive (often instantly recognizable) musical personality in tone, phrasing and style.
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Here is one of many masterclasses by maestro Segovia.
00:00:56 - Brigitte Zaczeck (Austria) - J.S. Bach, Chaconne, Violin Partita No.2, BWV 1004 (arr. Segovia)
00:29:45 - Oscar Ghiglia (Italy) - Girolamo Frescobaldi, Aria Con Variazioni detta "La Frescobalda" (arr. Segovia)
00:38:18 - Andres Segovia - J.S. Bach, Cello Suite No.1, BWV 1007, Prelude
00:42:04 - Miguel Barbera (Spain) - John Dowland, Allemande, "My lady hunsdon's puffe" , Poulton No.54
00:44:17 - Miguel Barbera (Spain) - Joaquin Turina, Fandanguillo, Op.36
00:49:46 - Richard Johnson (U.S.A.) - J.S. Bach, BWV 998, Prelude (arr. Segovia)
00:59:17 - Aldo Minella (Italy) - Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Guitar Concerto, Op.99, Mvt.1
01:16:34 - Luis Rodrigo (Spain) - Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Tarantella, Op.87a
01:28:26 - Miguel Barbera (Spain) - Sylvius L. Weiss, Gigue
01:36:06 - Miguel Barbera (Spain) - John Dowland, Allemande, "My lady hunsdon's puffe", Poulton No.54 (arr. Karl Scheit)
01:40:40 - Michael Lorimer (U.S.A.) - Isaac Albeniz - Suite Española No. 2 Op.97, No. 4 "Zambra Granadina"
Oh god thx, I was desperatly looking for it
@@sylvain4093 You're welcome. 🙂
Much appreciated, you don’t even know how much time you’ve saved
Thank you very much for these!
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This is the miracle of the Internet. How fortunate we are to have a chance to watch Segovia teaching the guitar!!!
True 100%
Absolutely!
I Agree!
That was the most enjoyable Chaconne I've ever experienced.
The real great thing of this masterclass is the precision, the perfectionism and the attention to the details, he was really a great, no 1
"You must work on that, no?"
Oh, if only this was shot in HD! As it is, it's still probably one of the most valuable guitar lessons available anywhere.
In 1960 I was lucky to assist at one of hie recital in the salle de la paix in Neuchatel (Switzerland), he came on with his guitare, sat on the chair and started to play the Spanish suite from Albeniz, 2 hours of dream, then got up and left for ever.
the female student at the beginning of the video is Brigitte Zaczeck of Austria
I remember seeing this on tv. My father loved the guitar and was a big fan of Segovia.He would watch it on our black and white set.Thanks for putting this series up. It brings back some good memories.
I hope this video never gets taken down this is probably one of the most important and legendary masterclasses to ever happen on earth god dam I wish I could have been in it.
She's nervous, but I can tell she is soaking it in. I have had a few opportunities to study with masters in my own art -such a blessing.
There are those that say "A performance is at its most musical when it's played with the greatest degree of historical accuracy." And there are those that say, "A performance is at its most musical when it's played with the greatest degree of musical sensibility." "Musical sensibility" doesn't always correlate with historical accuracy. Segovia may play anachronistically, but no one can deny that he plays beautifully.
Beautiful playing always comes from the inside, labels like "anachronism" come from the outside. You have to decide which voice to listen to.
literally no one says those things, or those who do are never heard or taken into account. complete irrelevancy.
the only thing that matters is to play well (have good technique) and play the piece as it is supposed to be played. 2 in 1 solves everything
Thank you for posting. Mr. Segovia makes me want to never touch a guitar again. And at the same time, he makes me want to never put it down. I have to wonder, if another one like him will ever be again. What a Master! I am beyond humbled.
The last time I saw one of Segovia's master classes was on a PBS station in the early 70s. I had just begun playing classical guitar back then and was understandably enthralled. The longer I played, however, the more I took his approach to the guitar with increased disfavor - this despite his being one of the greatest guitarists of the 20th century.
I think it began when I purchased a Jose Ramirez guitar, the same model he played, and was dismayed at how difficult the guitar was to play. Part of it was the high action, which was easy enough to correct, but it was mostly the guitar's scale, aka string length. My guitar's string length was a whopping 667mm, where the standard was widely accepted as 650mm. The extra 17mm made reaches and stretches very difficult, but I persevered, although I can't say I was ever comfortable playing a guitar with that scale. Segovia was a big guy, so the extra reach was probably never an issue for him. From what I understand, Segovia was adamant about the long scale because he felt it increased a guitar's projection, especially in large auditoriums, where incidentally he never allowed his guitar to be miced, claiming it was totally unnecessary. Well, I saw Segovia in concert once during his later years, in n a large hall with excellent acoustics, and let me just say, the concert would have been more enjoyable if his guitar had been miced.
In the years since buying that Ramirez I have played (and owned) many guitars with a 650mm scale that were equal in projection to a long scale Ramirez, so so much for that argument. But such was Segovia's influence over the house of Ramirez that they didn't begin to produce 650mm scale guitars (again) until after his passing. These days new long scale guitars are uncommon. But such was Segovia's influence over the guitar community that he had the major builders convinced that the long scale was the way to go, and to hell with people who had normal sized hands or smaller. This is by no means my only issue with Segovia, but is probably my biggest. Other topics, such as many of his highly idiosyncratic fingerings, for example, should be the topic for another discussion.
A rare look at a genius at work. Wonderful stuff.
It's amazing how much classical players don't FEEL the music! Segovia is trying to take the student through a splendid walk in a garden, and the student is rushing around to see everything.
Their teachers probably focussed more on techniques, really a pity.
Its not just classical musicians. The same could be said for players of jazz, metal or any other genre.
no, the student doesnt want to go outside and he wears eye patches on both eyes
"It's amazing how much classical players don't FEEL the music! "
I think that says more about your own prejudices than it does about classical musicians.
In fairness to them, it’s hard to feel the music when mainly your feeling anxiety and excitement. They are being filmed as they perform for, and get critiqued by, Segovia himself.
They are also pausing and starting, pausing and starting. It is good for learning but disrupts flow state, which makes it harder to slip into the emotion of a piece.
hi there guys
just a quick shoutout to all of you
Thank you so much for your support and enthusiasm in learning about the master and his music/teaching
without you the video could not have reached this far
all the best!!!
fantastic video, wich song was playing the first girl???
it's a Chaconne by Bach but I forgot which movement
sorry for being not so clear...
Thanh Huynh Thanks for share the uncut version.
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+Thanh Huynh Thank you so much for this.
Muchas gracias por el video.
Hi! :) Each piece was written to be played a certain way. The Maestro asked his students to play a chosen piece, then helped them by pointing out where to make adjustments-that's what a music teacher does. The focus of the class wasn't on writing theory or teaching scales/chords. M. Segovia was there to guide them throughout their performances by the knowledge he had of each piece; to improve their musicality & understanding of the music they were playing, & to hone the skills they already had.
Wow this is the best thing I found on UA-cam this year.
To have learned from Maestro Segovia would have been a great honor. I was born in the wrong era. No one today will come remotely close to his influence on classical guitar.
de lucia
agreed
Such a joy to watch this master share his craft for the betterment of the instrument.
Wow...no pressure there!! What an amazing experience it must have been to be taught by the master himself. Such a patient, gentle spirit. Obviously Segovia had a deep, genuine desire to nurture the gift and love for the beauty of classical guitar in his students. What a legacy...This video is a real treasure. Thanks for posting it.
They must be nervous, playing for the Master.
Segovia was the undisputed master of classical guitar. Most of the material here is from the 15th to the 18th century.. It will not be familiar to most people. But it the music that will last forever, while contemporary guitar music is ephemeral, and will be forgotten in 100 years.
These videos are of immeasureable value in the handing down of the knowledge of the original music and the way it was meant to be played. Segovia is a disciplinarian because he wants nothing lost in the transfer of this knowledge from generation to generation. We have already lost so much of value already.
Thank you so much for your insightful comments. Would you say Segovia is like the Soup Nazi, someone who suffers for their art?
I was thinking that his fingertips are surely suffering. It's possible that Segovia's instructor fits the description.
very nice and thorough comment, my friend :)
I have to disagree here: Segovia's way of playing is a way of playing, but certainly not the way 'it was meant to be played'. It worked very well for him, but it could hardly be called 'historically informed'.
imo - Segovia was (in part due to his success - which included some perhaps exaggerated claims *like who taught him*) a self elected conduit of earlier Classical guitar playing (he was generally considered the finest player of his generation).
However, one person can only transfer so much and it will always be tainted by personality and teaching skill (an entirely different skill from playing) and whatever their own specific skill sets within the guitar playing discipline are. Segovia often fixated on the minutiae and really wanted players to be a tape recorder of him, I think. I feel you could see this with John Williams while he understudied Segovia (Segovia liked how accurately William's played Segovia's own arrangements).
Still, i wasn't in the room so to speak. Just a hypothesis :)
Segovia always thought you can't just play the notes, you need too feel love always to your notes))
Que viva España
Maybe this will make you smile. Last week my friend told me that when his father died years ago he left him 2 guitars. He put them in storage because he does not play. He did not know details about the guitars but said they were Ramirez brand and that his dad played classical music. He said the strings were in bad shape. I offered to put new strings on for him. Imagine my surprise when I discovered he had a 1969 Ramirez 1A model with Brazilian rosewood made in the Ramirez shop ! The other one was a 1970s model. I explained to him what a treasure he had and offered to teach him beginner guitar. I hope you enjoyed the story.
I absolutely love this story! A true gem of a story. I hope he would treasure those fine guitars AND your lessons more than he used to.
@@newinspiration2108 He now understands the value of the guitars. He has not yet decided on taking lessons with me or not. I think I heard the 69 Ramirez whisper to me '"Thank you, I've been waiting years to be played again."
I am a gigging rock guitarist. I am a hobbyist jazz wanna-be. Whenever I feel like I'm accomplished, I come to these videos of true experts who can within a few notes say yes or no. Such excellent technique. Hell, the students perform better than 90% (my made up number) of guitarists out there touring.
Yea, I'm a 61 year old musician who started taking Classical guitar lessons last year at 60. I love it! Its HARD! Its totally different from what I was use to and has improved me as a musician/guitarist or guitar player anyway. I so wish I'd started Classical guitar at 10 or 12. I so love it.
Its made mb e a better writer too.
Peace😜
He taught over decades, more students than most teachers will ever have. Amazon patience and teaching skills.
I like how at the end they swap guitars and you can see great playing never depends on the instrument but on the player.
And how Segovia really takes his time to figure an issue out.
O cara ganhou um violão Ramirez 1960 direto das mãos do próprio Segovia e do próprio Ramirez, ainda bem que está em vídeo pra acreditar...que honra meus amigos...
Segovia - a TRUE blessing to our universe-
I.apreciate this wonderful MASTER CLASS from Máster Andrés Segovia my ídolo for ever ❤❤❤
Thank you so much from Argentina .
14:41 - "practice ... everything .... slow!"
"...and articulating very much!"
@@rxw5520 what does it mean to articulate in guitar ?
@@antonios-st.frantz6523 to give expression to every note, to perceive the movements on the musical sheet and give it to the right and left hands to make it resonate, it means to not to play lazy... give a vibrato where a vibrato is due, pizzicato where pizzicato must be, to articulate, deliver tones, deliver meaning to the every passage, as intendend. not running, not being foggy or imprecise.... i dunno does it make sense to you?
I got this quote tattooed backward on my forehead. Too bad I don't own a mirror.
@@rxw5520 what's that mean?
Thank you so much for posting these masterclasses with Segovia. This is of the utmost value to everyone interested in the Maestro and his music and now it is available for future generations. Such a gift!
what a GREAT HONOR to have studied and learn from El Maestro Segovia...
Thank you! This is an incredible video. The inimitable greatness of Segovia is in the fact that all the students we see in the film have all become great guitarists and masters! Honor to Segovia.
Merci pour ce moment d'anthologie ! La Chaconne de Jean-Sébastien Bach est un des plus beau morceau de l'histoire de la musique, et Andres Ségovia un des plus grand interprète. C'est tout simplement magnifique.
Thank you sooo much for this great video, can't tank you enough, AWE
Absolutely marvelous. Thank you for posting.
What a wonderful gift to share! Thankyou
Really a great Maestro! for all of us.. Thanks
Such a priceless treasure on video! Thank you for sharing this DVD with us! What a maestro!
What a BRUTAL sound Segovia!
theres just not many that work to this level of musician ship anymore..a 2hr lesson!....incredible....brava!
This is very valuable document and many thanks for uploading.
precious....thank you for sharing...you can listen and learn alot from the video
Americans like me are not used to hearing instruction without some soothing words first. Europeans, like the great gypsy guitarists I have taken workshops with are not being mean, they are assuming the student not only can take it, but is there to hear what they are doing wrong so they can improve.
There is a huge difference in tonal quality, rhythm, and phrasing . . .
In how one speaks and what they are conveying. The speaking voice can convey so much and it's not hard to tell the difference between someone who is irritated or worse, and someone who is simply trying to help.
Segovia is giving constructive criticism, nothing more and it is very apparent in the inflections of his voice, let alone his body language. There are just a lot of people who think they are cleaver at hiding these feelings, and yet even a small child can easily tell the difference.
You say "Americans", but is that not your own heritage? And how can one ever understand the heritage of another without having lived it? Perhaps with a younger country, there are more trying to find their own way still, but people are basically the same all over the world. I have had teachers who truly want to help, and from there patience is born. I have also had teachers who seem to be more interested in proving _themselves_ and this is where things start to go horribly wrong.
I find it interesting too that most of what Segovia is trying to teach is how to _play from the heart_ and that speaks also to his clarity of purpose. There is nothing to disguise for him, his intentions are true. That is what for me makes him not just an extremely good, but a truly great player.
It's not mean when you focus on the technique in your criticism. The teacher assumes you came because you want to learn.
"Americans like me are not used to hearing instruction without some soothing words first. " #ytmostidioticcomments
Thank you for posting this. This is worth its weight in gold to me. I still maintain, that if it wasn't for Segovia, rock and roll would be played on fiddles.
como siempre la musicalidad y el fino oido de andres segovia nos regala en este video una transcripcion deliciosa
This is one of the best gifts life could ever give to us.
impresionante esta magistral clase del respetado señor segobia y su genialidad expresada a traves de la sencivilidad y romanticismo de la guitarra .
This video is a treasure !!!
It's incredible that you managed to upload this video. I've been playing the chaconne for over 30 years.
Now, I'm gonna improve. Thank you so much.
Thank you for posting this video for all eager guitarists out there that want to grow in the appreciation of the classical guitar and culture. Although Segovia's technique and theories have been severely challenged by the newer generations of guitarists. I pity them all.
Every teacher is a product of their times, all generations will be challenged in the end.
Lessons to be learned......love and passion to be expressed......from a Master.
Wow, this is great and extremely intimidating when the student needs to copy the professor !! Ear training at its best. Does anyone know if there are professor / classes such as these today? I am in NYC.
Xanos, you can do a search for Master Classes in your area. Check with a local university or any where they offer a music program. "Master Classes" happen all the time. You might want to look for a local Classical Guitar Guild also.
I doubt it. People today are so easily offended by every little thing and refuse to take any form of constructive criticism.
I was already very impressed by Segovia, but now I am amazed
gracias muy buena lección..con el maestro segovia..
Andres Segovia is a legend...the best of the best
please never errase this video. it's awesome!
So Spectacular!
The Art of Classical guitar with Andres Segovia
Indeed a Timeless piece of Art. Ausgezeichnet
Very inspiring...
Noteful Gratitude...
Awesome and amazing, thisnis verry touching
Muchas gracias por compartir
He is one of the best , if not the best classical guitarist I have ever heard.
Qué regalo nos ha dado Andrés con esta película! Gracias!
Looks like they had a lot of fun !
Excellent!!! Amazing!!!
Muchas gracias por tan valioso material saludos
Muchas Gracias Andrés Segovia
excelent, congratulations my friend thanks for upload this video it is marvelous
Whoever this woman is the fact that she has received instruction from Maestro Andre Segovia is apparent. How fortunate his students were to learn from him. Very interesting to see this happening.
The "women's name" is Brigitte Zaczek from Vienna, Austrria... here is something about her... www.guitarkutnahora.com/en/personalities-of-classic-guitar/?brigitte-zaczek-austria
Piet d'H. The "WOMAN'S name," thank you.
hey you bet, she's amazing
I have a hard time not wishing I had had the chance to learn from him also.
Pickin' and grinnin'.
que maravilla ,precioso
Segovia wasn't necessarily the greatest teacher because he thought you should mostly play things exactly like him, but watching this you just see the extreme musicality Segovia had and why he is so legendary. I might him super briefly in the 80s and after shaking his hand he said "a classical guitarist must always pay much attention to perfect hands and nails". I was just an intermediate self taught guitarist (and still am) but he could tell I played from my nails and even in a 15 second interaction he sort of gave a lesson.
I agree with what you said. He was an amazing one-of-a-kind musician. But having said that, he did pretty much require his students to play pieces exactly like him, and that saps a person's individuality. You can pay homage to the music but still put some of your unique personality into it. Otherwise, you might as well play a record of the performance.
I saw him in concert in 1979. I assure you it was magical.
Look at those huge hands playing a 660 mm scale Ramirez which requires great strength and add great technique and amazing musicality and you have the tip of the iceberg of how great this man is . Of note ,he never is involved as to who the luthier is knowing that musicality will make a mediocre guitar sound better . So many guitarist including myself thought that owning that Ramirez would make you Segovia . A sad lesson learned .
Thank you for this video %
I had a Ramirez and the neck was an absolute torture to my girly short and slim hand and fingers! Many of the famous maestros who've been popularizing Ramirez guitars really have round, big, and fat fingers with enormous strength.
Is Segovia’s guitar in this video a Ramirez or is it a Herman Hauser?
Absolutely excellent vid! Thankx Thanh for posting. Its almost like I'm getting a lesson from the master himself!
no shortcuts in the Classical Biz b-a-b-y !
Dont you dare taking this off, ever.
Many thanks.
Amazing guitarists!
Merci pour cette vidéo rare et précieuse 🎶🎶💤🎶🎶🎶💤🎵🎵🎵
It was extraordinary to make it that far..
And then sit in with Segovia Guitar 🎸!!!
EXCELENTE... GRACIAS Thanh Huynh... Que buen video...
Thanks for sharing this!
This is an incredible video recording. Not only for guitar music lovers and those who treasure their Segovia CD collection, but also to educators and overall classical music fans. If you don't have time to listen to the whole video, which I found to be a great inspiration, then at least fastfoward to episode surrounding ~1h03m, "...not repeat twice...", and ~1h40m - exchange of guitars with the professor. Thanks again!
Amazing. What a man. You could actually hear the students improving from his teaching. That's something intangible and invaluable!
great composer! i like your work and the way you teach!
Thank you for posting,
And I'm just sitting here playing Asturias.. Wow, this is fantastic!
Thanks for sharing
Well said, practising slowly has been the key factor in developing my playing. Without doing so my tremolo would surely have developed with many inconsistencies in tone and volume
wow this is so awesome
Thanks for posting!
Segovia lent his concert guitar to a spectator in order for him to copy its dimensions. His name was Georg Bolin, of Sweden. I have a guitar built by him in 1953, and signed, and it has the name Var, with a circle over the a. I believe it means Spring. The guitar has an interesting history. I bought it used via on-line from a shop in S.F. USA. It had been stolen from there and suffered a crack, which was repaired. It is spruce and rosewood, and I think it sounds magnificent. I was inspired to learn, listening to Segovia Recently, some commentator said that the young generation has surpassed him in technique. I see a few on the web who are quite good, and at least one who slaps his guitar as much as plays it, and while entertaining in a way, does nothing for my soul. Segovia hits the soul spots and that can't be done by just any old body. There are a zillion electric aficionados out there, bending and fuzzing their way into an emptiness of shallow nowhere-ness. It helps if they have nice hair and boobs.
I was lucky enough to attend a Segovia appearance near Chicago back around 1979. A small auditorium format.
His expression through the instrument was so good it almost brought tears.
I had studied classical guitar with a guy named Robert Guthrie, years earlier, who had participated in one of Segovia's Masters Classes. Now I understand what he went through.
I am so jealous! Saw him at Orchestra Hall in '75.
ya tenia yo referencias del maestro segovia pero se quedaron cortisimas es mas de de lo que yo pense rompio todos mis conceptos en lo que me dijeron señor segovia lo amo
I am quite certain I would crack under the pressure of this master class.
Thanks for the upload!
(Common names In order of which they are heard) 1: J.S. Bach, Chaconne, Violin Partita No.2, BWV 1004 (arr. Segovia). 2; Girolamo Frescobaldi, Aria Con Variazioni Detta "La Frescobalda" (arr. Segovia). 3; J.S. Bach, Cello Suite No.1, BWV 1007, Prelude. 4; John Dowland, Allemande, Poulton No.54. 5; Joaquin Turina, Fandanguillo, Op.36. 6; J.S. Bach, BWV 998, Prelude (arr. Segovia). 7; Mario Castelnuovo Tudesco, Guitar Concerto, Op.99 Mvt.1. 8; Mario Castelnuovo Tudesco, Tarantella, Op.87a...
Aaron Silva Tedesco
Thank you so much mate!
Godbless
Thanks I was looking for this!
That’s actually INCREDIBLE seeing a woman in his master class, at this time, playing Bach’s Chaconne. I need to know more on this.
Great stuff
merci pour ce partage
Maestro de maestros
Remarkable notices from the master.
Thanks for uploading and we have chance watch the master's video.
hi Willy Ben,
my pleasure!
Hi Thanh Huynh!
have wonderful days!