Study No 10 (Estudio Sencillos) by Leo Brouwer (1939) Juan Leovigildo Brouwer Mezquida is a Cuban composer, conductor and guitarist. He is the grandson of Cuban composer Ernestina Lecuona Casado. Brouwer is best known for his performances and guitar compositions of modern music.
Zapateado by Celedonio Romero (1913-1996) Celedonio Romero was a guitarist, composer and poet, perhaps best known as the founder of The Romeros guitar quartet. Born in Cienfuegos, Cuba, and studied classical guitar at the Conservatory of Málaga and at the Madrid Royal Conservatory, where he was taught by Joaquín Turina. He made his concert debut …
Tango by Celedonio Romero (1913-1996) Celedonio Romero was a guitarist, composer and poet, perhaps best known as the founder of The Romeros guitar quartet. Born in Cienfuegos, Cuba, and studied classical guitar at the Conservatory of Málaga and at the Madrid Royal Conservatory, where he was taught by Joaquín Turina. He made his concert debut …
Historia de Un Amor (version 2) by Carlos Eleta Almarán Historia de un Amor (Spanish for “a love story”) is a song about a man’s old love written by Panamanian songwriter Carlos Eleta Almarán. It was written after the death of his brother’s wife. It is also in the soundtrack of a 1956 Mexican movie …
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History de Un Amor by Carlos Eleta Almarán Historia de un Amor (Spanish for “a love story”) is a song about a man’s old love written by Panamanian songwriter Carlos Eleta Almarán. It was written after the death of his brother’s wife. It is also in the soundtrack of a 1956 Mexican movie of the …
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Whirler of The Dance I Prelude by Carlos Rafael Rivera (1970-) Of Cuban-Guatemalan descent, Carlos Rafael Rivera has established a name for himself as a composer with the unique ability of incorporating a large diversity of musical influences into his captivating compositions, which reflect his multi-cultural upbringing in Washington, DC, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Miami, …
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Besame Mucho by Consuelo Velázquez (1916–2005) Ulli Bögershausen is a German solo guitarist and guitar teacher. He is internationally known due to touring Japan, USA and Taiwan in 1995 and further authored several educational books for guitar playing. Börgershausen started classical guitar music education at the age of 9. He is currently mentoring Sungha Jung, …
Frenesi by Alberto Dominguez (1913-1975) Composer/arranger Alberto Dominguez was born in the Mexican state of Chiapas in 1913. In 1939, he composed two songs that went on to become standards of Latin jazz: “Frenesí,” recorded by Pérez Prado among many others, and “Perfidia,” perhaps most associated with Glenn Miller, although the biggest hit version was …
Guajira Margarita by Traditional (Cuban) John Zaradin was born in the UK and began playing the guitar at the age of thirteen, eventually completing formal studies with Alexander Lagoya in Paris. Through his teenage years he was tutored by Albert Kay in the Schillinger System of Musical Composition and Arranging Techniques. His professional life began …
Guajira San Juan by Traditional (Cuban) John Zaradin was born in the UK and began playing the guitar at the age of thirteen, eventually completing formal studies with Alexander Lagoya in Paris. Through his teenage years he was tutored by Albert Kay in the Schillinger System of Musical Composition and Arranging Techniques. His professional life …
