John Williams - The Seville Concert / John Williams, Paco Pena, Andres Segovia

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ISSAC ALBÉNIZ (1860-1909)
Sevilla (Sevillanas) from Suite Española, Op.47 (arr. John Williams)

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750)
Prelude from Lute Suite No. 4 in E Major

DOMENICO SCARLATTI (1685-1757)
Sonata in D Minor, K 213 (arr. John Williams

ANTONIO VIVALDI (1678-1741)
Concerto in D Major for Lute, 2 Violins and Basso continuo, RV93, I. Allegro giusto • II. Largo • III. Allegro

YUQUIJIRO YOCOH (1925-)
Sakura Variations

NIKITA KOSHKIN (1956-)
Usher Waltz, Op. 29 – After Edgar Allen Poe

ISSAC ALBÉNIZ
Asturias (Leyenda) from Suite española, Op. 47 (arr. John Williams)

GUSTÍN BARRIOS MANGORÉ (1885-1944)
Sueño en la Floresta

JOAQUÍN RODRIGO (1901-)
Adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez

JOHN WILLIAMS – GUITAR
ORQUESTRA SINFÓNICA DE SEVILLA
Conducted by JOSÉ BUENAGU.

THE FILM PROFILE

Including music By Francisco Tarrega, J.S. Bach , Peter Sculthorpe, Toru Takemitsu, Agustín Barrios Mangoré , Johannes Brahms, Domenico Scarlatti, Isaac Albeniz, Stanley Meyers

Other performers featured: Paco Peña , Sebastian Bell, Andrés Segovia

Locations: London and Manchester (U.K.), Sydney, Melbourne, Glenn Innes, Kakadu National Park, the Olgas and Ayers Rock (Australia), Granada, Seville and Cordoba (Spain).

Great performances, poor DVD quality

If you are a fan of classical guitar, this is a worthy purchase. However, if you have the VHS copy, do not bother with this DVD; this is one of the poorest transfers I've seen, considering that the source material was very well recorded and filmed, with Sony Classical's usual engineering standards. The sound is just ok, the picture is widescreen, but not anamorphic, and the colors are washed out. A disappointing rendering. Williams' performances, however, are exemplary. The Film Profile is an interesting and worthwhile inclusion, although this should have been a double-sided or two-disc set, instead of cramming a low-bandwidth version onto one. October 6, 2008

A must have!

This is the first item i ever purchased at Amazon...and I agree with the other customers...this is a must have if you like classical music...those compositions are MASTERPIECES and John Williams is a guitar VIRTUOSO...that's all you have to know.

MASTERPIECES + VIRTUOSO = A MUST HAVE May 16, 2008

Awsome!!!

Great disc, just got it and watched it twice !! great selection of pieces, and the bonus documentary is great too. The footage with Smallman is priceless to have.
A MUST HAVE for any fan of the classical guitar.
Williams as always makes it look easy. March 30, 2008

John Williams - The Seville Concert

Absolutely fantastic! For any guitarist, the shots of John's hands are amazing. He makes it look so effortless. What a role modle to aspire to!
The musical selections are great. I never tire of it. March 30, 2008

Beautiful

I'll be short here. Wonderful interpretations by John Williams. I couldn't believe this video was shot way back in 1993. It was a lavish production, great architectural views of the area. January 23, 2008

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