They were right, the guitar is soft compared to the orchestral instruments. Segovia made fame because of the new technology of recording, something paralel to the exposure given by youtube nowadays. 2013/12/15 howard posner <[1]howardpos...@ca.rr.com>
Segovia's "Autobiography of the Years 1893-1920" says Llobet and Tarrega never played concert halls because they were convinced that the guitar wouldn't be heard in one. -- Bruno Figueiredo Pesquisador autonomo da pratica e interpretac,ao historicamente informada no alaude e teorba. Doutor em Praticas Interpretativas pela Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. -- References 1. mailto:howardpos...@ca.rr.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html