How does one go about preventing the tastes of one person from "shaping
the tastes of an art"? Van Gogh couldn't sell a painting to save his
life during his own time because of the prevailing taste of his era.
Popularity is a factor in determining an era's tastes in art. It seems
unfair to fault Segovia for accepting his popularity and using it to
further his own taste. I'm sure from Segovia's point of view in
promoting his own tastes he was protecting the integrity of the guitar
and the music.
Gary
On 2013-12-17 13:13, Braig, Eugene wrote:
. . . Not to mention a huge body of dedicated baroque- and
romantic-era repertoire for guitar that was forgotten for generations
because Segovia didn't like it and instead opted to create a body of
repertoire through transcription. I don't think Segovia can be blamed
for his tremendous popularity, but there is a danger in allowing the
tastes of one person shape the state of an art.
Respectfully,
Eugene
