Best Guitar 100 is part of EMI's "Best 100" series, begun in 2006, with six discs covering the highlights of the classical guitar repertoire from the Renaissance to the Modern era, written specifically for the instrument or transcribed for it. One advantage of this set over others in the series is that there are no excerpts of excerpts (i.e., partial movements from sonatas and concertos); only whole movements and complete works are found here. On the other hand, the music in this set isn't completely grouped chronologically ...
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Best Guitar 100 is part of EMI's "Best 100" series, begun in 2006, with six discs covering the highlights of the classical guitar repertoire from the Renaissance to the Modern era, written specifically for the instrument or transcribed for it. One advantage of this set over others in the series is that there are no excerpts of excerpts (i.e., partial movements from sonatas and concertos); only whole movements and complete works are found here. On the other hand, the music in this set isn't completely grouped chronologically as it is in other entries. There is one disc devoted to music of the Renaissance and Baroque and one of Modern music, but three of the other discs bundle the music geographically (Spain and Latin America). One disc is devoted to the music of the much-honored, blind, Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo and includes complete performances of his popular Concierto de Aranjuez and Fantasia para un gentilhombre. Other well-known works found here are a transcription of Jesu, Joy of Man's...
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