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Recuerdos de Alhambra
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My rendition of Francisco Tárrega's 'Memories of Alhambra'. Tárrega is also known as the Sarasate of The Guitar (from Pablo Sarasate, a Spanish violin virtuoso of the late 19th Century).
classic rock cover
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Classic rock cover
Hello World!, I say WELCOME. I'm a 57 years old classic rock fan and musician. For the most part I only do covers of classic rock and folk songs but am known from slipping in an occasional ballad or instrumental here and there too.
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Genre
Beats • Beats General
Charts
Peak #2,977
Peak in subgenre #145
Author
Francisco Tárrega
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Francisco Tárrega
Uploaded
June 24, 2007
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MP3
MP3 4.0 MB • 128 kbps • 4:24
Story behind the song
Every aspiring guitarrist (at least those who like me begun their music education through a Spanish Classic Guitar) comes to meet Tárrega's challenging 'tremolo' classic. Many people when hearing this beautiful song for the first time think of it as done by a duet... but no, this is played with only one hand - and it requires a highly skilled one at that. Recuerdos de Alhambra showcases the heavy Arabic influence in Spanish culture, a result of being invaded by the Moors in the 8th Century. As noted above, Recuerdos is traditionally played with a single guitarist. For this recording though I did two tracks separately - my right hand fingernails are not to the required length to do this properly. I owe you all on that one!
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No lyrics... the music is enough.
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