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Alirio Díaz

g, acg, *1923 VE, Lara (state)
Musician / Composer of Classical

Alirio Díaz (born November 12, 1923) is a Venezuelan classical guitarist.The eighth of eleven children, Díaz was born in Caserio La Candelaria, a small village near Carora in western Venezuela. From childhood he showed a great interest in music. His uncle was his first guitar teacher. At age 16 he ran away from home to Carora, where he sought better schooling. He later went to Trujillo, in the Venezuelan Andes, and studied saxophone and clarinet under Laudelino Mejías while working as a typesetter in a newspaper. He also studied English and typewriting before going to Caracas in 1945 to study the guitar at the Escuela Superior de Musica José Ángel Lamas under Raul Borges.

     
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • Acoustic guitar
Genres
  • Classical
  • World
  • Folk
  • Latin
Popular Tracks   
Danza Española (Spanish Guitar Version) on 20 Mejores Canciones De Guitarra Española Vol.5 by Various Artists
El Vita on The Spanish Guitar by Alirio Díaz, Wolfgang Lendle & Josef Szapka
Asturias-Leyenda (transcribed Segovia) on Classic Spanish Guitar by Alirio Díaz
Boceto Andaluz on The Spanish Guitar by Alirio Díaz, Wolfgang Lendle & Josef Szapka
Danza Española No. 5 (transcribed Llobet) on Classic Spanish Guitar by Alirio Díaz
En los trigales on Classic Spanish Guitar by Alirio Díaz
Concierto de Aranjuez-Adagio- on Varios Compositores: Guitarra Clásica by Various Artists
Lute Concerto in F Major: II. Adagio on Mudarra, Narvaez, Sanz & Others: Works for Guitar by Alirio Díaz, I Solisti di Zagreb & Antonio Janigro
Concerto in C Major, R 425, II. Adagio on Guitar for Romantics by Various Artists
Canción on Five Centuries of Spanish Guitar Music by Alirio Díaz

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Alirio DiazAlirio Díaz, Jascha Horenstein, Antonio Lauro, Johann Sebastian Bach, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Agustín Barrios Mangoré, Federico Moreno Torroba, Joaquín Rodrigo2010Compil.
The Best Of Alirio DiazAlirio Díaz2006Compil.
The Romantic GuitarDániel Benkő, Alirio Díaz2005Album
Concierto Para Guitarra y OrquestaOrquesta Sinfonica Venezuela Con Alirio Díaz2004Album
The Spanish GuitarAlirio Díaz, Wolfgang Lendle, Jozef Zsapka1999Album
Die Spanische GuitarreAlirio Díaz1999Album
De Romantische GitaarAlirio Díaz, Carl Scheit, Zagrebački Solisti1994Compil.
The Art Of The Spanish GuitarAlirio Díaz1993Album
The Spanish GuitarAlirio Díaz, Enrique Granados, Isaac Albéniz, Federico Moreno Torroba, Joaquín Rodrigo, Manuel De Falla, Joaquín Turina1993Compil.
Four Centuries Of Music For The Classic Spanish GuitarAlirio Díaz1992Album
Concierto De Aranjuez U.A.Joaquín Rodrigo, Manuel De Falla, Alirio Díaz1990Album
Festivalul Internațional George Enescu Ediția A XI-a București 16-26 Septembrie 1988Alirio Díaz1988Album
AranjuezJoaquín Rodrigo, Alirio Díaz, Rafael Frühbeck De Burgos1987Single
Italia (Con Autores Clásicos y Populares Italianos)Alirio Díaz1986Album
Concierto De Aranjuez / Nächte In Spanischen GärtenJoaquín Rodrigo / Manuel De Falla - Alirio Díaz, Orquesta Nacional De España / Gonzalo Soriano, Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire Dirigent Rafael Frühbeck De Burgos1985Album
Valses Del Pueblo VenezolanoAlirio Díaz1980Album
con La Orquesta Nacional Sinfónica Nacional de la Juventud Venezolana Simón BolívarAlirio Díaz1980Album
Concierto De Aranjuez / Concerto For Guitar, Strings & Timpani, Op. 30Joaquín Rodrigo / Mauro Giuliani / Alirio Díaz / Orquesta Nacional De España / Rafael Frühbeck De Burgos1978Album
The Classic Spanish GuitarAlirio Díaz, Isaac Albéniz, Manuel De Falla, Enrique Granados, Miguel Llobet, Joaquín Malats, Luis De Milán, Alonso Mudarra, Luis de Narváez, Joaquín Rodrigo, Gaspar Sanz, Regino Sainz De La Maza, Domenico Scarlatti, Andrés Segovia, Fernando Sor, Francisco Tárrega, Federico Moreno Torroba, Joaquín Turina, Heitor Villa-Lobos1977Album
Concerto De Aranjuez For Guitar And Orchestra And Other Guitar FavoritesAlirio Díaz ; Ataúlfo Argenta Conductor Orquesta Nacional De España / Joaquín Rodrigo1976Album
Interpreta Melodías LarensesAlirio Díaz1976Album
Concierto Para Guitarra Y Orquesta De Camara, Opus 30Alirio Díaz, Gonzalo Castellanos-Yumar1976Album
Alirio DiazAlirio Díaz1976Album
Alirio DiazAlirio Díaz1976Album
Splendeurs De La GuitareAlirio Díaz1976Album
Aguinaldos Y Otras Melodías VenezolanasAlirio Díaz1975Album
The Masters Of The GuitarAndrés Segovia • Carlos Montoya • Laurindo Almeida • Alirio Díaz • John Williams • Narciso Yepes • Sabicas • Renata Tarragó1973Compil.
Concierto Venezolano Vol. IIAlirio Díaz1972Album
The Virtuoso GuitarAlonso Mudarra - Luis de Narváez - Gaspar Sanz - Domenico Scarlatti - Antonio Vivaldi - Karl Kohaut / Alirio Díaz - Zagrebački Solisti - Antonio Janigro1972Compil.
Giuliani - Concerto In LaAlirio Díaz1972Single
Récital de GuitareAlirio Díaz1972Album
Castelnuovo -Tedesco: Guitar Quintet / Ponce: Sonata Romantica - Sonata AntiqueAlirio Díaz With The Allegri String Quartet1971Album
The Classical GuitarAndrés Segovia, Laurindo Almeida, Carlos Montoya, Manitas De Plata, Alirio Díaz, Narciso Yepes1971Compil.
Concierto VenezolanoAlirio Díaz1971Album
Castelnuovo -Tedesco: Guitar Quintet / Ponce: Sonata Romantica - Sonata AntiqueAlirio Díaz With The Allegri String Quartet1971Album
Guitar Music Of Spain And Latin AmericaAlirio Díaz1970Album
Trésors De La Guitare ClassiqueAlirio Díaz1970Album
Musiche Spagnole Per ChitarraAlirio Díaz1970Album
Musiche Spagnole Per ChitarraAlirio Díaz1970Album
Aranjuez Mon Amour / Coronation StreetAlirio Díaz, Geoff Love & His Orchestra1970Single
Plays BachAlirio Díaz1968Album
Canciones, Tonadas Y Aguinaldos VenezolanosAlirio Díaz Y Morella Muñoz1967Album
Concierto De Aranjuez - Concerto For Guitar, Strings And Timpani, Op. 30Joaquín Rodrigo / Mauro Giuliani - Alirio Díaz, Orquesta Nacional De España, Rafael Frühbeck De Burgos1967Album
Four Centuries Of Music For The Classic Spanish GuitarAlirio Díaz1965Album
Masters Of The Guitar Volume 2Duo Pomponio-Zarate, Manuel Lopez Ramos, Alirio Díaz1964Album
RecitalAlirio Díaz1959Album
Guitarra De VenezuelaAlirio Díaz1959Album
Guitarra De VenezuelaAlirio Díaz1959Album
Récital de Guitare No 2Alirio Díaz1958Album
Panorama de la Guitare Classique N° 1Alirio Díaz1958Album
Récital de Guitare No 1Alirio Díaz1956Album
Plays Guitar Music Of Spain And Latin AmericaAlirio DíazAlbum
The Music Of SpainProfessors Of The Spanish National Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck De Burgos, Alirio DíazAlbum
Récital de guitare N°2Alirio DíazAlbum
Recital VenezolanoAlirio DíazAlbum
Die Virtuose GitarreMario Castelnuovo Tedesco / Antonio Vivaldi / Karl Kohaut - Alirio Díaz • Zagrebački Solisti • Antonio JanigroAlbum
Musica EspanolaAlirio DíazSingle
Les Maîtres De La Guitare EspagnoleAlirio DíazAlbum
BoccheriniLuigi Boccherini, Alexander Schneider, Felix Galimir, Michael Tree, David Soyer, Lynn Harrell, Alirio DíazAlbum
Interpreta Rodrigo, Concerto Di Aranjuez / Giuliani, Concerto Per Chitarra Op. 30Alirio DíazAlbum
Die Virtuose Klassische GitarreAlirio DíazAlbum
Meisterwerke Der Spanischen GitarreAlirio DíazCompil.
Transcriptions Pour Guitare ClassiqueJohann Sebastian Bach – Alirio DíazAlbum
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