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Francisco Tárrega

g, 1852-1909 ES, Villarreal
Musician / Composer of Classical
A.k.a. Francisco de Asís Tárrega y Eixea

Influential Spanish composer and guitarist, born November 21, 1852 in Villarreal, Castellón, Spain — died December 15, 1909 in Barcelona, Spain. Often considered to be the father of modern classical guitar playing.

     
Genres
  • Classical
  • Latin
  • Folk
  • World
Popular Tracks   
Lágrima on Romantic Guitar by Julian Bream
Recuerdos de la Alhambra on Spanish Guitar Music by John C. Williams
Adelita on Mediterráneo by Miloš Karadaglić
Recuerdos de la Alhambra on An Idea by Andrés Madariaga
Gran Vals on Francisco Tárrega: Homenaje a Francisco Tárrega by Francisco Tárrega & Various Artists
Adelita on Soul of Spanish Guitar by Pablo Sainz Villegas
Oh Sole Mio in E Major - for Guitar on Oh Sole Mio by Francisco Tárrega & Andrea Vettoretti
Capricho arabe on Guitar Recital: Pablo Garibay by Pablo Garibay
Sueno (Mazurka) in C Major on Suenos de Guitarra by Carlos Fuentes
"Prelude in D Minor: Oremus" on Early Tapes by Sergio Santes

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Serebrier Conducts GranadosConcerto Málaga String Orchestra, Isaac Albéniz, Ruperto Chapí, Enrique Granados, Ricard Lamote de Grignon, Joaquín Malats, Jesús De Monasterio, Enric Morera, Francisco Tárrega, Eduard Toldrà2017Album
First Prize 2016 Tárrega International Guitar Competition, BenicàssimXianji Liu, Domenico Scarlatti, Francisco Tárrega, Fernando Sor, Isaac Albéniz, Joaquín Malats, Astor Piazzolla, Napoléon Coste, Lennox Berkeley2017Album
Winner 2016 "Alhambra" International Guitar CompetitionAndrea González Caballero, Joaquín Clerch, Francisco Tárrega, Julian Arcas, Sérgio Assad, Benjamin Britten, Isaac Albéniz, Emilio Calandín, Antonio Jiménez Manjón2017Album
Leyendas (Works For Solo Guitar)Isaac Albéniz, Joaquín Rodrigo, Manuel De Falla, Astor Piazzolla, Francisco Tárrega, Antonio Jiménez Manjón, Thibaut Garcia2016Album
Tárrega: Guitar EditionFrancisco Tárrega • Giulio Tampalini2015Album
Guitar MusicFrancisco Tárrega - Mats Bergström2009Album
OriginalwerkeFrancisco Tárrega / Hans-Werner Huppertz2005Album
L'Arte Di Andrés SegoviaAndrés Segovia - Henry Purcell, Johann Sebastian Bach, Domenico Scarlatti, Georg Friedrich Händel, Fernando Sor, Isaac Albéniz, Enrique Granados, Francisco Tárrega2001Compil.
The Great Spanish Classics Vol.2Manuel De Falla, Joaquín Rodrigo, Francisco Tárrega2001Album
The Francisco Tárrega CollectionFrancisco Tárrega, Paul Henry2000Album
La Guitarra De TorresStefano Grondona Plays Miguel Llobet & Francisco Tárrega1998Album
Guitar RecitalFrancisco Tárrega · Johann Sebastian Bach · Alexandre De Faria · Kaspar Joseph Mertz · Manuel María Ponce Cuéllar - Fabio Zanon1998Album
The Spanish Guitar (La Guitarra Española)Joaquín Rodrigo, Francisco Tárrega1996Compil.
19th Century Guitar FavouritesFernando Sor • Dionisio Aguado • Francisco Tárrega, Norbert Kraft1994Album
Concierto De Aranjuez Und Spanische GitarrenstückeJoaquín Rodrigo, Francisco Tárrega, Regino Sainz De La Maza, Sharon Isbin1994Album
DèbutAniello Desiderio, Nuccio D'Angelo, Francisco Tárrega, Dionisio Aguado, Miguel Llobet, Napoléon Coste, Joan Manén1994Album
Certamen Internacional De Guitarra Francisco Tárrega - Benicàssim. Volume VAniello Desiderio, Manuel María Ponce Cuéllar, Maurice Ohana, Francisco Tárrega, Francis Kleynjans, Alberto Ginastera1993Album
20th Century Guitar MusicManuel María Ponce Cuéllar, Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco, Sven Libaek, Francisco Tárrega, Alexandre Tansman, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Agustín Barrios Mangoré, Jose Luis Gonzalez1992Album
La Guitarra RomanticaJulian Bream, Miguel Llobet - Emilio Pujol - Francisco Tárrega1991Album
Lieflijke Serenades 2Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Liszt, Claude Debussy, Francisco Tárrega, Fritz Kreisler1991Album
Sevilla, Ernesto Bitetti Plays Spielt JoueErnesto Bitetti, Isaac Albéniz, Joaquín Turina, Enrique Granados, Manuel De Falla, Federico Moreno Torroba, Francisco Tárrega, José Buenagu, Andrés Segovia1990Album
The Segovia Collection, Vol. 7: Guitar EtudesAndrés Segovia - Fernando Sor, Mauro Giuliani, Francisco Tárrega, Dionisio Aguado, Napoléon Coste1990Album
The Segovia Collection, Vol. 7: Guitar EtudesAndrés Segovia - Fernando Sor, Mauro Giuliani, Francisco Tárrega, Dionisio Aguado, Napoléon Coste1990Compil.
Classics For GuitarJohn Dowland / Luis De Milán / Luis de Narváez / Fernando Carulli / Matteo Carcassi / Mauro Giuliani / Fernando Sor / Johann Sebastian Bach / Francisco Tárrega / Niccolò Paganini / Timothy Walker1989Album
Tres Canciones Populares Mexicanas And Other Works For GuitarMarc Regnier, Manuel María Ponce Cuéllar, Julian Orbon, Francisco Tárrega, Joaquín Nin-Culmell1988Album
Eduardo FernandezEduardo Fernández, Isaac Albéniz, Miguel Llobet, Enrique Granados, Francisco Tárrega, Andrés Segovia, Joaquín Turina1987Album
Giochi ProibitiSantiago Navascués - Isaac Albéniz, Francisco Tárrega, Enrique Granados, Matteo Cercassi, Manuel De Falla, Heitor Villa-Lobos1986Album
Clásicos Españoles 1Joaquín Rodrigo, Enrique Granados, Manuel De Falla, Pablo de Sarasate, Francisco Tárrega1986Compil.
Tzigane / Bolero / La Traviata / Serenata Morisca / Scherzo / Vals / Preludios / ClavelitosMaurice Ravel / Francisco Tárrega / Ruperto Chapí / Miguel Llobet / Heitor Villa-Lobos / Joaquín Valverde1984Compil.
Recuerdos De La Alhambra, Lagrima, Danza Mora, Adelita, Pavana, JotaFrancisco Tárrega / Narciso Yepes1983Album
Recuerdos De La Alhambra, Lagrima, Danza Mora, Adelita, Pavana, JotaFrancisco Tárrega / Narciso Yepes1983Album
The Spanish GuitarAlexandre Lagoya - Francisco Tárrega • Emilio Pujol • Isaac Albéniz • Federico Moreno Torroba • Joaquín Rodrigo1980Album
Guitarra RomanticaMauro Giuliani - Fernando Sor - Francisco Tárrega : Narciso Yepes1977Album
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
The 10 String Guitar Plays Spanish ClassicsJoaquín Rodrigo, Isaac Albéniz, Francisco Tárrega, Enrique Granados, Vincenzo Macaluso1975Album
Spanische GitarrenmusikNarciso Yepes, Joaquín Rodrigo, Enrique Granados, Francisco Tárrega, Isaac Albéniz1971Compil.
Dimitri FampasLuigi Boccherini - Gaspar Cassadó Guitar Δημήτρης Φάμπας Piano Kostis Gaïtanos, Robert de Visée - Francisco Tárrega - Heitor Villa-Lobos1970Album
Guitar Concerto And Pieces By Milan, Tarrega And RodrigoJoaquín Rodrigo, Luis De Milán, Francisco Tárrega, Narciso Yepes, Orquesta Nacional De España Conducted By Ataúlfo Argenta1961Album
Four Centuries Of Spanish Guitar MusicErnesto Bitetti, Luis De Milán - Luis de Narváez - Gaspar Sanz - Alonso Mudarra - Fernando Sor - Isaac Albéniz - Francisco Tárrega - Joaquín TurinaAlbum
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