Artists Who Changed Music: Andrés Segovia

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Before the 20th century, the guitar was seen as a humble if not inferior instrument. So how did the instrument become so immensely popular around the world, in a relatively short span of time? The answer to this question involves several musical and cultural developments, a bunch of guitar builders, and Andrés Segovia. He’s been called “the father of the classical guitar.” Beatle George Harrison once paraphrased this when he said, “Segovia is the Daddy of us all.”
Segovia invented several new right-hand techniques, one being to play closer to the bridge, and not with the hand over the sound hole as had been customary, and, according to the latest research, to play with only nails, rather than a combination of flesh and nail, or flesh alone. This allowed him to create a larger sound, that projected further, and to play with a greater variation in tone. Nails have to both strong and soft, for the right tone, explained Segovia, adding, “If nature has not given you strong nails you need to give up playing the guitar.”
As Segovia travelled the world as the ultimate ambassador for the guitar, he also found time to fulfil his other aim: to greatly enlarge the repertoire for the instrument. While he wrote very little music himself, many composers composed for him, including Alexandre Tansman, Manuel de Falla, Federico Moreno Torroba, Manuel Ponce, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Joaquin Rodrigo, and John Duarte.
In his role as ambassador for the guitar, Segovia was lucky to be able to ride the wave of the technological advances of the time. Air travel made international touring possible, and his playing and reputation also spread via radio and recordings. His earliest recordings were in London and date from 1927. His recordings were released on labels like HMV, Doremi, Allegro, Fonomusic, Columbia, Deutsche Grammophon, and mostly on Decca.
Segovia spent most of the Spanish civil war and the entire second world war in exile in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. He returned to Spain after the war. Until the end of his long life he continued to tour and record-by this stage using nylon strings. Segovia also regularly gave masterclasses. Among those that studied with him were two young guitarists who became household names: Julian Bream and John Williams.
Segovia died in 1987, at the age of 94. He continues to be remembered as one of the greatest Spanish artists of the 20thcentury, in the company of greats like Pablo Picasso, Manuel da Falla, Pablo Casals, Joan Miro, and Salvador Dali.
Over the course of a career lasting a stunning eight decades, the dandy-looking young dreamer from Andalucía didn’t only continue to dream until the end of his life, but, nail issues notwithstanding, he managed to convince much of the world to dream with him…
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[@Producelikeapro]

What other artists do you think changed music? Comment below!

[@Czyszy]

Luis Alberto Spinetta

[@AMax9D]

My Dad studied and played alot of Andres Segovia music and taught his music to his advanced students. He took Me and my Rock and Roll buddies to see Segovia in Detroit back in the later 70's They couldn't believe how much sound one guy could bring out of a guitar. If my memory is correct Julian Alexander Bream studied under Segovia 🤔 Julian Bream was another great guitarist that shaped classical music My favorite is Diabelli Gui - Giuliani Grand Overture Thanks for posting this 👏

[@geob3963]

Johnny Cash, Little Richard, Booker T. & the MG’s, The Doors & The Pixies

[@petesawchuk]

@@Arcadiadiv Warren’s already covered him in another excellent episode.

[@petesawchuk]

New Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Todd Rundgren!

[@edkrausmixengineer]

I find it somewhat humorous that it doesn't matter what century we're in, you still have to put up with dad if you want to be a guitarist.

[@Producelikeapro]

Indeed Ed!

[@Robil63]

I found it haunting

[@Producelikeapro]

@@Robil63 agreed. My father was very supportive, his father didn't;t allow him to play, so he remembered that and was. very supportive of me!

[@JohnOShaughnessy]

Yeah, my Dad only gave in after I grew up and left. THen he bought me a Kawai custom-built guitar for my birthday in 1976

[@tomasment7870]

Francisco Tarrega three times left home as small child to can play guitar with gipsies - as 10 year

[@rdubb77]

As a classical guitarist, its been interesting to note how the perception of Segovia has changed over the years. He went from a God, to almost a bad word, who would kick students off the masterclass stage if they dare question him. Now, I think (at least for me), the pendulum has swung back to the middle: a total game changer and a genius, with a sound that cannot even be remotely duplicated.

[@NathanWind99]

I’m continually trying to learn rock guitar in my middle age and Segovia is a great inspiration to me. His grace, economy of movement, relaxed hands and precision with those chubby sausage fingers are mesmerizing.

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed! Incredible musician!

[@robertcronin6603]

Lol...well said, my friend 😁

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed Robert

[@jalantraskasfritz4176]

Warren, so happy to see you did a video on Segovia. I am from Linares, Jaen born and raised and studied classical guitar in the conservatory there that bears his name. The facade clock on the town hall plays a small part of "Estudio Sin Luz" (Study without light) when the hour strikes for everyone to hear, it is said Estudio Sin Luz was composed by him when he was blind with cataracts. His old home was converted into the Andrés Segovia museum and in the summer classical guitar concerts are usually free to attend in the beautiful patio. This video has brought me back many years to my childhood and I thank you for that!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing! I really appreciate your kind words!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing about the museum! I hope to travel their myself one day!

[@scotthullinger4684]

Was Segovia by chance a composer of guitar music? Or do most such guitarists just end up plying the same old great classics?

[@jalantraskasfritz4176]

@@scotthullinger4684 While Segovia did write some pieces, his was most notorious for transcribing classical pieces written for other instruments so they could be interpreted on the guitar. At the time there were classical guitar composers (which were mentioned in the video) as there are today too. Having said that, the classics are the most common pieces being taught to this day.

[@scotthullinger4684]

@@jalantraskasfritz4176 - Yes, I think I remember that little bit about Segovia. Seems like I have some of his recordings? But these days, I'm thrilled with a family of Spanish brothers - father also? - who've made recordings of original guitar music, rather than transcriptions. Forgot the name.

[@jasonflaherty8364]

As soon as I got the email on this, I had to watch immediately! Such a huge influence on me. When I was in high school (early 90s), my closest friend entered a recital and chose to play Segovia. I transcribed the song he wanted to play and got a call from him the night before the recital telling me he just couldn't get it. I went over there and he's playing it with a pick. Rock guitarists! What can you do? So we were up all night getting that song down and, damn, if he didn't have it. Brought a tear to my eye. Finally, we get to the recital, he gets up there and plays the damn things EXACTLY as he did when I first found him struggling with it that night. Total disaster! ;-D

[@miguelgato6797]

Amazing video. I am Spanish and I study classical guitar in Madrid. It is important to know the history of the guitar as we know it today, and you did an amazing job!!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow! Thanks ever so much for your great comment! I really appreciate it!

[@TheChzoronzon]

@@Producelikeapro Another spaniard here... great episode, and you did a nice job with the names, except Tárrega... it's tÁrrrrrega...(yeah, the hard R sound is a b*tch for you englishmen, I know...) tongue needs to go brrrrrrrrr and emphasis on the "a" not tarEga

[@Producelikeapro]

@@TheChzoronzon haha indeed! I can NOT roll my 'R's' haha

[@tranquilitybase6417]

Saw Segovia in LA with about 10 people in the audience. Mostly students. Very sad but the performance was amazing given his age at the time.

[@Producelikeapro]

I wish I could have seen that! Thanks ever so much for sharing!

[@guitarmusic524]

When I saw him at age 93 in Chicago's Orchestra Hall, the house was full (March, 1986).

[@zvonimirtosic6171]

LA is far from being a city of any sort of culture or of any admiration of real art; in terms of arts, it an outhouse, even in plebeian American terms.

[@RC32Smiths01]

Andres is perhaps my favorite spanish/classical guitarist! Really beautiful playing he did!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing!

[@RC32Smiths01]

@@Producelikeapro Cheers!

[@brianharris7243]

Saw Segovia at the RFH-stunning performance by the Maestro.... I felt like giving up!

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow! That would have been amazing!

[@ManuelGuinand]

As a Classical Guitar Player I'm very pleased for this video. Thanks, Warren. For giving a space to our marvelous and beautiful instrument and one of its most great players!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Manuel!

[@Xyzabc998]

and subsequently John Williams, whose unique ability to play without dragging his fingers on the strings is just amazing.

[@Producelikeapro]

I love both John Williams and Julian Bream’s playing

[@patkelly8309]

My cousin is a virtuoso Classical guitarist. He recently told me that if he began again he would go the Flamenco route. He spoke at great length about Tarrega and Segovia.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing that Pat!!

[@banjoboy01]

I agree with your flamenco comment. not everyone can play like Segovia. my classical guitar teacher was really a lutenist and now I enjoy a wide variety of styles

[@codonauta]

I´ve watched a lot of videos about Segovia, this is probably the best of all. Truly good.

[@michaelctanner]

Great choice! Love Segovia😍😍

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed! I'm a huge fan! What an incredibly important musician!

[@MrHunte87]

Before switching to bass, I learnt classical with my first book by Frederick Noad which was the course book use in music college. Then later I discovered Segovia - beautiful player. Another great history lesson.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@Producelikeapro]

I appreciate the insight! He is a very important part of the guitars development

[@bear-headstudios1212]

Segovia is why I play a classical guitar , rip.

[@thebeardedsuperheroes9405]

The Spanish Classical Guitar... one of my favourites... I dig you channel name by the way.... at first glance I thought it was my channel.

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes, for me I heard Classical guitar first, John Williams and Julian Bream were played in my house! Then Django Reinhardt!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@thebeardedsuperheroes9405 Agreed 100%!

[@boxabeatrecordings6309]

Great, great history lesson that makes all of us realise once again that we stand on the shoulder of giants. Thank you Warren.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@guitboxgeek]

I saw him at the Kennedy Center. He was so brilliant, but I was not familiar with his works, just told that I had to see this man play before he or I died. He was very old at the time, but I remember I felt something special about him and the way he played. It was captivating. I thought it was in the late 70s when I saw him, but it may have been the very early 80s. Great vid as always Warren!

[@davidsinclair699]

Thanks for the excellent video. Segovia was instrumental in the development and promotion of the classical guitar repertoire. Thanks for highlighting the connections between Segovia and Tarrega who was key in the development of classical guitar technique. BTW, I love the artwork in the bottom right; essential for inspiration.

[@BigBoysStudios]

Oh man. One of my first heroes. I'll never forget seeing a documentary on Segovia and being absolutely transfixed. And the absolute magic of witnessing such incredible music eminating from such a simple piece of equipment ... will never leave me.

[@Producelikeapro]

I remember having that feeling after watching a documentary on John Coltrane!

[@robertcronin6603]

That's heavy... very heavy 🔥

[@Producelikeapro]

@@robertcronin6603 yes, indeed!

[@Sportingalagrieska]

Spain is a land of great guitarists and we owe Segovia A LOT for that.

[@scotthullinger4684]

One of the best - if not the VERY best - classical guitarists ever.

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed Scott

[@scotthullinger4684]

@@Producelikeapro - I also like that much younger group of Spanish siblings, if memory serves, who also include their father. Can't remember their name at the moment.

[@josephcambron7060]

Your comment is utterly absurd.

[@franalmonte8843]

I really appreciate this video as someone born in Andalusia who plays guitar. Thanks

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much! I’m glad to be able to help

[@spacerockwizard]

Beautiful introduction to Segovia. Thank you!

[@WromWrom]

While - growing up in Spain - I was of course aware of Segovia, it's great that you made a whole video around him and his influence. And kudos for trying to pronounce the Spanish names. I'm sure they were a tongue twister. Thanks as always for the video!

[@Producelikeapro]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks ever so much!

[@bahopp9872]

This is a wonderful series Warren, and very enjoyable. Thank you for posting.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@howardowens721]

When I was 16, I hated that the only guitar I had was strung with nylon strings. I wanted to play rock ‘n’ roll, dammit. Now I’m 61. Two months ago I bought a Spanish guitar both because I had become curious about it and I was inspired by Willie Nelson. I saw it as an instrument that would be easier to practice finger style on, and that it really did have a place in country music, standards, and even rock ‘n’ roll. Interestingly, however, it’s lead me to being obsessed with classical guitar music. it’s changed a lot of my perspectives on guitar. It’s too bad it took me five decades to figure all this out.

[@wardcheryldarcie]

Excellent segment to this series sir !!!!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@rumginray]

Yes - thank you for recognizing Segovia!

[@Producelikeapro]

You're very welcome! Thanks ever so much!

[@guitarhero2938]

Thank you for taking the time to teach us about Segovia.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much! Glad you enjoyed the video

[@tommibjork]

Without a doubt a genius. Just makes you think 2 things a) how afraid must he have been if he needed to dis The Beatles b) how flexible was his musicality if he did not hear the musicality in The Beatles... For they truely dreamed with music.

[@Producelikeapro]

A ‘dis’ would be a conscious act of some kind of resentment, however Segovia wouldn’t have been speaking from this place. He would just simply be expressing an opinion based on his studies, love and exceptional dedication to playing Classical guitar. We don’t have to agree with him, however I don’t believe that there was any real malice, it was his honest opinion

[@pablovilla7539]

Segovia dissed pretty much everyone but himself, tbh. Flamenco, pop and fellow classical performers and composers

[@tommibjork]

Yes, extraordinary people sometimes behave unconventionally. Would be foolish to expect people like that to behave like a common people. 😊

[@zvonimirtosic6171]

​@@tommibjork To Segovia's credit, he was suspicious of modern music and modern culture in general. He survived WW1, the Spanish civil war, the WW2, the Cold War etc., and those were times of rapid twists and turns and radical change in fads. He saw that classical art forms - which were built on proven art and music theories and high-performance standards - endured the test of time and were inspiring centuries later. But the modern streams in art and music of the 20th century were in too much turmoil, as he said once; tastes changed too quickly. He also saw modern influences on the Flamenco, which is folklore, and he did not like those modern influences at all. In his eyes, it was cheapening of the otherwise rich cultural heritage. Similar sentiment once expressed traditional musician Paco Peña, he said that much of that which poses as Flamenco today is "artificially romantic". Perhaps that is where Segovia's "snobbish attitude" comes from: he respected original folklore and ephemeral classical style. He believed both had resisted and can stand the test of time. The only thing that was missing is that lowly guitar is accepted as an instrument fully capable of executing demanding classical repertoire. And he had to prove that even to the most suspicious nitpickers; which was gargantuan task!

[@west4coast77]

Thanks so much Warren! Like so many guitarists - I began by learning classical on a nylon string. Too enamoured by rock and folk guitar to continue playing classical, but you made me realize what a strong foundation it provided. Fingerstyle playing came much easier and realize how much my early classical training helped with right hand technique. A great piece on the master, Segovia, with thanks to you and your team for all the research and hard work putting this together! Cheers!

[@geob3963]

Great music history lesson! It is amazing how many genius artists from Spain and France appeared and influenced the early modern Industrial Age.

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes, indeed! Such a huge influence!

[@henshousestudios7122]

Amazing video Warren! I played classical guitar for more than 10 years when I was a teenager. I had to stop because of my job, my nails were broken all the time. I studied Andres Segovia’s techniques. His posture and how he places his hands and fingers. Difficult but makes playing easier when you achieve that posture. My teacher also tells me he was an “amazing idiot”. But despite of that, all the guitar players must thank him his contribution. A fun joke about classical guitar players my teacher told me: A guitar player is a person who spends half of his life tuning his guitar, and the other half playing out of tune!

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow! Thanks ever so much for your wonderful comment

[@oldwah]

Great research and a very interesting and educating video.

[@Producelikeapro]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@dankelly2147]

Segovia and Carlos Montoya both had me hooked by the end of the 1950’s, having seen both in concert.

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow! That’s absolutely

[@PabloUliver-Bass-Guitar]

Here I am discovering new(old) videos. Segovia had a unique sweet & deep sound every classical guitarist have to listen at least once in their live.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks for watching Pablo!

[@DavidLightWill]

Thanks for the post--I really enjoyed it.

[@Producelikeapro]

You’re very welcome

[@davidsheilds7191]

Many thanks for this video in particular, and keep up the exceptional work sir.

[@raymondmeers]

I started(and failed) trying to play classical guitar at about 14/15. It was the 60s and there was a PBS program "Frederick Noad on Guitar". He taught beginning guitar on the TV. I got the book that accompanied the coarse. But is was very difficult and low and behold I discover chords, and want on to acoustic and finally electric guitar. But it all started with the classical.

[@pablovilla7539]

Thank you for this well researched nod to our corner of the world. Segovia was a controversial figure, but what he did for our instrument was amazing ❤️

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed 100%! Thanks ever so much for the kind words

[@natekrass4405]

Love your videos my man! Glad you put the spotlight on such fantastic musicians!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Nate!

[@StephiSensei26]

A stunning compilation of vital information. Thank you so much. Having begun my guitar journey with greats like Bob Dylan and the Beatles, after hearing Segovia's instrument, I immediately knew where I wanted to go in music. True inspiration. It's been an arduous journey, but well worth the price of a ticket. Ps: I know it can be tricky at times, but do give a bit more work on name pronunciation. I remember being immediately sharply criticized when I pronounced Tárrega"s name incorrectly. The accent is on the "a". Just a hint.😇

[@willemmoller6736]

great video, thanks Warren! I've been hearing guitar music since I was born thanks to elder siblings - Hank Marvin was the first guitarist I was aware of (pre-Beatles!) and Segovia was second, to me he was classical guitar

[@thomaslyngpoulsensguitarst5186]

A unique artist for sure. We as classical guitarists owe him a great debt, for elevating the instrument to a serious concert/ recital instrument. We can, should and do debate some of his stylistic choices - often into the late hours of the night - but at his best, he was simply an outstanding musician with the ability to captivate any audience.

[@fmcato]

This video synthethizes masterfully what I've learned about the dizzying rise of classical guitar in less than a century. Pity there wasn't a video dedicated to Tárrega before this one, cause he was interesting, to say the least. From running away from home to join a gypsy band at 11 y.o., to spending months training his paralyzed right hand to play after a embolia. What a legend.

[@romainnelseng3264]

Just excellent. I recall with awe a solo recital of the mid-1960s He performed in the LA vicinity, but I’m unsure if my memory serves me, or I’ve created a fantasy of that treasure. Thank you. Romain

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks Romain for the great comment about

[@jeffreyguilford2800]

Brilliant Warren and thank you. . like many, it reminds me of my learning from years ago. Actually the only guitar lessons I could obtain was classical (Showing my age) !!!! Anyway, I ended up studying with Carlos Bonell at the Royal college and met John Williams on a few occasions. Sadly, I didn’t meet or personally hear Segovia. Some of my favourite Classic Guitar works are from the Paraguayan Guitarist composer Agustine Barrios 1885 - 1944 - Check out the John Williams album “The Paraguayan” tremolo melodies and harmony at its finest and written for classical guitar... As you say, Segovia was the Father....Brilliant and thank you 🙏🏻 Jeff

[@guitarmusic524]

Another great piece of work. Thanks!!! Where were you when I was writing my Independent Study papers for my Doctor of Music in Guitar Performance and Literature at Indiana University in the 1990s? Haha

[@jimdevlin9045]

Loved this. Really interesting. Thank you.

[@haryygeros7528]

Thank you for your knowledge and your great effort

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@bocajnosirrah3459]

Please do a video on zappa or allan holdsworth.

[@alguitarchristie]

Great video, really enjoyed this one.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@petesawchuk]

Warren, this is brilliant, particularly the footage midway of Segovia playing and speaking. Somewhere beyond mastery; maybe transcendence? Wouldn’t you know it - another guitar player preoccupied with tone! 🙃

[@Michajeru]

That was a fantastic presentation. I really love Segovia's playing and your presentation was very informative.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@electorize]

Well done. Thank you.

[@ipuya]

Thank you for the education. Really enjoyed it and love the humor too 😊

[@Producelikeapro]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks ever so much

[@Hozzle1138]

How could you dislike this?

[@Producelikeapro]

It’s quite alright! Haha thanks ever so much

[@commontimeproductions]

Agustín Barrios Mangoré!!!! We would really love to know more about him!!!!! Great video as always Warren :)

[@Baldo9]

Great content. Well done research. Congratulations and Thank you for spreading his legacy.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@AngelHadzi]

Great Video, thanks!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@The66yael]

Thank you for this interesting film. I really enjoyed and will continue to make more interesting and good films. Thank you

[@nathansinclairguitar]

Beautiful video!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thank you very much!

[@pigpastrii]

I Love this upload! Will you profile his contemporary Augustin Barrios in the near future?

[@Producelikeapro]

I do hope so!

[@corlyssd]

Thanks for this interesting look at a classical great.

[@Producelikeapro]

You’re very welcome

[@jasonvotaw5966]

Cool episode!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@yanthoweepinghorn6732]

here in cadiz province (andalucia) segovia is considered like a god along with paco de lucia :) amazing episode :)

[@ArthurStone]

Thanks Warren. Interesting.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Arthur! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@alanmatthew5713]

One of my favorite Segovia stories is about when he happened to see Django Reinhardt in France and was BLOWN AWAY by the performance. He went up to Django and asked where he could buy the music and Django just laughed and said, "You can't, that's IMPROVISED."

[@hectorgarcia9790]

Probably not a true story

[@alanmatthew5713]

@@hectorgarcia9790 look it up.

[@DaveDeLerch]

Oops, I've just read the text. Should have written Heitor. Knew you would'nt have missed him. Great Video! Very informative. Keep on your good work!

[@Producelikeapro]

No problem! Thanks

[@SAZIZMUSIC]

I have a request, Please please make a video about Amr Diab from Egypt. King of mediterranean pop music. He made many new styles. His music is out of the world. I am Indian i am not even Arab but i am hooked.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for the suggestion! I will check it out!

[@SAZIZMUSIC]

@@Producelikeapro 👍😍 Thank you Mr. Warren.

[@gonebymidnight2881]

Thanks for this amazing video. I honestly only play rock, but when I listen to Paco de Lucia and Vicente Amigo I visit a mental place where nobody else can take me. My favourite players are Hendrix, Page and those two guys. Very different from each other but all of them true innovators and geniuses. It’d be amazing if you could do a video on Paco de Lucia who recently passed away and left an amazing legacy that IMO now lives in the hands of Vicente Amigo.

[@psychoprosthetic]

Classical guitar and the accompanying snobberies which, at least until recently, have surrounded it have always annoyed me and made me polarise somewhat against it. But I tend to forget all that, albeit briefly, when I hear recordings of Segovia. For all his pomposity, his touch was so delicate, sensitive, dynamic ... everything a touch could be, and I always find his sound captivating.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much! I appreciate your comment and insight

[@a.siphrodias2867]

What a great video! Thank you Warren

[@ericrukin2368]

Please do not take this as an insult, as it is meant as a compliment, that I am pleasantly surprised by your historical knowledge of the guitar. You seem to have a thorough knowledge in this area. I am impressed. Here, I thought you were just a rock bloke guitarist from England who's learned a few tricks of the trade along the way.

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha it's ok! I grew up on Jazz and Classical music and being British I'm sure you are aware we don't naturally blow our trumpets! I understand that's NOT the youtube way! Haha But it's ok, I will continue to be my Grandfather's Grandson and Father's Son!

[@ericrukin2368]

@@Producelikeapro Yeah, good thing I don't own a trumpet, or I might be tooting my American horn...though I did learn how to play a mean mouth trumpet from my dad. : -)

[@Producelikeapro]

@@ericrukin2368 haha thanks ever so much!

[@Bodyknowledge77]

Bravo!

[@seenbelow]

That burn on the Beatles was amazing though :D

[@jimshomestudio4669]

Thank you Warren. A couple of my favorite channels here are Denis Azabagic and Tatyana Ryzhkova. Wonderful players, lots of inspiration.

[@gr328]

He had such small fingers too. Amazing!

[@NEVAB4]

Brilliant review.

[@alcuinmacdonald]

Oh, Segovia.

[@alcuinmacdonald]

There ain't half been some clever ........

[@Producelikeapro]

@@alcuinmacdonald yes! Indeed!

[@christophstoll1848]

That one was another eye-opener! Thanks! I once did the "amplification" for Wulfin Lieske - the guy who's holding the Torres guitar at 2:44. And he showed me a crazy detail of the (replica of a) historic instrument he had with him. In order to achieve higher volumes, the sound hole of the guitar was reinforced with a metal cone looming in the body. The guitar was really loud in front of it, but a the player's "position" it sounded almost boringly weak! Did you ever had the chance to put hands on something similar? I mean: since you finished your 12 hours practice?

[@fmcato]

That'd be the tornavoz, which Torres used in a few of his earlier guitars. Tárrega's first Torres guitar had one.

[@geartweaker8518]

22:20 "a rock and roll guitarist can be turned out 12 hours flat"... anyone else think that someone somewhere could learn 12 bar blues in 12 hours, and go play a half hour rock show where someone played lead over them in the 1960s? I bet its happened the world over many many times that someone with this amount of experience plays a show, and voila, they are now a rock n roll guitarist. Its worth remembering that rock is a genre where even many extremely famous players will sometimes show up on stage utterly wasted, play horribly, and 90% of the crowd will still be in awe of them at the end of the night. Anyways...that aside THOROUGHLY fascinating video, great material well presented 😀

[@blackvinylgrooves]

Please cover more classical musicians like this.

[@Producelikeapro]

Absolutely

[@miguelpereaantonetti7576]

Fantastic Video, you manage very good the spanish words... muchas gracias profesor Warren

[@Producelikeapro]

You're very kind! I tried very hard to get it right!

[@thebeardedsuperheroes9405]

I wanna know why Humans like music... i can only believe it is some sort of evolutionary advantage.... Maybe it represents togetherness.... Either way i love it. and cant get enough. Love you bro.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@Frazer777]

Having performed and recorded classical guitar (before focal dystonia put an end to it) the thing that always amazed me about Segovia was that his early recordings were cut direct to vinyl: no tape, no FX, no editing, nothing - perhaps even safe to say the recording detracted from his performance. Can you imagine that now?

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed, absolutely amazing talent! He was a true trailblazer

[@Frazer777]

Looking forward to your next video on foreign name pronunciations🤣🤣🤣. Sorry, as a fellow Brit I couldn't resist it...

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha interestingly enough I had a native Spanish speaker go through this! Haha

[@gerardlouis1895]

Thanks Warren! I’m smarter then I was 30min ago. So interesting and presented so well.

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow! Thanks ever so much Gerard!

[@dennishickey7194]

My guitar teacher put Segovia and cellist Pablo Casals at the top of all instrumentalists. While he played multiple stringed instruments in various settings and owned what he believed to be Loyd Loars' third electric guitar he did refer to amplified guitars as " the a.c. monster".

[@The6pruz]

This was a wonderful and informative summary of Andres Segovia and of many of his accomplishments with classical guitar performance and composing! It is interesting that Segovia managed to become the giant that he was when he had short, chubby fingers and essentially zero charisma. He was opinionated, snobbish, inflexible, and a bit of a scold--everyone was beneath him. He thought the way he did anything was the only way it could be done. I've always thought that if he would have said that steel strings were the best for classical guitar we would all be playing steel strings because he said so (the great Michael Hedges recorded classical pieces on a steel string Martin). Yet despite all this, if you want to excel on classical guitar you MUST study Segovia. He accomplished a prodigious amount in his long life. I saw him in concert when I was 19, I think, about 10 years before he died. He communicated no warmth or charm from the stage. The most memorable thing I've ever heard him say is "study music more than you study the guitar." Great advice! I have seen so many famous classical guitarists in my life since then, and most of them were more inspiring to me that the one they called The Maestro. Yet I am happy I once saw him for the world shall never see the likes of such an one again.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much! I really appreciate it. It was very important to me that we showcase him

[@guitarmusic524]

3:50 Excerpt from First movement of Federico Moreno Torroba's Sonatina.

[@offcenterconcepthaus]

Damn good.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@alexkatsanos8475]

And Where would Scarlatti’s works be without him today? He never stopped. Extraordinary.

[@chrisandersen5635]

Another fantastic video. You mention so many great ones in this. I’m a huge fan of Horowitz, for example, and Bream.

[@darrellstyner0001]

A great overview of the maestro. I've always been amazed by the precision with which he moved those sausages around the fretboard. He was truly one of a kind and a consummate artist.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Darrell!

[@nathanfrigerio3473]

But his left pinky looks so strong.

[@JeremiahAlphonsus]

His noble, aristocratic attitude is most refreshing in this age of total conformity to ignoble, mindless egalitarianism.

[@bjoe385]

I first heard about Segovia from Only Fools and Horses.

[@smartym1]

it would be interesting to see a history of SSL consoles

[@Producelikeapro]

Marvellous idea Marty!

[@smartym1]

@@Producelikeapro I know there was a B version but was there an A or C,I mixed quite a few albums on an ssl G and I always wondered who thought all of it up ,including using that crazy floppy drive that took 10 inch disks.Thanks again for the great content ,really enjoyed the Django one

[@scotthullinger4684]

In many ways, just about any great musician has changed music, but in particular Andres Segovia.

[@Producelikeapro]

Marvellous