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In Reply to: RE: Vivaldi concerto in D for lute or guitar or mandolin posted by Timbo in Oz on April 02, 2015 at 01:21:59
Are you kidding? The Romeros were a fixture at Philips for decades, and today, Pepe and clan are still going strong. Celedonio's (great?) grandchildren are beginning to take part now, and Pepe himself has embarked on a new series of Torroba Concerto recordings just this year (2015). How did you get the idea that "the boys didn't last as recording artists"?IMHO, during his prime, Pepe was the most technically accomplished guitarist I knew of, and his forthright and fearless playing was a blessed relief from what seemed to me the timid performances of other classical guitarists in the 60's through the 80's. (Of course, in recent years, a number of excellent guitarists have emerged, so I don't hear the same kind of difference with these more recent guitarists, a couple of whom may even have surpassed Pepe.)
One never knows what the expertise level of the Amazon reviewers is, but the following comment about the Vivaldi disc I showed above is typical: "Whoever likes the guitar and classical music will appreciate the perfection of Romeros's performance and the atmosphere Vivaldi creates. I never get bored."
And, BTW, whenever I've seen a guitar play with an orchestra in concert (not often, I admit), the guitar has been mic'd. I do admit that the microphones are very close on this recording (as was typical for the Mercury production team). I did see Parkening play an unmic'd solo concert one time, but you had to sit in the first five rows to hear him adequately! ;-)
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I always felt that of the Romeros the best of them all was Angel. Angel is one of the greatest classical guitarists I have ever hear. His recording of the Rodrigo Concerto on Mercury has never been equaled. And he was only 16 when he recorded it. Pepe was almost mostly into flamenco which is very showy but still easier then classical
Alan
No doubt Pepe played with more aggressiveness, and the amount of this quality in a performance is a matter of personal preference. But I didn't mean to impugn Angel by any means.
I was a bit surprised to read that you think Pepe was mostly into flamenco - I know he has some flamenco recordings, but he's got lots of standard repertoire guitar recordings too - I think he's probably the most prolific of the Romeros (in terms of making recordings) in any case.
even wrangled a short chat and an autographed program.
He laughed when he heard I had all of the Mercury Living Presence LPs he and his family were part of back in the day.
Didn't think to bring a couple of them for him to autograph.
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