Andres Segovia
Andres Segovia
Andrés Segovia Torres, 1st Marquis of Salobreña, known as Andrés Segovia, was a virtuoso Spanish classical guitarist from Linares, Spain. He is regarded as one of the greatest guitarists of all time and the grandfather of the classical guitar. Many professional classical guitarists today are students of Segovia, or students of his students...
NationalitySpanish
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth21 February 1893
CountrySpain
music beautiful ocean
The advice I am giving always to all my students is above all to study the music profoundly... music is like the ocean, and the instruments are little or bigger islands, very beautiful for the flowers and trees.
writing guitar circles
When I began, the guitar was en-closed in a vicious circle. There were no composers writing for the guitar, be-cause there were no virtuoso guitarists.
teacher trying unions
I was my own teacher and pupil, in a comradeship so firm and persevering that the most trying incidents of my life served only to strengthen the union...
continuity originals hard
It is not so hard to be original, what is hard, is to be original with continuity.
perfect silence sometimes
Sometimes one is without the pleasure of playing. But when the silence of the audience is perfect, we recover that.
teacher guitar effort
(I was) my own teacher and pupil, and thanks to the efforts of both, they were not discontented with each other.
tired thinking mind
You know what I think? If I am tired now, I don't mind, because I have eternity to rest.
music guitar color
When I started to play with my fingernails, it was not just for volume. The most important thing was giving the guitar different colors in its voices...
may mastery impossible
It is impossible to feign mastery of an instrument, however skillful the impostor may be.
lying doe paper
It is always about discovering what, hidden, does not lie on the paper.
guitar wife three
I've had only three wives and three guitars in my life, though I've flirted with others.
patience men oil
A man without patience is a lamp without oil.
piano-music piano-playing monsters
The piano is a monster that screams when you touch its teeth.
color thorough-knowledge quality
Every guitarist has a special quality of sound. The best ones will use a good ear, much sensitivity and a thorough knowledge of music to prepare the nuances and colors of sound.