Segovia: A Centenary Celebration Part I

BY GRAHAM WADE | FROM THE FEBRUARY 1993 ISSUE OF CLASSICAL GUITAR  We celebrate this month the centenary of the birth of AndrĂ©s Segovia. He was born in the year of Tchaikovsky’s death, four years before the death of Brahms. Sibelius was a young man of 28, Elgar was in his 30s, and Verdi celebrated his 80th birthday year by composing Falstaff. Rachmaninov was a mere 20 years old, one year older than Richard Strauss, Stravinsky was 9, and Picasso 12. … Continue reading Segovia: A Centenary Celebration Part I