Watch the Presti-Lagoya Duo Play a Piece by Scarlatti

Alas, there seems to be very little existing video footage of the incomparable Presti-Lagoya Duo—Ida Presti (1924–1967) and her husband Alexandre Lagoya (1929–1999)—universally regarded as one of the greatest guitar duos of all time. Here, in a scratchy mono video, they display some of their magical chemistry on a Scarlatti piece.


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