The Beginning Of A Legend: John Williams - His First Recording, 1958

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Audio Samples

Album Summary

Performer

• John Williams (Guitar)

Composers

• Isaac Albéniz (1860 - 1909)
• Alexandre Tansman (1897 - 1986)
• Manuel Ponce (Composer) (1882 - 1948)
• John W. Duarte (1919 - 2004)
• Enriqué Granados (1867 - 1916)
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
• Fernando Sor (1778 - 1839)
• Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757)
• Andrés Segovia (1893 - 1987)

Notes & Reviews:

In 1958, at the age of just 18 years, John Williams recorded the first of a long series of discs which, in a short time, would hail him as an artist of international value. This selection is not to be missed by guitar lovers and collectors!

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Works Details

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007

• Performer: John Williams (Guitar)
• Running Time: 13 min. 56 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1720

Scarlatti, Domenico : Sonata for Harpsichord in C minor, K 11/L 352

• Performer: John Williams (Guitar)
• Running Time: 3 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1738-1739

Ponce, Manuel [Composer] : Suite in the style of Alessandro Scarlatti :: Gavotta

• Performer: John Williams (Guitar)
• Running Time: 3 min. 15 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic

Sor, Fernando : Variations for Guitar on a theme from Mozart's "Magic Flute", Op. 9

• Performer: John Williams (Guitar)
• Running Time: 6 min. 51 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: circa 1820-1823

Isaac Albéniz (1860 - 1909) : Piezas características (12), Op. 92 :: Torre bermeja

• Performer: John Williams (Guitar)
• Running Time: 4 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1888-1889

Ponce, Manuel [Composer] : Canciones (3) Populares Mexicanas, for guitar

• Performer: John Williams (Guitar)
• Notes: Composition written: Circa 1925-26.
• Running Time: 6 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: circa 1925-1926

Duarte, John W. : Variations on a Catalan Folk Song ("Canco Del Llabre") for guitar, Op. 25

• Performer: John Williams (Guitar)
• Running Time: 9 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Vocal

Andrés Segovia (1893 - 1987) : Oracion for guitar

• Performer: John Williams (Guitar)
• Running Time: 3 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Andrés Segovia (1893 - 1987) : Etude for guitar ("Estudio")

• Performer: John Williams (Guitar)
• Running Time: 2 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Tansman, Alexander : Barcarolle

• Performer: John Williams (Guitar)
• Running Time: 3 min. 21 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic

Enriqué Granados (1867 - 1916) : Colección de tonadillas

• Performer: John Williams (Guitar)
• Running Time: 4 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1910-1911