Narciso Yepes

Narciso Yepes García ( born November 14, 1927 in Lorca, Murcia † 3 May 1997 ) was a Spanish classical guitarist, lutenist, composer and arranger. In addition to Andrés Segovia and Miguel Llobet he is considered one of the greatest guitarists of Spain. He played on a ten-stringed guitar, which he developed with the III luthier José Ramírez. In 1952 he arranged the music for the Oscar-winning film Forbidden Games.

Life

At the age of four years, he got his first guitar from his father. At this time he was heavily influenced by the folk music of Spain. He received first instructions from Jesús Guevara in Lorca. With the start of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 his parents moved to Valencia. At the age of 12 he began his studies at the Conservatory of Valencia. His teacher Vicente Asensio placed high demands on him and led him to develop his own style. He also played with various flamenco singers to improve his technique and rhythmic sense. In addition to Manuel de Falla, he is considered one of the Spanish musicians from the field of classical music, who used close contact with the flamenco. He made his debut at the Teatro Serrano in Valencia.

In Madrid he received instruction from Regino Sainz de la Maza and Joaquín Rodrigo. In 1947 he brought his performance of the Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquín Rodrigo with the Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Ataúlfo Argenta at the Teatro Español in Madrid a lot of recognition from audiences and critics one. In the first recording of this concert for the record 1955 Yepes played the solo part.

In 1948 he gave a series of very successful concerts in Switzerland. In Paris, his caregivers Nadia Boulanger, George Enescu and Walter Gieseking were. In 1952 he arranged and played the music for the film Forbidden Games ( Jeux interdits ) by René Clement. [Note 1] The film itself was very successful and received numerous awards, including at the International Film Festival in Venice, Cannes and the Oscar for best foreign language film.

In 1964, Narciso Yepes built a ten-string guitar and used since then in his performances the advanced sound capabilities of this instrument. He also published numerous little-known compositions for the guitar from the Renaissance and Baroque as well as some composed for him works of the 20th century and their own arrangements of Catalan folk songs (see Narciso Yepes, The finest pieces from his repertoire, Mainz 2009).

In the 1980s, he has toured in many countries, including the Soviet Union and Japan. Many composers have dedicated him their newly-created compositions, which he often gave the first performance itself.

In 1993 he had to severely limit due to an illness his concert career. His last public appearance he made in 1996 in the Spanish city of Santander.

Awards

Filmography

Reception

"In my youth in the seventies was the" hi-fi stereo " the absolute flagship of the upscale music review and an important source of information in my classical inclined environment. [ ... ] When I started to play the 12 Etudes by Villa-Lobos, I bought from my narrow pocket money those receiving Narciso Yepes, who had received in nämlichem Journal in all criteria, the highest rating and was hailed as an eternal reference. And what I heard? A music officers liable already for my then completely uneducated perception down spelled wooden uninspired compulsory exercise [ ... ] "

" Johann Sebastian Bach: Works for Lute; Narciso Yepes, Baroque lute; Archive - production 2708 030 (2 plates). The cartridge contains - it is the first time - all seven solo works that Bach wrote for the lute. Narciso Yepes plays left them, completely unpretentious, with a kind of fervent objectivity, which sometimes causes the appearance of dryness. The listener is no detail lost, not even the fun that the player has had, but not his ascetic discipline that gives hope to someday go the music with him -. , But this is a mistake "

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