Fernando Sor Andante Largo
Oct 23, 2019
3 minutes
We’ve visited his works before, but this issue we are tackling a wonderful piece by a seminal figure of classical guitar, the Spanish composer and perhaps first virtuoso of the instrument Fernando Sor (1778-1839). Sor was a successful performer, respected teacher and prodigious composer (his work includes two operas, nine ballets, three symphonies). However it is with the development of the classical guitar where Sor’s enduring influence lies. His large body of guitar pieces, studies, lessons and exercises, have forged generations of classical guitarists from student
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