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Manuel González - Masters of the Spanish Guitar
Within the 2010 Concert Season Masters of the Spanish Guitar (Mestres de la Guitarra Espanyola) Manuel González presents a very interesting program formed by different pieces from some very well known Spanish Composers such as Joaquin Rodrigo (Aranjuez ma pensée), Isaac Albeniz (Asturias and Sevilla from the Suite Espanyola), Ferran Sor (Introducció, tema i variació, op. 9), Francesc Tarrega (Recuerdos de la Alhambra and Gran Jota Aragonesa) and Gaspar Sanz with arrangements by himself (Fantasia Española).
Manuel González is a guitarist, born in Barcelona, considered worldwide one of the best classical guitar performers of today and one of the leading specialists of Spanish music in the world.
Organized by Poema SL (Produccion y Organizacion de Espectáculos Musicales y Artisticos) the Concert Season takes place in some important architectural and historic landmarks venues of Barcelona like the Capella de la Sang or the Crypt of the Basilica Santa Maria del Pi (Gothic Church from the 14th Century) or the Sant Jaume Church (on the former site of a synagogue) together with the magnificent Modernist Concert Hall the Palau de la Musica Catalana (declared Unesco Cultural World Heritage in 1997).
Manuel Gonzalez future concerts at the Palau de la Musica Catalana will take place on September 4th, 11th, 18th and 28th, October 1st, 9th and 22nd and November 10th. For more information visit the Palau de la Musica website.
