Manuel M. Ponce: Sonata Clásica for Guitar (Score video)

During Manuel Ponce’s period of study in France under the guidance of Paul Dukas, Segovia began asking the composer for pastiches (a musical work that imitates the style of another composer, period, or composition). Segovia was attempting to establish a repertoire for the guitar comparable to that of other solo instruments, he wanted pieces that could fill-in the periods where the guitar repertoire was sparse. An example of these pastiches is the Sonata Classica - Homage to Fernando Sor - here Ponce was required to compose a work that could rival the Viennese piano sonatas of Joseph Hadyn. In Segovia’s own words : … since I have the good fortune of having a real Sor of greater talent than his predecessor writing a sonata for guitar, I do not want this sonata to be inferior to one of Haydn’s for piano. Source: Jason Vieaux, guitar ------------------------------------------------ The videos published in this channel