The Syrian artist Farid El-Atrash plays Asturias of “Isaac Albéniz“

Farid El-Atrash, (Arabic: فريد الأطرش; October 19, 1910 -- December 26, 1974) also “King of the Oud“ ( Lute ) is a Syrian composer, singer, virtuoso oud player, actor and film producer. The Syrian artist Farid Al Atrash plays “Asturias“ ((Leyenda) ) by the Spanish composer “Isaac Albéniz“, transferring that composition from a piano to a lute piece so that the lute for the first time in the history plays a perfect and fully integrated role in a modern orchestra. Thi
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