Narciso Yepes

Internationally Acclaimed...Universally Loved Classical Guitar Player

"Narciso Yepes - The first person to record
the complete lute works of Bach
on period instruments ..."

Although born into a poor family, Mr Yepes was to become a world famous classical guitarist of the first rank. Some say he rivalled Andres Segovia for warmth and purity of tone! A compliment not to be scoffed at!

Indeed, he was a contemporary of the great master Segovia being born in 1927 and dying in 1997. He began tuition at the early age of four after his father caught him pretending to play a guitar with an old walking stick. It wasn't long before he started to play tunes by ear. His father, realizing his son's obvious ability, took him to lessons although it must have been quite a strain on the family budget at that time.

The young Narciso Yepes was only twelve years old when he started studying at the Conservatory of Music in Valencia. By 1943 he was good enough to make his debut at the Teatro Serrano in Valencia. His great breakthrough came when in 1947, he performed Rodrigo's Concerto de Aranjuez to rapturous critical acclaim.

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In his hometown of Lorca in Spain they have named an elementary school after him.

Narciso Yepes performed internationally in most of the major musical centres throughout his long and distinguished career including France, Japan, Switzerland, the United States and Russia.

A tireless perfectionist, he designed a ten-stringed classical guitar, which expanded yet balanced the sound when compared to a normal six-string guitar. Not content with this achievement he also works on updating and correcting old unpublished editions of baroque and renaissance music for guitar that number over 6000!

Check out this great video on YouTube of Narciso Yepes playing Bach (Note: Press "play" button then pause it so it loads properly. Then press "play" again when fully loaded...

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By the time he died in 1997, Narciso Yepes had achieved greatness in the eyes of not only his own native Spaniards, but also the entire music-loving world. His hometown of Lorca has perpetuated his memory with a sculpture of the guitarist in the Sim�n Mellado Square.

A fine classical guitarist, one who left a wonderful recorded legacy for us all to benefit from.

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