Who Are The Classical Guitar Players You Like?

Shivers up my spine  Leona Boyd
Andre's Segovia
Julian Bream

Their repertoire interpretation, unpretentiousness for presentation (and lack of concern to offend critics ...

3? how about 2...  Pavel Steidel - the most captivating guitarist I have seen in years. Head and shoulders above anyone in the game - no one can compare to his 19th century ...

I'd have to say Julian Bream, Virginia Luque, Roland Dyens  Julian had a beatiful tone and great musicianship. Roland Dyens is always pushing the envelope as far as composers and styles go.

For a young, modern ...

Segovia: "I have nothing to teach her ... "  Even at the age of 13 Andres Segovia declared "I have nothing to teach her ... she should not accept the advice of any other guitarist".

"She" was of ...

And the winner is...  In 3rd place I think is Julian Bream. His playing style is very funny and unique.As he plays,he always keeps bouncing on the chair and doing funny faces....

Niceroad  I found most of the answers very "main stream". All the guitarists people have named are quite excellent but some less known are just as good if not better....

Women guitarists  There are not many women on this list of guitarists so I thought I'd do my bit for equal rights.

I want to put in a vote for Xue-fei Yang. I'm not ...

Choro de Saudade - Agustin Barrios Mangore  Fallen in love with all his music. Poetry for the classical guitar. (Tarrega, Sorr are the other two but there are many more). If you haven't experienced ...

Wow - limited to three!!!  Andres Segovia - because he brought the guitar out of novelty & he was the master

John Williams - because he's so versatile and precise & great guitar ...

Cavatina! Theme from the Deer Hunter  Oh My God!

I was searching google for a nice Youtube version of Cavatina on guitar to send to a pal when I found...

....Trevor!

On my very favorite ...

Dreams of a World  Sharon Isbin's CD "Dreams of a World" is one of my favorite classical guitar recordings. If you do not own this one, do yourself a favor and add it to ...

Angel Romero  Technical perfection, Speed and feeling

Not really classical guitarists but really good...  Two guitarists I came across quite recently on youtube : Andy Mckee and Peo Kindgren.

The former isn't a "classical" guitarist but I thought he was ...

Controversial Guitarists  In all honesty I don't really like many guitarist today!

Most of them are overrated. So rather than saying which guitarists are good, I'll rather summarize ...

A Few Thoughts  1. Julian Bream: Mr. Bream has a vast volume of work and his contribution to guitar and lute cannot be denied. His playing exhibits the finest qualities ...

Straight From the Heart  My three favorites, I'd say, would have to be John Williams, Julian Bream, and Jason Vieaux....although indeed it's hard to narrow it down to three.

For ...

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Always Learning!   Andres Segovia -- his discipline and love for the guitar -- it really showed in his playing and the loving guidance he offered his students.

Christopher ...

Ars Longa, Vita Brevis...  Francisco Tárrega inspired more people than just me me. Segovia most likely played guitar rather than the violin because of him. Though I don't think anyone ...

My three favourite guitar players  1.) Julian Bream. His interpretations always seem perfect, as if there should be no other way of playing, the music of Bach, Albéniz, Granados and Tárrega....

Inspirations  Roland Dyens, Andrew York, and of course Jorge Morel.

These three guitarists are the ones that give me sufficient inspiration to keep on playing because ...

Mr Potato  Yah, I said that right, Mr Ted Potato.

Although that's not his REAL name, it is the name he goes by from all his American friends. Maybe he's not ...

julian bream,john williams,barrios  They are just perfect. I like Mr bream because every time I hear his records I hear new sounds that I didn't notice the last time. I think he performs ...

slash kirk hammet eddie vanhalen  The title tells all about my favorite guitarists and slash i was having fun playing welcome to the jungle and sweet child of mine its awesome.
Kirk is ...

Best of the Best  1. Narciso Yepes, a real guitar GIANT : superb sound , musicianship & technique.
2.Julian Bream. Magnificent interpretation...
3.Christopher Parkening....

It's the music!  Andre Segovia: His early recordings on "the guitar of the century" were my introduction to classical guitar. The remarkable emotional depth and superb ...

mylove  anand shukla
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The best   John Williams
Julian Bream
David Russell
Manuel Baruecco

The Pentical of Guitarist   My top three guitarists are ranked more on their importance to the contribution to the guitar than their actual skill level.

3. Alonso de Mudarra
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Three For the Ages  1. John Williams - Total musician, not simply a great guitarist, which he is, but a consummate artist. Fearlessly explores so many types of guitar music ...

Dynamics Galore  Carlos Montoya - I absolutely love the percussiveness of Montoya's playing. From blindingly fast arpeggio's and phrases to what I like to call machinegun ...

Temujin  1. Julian Bream. Regarding his rise to prominence, I like the fact that he had to overcome a great deal of prejudice, both from the British class system ...

My Best Three  I'll start with my 3 best classical guitar players since it was my idea in the first place :))

No surprises here...Segovia, Bream & Williams.

Why?...

Wonderful players  My 3 are: Norbert Kraft, Julian Bream & John Williams. I choose these 3 as I've so far managed to accumulate a number of recordings from each of these ...

The Most Loved Virtuosos  1. I love Ana Vidovic, because she plays fast, accurate, harmonic, dynamic, lovely sound and ideal aural.....

2. Narciso Yepes, he plays accurately,...

Humbled Just to Think of Them  Terraga- Without him there would have been no Segovia
Segovia- The lightness of his touch and the evocation of emotion are unmatched
Parkening- Studied ...

Julian Bream and the Ecstacy of the Classical Guitar  Segovia is the classical guitar father figure and is tonally and interpretively rich.

Sharon Isbin has precision, clarity, feeling, and great skill....

A guitar discovery  There are many great guitarists, and surely Julian
Bream (most beautiful tone) and John Williams (flawless technique) are among the greatest. However,...

Influenced me while learning  John Williams - Techical excellence coupled with pure musicality, genial phrasing and superb tone.

Carlos Bonell - In my opinion, someone who plays ...

choice of geriatric john  John Williams - so incredibly versatile. I have seen him in concert (solo), with the group "Sky" and with Inti Illimani.

Karin Schaupp - Her CD "Dreams"...

shadow walker  Andres Segovia, Sharon Isbin, and Karin Schaupp

Andres Segovia is the best and always will be in my way of thinking. Sharon Isbin is also a great gutarist ...

top 3 guitar players  1-John Williams
2-Manuel Barrueco
3-David Russell

LobsterFingers Galore  Segovia - Number one - what other reason is there?

John Williams - Has tremedous feeling and inspiration

Christopher Parkening - Master of precision ...

A living......triumphriate  1. William Kanengiser: Control

2. Michael Chapdelaine: Versatility

3. Christopher Parkening: Heart

My top 3  Segovia, because he is the master of masters.
Williams, because of his perfect tone and accuracy.
Romero, because of his passion when he plays the guitar....

Enthralls  Andre Segovia

John williams

I like them because I like listening to their playing.

genre independent  Probably have to go with Andre Segovia 1st due to expression and mastery.

Christopher Parkening who is considered one of Segovias greatest overal protege ...

Two amazing ladies  I have just two favorite: Liona Boyd and Sharon Isben. Liona had the most amazing technique. I read she started guitar at age 14 and was giving concerts ...

Guitarafficionado657  First, Segovia for his contribution to the worldwide recognition of the guitar as a classical solo instrument and for his still unique sense of 'interpretation'...

Freak  John Williams - flawless playing
Ana Vidovic - beautiful, and she plays great
Steven Pasero - just for his version of Greensleeves - fantastic!

classical guitar players  1- john williams
2- julain bream
3- david russell

3D animator  -Ida Presty
-Alexandre Lagoya
-Hopkinson Smith


-elegance, sound, intelligence, emotion, strenght & fragility

Best Guitarist  Even Though he is not a classical guitarist, Jimi Hendrix is no doubt the BEST EVER.

Bob  1.Andres Segovia
2. John Williams
3. David Russell

I've chosen them because they are tried and proven and I echo most of the reasons put forward by ...

I close my eyes and become transported.  I have listened to numerous classical guitarists, but for some reason, this guy really touches my soul:

http://www.per-olovkindgren.com/

fingering on fretboard  Santanu Baruah:Santanu Baruah is my favourite because he playing guitar very good.

ledders  Xuefei Yang because she is beautiful and plays beautifully!!

She has the great capacity to make me stop what I'm doing and want to listen to her when ...

Lawyer From Puerto Rico  1. Dr. Jose Antonio López (Indiana U Graduate): Nobody can play Antonio Lauro´s waltz like him, including Natalia (Waltz 3). And Sueño en la Floresta´...

JUST THE BEST OF THE BEST  1. SEGOVIA - Need I say why?

2. JOHN WILLIAMS - Awesome

3. CHARRO - Trained by Segovia, she mixes classical and Flaminco. Her music just really ...

Amazing!  Pepe Romero - does it really need explaining.

Flavio Sala - Nuance, emotion, artistry, poetry on the guitar.

Ana Vidovic - Thrilling, invigorating,...

Armando  1. Francisco Tarrega – Because he is the reason classical guitar exists and I like his compositions.
2. Andres Segovia – The second reason that classical ...

My Favorites  1. Ana Vidovic's articulate technique and childlike physical beauty make her one of my favorites.

2. Someone who's music relaxes my spirit and mind ...

Concerto de Aranjuez, Schindler's List, Asturias Leyenda  Number 1: Kaura Muraji

Number 2: Flavio Sala

Number 3: John Williams

Kaura plays Concerto de Aranjuez like she wrote it. Also, the same ...

endy  Rock guitarists - Nancy Wilson and Eddie Van Halen
Classical guitarist - Charo

Classical Guitarists: TOP 3  3. Augustin Barrios Mangore
A brilliant composer guitarist! His best work being La Catedral (which I am learning at the moment) and many other beautiful ...

Love these guys  Jason Vieaux - I finally got to see him play live and was not let down. He is incredible. Wonderful sound. Plus he is a really nice guy. Can't say enough ...

One new favorite on YouTube, and three others live  I just discovered Julio Cesar Oliva, who Ruben Diaz of the Guitar Foundation of America calls "the greatest classical guitar composer and player in Mexico....

Anything by the brilliant Perez  Carlos Alberto Perez, currently in Sydney, Australia is to my ear the best classical guitarist today.

Sharkey  Julian Bream - for his flawless interpretation and soul.
Pepe Romero - for his flamenco technique and raging rasquiados.
Adam del Monte - for his energy ...

John Williams is my guitar hero  It is very hard for me to pick my three favorite guitarists because I like so many, but I would never doubt to say that my favorite one is John Williams,...

excellent players  Chris parkening
Liona Boyd
John Williams

One more?  Li Jie

I was downloading some Bach from Youtube for my sister and I heard this girl playing Bach's prelude BWV1007. Got my attention!

Living? Vidovic, Kanengiser, Clarke, and Two HMs  At the top I would have to put Ana Vidovic. Comparing artists, especially virtuosos, is a dicey business. But calling Vidovic "today's Ida Presti" would ...

inspired  Rodrigo Rodriguez - check him out he's a christian that went to the top of his professional career only to find an empty and lonely life there.

Classical Spanish Guitar Player  Fernando Sor, Francisco Tarraga and Andres Segovia because they give such meaningful expression in their music.

Pure Talent and Musical Intellect  Simon Dinnigan. Listen to his recordings and Videos! Decide for yourself.

respectable  John Williams


Pepe Romero /Angel Romero


Norbert Kraft

Plodder  Segovia - pedantic and opinionated as a musician -but his genius and spirituality transcends these flaws!

Julian Bream - Musician first - but still ...

Guitar God Incarnate  Kazuhito Yamashita is #1, 2 and 3 in my books.

Segovia is the old-school maestro, David Russell is the Lord of lyrical music, John Williams is owner ...

Guitar Players - Shivers Up My Spine!   1. Andre Segovia,

2. Narsisco Yepes,

3. Ana Vidovic

They ara amazing!

His Loyal Subject  Travis Johnson -- he seems to make love to his guitar while he makes it sing like a choir of angels.

mesmerizing  Zang Xuefei, her playing is beyond words

Stu  No 1. John Williams.
I'm an engineer; I was trained to appreciate and strive for attention to detail, precision. I also love classical guitar. John Williams ...

Teacher/Students  Andres Segovia, Christopher Parkening, John Williams: because the music they play grabs your attention and tells a story the way classical music is supposed ...

These are my favorite guitarists  Some people say that all the guitarrist are the best, in my opinion are only:

John Williams

Agustin Pio Barrios Mangore

Ana Vidovic

I like ...

simply the best  The best has to be the legend that is John Williams, a modern great, he's got the style as well as seemingly limitless ability.

A guitarist I've discovered ...

clean but not sterile  My picks are: John Williams, Julian Bream and Ana Vidovic.

John for being reliable and down to the point. Many of his interpretations have become standards....

Shred revolution  My top 3 favorite guitarist are Yngwie Malmsteen, Jason Becker, and Marty Friedman.

Yngwie inspired an entire genre of neo classical shredders and ...

Unknown and Remembered  1) William Powell - Bill was my first classical guitar instructor for two years in the mid 70's at Powell and Clark Music in Parkersburg W. Va.
Olen A ...

David Heap  Just as fascinating would be, to track down say the top ten guitarists and find out their favorite guitar and strings. I know this is rather down to personal ...

The greatest  1. Julian Bream
2. John Williams
3. David Russell

Julian Bream has the most lively character and really enjoys classical works the most. There is ...

My 3 favorites  1. Andres Segovia. He made the sounds of an orchestra coming out of his guitar.

2. Agustin Barrios Mangoré. His compositions for guitar are out of this ...

inspiration!  Maestro Andres Segovia firstly for so many things, but especially his influence at bringing classical guitar to the fore!

Secondly John Williams for ...

For my taste  1. Xuefei Yang
She's got everything, the looks, the technique and the heart.
2. John Williams
Balance.
3. David Russell
Great phrasing.

good guitarists  RANDY RHOADS and the two guitarists from trans siberian orchestra

John Williams  I like the way Mr John Williams plays the guitar.
I like his finger style when he moves all over on the fret board. I guess he's the most awesome guitar ...

No doubt...  1. Xuefei Yang
2. John Williams
3. Paco de Lucia

Yeah son  Don't really have 3 but I especially like Paco de Lucia with Al di Meola playing Mediterranean Sundance.

Metronome  My favourite player is my metronome. In today’s modern world, the aim is to play like a metronome! And Yepes, Williams, Barrueco, Kanengiser, Isbin, Russell,...

Brilliant up and coming guitarists   Denis Azabagic and Marcel Dylla are incredible players that really add something unique to the classical genre with great technique and feel to the music....

Simply the best!  John Williams, Julian Bream and Andres Segovia.
These three men are, or were in the case of Segovia, simply the best and are to be studied for their individual ...

Redbackhaze  XueFie Yang - Style, Passion ,Interpretation, Stage presence, technical brilliance. Represents the beginning of the next generation!

John Williams ...

The Best  1) Andres Segovia




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2) John Williams
3) Julian Bream

my classical guitar favorites  Jorge Morel - Great composer who is so open minded to new ideas. He likes when people express his pieces in their own way.

David Russel - I love his ...

Great players  1) Christopher Parkening- Because he is a Christian who's goal is to glorify God. As a Christian myself I look up to him because he has made it as ...

classical guitar sound flows like wind  First and foremost I would like to thank Mr. Trevor Maurice for developing this wonderful site. Actually I have been looking for something like this for ...

My Top 3 classical guitar players would be....  1.Pepe Romero -passion
2.Narciso Yepes- technical prowess
3.Carlos Montoya- Fire!

learn-enjoy-play  William Kanengiser- originality and quartet LAGQ
Douglas Niedt- great tempo and tone
Segovia- the master of maestros

Narciso Yepes, Christopher Parkening, Julian Bream   Narciso Yepes - I owned the Deutsche Grammophon LP "Bach; Works for Lute" when I was a young man. The album was lent to a friend and never came back,...

Mathematical Wizards of Emotion  John McLaughlin - His explorations and applications of classical guitar into a variety of world music genres defies explanation.

Paco de Lucia - Sheer ...

Chamber Music with Guitar   1.Matt Gould www.duo46.com because of his passion for chamber music with guitar
2.David Tanenbaum because of his passion for chamber music with guitar ...

Masters of the Trade  My favourite 3 classical guitarists are:

1.John Williams

2.Julian Bream

3.Andres Segovia.

John Williams is in the list because of the way ...

Accuracy, Virtuosity, and Emotional  1. Manuel Barrueco
2. John WIlliams
3. Laura U. Klemke

ALL are amazingly accurate and have such emotion in each and every piece. Also all have been ...

My 3 Favorite Classical Guitarists  1. F.Tarrega
2. Paco de Lucia
3. Augustin Barrios

I mean, WOW!  1. John Williams - Is there anyone who has mastered the instrument from a greater technical AND musical standpoint?!

2. David Russell - The musical ...

killer guitar riffs from a monstrous guitarist  1. Paco de Lucia - Perhaps one of the guitarists whom I admire most. Having seen him play "entre dos aguas" via Youtube makes my jaw drop. Just by listening ...

Iraqi guitarist  At most I really adore Mr.Lee Ritenour because he is a real master of fusion jazz to me and besides, his music is so beautiful & meaningful & simple to ...

Have already mentioned my three, but here's an addition  Hi everyone,

I found this on YouTube and was enthralled by this guitarist (who I'd never heard of) and his rendition of Rodrigo's "Sonata Giocosa"...had ...

Inspirations  1.- Julian Bream 2.- David Russell 3.- Adam Holzman !!!!!!!!!

Bruce  Quite honestly, I find it hard to choose an order for players at this level, as each of them has something magical to offer. I've also had to leave out ...

john williams, Ana Vidovic, Andres Segovia   Just because they play guitar with their spirit not with their body.

Jim  1. Segovia...relaxing

2. Sabicas...exciting, amazing, makes my heart beat a little faster.

3. Parkening...spiritial, I am a little closer to God ...

Flawless, masterful and Exquisite interpreters  Manuel Barrueco--for his elegant, refined, and majestic playing and interpretations; flawless technique and amazing tone.

David Russel--agility, sensitivity,...

Guitar Masters  Alvaro Pierri (Uruguay) possesses a superb technique and great sensibility which makes him a truly unique classical guitarist. I particularly like Pierri'...

John Williams, Paco de Lucia, Segovia  John Williams is one of the most important classical guitar players of our time, his technical and speed are flawless his sound is transcendental.

Paco ...

Francisco Tarrega, Fernando Sor and Augustin Barrios Mangore  Because all of them have made happy lives for millions, including Segovia, Bream, Williams, Russell, Romero and many more.

The best of the best  1) Andres Segovia - No Segovia No classical guitar for us
2) John Williams - The machine
3) David russell - Never heard any one play latin music with ...

Parsyfal  Julian Bream

David Russel

Steve Hackett (hear, hear, hear!!)
yes, the former first Genesis guitarist. He plays with unparallel technique, rock,...

jgl  Julian Bream
Sergio & Odair Assad

Whereas Andres Segovia was a master, Julian Bream brought a flair to classical guitar that Segovia lacked, in my ...

I love prestissimo!  Definately Karin Schaupp, Norbert Kraft and Williams. Gotta stick with some Aussies, especially when their technique is so flawless (and Schaupp's tone ...

Segovia, Yepes, Yamashita  . Andrés Segovia, for he's still the most expressive and solid guitarist of all and for making the guitar the great classical instrument it is nowadays....

My three favorites  (1) Roland Dyens - not just a great classical guitarist, but also a brilliant composer, arranger, improviser, teacher, and conductor! I'm particularly ...

Ruby Sunnydale  Andres Segovia
Sharon Isbin
Ana Vidovic

A star is born  1. Xuefei Yang, why I like her the best?
Touching and flawless playing, great looks.
2. David Russell, great tone and phrasing.
3. John Williams, the ...

Pure Genius  1) Andres Segovia - a pioneer of classical guitar as a discipline, where would we be without Segovia?

2) Edgar Cruz - I know, an unusual choice, Cruz'...

Agustin Barrios Mangore, Xue Fei Yang, and Kaori Muraji  First and foremost I liked to say that I can not realistically define in full, the emotions that three of this artists bring out in their playing.

Barrios,...

Oh my!  1 - Ana Vidovic
2 - Ana Vidovic
3 - Ana Vidovic

Get the idea?

Steve Hackett - Who has yet to hear his stuff?  Well, if you love classical guitar, Bach, Segovia etc, check out this man!

Three Generations  Andres Segovia provided me inspiration to start.
John Williams provided me with inspiration to practice.
Franco Platino gives me hope hope to improve....

True Masters Exist Today  1. Andres Segovia

I like the work of Andres Segovia because he truly understood the physics of the classical guitar and was able to enjoin himself with ...