Who Are The Classical Guitar Players You Like?

Can You Name Your Top 3?

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Do you like the warmth of Segovia's sound? Does Sharon Isbin inspire you? Do you marvel at the technical facility and brilliant playing of Pepe Romero?

Share your opinion about the classical guitar players that you love! Just what is(are) the reason(s) you love their playing?

Click below to see contributions from other visitors to this page...

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 ...

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 ...

shiver up my ears  pink floyd
fernando sor
anonyme

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 ...

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
phylips guitarist
rembo

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
...

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 ...

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,...

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,...

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.

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.

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 ...

Jim  Sagovia......relaxing
Sabicas......exciting, amazing, makes my heart beat a little faster.
Parkening...spiritial, I am a little closer to God when I ...

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,...

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 ...

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 ...

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