Guitarra-O Melhor De Carlos Paredes [Original recording remastered] [Import]

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The 12-string Portuguese Guitar is a Unique Instrument Found in No Other Country in the World; Its Plangent Chords Are Essential to Fado, but Carlos Paredes Has Turned it Into Something Else Entirely. This Reclusive Master Guitarist Became the Ultimate Stylist of the Instrument, his Melodic Instinct, Creative Talents and Techniques Remaining Unrivalled Today. 'guitarra' is a Remastered Selection of his Finest Recorded Moments Spanning the Period 1962-1975.

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Guitar artistry

The best album your money can buy

Guitarra-O Melhor de Carlos Paredes
Carlos Paredes
Manufacturer: EMI
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Guitarra Portuguesa

ASIN: B00005077A
Release Date: 2000-08-23

Tracks:

Dancas Portuguesas No.1
Raiz
Accao
Serenata
Variacoes Em Re Maior
Porto Santo
Divertimento
Danca
Cancao Verdes Anos
Movimento Perpetuo
Mudar De Vida (Musica De Fundo)
Mudar De Vida (Tema)
Antonio Marinheiro
Fantasia No.2
Cancao De Alcipe
Balada De Coimbra
O Fantoche
Sede E Morte
Danca Dos Montanheses
Danca Dos Camponeses

Album Details

The 12-string Portuguese Guitar is a Unique Instrument Found in No Other Country in the World; Its Plangent Chords Are Essential to Fado, but Carlos Paredes Has Turned it Into Something Else Entirely. This Reclusive Master Guitarist Became the Ultimate Stylist of the Instrument, his Melodic Instinct, Creative Talents and Techniques Remaining Unrivalled Today. 'guitarra' is a Remastered Selection of his Finest Recorded Moments Spanning the Period 1962-1975.

Customer Reviews:

Guitar artistry.......2002-10-10

I had never heard of Carlos Paredes but bought this disk while visiting Portugal. I've played guitar for 20 years and am always trolling for new discoveries. It did not take more than a couple of tracks to realize that I had stumbled onto someone who is a true master. The Portuguese guitar has a wonderful sound and the compositions and playing on this disk are fantastic. Best disk I've bought in a long time.

The best album your money can buy.......2001-01-03

Soft, strangely inebriating, a gentle guitar takes over your mind, your heart and then your movements. It's a Portuguese sound with hidden routs lost in the midst of time. Some say it derives from early Christian music, others affirm that it has strong Arabian influences. The Portuguese discoveries, in the Renaissance, gave it an African touch, and then it became international. It's music, pure sound, without words, understood by everyone, so simple and so deep and touching. This album, composed and played by the best in the Portuguese Guitar world - Carlos Paredes, compiles the greatest hits of this man's life, he who was always a civil servant, even when his career was at its pick, he who said: I have no objectives, is now one of those blessed persons that produced something that lasts: art! Everything is so beautiful that I find it very difficult to recommend one theme, but I guess Verdes Anos, is my favourite. If you can, buy it, listen to it and may it touch you as it touched me.