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Leslaw K.
Bieniasz
Becoming a
master of flamenco guitar is my unfulfilled dream. 1) Sabicas,
Malaguena de Lecuona.
Beautiful, already classical piece, which, after 45 years of hopeless looking
for exact scores, I am now able to play myself, thanks to the Alain Faucher great (albeit over-expensive)
transcription… 2) Sabicas, Arabian Dance. One of the most
wonderful world examples of flamenco pieces of Arabic inspiration. In a
somewhat different version also known as “Castillo Moro”. Also this one is in my repertoire, thanks
to Alain Faucher and his Affedis
publication. 3) Paco Pena, Amanecer
Arabe (a variant of 2). For me, Paco Pena
is about the first on the list of flamenco guitarists. 4) Paco Pena, Granada en
Flor, Zorongo. A beautiful flamenco piece. Still waiting to
be included in my repertoire. 5) Paco Pena & Johnn Williams,
Farruca in D. Is classical guitar
playing easier than flamenco, or not? 6) Moraito,
por Bulerias.
I don’t think anybody played Bulerias
better than him. An unreachable goal for me. 7) Tomatito,
Bulerias. Amazingly perfect technique.
Even more unreachable for me. 8) Rafael Cortes, Granaina. In my opinion, the best Granaina ever composed… Possibly within my
level of abilities, but I need a few years more time. 9) Manolo
Sanlucar, Elegia
(Rondena), or see (another record). I’d bet it’s the
best Rondena ever composed. I have tried to
play it, but the rithm is out of reach. 10) Jeronimo
Maya. This boy was a flamenco guitar genius. Why don’t we hear him
more at present? I know, I know, he publishes some records, but where are his
concerts all over the world? Is there any hope that someone will publish his
music in print? |
Last Updated: 11 th September, 2017.