Fernando Sor Study in C Op 6 no 8 (Segovia Sor Study no. 1)

Sor's Op 6 no 8, one of his best known studies. Not having a reverb for the Monserrat monastery (where Sor was educated) I've used the one for the Chapelle Jean Baptiste in Toulouse. Guitar by Simon Ambridge. Please note that in bar 10 I opted to play the first edition version with the B on the first beat, and in bars 12, 14 and 16 I played the ornaments as long leaning notes, rather than the short acciaccaturas you often hear.

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[dranderon]

great playing but some grace notes were not played or i couldnt hear but very nice

[JacarandaMusic]

@dranderon thank you for your thoughts. As mentioned in the description, in bars 12, 14 and 16 I play the grace notes long (as appoggiaturas) not short (acciaccaturas) because as the piece is a kind of baroque pastiche it seems to me appropriate to do baroque-style ornaments - and you don't get short grace notes in baroque pieces (normally).

[lumyingluo]

nice :)

[DorsetGuitarSociety]

Acciaccaturas are typically associated with the classical style and appogiatures with the baroque; the point being the view that this piece, though written in the 19th century, is baroque in style.

NB modern editions of this piece often notate the ornaments as Acciaccaturas but if you look at a facsimile edition you will see they are written as Appoggiaturas (sorry should have 2 'g's) - except the one in the penultimate bar.

[DorsetGuitarSociety]

@xxKoRndudexx an Acciaccatura is an ornament played 'crushed in' eg with no actual time or duration of its own. These are properly indicated by a small note (like a quaver or 8th note) with a little slash through the stem. And they are distinct from the Appogiatura, which is written the same but without the little slash; and they are played long, eg typically half the duration of the note to which they are attached, or normally 2/3rds if that note is dotted.

[xxKoRndudexx]

whats a Acciaccatura?

[rups334]

Beautiful Sounding! Great...But i enjoyed the slower tempo one. Indeed its playing difficult sustaining notes at slower tempo. Slurs are not seen in this version.

[Zyma2]

Congratulation Steven, very good interpretation of this beautiful piece. I like the most a rubato at the end, at a last bar. Level of reverb is exaggerated in my opinion but it doesn`t matter. All the best.

[jbclassicaldreams]

Beautiful playing, Stephen! Thanks for posting this lovely study...

Regards,

James

[DavetheIV]

Well played Steven, another one for me to follow and add to my own learning programme! Thanks for the example to follow.