Asturias (Leyenda) by Isaac Albéniz • Goran Krivokapić, classical guitar

I finally decided to record this piece after receiving many requests for it over the years. It is one of the pieces I heard as a child and which made me passionate about classical guitar. The title of the video is for easier finding, but Albéniz himself has neither named the piece Asturias (this Prélude from Chants d’Espagne op. 232 is in fact built on Andalusian flamenco) nor included it in the Suite española op. 47. In my transcription I kept Segovia’s triplets, which, in my opinion, enhance the quality of the guitar version of the piece, but otherwise, I kept closer to the original (piano) score. Dedicated to Mićo Poznanović (1947-2021), my first guitar teacher, who awoke the love for guitar in me and, most importantly, kept it alive. Read the review here: Audio & video: MusikimBlick Guitar: Andres D. Marvi, Granada 2010 Strings: Savarez Cantiga Premium, D’Addario Transcription: Goran Krivokapić