Eduardo Fernández (born 1952) is a

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ist, teacher and arranger-composer. He received prizes in the 1972

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and 1975

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competitions, won the Premio Andrés Segovia in 1975 and debuted in New York in 1977. After his 1983 London debut, Fernández was signed by

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. His textbook has been published in English as ''Technique, Mechanism, Learning'' (2002).

Selected discography

* ''Bach, J.S.: Lute Suites (2 CDs)'' 1989 Decca Music Group Limited * ''Guitar Concerti''

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Jaurés Lamarque Pons Jaurés Lamarque Pons ( Salto, 6 May 1917 - Montevideo, 11 June 1982) was an Uruguay Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil t ...

. ECO, conducted Enrique García Asensio. Decca 1990 * ''The World of The Spanish Guitar'' Decca compilation 1992 * ''Avant-garde guitar''. Takemitsu: ''All in Twilight''.

Leo Brouwer Juan Leovigildo Brouwer Mezquida (born March 1, 1939) is a Cubans, Cuban composer, conducting, conductor, and classical guitarist. He is a Member of Honour of the International Music Council. Early years Brouwer was born in Havana, Cuba. When he ...

: ''La espiral eterna''.

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: ''Nocturnal after John Dowland.'' Berio: ''Sequenza XI''. Decca

References

Articles

Interview (1984)
by Paul Magnussen

External links

Uruguayan classical guitarists 1952 births Living people {{Uruguay-musician-stub