Yepes - Complete Solo Recordings

I bought this on an act of faith, not knowing much about Yepes, and the reviews don't say much. It is a huge amount of music, essentially 20 separate DG albums, a whole career of recordings. The question is: does one like Yepes' way of playing enough to relish this?I came to this from Segovia. I felt I needed more solo classical guitar and maybe a slightly different approach.Even though Yepes and Segovia were the two great guitarists of the century, their approach is remarkably different. For one, Yepes created a different, 10 string guitar. But they also had different visions and styles, which could illustrate the way music changed in the postwar era.Yepes is undoubtedly the greater virtuoso, playing at a staggering pace at times when he wants and able to play remarkably intricate passages. But there is something very cold about his approach. He does not play with a great sensitivity to the melody. He basically plays the composition. In comparison to Segovia, I do not find this approach very engaging. But for people who listen to a lot of contemporary classical music performances and have a music school sort of education, this may be the best approach to the classical guitar.Personally, I will get a lot more listening pleasure out of the Segovia box set. But there is so much to this box set that it will also keep me occupied.

I already own many of Yepes' recordings on vinyl, but wanted them mastered on CD. This collection of solo recordings is great and the sound is excellent.

Yepes the Master. What else needs to be said?

Amazing boxset !

The ten strings allow sympathetic resonance and those extra four are even 'stopped' by the sheer skill of Yepes. His Sor studies are quite brilliant.The whole collection is a real musical adventure, full of light and shade and some compositions less familiar.

Quality set of CDs by Narciso. I am glad i bought it. Excellent.

Come si capisce dal mio titolo, uno dei maggiori pregi di questo cofanetto è l'economicità. Devo anche segnalare che si tratta di incisioni moderne dalla prima all'ultima, quindi la qualità audio è molto più che soddisfacente. Ulteriore bonus le copertine originali dei singoli album, anche se limitatamente alla facciata anteriore.Yepes è un artista freddo e distaccato che mi sembra più a suo agio con il repertorio Bachiano che con quello spagnolo (o quello latino-americano). Tutti e tre i repertori sono qui abbondantemente rappresentati, arricchiti da composizioni recenti (del '900) che non mi sono piaciute particolarmente, ma ho comunque apprezzato, probabilmente perché non ne ho trovate troppe. All'inizio la sola idea di ascoltare ben 20 dischi di chitarra o liuto, senza canto o altri strumenti, mi faceva venire la noia. In realtà li ho ascoltati in fretta ed ho già voglia di riascoltarli.

Narciso Yepes, uno de los maestros más grandes (con Paco de Lucía y Andrés Segovia) de la guitarra clásica, en solitario, ejecutando obras maestras con una habilidad impecable, grabado por Deutsche Gramophon, con la mejor calidad imaginable. ¿Qué más se puede pedir?Son 20 CDs, una fuente inagotable de música de la mejor calidad que hará las delicias de cualquier amante de la guitarra clásica.

What is there to say? One of the best guitarists in the world playing solo guitar. DG's legendary engineering. Twenty-nine CDs of solo guitar covering five centuries. Classic works lovingly arranged. Original LP covers. A decent explanatory booklet. This box set is reasonably priced. All around winner in my book!There's some terrific work here, but for me the Five Centuries CDs (two of Spanish music and one of guitar music from Dowland through to modern music) are on regular repeat, as are the Bacj, Sor, and Rodrigo CDs. Superbly played, lovely music. Instead of writing paragraph after paragraph, just know that if you like guitar music, this is a great box set. It should be in everyone's collection.