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Thanks simonmoon and frogman interesting posts about a guitarist i did not know and will explore...

Apology for the typo.  Spellchecker strikes again.  Of course, it should be Holdsworth not Wordsworth.  

@frogman 

And yet Wordsworth was a great poet. The Beethoven of English poetry, in that he began the Romantic era for poetry. It's amazing the way the arts correspond with similar changes around the same time. Late in the 19th century we have Impressionistic music and art. Maybe in writing too, if we count Rimbaud. 

@stuartk 

Here's another one for you to try on your journey into classical music. "Nights in the Garden of Spain" by perhaps the most famous Spanish composer, Manuel de Falla. Like many composers in the early 20th century he wrote music that was tied to his countries identity. Sibelius did so in Finland. Dvorak in whatever the Czech Republic was called then. Aaron Copland in America. Anyway, this is a lovely piece. I chose a selection with Martha Argerich, one of the greatest living pianists.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYCiyNbDmRM

@audio-b-dog , 

**** It's amazing the way the arts correspond with similar changes around the same time. ****

All good art reflects the time of its creation.  What defines its validity is how well it reflects that time.  Whether we like what it is reflecting is an entirely different matter.