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RCA D2D from Japan,,solo classical guitar..

I bought a sealed one,,,of Romance de Amor by japanese guitarrist Kazuhito Yamashita....its a limited (?) edition direct to disk, recorded in an auditorium in 1978 (guitar player was only 16 at the time). I personally dont like live guitar recorded in large venues, because its hard to pickup ambient cues due to the relatively low power of the unamplified guitar...

But, anyway,,sound is excellent, playing a bit too clinical and lacking of the Segovia feel...but hey...its a young player.

What dissapointed me was that the vinyl is as thin as 3 kleenex tissues..aat least the vinyl is as quiet as a roman catacomb.
jsujo
vvrinc
323 posts
 
Mr. Jsujo...you are killing me, man!

Your LP finds are becoming what a picture of Hale Berry (with 3 kleenexes to cover strategic areas) looks like to a man stranded on a deserted island.

My previous offer stands...and, your absolutely right, Yamashita is not Segovia...another reason to let me have this LP as well.

But I can recommend his (Yamashita) recording of the two Castelnuovo-Tedesco guitar concertos which were issued on RCA about 10(?) years ago. I only own the cassette. If you like classical guitar music, I think you'll enjoy it. (If you find the LP of this as well, get Brinks for your home.)

Regards :>)
jsujo OP
348 posts
 
LOL...well, the poor guy was only 16 when recorded, during a competition,,,,But you know,,,its all good, as long as its played with some honesty...

I will look for that Castelnuovo-Tedesco LP....

PS: I love classical and flamenco guitar...the only guitar I can afford to play nowadays...
jbatlanta
97 posts
 
Jsujo,

Segovia "feel"?? Yuck!

The guy had fingers like bannanas....an icon in the classical guitar world but he has been surpassed IMO by many.

Try David Russell....the latest big gun, and not well known yet.

Of course, there's John Williams, and then another unknown but great writer and performer Andrew York!
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