Video of the Day: Xuefei Yang plays Tárrega’s Recuerdos de la Alhambra

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

The Chinese guitarist performs a single from her latest album by the River Thames

Video of the Day features Chinese classical guitarist Xuefei Yang, performing Tárrega’s Recuerdos de la Alhambra by the River Thames in Marlow, Buckinghamshire.

One of the most famous works for solo guitar, Recuerdos de la Alhambra was written in 1899 and has become known for the virtuosic tremolo technique that it requires. Yang's performance uses rubato to shape the phrases, bringing out the different voice layers in the piece. 

It is one of the works on her latest album, Guitar Favourites, available now on Decca Classics.

 

 

 

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