Federico Moreno Torroba (1891–1982) remains one of the defining voices of the guitar repertoire, celebrated for the melodic strength and rhythmic refinement that make his music instantly recognisable. Far from being limited to musicological analysis, Torroba’s works demand an understanding grounded in performance practice—especially the tradition shaped by Andrés Segovia, who premiered many of these pieces and whose editorial choices profoundly influenced the instrument’s modern idiom.
This album spans nearly six decades of Torroba’s output, from the early Danza of 1920 to the mature cycles of the 1960s and 1970s. Works such as Suite Castellana, Sonatina, Nocturno, Burgalesa, and Aires de la Mancha reveal a language where lyricism, clarity, and expressive discipline converge. The performer’s reflection on Segovia’s phrasing, fingering, and artistic priorities highlights a continuity of approach that resists today’s competitive—and often excessively fast—interpretive fashions.
Interwoven throughout is a broader meditation on what it means to play Torroba “from within”: shaping each note with intention, honouring the guitar’s expressive capacity, and embracing a sound ideal informed by pianistic tradition and direct collaboration with composers.
DA VINCI PUBLISHING Federico Moreno Torroba: Guitar Music, Yesterday and Today of a Great Maestro