Oscar Esplá Sonata for solo guitar

”Tempo di Sonata” is the only piece originally written for the guitar by Oscar Esplá (1886-1976) The Sonata was composed around the year 1930 but was first performed in 1978 by José Tomás. The Sonata has not been performed many time since. I personally think the Sonata should be placed among the standard pieces for the classical guitar. Text from “Guitars International“ “José Tomás: Memory and Legacy“ “José Tomás knew and worked with the Alicante-born composer Óscar Esplá (1886 - 1976), for whom the Conservatorio Superior de Alicante is named. He transcribed two movements of Esplá’s Suite Levantina (composed for piano), as well as a previously unknown work called “Tempo di Sonata,“ composed in 1920. Ignacio Rodes relates an interesting if somewhat confusing story about this piece. Sometime in the 1920s, Esplá showed this work to Segovia in hopes that Segovia would perform it. Upon ex