John Williams: Bach - Prelude from Lute Suite No. 4 in E Major (Seville, Spain) Part 2/9
From one of the oldest and greatest royal palaces, the Alcazar in Sevilla, Spain, 1993
Johann Sebastian Bach - Prelude from Lute Suite No. 4 in E Major
John Williams – classical guitar
Orquesta Sinfonica de Sevilla
Jose Buenagu – conductor
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The location for this short piece - the Chapel - is in the heart of the Gothic Palace, formerly part of the
Islamic enclosure, which was altered to meet the needs of the monarchs of Castile in the mid-thirteenth century. Its austere medieval vaulted spaces were decorated during the Spanish Renaissance with rich tiled skirtings, which date from the latter half of the sixteenth century.
Did you know that world-famous guitarist John Williams and filmmaker Christopher Nupen studied classical guitar together and that Andrés Segovia was their teacher? Discover more in this documentary by Christopher Nupen about his colleague and friend on @allegrofilms :
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