Isaac Albéniz - Torre Bermeja

From 12 Piezas características, , originally for piano. Torre Bermeja translates to the “vermilion tower“, and has been a classical guitar standard along with many other Albéniz transcriptions since the days of Tárrega and Llobet. Surprisingly, the first time I heard this piece was not on a Segovia album, but on Canadian television where Norbert Kraft performed it after an interview. I feel really grateful to have worked with Norbert some decades later, and hope to work with him as much as possible before the legend retires. This arrangement is pieced together from other versions i’ve played in the past (Norbert and Llobet’s), and has several of my own ideas. Enjoy!