Sanel Redzic Plays Aire Vasco, op. 19 by Antonio Jiménez Manjón

ByBradford Werner
2020

Sanel Redžić plays Aire Vasco Op.19 by Antonio Jiménez Manjón (1866-1919). This comes via his fantastic YouTube channel. Recorded in Schottenkirche, Erfurt, on a 2017 Alkis Efthimiadis guitar. Great to hear some Manjón who is generally underplayed despite a significant catalogue of nice compositions and arrangements. Manjón was born in the Andalusia region of Spain and became blind when still a young child. He later settled in Buenos Aires. He also met the great Paraguayan guitarist, Agustín Barrios and gave him some tuition. It is rumoured that after hearing a concert by Manjón that Miguel Llobet decided to fully pursue the guitar. Awesome playing from Redžić who keeps the composition moving forward even during those indulgent slurs and figurations at the end.

Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, musical ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 94,000 subscribers and 13 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced in Greater Victoria for 20 years and now dedicates much of his time curating content online and helping connect the classical guitar community. See more at his personal website.