Italy’s ‘heir to Segovia’ dies at 80
RIPMany of Italy’s best classical guitarists turned out to carry the coffin of Angelo Gilardino, who died aged 80 after a short spell in an infectious diseases ward.
Gilardino performed all the classical reprtoire and wrote many new works including a Studi di virtuosità e di trascendenza (1981-1988) that is regarded as the guitar’s equivalent to Liszt’s Etudes. He also brought to light works written for Segovia by Cyril Scott, Lennox Berkeley and others.
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