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Andrés Segovia

1893 - 1987

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Andrés Segovia Torres, 1st Marquis of Salobreña (21 February 1893 – 2 June 1987) was a Spanish virtuoso classical guitarist. Many professional classical guitarists were either students of Segovia or students of Segovia's students. Segovia's contribution to the modern-romantic repertoire included not only commissions but also his own transcriptions of classical or baroque works. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andrés Segovia has received more than 949,393 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia. Andrés Segovia is the 112th most popular musician (down from 105th in 2019), the 190th most popular biography from Spain (down from 169th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Spanish Musician.

Andrés Segovia is most famous for his interpretations of the music of Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Sebastian Bach, and other composers.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Andrés Segovia ranks 112 out of 2,662Before him are Fernando Sor, Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Nadia Boulanger, Lady Gaga, Don Shirley, and Ravi Shankar. After him are Bernard Haitink, Fritz Kreisler, Benny Goodman, John Bonham, Ronnie Wood, and Jascha Heifetz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1893, Andrés Segovia ranks 22Before him are Karl Mannheim, Harold Lloyd, Albert Szent-Györgyi, Damdin Sükhbaatar, George Grosz, and Paramahansa Yogananda. After him are Palmiro Togliatti, Edward Adelbert Doisy, Harold Urey, Omar Bradley, Chaim Soutine, and Fritz Perls. Among people deceased in 1987, Andrés Segovia ranks 21Before him are Walter Houser Brattain, John Huston, Lino Ventura, John Howard Northrop, William P. Murphy, and Lee Byung-chul. After him are Jascha Heifetz, Fahri Korutürk, Jacqueline du Pré, Lee Marvin, Joseph Campbell, and Jacques Anquetil.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Andrés Segovia ranks 190 out of 2,932Before him are Pedro de Alvarado (1485), Adolfo Suárez (1932), Luis Carrero Blanco (1904), Camilo José Cela (1916), Al-Hakam II (915), and Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895). After him are Buenaventura Durruti (1896), Penélope Cruz (1974), Blanche I of Navarre (1387), Alfonso III of Asturias (848), Louis Blanc (1811), and Arnaldus de Villa Nova (1240).

Among MUSICIANS In Spain

Among musicians born in Spain, Andrés Segovia ranks 6Before him are Isaac Albéniz (1860), Pablo Casals (1876), Pablo de Sarasate (1844), Paco de Lucía (1947), and Fernando Sor (1778). After him are Narciso Yepes (1927), Dionisio Aguado y García (1784), Joan Manuel Serrat (1943), Alicia de Larrocha (1923), Ricardo Viñes (1875), and Paco Ibáñez (1934).