Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Interview on Spanish National TV with Regino Sáinz de la Maza

You might ask why have I posted an interview on Regino Sáinz de la Maza (1896
Burgos- 1981 Madrid). There are many reasons.
In the first place, he was one of Daniel Fortea's (1878-1953) most outstanding
students. It's important to remember that Fortea's maestro was Francisco Tárrega
(1852-1909) composer and virtuoso guitarist who laid down the foundations for
20th century classical guitar, and is considered to be the "Paganini" of the modern
guitar due to his many technical and musical contributions.
In addition to this, Regino taught my current maestro Domingo Carbajal.
Also Sáinz de la Maza has earned a mark in history by playing the premiere of  J.
Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez (1940); Rodrigo dedicated the concerto to
Regino.
At the end of the interview you can watch him interpret a piece by Fernando Sor
(Minuet Op. 15).