From the electric passion of flamenco to the haunting Cavatina from The Deer Hunter, the guitar touches us in a way no other instrument can. This double album of classic guitar music, both original compositions and arrangements by some of the world s finest guitar virtuosi, reveals the many sides of the guitar s personality. Supremely elegant or steamily sensual, flamboyantly virtuosic or eloquently lyrical, The Essential Guitar is essential listening.

Tracklist:

Disc 1
1. Vivaldi -Guitar Concerto In D Major, Rv93: I. Allegro
2. Schumann - Scenes From Childhood: Trumerei (Reverie)
3. Bach - Fugue 4
4. Granados - Songs Of Youth: Dedicatoria
5. Pujol - Verde Alma (Innocent Soul)
6. Trad. Celtic - Skye Boat Song
7. Bizet - Carmen: Seguidilla
8. Dyens - Tango En Ska?
9. Trrega - Arabian Caprice
10. Paganini - Caprice In A Minor: Theme ? Variations I - Xi ? Finale
11. Granados - La Maja De Goya
12. Albniz - Iberia: Triana
13. Granados - Suite Espaola: Sevilla Sevillanas
14. Albniz - Asturias (Leyenda)
15. Handel - The Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba
16. Weiss - Prelude In D Minor
17. Anon. - Le Rossignol (The Nightingale)
18. Satie - Gymnopdie No. 1
19. Westlake - Flying Fish
20. Plant/page - Stairway To Heaven

Disc 2
1. Pachelbel - Canon In D
2. Trad. English - Greensleeves
3. Bach - Cello Sonata No. 1: Prelude
4. Vivaldi - Concerto In G Major For Two Guitars: Ii. Andante
5. Mascagni - Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo
6. Myers - The Deer Hunter: Cavatina
7. Westlake - Antarctica: Ii. Wooden Ships
8. Debussy - Clair De Lune
9. Albniz - Espaa: Tango
10. Falla - The Three-cornered Hat: Dance Of The Miller (Farruca
11. Falla - Four Spanish Pieces: I. Aragonesa
12. Morley - Now Is The Month Of Maying
13. Scarlatti - Sonata K208 (Andante E Cantabile)
14. Trad. Irish - The Sally Gardens
15. Sor - L?encouragement: I. Cantabile
16. Milhaud - Scaramouche: Iii. Brasileira
17. Mangor - Julia Florida
18. Granados - 12 Danzas Espaolas: Vi. Rondalla Aragonesa
19. Rodrigo - Concierto De Aranjuez: Ii. Adagio
20. Koch - Rumba Flamenca