(Guitar) "Yepes' cadenza is as clean and bright as a new pin, and his rapid repeated-note finish is fantastic." "I am coming to regard the Fantasia para un gentilhombre with it's gracious nobility and baroque feeling as a masterpiece to match the more famous Concierto de Aranjuez." (Harp): "Zabaleta plays most beautifully and the recording is immaculate." (Gramophone)

Narciso Yepes became a star at the beginning of the 1950s with the soundtrack of the movie Jeux Interdits; he could be easily considered as the only guitar soloist comparable to Andrés Segovia. Shy and reserved, Yepes took little advantage of his fame at the time, realizing few recordings, with most quickly deleted from the catalog. This faithfully re-mastered IDIS CD collects a set of recordings performed by Yepes during the years 1960-63, consisting of repertoire from the Renaissance to the 20th c.

This new IDIS releases presents a series of rare Narciso Rodriguez recordings performed before the international definitive affirmation of his career that made him the most famous guitarist in the world after Segovia. The album is opened by a real pearl: Bach Ciaccona studio recorded in 1959 and presented in a personal transcription done by Rodriguez which is entirely different from Segovia's rendition. The present release also features the Haydn Quartetto in Re maggiore recorded in 1960 alongside the Quarteto Clasico de Madrid and a rare and wonderful interpretation of Manuel Palau's Concierto levantino. This is truly do not miss album for any true fans of Spanish guitar.