![]() It was converted into a royal palace in 1333 by Yusuf I, Sultan of Granada.Īfter the conclusion of the Christian Reconquista in 1492, the site became the Royal Court of Ferdinand and Isabella (where Christopher Columbus received royal endorsement for his expedition), and the palaces were partially altered in the Renaissance style. It was originally constructed as a small fortress in AD 889 on the remains of Roman fortifications, and then largely ignored until its ruins were renovated and rebuilt in the mid-13th century by the Nasrid emir Mohammed ben Al-Ahmar of the Emirate of Granada, who built its current palace and walls. The Alhambra (means “The Red One” in English) is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Andalusia, Spain. ![]() Selecting suitable strings and carefully polishing the nail edges is critical.” - A comment on YouTube. ![]() The guitar sounds very much like the Hauser that he had for many years though I cannot be certain, the Hauser is slightly less tender for this music than a guitar crafted by a Spanish luthier, especially an older one. “ The pacing is unhurried, leisurely to the point of intimacy the base steady as a shallow stream rolling over small pebbles of different sizes and shapes. Many of the other performances have a metallic tremolo whereas Segovia’s is soft, almost muted.” ![]() It is soft as music through the trees rising and falling as the air beneath a small bird’s wings. “This particular interpretation of the Tárrega piece is the loveliest of the many performed by the very best guitarists of our time. Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Recuerdos de la Alhambra played by Andres Segovia () Recuerdos de la Alhambra by Francisco Tárrega played by Andrés Segovia ![]()
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