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The Ultimate Guitar CollectionJohn Williams [guitar] Guitar
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This double-disc compilation of John Williams' guitar favorites must appear, even to the uninitiated, as a commercial attempt by Sony to milk his catalog to the last possible sale. Without denigrating the guitarist's consummate skills or his usually satisfying achievements, his recordings for Columbia and Sony are repeatedly recycled in different packaging every few years, and likely will be reissued many more times. The Ultimate Guitar Collection could be changed to "penultimate," but even that is too definite a prediction of when this process will stop. That said, the album contains virtually every greatest hit that matters to guitar lovers, and is more than representative of Williams' wide-ranging work, from Baroque to Spanish classics and beyond. The selections are taken from his early, undated sessions for the LP, Echoes of London, and many other dated albums, from 1975's The Four Lute Suites of Johann Sebastian Bach, on through 2003's El Diablo Suelto. Most of the music is relaxing and pleasant, though some of the film themes from John Williams Plays the Movies disrupt the flow of fine solo playing, and are jarring for their bombastic orchestration and emotional insipidity. The sound quality varies substantially between the analog and digital recordings, and is sometimes too loud, even at a middle volume setting. © Blair Sanderson, All Music Guide
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Isaac Albéniz ComposerSuite española No.1, Op.47, B.7...Suite española No.1, for piano, Op.47, B.7 (arr. guitar) WorkRecorded 1992
John Williams [guitar] Guitar
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| 1 | 5.Asturias (Leyenda) | 6:02 | $0.99 | |||
Stanley Myers ComposerThe Deer Hunter, film score WorkRecorded 1996 |
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| 2 | Cavatina | 3:13 | $0.99 | |||
Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerPartita for Lute in E, BWV1006a (for lute or harpsichord) WorkRecorded 1992
John Williams [guitar] Guitar
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| 3 | 1.Prelude | 4:23 | $0.99 | |||
Vasco Martins ComposerTriangular Situations WorkRecorded 2000
Richard Harvey Tiple,
John Williams [guitar] Guitar,
John Etheridge Guitar,
Christopher Laurence Double Bass
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| 4 | Triangular Situations | 3:59 | $0.99 | |||
Francisco Tárrega ComposerRecuerdos de la Alhambra, for guitar WorkRecorded 1982
John Williams [guitar] Guitar
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| 5 | Recuerdos de la Alhambra, for guitar | 3:32 | $0.99 | |||
Anonymous ComposerJeux Interdits, romance for guitar WorkRecorded 1999 |
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| 6 | Jeux Interdits, romance for guitar | 3:21 | $0.99 | |||
Manuel de Falla ComposerLa vida breve (opera), G.35/39...2.Danza (Spanish Dance No.1) WorkRecorded 1995
John Williams [guitar] Guitar
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| 7 | 2.Danza (Spanish Dance No.1; arr. guitar) | 3:19 | $0.99 | |||
Domenico Scarlatti ComposerSonata in E, K.380, L.23 ('Cortège') WorkRecorded 1987
John Williams [guitar] Guitar
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| 8 | Sonata in E, K.380, L.23 ('Cortège'; arr. guitar) | 4:04 | $0.99 | |||
Antonio Carillo ComposerComo llora una estrella, valse-canción WorkRecorded 2003
John Williams [guitar] Guitar
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| 9 | Como llora una estrella, valse-canción | 3:58 | $0.99 | |||
Ennio Morricone ComposerThe Mission, film score WorkRecorded 1996 |
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| 10 | Theme | 7:15 | $0.99 | |||
Julio S. Sagreras ComposerEl Colibri ('The Hummingbird'), for guitar WorkRecorded 1988
John Williams [guitar] Guitar
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| 11 | El Colibri ('The Hummingbird'), for guitar | 1:14 | $0.99 | |||
Erik Satie Composer3 Gymnopédies...3 Gymnopédies (arr. orchestra) WorkRecorded 1998
John Williams [guitar] Guitar
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| 12 | 3.Lent et grave | 2:27 | $0.99 | |||
George Frideric Handel ComposerCourante, for lute (unspecified) Work
John Williams [guitar] Guitar
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| 13 | Courante, for lute (unspecified) | 3:14 | $0.99 | |||
Agustín Barrios-Mangoré ComposerLa Catedral (The Cathedral), for guitar WorkRecorded 1994
John Williams [guitar] Guitar
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| 14 | La Catedral (The Cathedral), for guitar | 6:57 | $0.99 | |||
Jorge Morel ComposerEl condor pasa, for guitar WorkRecorded 1999
John Williams [guitar] Guitar
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| 15 | El condor pasa, for guitar | 3:46 | $0.99 | |||
Sir Edward Elgar ComposerSalut d'amour (Liebesgrüss), Op.12 Work
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| 16 | Salut d'amour (Liebesgrüss), Op.12 (arr.guitar) | 2:49 | $0.99 | |||
John Williams [guitar] ComposerMalinke Guitars, duet WorkRecorded 2000 |
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| 17 | Malinke Guitars, duet | 6:04 | $0.99 | |||
| 18 | 1.Allegro giusto | 3:45 | $0.99 | |||
Scott Joplin ComposerThe Entertainer WorkRecorded 1996
John Williams [guitar] Guitar
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| 19 | The Entertainer (arr. guitar) | 2:56 | $0.99 | |||
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Joaquín Rodrigo ComposerConcierto de Aranjuez, for guitar and orchestra WorkRecorded 1983
John Williams [guitar] Guitar
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| 1 | 2.Adagio | 10:26 | $1.98 | |||
Heráclio Fernandez ComposerEl diablo suelto WorkRecorded 2003
John Williams [guitar] Guitar
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| 2 | El diablo suelto | 2:19 | $0.99 | |||
Agustín Barrios-Mangoré ComposerPreludio for guitar in C- WorkRecorded 1994
John Williams [guitar] Guitar
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| 3 | Preludio for guitar in C- | 2:13 | $0.99 | |||
Isaac Albéniz ComposerSuite española No.1, Op.47, B.7...Suite española No.1, for piano, Op.47, B.7 (arr. guitar) WorkRecorded 1992
John Williams [guitar] Guitar
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| 4 | 3.Sevilla (Sevillanas) | 4:43 | $0.99 | |||
Erik Satie Composer6 Gnossiennes...6 Gnossiennes (arr. guitar) WorkRecorded 1998
John Williams [guitar] Guitar
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| 5 | 1.Lent | 3:49 | $0.99 | |||
Agustín Barrios-Mangoré ComposerCueca, for guitar (Suite Andina No.5) WorkRecorded 1994
John Williams [guitar] Guitar
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| 6 | Cueca, for guitar (Suite Andina No.5) | 3:29 | $0.99 | |||
John Williams ComposerSchindler's List WorkRecorded 1996
John Williams [guitar] Guitar
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| 7 | Theme | 3:04 | $0.99 | |||
Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerPartita for Lute in E, BWV1006a (for lute or harpsichord) WorkRecorded 1974
John Williams [guitar] Guitar
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| 8 | 3.Gavotte en rondeau | 2:49 | $0.99 | |||
Enoch Sontonga ComposerN'kosi sikelel' i Afrika WorkRecorded 2000
John Williams [guitar] Guitar
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| 9 | N'kosi sikelel' i Afrika | 3:58 | $0.99 | |||
Gabriel Fauré ComposerPavane, Op.50 WorkRecorded 1999 |
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| 10 | Pavane, Op.50 (arr. guitar and orchestra) | 5:06 | $0.99 | |||
Antonio Vivaldi ComposerTrio Sonata in C, RV82 WorkRecorded 1990 |
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| 11 | 3.Allegro | 2:08 | $0.99 | |||
Andrew York ComposerSunburst for guitar WorkRecorded 1988
John Williams [guitar] Guitar
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| 12 | Sunburst for guitar | 3:32 | $0.99 | |||
Nino Rota ComposerThe Godfather, film score WorkRecorded 1996 |
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| 13 | Theme | 4:35 | $0.99 | |||
Manuel Ponce ComposerScherzino Mexicano WorkRecorded 1988
John Williams [guitar] Guitar
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| 14 | Scherzino Mexicano | 2:28 | $0.99 | |||
John Williams [guitar] ComposerAeolian Suite, for guitar & small orchestra WorkRecorded 1998 |
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| 15 | 1.Aeolian Chant | 4:19 | $0.99 | |||
Charles Byrd ComposerBlues (3) for classical guitar WorkRecorded 1988
John Williams [guitar] Guitar
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| 16 | Spanish Guitar Blues | 2:06 | $0.99 | |||
| 17 | Blues for Felix | 2:08 | $0.99 | |||
| 18 | Swing | 1:02 | $0.99 | |||
Leo Brouwer ComposerBlack Decameron (suite) WorkRecorded 1997
John Williams [guitar] Guitar
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| 19 | 2.La Huída de los Amantes por el Valle de los Ecos (Fleeing of the Lovers through the Valley) | 4:24 | $0.99 | |||
Agustín Barrios-Mangoré ComposerUna Limosna por el Amor de Dios, for guitar WorkRecorded 1994
John Williams [guitar] Guitar
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| 20 | Una Limosna por el Amor de Dios, for guitar | 3:27 | $0.99 | |||
Anonymous, Italian ComposerSaltarellos Nos.1-4 (GB-LBl Add.29987) WorkRecorded 1998
John Williams [guitar] Guitar
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| 21 | Saltarellos Nos.1-4 (GB-LBl Add.29987) | 1:57 | $0.99 | |||
Isaac Albéniz Composer12 Piezas caracteristicas, Op.92...12 Piezas caracteristicas, Op.92 (arr. guitar) WorkRecorded 1980
John Williams [guitar] Guitar
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| 22 | 12.Torre bermeja | 4:06 | $0.99 | |||









