Maurice OHANA | Guitar Concerto "Trois Graphiques" | Narciso YEPES, classical guitar

Narciso Yepes performs the Concerto ("Tres Graficos" or "Trois Graphiques") for 10-string guitar by Maurice Ohana. Rafael Fruehbeck de Burgos is conducting. This concerto was dedicated to Narciso Yepes and all Ohana's compositions for guitar were adapted or written for 10-string guitar after his collaboration with Yepes, including one 30 minute suite, "Si le jour parait...", and another of 20 minutes, "Cadran lunaire*".

"Trois Graphiques", movements:

I. Graphique de la Farruca et Cadences 00:00 [Cadenza 05:59]
II. Improvisation sur Graphique de la Siguiriya 08:10
III. Graphique de la Buleria et Tiento 15:08

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Standard tuning of the Yepes 10-string guitar, as used by Maurice Ohana in his compositions for guitar:

7=C2 [lowest string]
8=A#2 / Bb2
9=G#2 / Ab2
10=F#2 / Gb2

About the 10-string guitar of Yepes's design: http://www.tenstringguitar.info

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This vinyl recording, long out of print from a now defunct label, is used here under the guidelines of fair use for the purpose of criticism and education about the subducted work of Narciso Yepes and the 10-string guitar.