Chôros No.1 By Konrad Ragossnig

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Arguably the cleanest and purest rendition of this Villa-Lobos classic ever recorded.
Konrad Ragossnig was born in 1932 in Klagenfurt, Austria and studied with Professor Karl Scheit in Vienna. Ragossnig has wide and varying musical interests, recording and publishing music for both guitar and lute. His career began with the first prize award at the 1961 "Concours International de Guitare" in Paris. He has performed in concert as a soloist with famous symphony and chamber orchestras in Austria and abroad. He has made a large number of radio and TV performances and has produced over 60 records and CD recordings. Among the many prizes he has been awarded are the "Grand Prix du Disque" and the "Edison Award". In addition to teaching and performing, he has edited and had published over 70 scores of lute and guitar music. From 1964 to 1983 Konrad Ragossnig taught at the Music Academy in Basel. In 1983 he was offered a chair as full professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. He enjoys playing chamber works where the guitar has been neglected, and has performed with Peter Schreier at the Salzburg Festival. Concert tours have taken him throughout the world to prestigious festivals in Salzburg, Vienna, Berlin, and Paris amongst others. His best known album was "Music For Spanish Guitar", released world wide with various covers. This recording of Heitor Villa-Lobos' classic is by far the cleanest and purest rendition I have ever heard. This selection was included in the album "The Latin American Guitar" released in 1973. It is also included in the compilation album "Spotlight On Guitars" featuring the world's greatest classical guitarists.