Agustin Barrios Mangoré - Vals No.4

Agustín Barrios Mangoré (May 5, 1885 - August 7, 1944) was a Paraguayan virtuoso classical guitarist and composer, largely regarded as one of the greatest performers and most prolific composers for the guitar. Over 300 of Barrios' compositions and arrangements survive. He is still revered in Latin America to this day, where he is seen as one of the greatest musicians of all time by many. Joh Williams, former student of Andres Segovia, said of Barrios: "As a guitarist/composer, Barrios is the best of the lot, regardless of era. His music is better formed, it's more poetic, it's more everything! And it's more of all those things in a timeless way."

Vals No.4 by Agustín Barrios Mangoré was originally composed for solo guitar. In 2020 I arranged it for 2 guitars. The melody alternates in both parts to create a kind of conversation between the guitars. Personally, I don't like arrangements where there is only a melodic guitar part and an accompanying guitar part.

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