Francisco Tárrega - Gran Vals

Gran Vals is one of the most popular work of the iconic Spanish guitarist Francisco Tárrega (21 November 1852 – 15 December 1909) who initiated the revival of interest in the classical guitar that had fallen out of fashion during the Romantic period. He traveled extensively throughout the country, exploring the folk traditions of different regions in order to create new aesthetics for the guitar music that remains relevant to this day. He is often called "the father of classical guitar" and is considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time.

Gran Vals was written by Tárrega in 1902 and expresses playfulness, comfort and grandeur. Much later, an excerpt of this work became famous as the "Nokia tune", the default ringtone of Nokia phones.

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