Alexandre Lagoya
Alexandre Lagoya was one of the foremost guitarists of the twentieth century. Born in Alexandria, Egypt, to a Greek father and Italian mother, he began serious study of the guitar as a prodigious eight-year-old at the local conservatory. In 1948, he relocated to Paris and studied guitar with Jean Saudry and composition with Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. By this time, he was already a veteran of the recital stage with more than 500 concerts to his credit. Lagoya later studied with Andrés Segovia during summers at Siena. It was here, in 1950, that he met his future wife, virtuoso guitarist Ida Presti. The couple married in 1952 and decided to forego their largely successful solo careers in order to form a duo. Their decision was risky: Segovia and others were still pressing for wide acceptance of the guitar as a solo instrument; moreover, repertory for duo guitarists was practically nonexistent. The pair initially played transcriptions of keyboard works by Bach, Debussy, Falla, and others, but they eventually drew commissions from prominent composers. Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco wrote a Concerto for two guitars for them, as well as the Preludes and Fugues (24). Additional works came from Joaquín Rodrigo, André Jolivet, and others. The two made numerous recordings during the 15 years of their partnership and gave an estimated 2,000 concerts. Presti died in 1967 from complications of lung cancer. Her premature passing was a devastating blow to Lagoya: he withdrew from performance, but took on a professorship at the Paris Conservatory in 1969. Starting in 1960, he had taught a summer course in guitar at the International Academy of Music in Nice with his wife, an activity he continued after her death. Among his students at the Nice Academy was the now-famous Canadian guitarist Liona Boyd. Lagoya resumed his solo career in 1972 and also returned to the recording studio. His friendship with composer/pianist Claude Bolling resulted in the latter's Concerto for classic guitar and jazz piano trio in 1979, which he later recorded with Bolling. Lagoya remained active throughout the 1980s and for most of the following decade, though he retired from his posts at the Paris Conservatory and Nice Academy in 1994.
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Discography
18 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Ida Presti & Alexandre Lagoya Edition - Complete Philips recordings
Klassiek - Released by Universal Music Division Decca Records France on 31 mei 2019
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The Alexandre Lagoya Edition - Complete Philips Recordings With Orchestra
Klassiek - Released by Universal Music Division Decca Records France on 14 jun. 2019
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The Alexandre Lagoya Edition - Complete Philips Solo Recordings
Klassiek - Released by Universal Music Division Decca Records France on 31 mei 2019
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Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Fantasía para un gentilhombre; Concierto serenata
Alexandre Lagoya, Catherine Michel, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo, Antonio de Almeida
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 jan. 1987
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Carulli: Works for Flute & Guitar
Jean-Pierre Rampal, Alexandre Lagoya, Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Janos Rolla
Klassiek - Released by Sony Classical on 26 jan. 1988
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L'Extraordinaire Duo Presti-Lagoya
Klassiek - Released by Universal Music Division Decca Records France on 1 jan. 2006
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Presti & Lagoya Live: Canada 1962 & 1963
Klassiek - Released by DOREMI on 19 okt. 2018
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Ida Presti & Alexandre Lagoya, Vol. 4
Klassiek - Released by IDIS on 6 mei 2016
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Ida Presti & Alexandre Lagoya, Vol. 2: Recordings 1956-1961
Klassiek - Released by IDIS on 1 jan. 2013
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Récital (Mono Version)
Klassiek - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1954
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Presti & Lagoya, Vol. 2 (Live)
Klassiek - Released by DOREMI on 12 mei 2023
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Vivaldi, Poulenc & Others: Works for Guitar
Klassiek - Released by Artemisia on 7 aug. 2020
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Duo Presti & Lagoya (Mono Version)
Divers - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1961
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Anthologie guitaristique (Mono Version)
Klassiek - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1955
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Anthologie guitaristique No. 4 (Mono Version)
Divers - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1956
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Anthologie guitaristique No. 9 (Mono Version)
Klassiek - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1957
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Anthologie guitaristique No. 8 (Mono Version)
Divers - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1957
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Anthologie guitaristique no. 7 (Mono Version)
Pop - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1956
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