Lágrima (Tárrega)

Lágrima
by Francisco Tárrega
Key E major
Composed Unknown, between 1889 and 1909
Scoring Guitar

Lágrima (Spanish: Teardrop) is a romantic prelude for solo guitar by Spanish guitarist Francisco Tárrega. It is one of the best-known original compositions by Tárrega.[1] It has been published by Ildefonso Alier.

Analysis

Lágrima is a very short miniature consisting of only 16 bars. It takes around 2 minutes to perform and its tempo marking is Andante. It has an A-B-A structure, section A being in E major and B in E minor, and has been overwhelmingly highlighted by critics because of its simplicity and melancholic atmosphere. Each section has 8 bars. Section A consists of a very simple and predictable melody[2] with quarter notes and dotted half notes, while the accompaniment has eighth notes. Section B turns a little bit less predictable but otherwise still very simple, with eighth notes on the main voice. At the end of section B, section A is repeated to close the work.[3] As usual in Tárrega's composition, Lágrima bears some technical difficulties in spite of its simplicity.[4]

Even though it is one of Tárrega's most performed compositions,[1] its date of composition is not known, but it falls somewhere between 1889 and 1909.[5] Lágrima has not been included in a definitive catalogue of his works. It has been, however, included in other collections of pieces and has been numbered depending on the position in those collections or in recordings.

Notable recordings

The following is a list of notable performances of this composition:

Guitarist Record Company Year of Recording Format
Narciso Yepes Deutsche Grammophon 1982 CD[6]
Norbert Kraft Naxos Records 1994 CD[7]
David Martínez Naxos Records 2005 CD[8]
Mats Bergström Naxos Records 2009 CD[9]
Pablo Garibay Naxos Records 2011 CD[10]

References

  1. 1 2 Wade, Graham. "Pablo Garibay: Guitar Recital Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757): Sonata in E, K.380 • Sonata in D minor, K.213 Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909): Capricho árabe • Lágrima • María • Endecha • Oremus • La Mariposa Manuel Ponce (1882–1948): Sonata III (1927) Antonio José (1902–1936): Sonata (1933)". naxos.com. Naxos International Services, Ltd. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Cooper, Colin. "David Martinez - Guitar Recital Scarlatti • Regondi • Bach • Aguada • Sainz de la Maza • De Lucia • Tárrega". naxos.com. Naxos International Services, Ltd. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Elsayed, Mohie. "Francisco Tárrega Prelude for guitar No. 8 in A minor "Lágrima"". allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation, Ltd. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  4. ↑ Duarte, John W. "Guitar Collection". naxos.com. Naxos International Services, Ltd. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  5. ↑ Bergström, Mats. "Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909) Guitar Music". naxos.com. Naxos International Services, Ltd. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "FRANCISCO TÁRREGA Gitarrenmusik Lágrima · Estudio en forma de Minuetto La Cartagenera · Danza mora · Columpio Endecha · Oremus · La Mariposa Recuerdos de la Alhambra · Preludio in G Adelita · Sueño · Minuetto · Pavana Estudio de velocidad · Jota". Deutsche Grammophon. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "19TH CENTURY GUITAR FAVOURITES". Naxos International Services. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Guitar Recital: David Martinez". Naxos International Services. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "TARREGA, F.: Guitar Music (Bergstrom)". Naxos International Services. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Guitar Recital: Garibay, Pablo - SCARLATTI, D. / TARREGA, F. / PONCE, M. / JOSE, A.". Naxos International Services. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
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