Francisco Tarrega Classical Guitar Collection - Book with Online Audio Download for Guitarists & Music Lovers | Perfect for Practice, Performance & Study

I bought this eight months ago. I have been working on it off and on since then. I consider myself an intermediate player. Some of the pieces are very difficult and require virtuoso techniques like tremolo to play well. Other pieces, like Lagrima, Adelita, Malaguena, Gran Valse and Maria are well within my grasp. I will save the more difficult pieces, such as Estudio Brilliante and Recuerdos de la Alhambra for later, but I will get to them. The transcriptions are spot on. I am not a big fan of tab, so the tab and standard notation, one over the other on the same page, results in a lot of page turning on the longer pieces. The pieces presented in this volume are essential repertoire for the classic guitar. All of the pieces presented are repertoire ready.I recommend this book Flamenco Guitar Method Bk/Cd Stylistic Supplement to the Hal Leonard Guitar Method (Hal Leonard Guitar Method (Songbooks)) if you need a little help on technique for playing in the Spanish style. I know I did.I became interested in Tarrega from completing the Christopher Parkening Method. Lagrima and Adelita are included in the Repertoire section of the The Christopher Parkening Guitar Method - Volume 2: Intermediate to Upper-Intermediate Level Book/CD Pack. Volume I of the Parkening Method ends with an abbreviated version of Malaguena. It was just the theme. The entire piece is presented in this Tarrega collection. It is really a lot of fun to play with its flamenco tones.I play the CD over and over in the car, committing the pieces to aural memory while I drive. The CD stands on its own as musical entertainment.I was brought back to this selection because Amazon posted an offer to buy it back for a gift card. No way!. I will not be through with this for two or three more years. Even then I would still hang on to it for reference. When I am through, the binding of the book will be shot. The pages will be well worn. I have a huge collection of classical guitar books. This one is a keeper. I know Paul Henry has long since cashed his royalty checks from authoring this, but amateur players like myself are forever grateful to him for making this music more accessible to us.