John Williams Guitar Master CD

Sony Classical celebrates the 75th birthday of John Williams and the 50th anniversary of his signing to the label with a special 2 CD collection of his most-loved pieces.

The album includes the instantly recognisable film themes Cavatina (From “The Deer Hunter”) and Gabriel’s Oboe (From “The Mission”) alongside classical masterpieces by Satie, Bach and Handel. John Williams has paved the way for a generation of classical guitarists with an astonishing output of reference recordings, transcriptions and arrangements throughout his long and celebrated career. Described by guitar authority Graham Wade as "perhaps the most technically accomplished guitarist the world has seen" and by Andrés Segovia as a “prince of guitar”. ABOUT THE ARTIST Born in Melbourne but living in London from an early age, John Williams studied at the Royal College of Music and in Siena with Andrés Segovia, who called him a "prince of guitar".

In the years following his acclaimed Wigmore Hall debut in 1958, he gave enormously successful concerts in Paris, Madrid and the Soviet Union, and in 1963 he made his debuts in Japan and USA. Described by guitar authority Graham Wade as "perhaps the most technically accomplished guitarist the world has seen", Williams was one of the first classical musicians to play at London's iconic Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club. He also appeared in rock concerts playing steel-strung acoustic and electric instruments with his own groups 'Sky', 'Attacca' and 'John Williams and Friends'.