Agustin Barrios Mangore "El Libro De Oro", Vol. 2: Studies & Duets

Introduction to “El Libro De Oro” (“The Book of Gold”):

In honor of the 75th anniversary of the death of Paraguayan born composer Agustín Barrios, the dream that he nurtured in his last years of putting together all of his many works has finally materialized. Les Productions d’Oz, along with a select team of researchers, guitarists and engravers, have produced in 6 volumes “El Libro de Oro” (The Book of Gold). Volumes 1 and 2 contain the original teaching materials used by Barrios, his numerous studies and arrangements for 2, 3 and 4 guitars prepared by him to play in concert with his students. In conjunction with d’Oz, Guitar Salon International and guitar maker Frederick Sheppard, the entire teaching method of Barrios will be provided in online video as a study companion to volumes 1 and 2.

The life of Barrios reads like an adventure novel, but rest assured all the the material presented in these texts has been verified with original historical documents. From a concert stage deep in the heart of the Amazon to his concert broadcast worldwide on German National Radio just days before the freedoms of expression were extinguished by the Nazi regime, Barrios was determined to spread his art. He came to be recognized during his lifetime as the first indigenous person of the Americas to have bettered the culture of the European Conquistadors. Much of his work thought lost has been rescued and appears in print for the first time. With the help of Les Productions d’Oz, his time has finally come.

– Frederick Sheppard