Un Recuerdo
Antonio Cano
Antonio Cano-Curriela (1811-1897) is the composer of this typical nineteenth century romantic guitar piece. He was a pupil of Dioniso Aguado. Cano did not start with guitar playing and composition. He originally was a surgeon who abandoned his scalpel in favour of the guitar.
He wrote a guitar method (Metodo de Guitarra (1852)) with some studies and concert pieces with a total of about a hundred pieces.
This piece consists of a quiet introduction and a romantic theme in 6/8 measure. It includes a key change from E minor to E major which provides some challenge, but it gives the piece a lot of warmth.