ISBN 9781619117907.

AgustAn PAo Barrios (1885-1944), known as Mangore, was a virtuoso classical guitarist who rarely appeared in public alongside other musicians. The body of work he produced was exclusively for solo guitar with no chamber music whatsoever. This book, Barrios for Flute and Guitar, is the first publication to feature Barrios music arranged for guitar and flute.A Author, guitarist and music historian Rico Stover and his wife, flutist Jananne Lovett (1943-2016), collaborated in recording an outstanding album of guitar and flute arrangements of Barrios music; three of which are presented in this book: Aconquija (Aire de Quena), Julia Florida (Barcarola) and Danza Paraguaya. A Stover writes in his Preface:A AC/a!AThe three works featured here are exemplary of [Barrios] ability to synthesize Latin-American and European musical/cultural elements into a new and fully integrated whole that yields a novel and pleasurable listening experience.AC/a!AWritten in standard notation with downloadable audio and a separate flute part, Mel Bay Publications proudly presents, Barrios for Flute and Guitar. Includes access to online audio.

ISBN 9781609741419. The product of decades of scholarly investigation, Volume 1 contains 67 musical works by the virtuoso Paraguayan guitarist Agustin Barrios Mangore (1885-1944). This is the first edition of Barrios music based on all available sources: manuscripts, phonograph recordings and published editions (pre-1970s). Written in standard notation only, the two volumes of this definitive collection are illustrated with period photographs, concert programs and Barrios own drawings. The legacy of Barrios is one of the most important and outstanding contributions ever made to the classic guitar, and it is with great pride that Mel Bay Publications offers here for the first time in one edition the collected works of Agustin Barrios Mangore.

ISBN 9781610652278. Volume 2 of this landmark publication includes 65 original compositions in standard notation plus unique audio online featuring Barrios himself playing 21original works including: Danza Paraguaya, La Catedral, Un Sueo en la Floresta, Maxixe, Tarantella, Aire Popular Paraguayo and many more! In addition to the music, 82 pages of exhaustive Critical Notes shed light on the Barrios catalog making this the definitive anthology of his work. More reliable, comprehensive and articulate than any previously published edition, this new Mel Bay Publications compilation (524 pages in all) will make the entire world of Barrios more accessible. Audio available for download online.

I hope you will enjoy my fingerings for Agustín Barrios' La Catedral - Andante Religioso & Allegro Solemne; the second and third movements of this great piece.
Barrios had originally composed La Catedral in 1921 as a two-movement piece and so the piece was originally known as having only these two movements. Some seventeen years later, he then composed another piece entitled 'Saudade' (available, separately, as a stand-alone piece) and then a year after composing it, decided to include it as the prelude to the already existing two-movement version. Although it is well-known that Barrios' always included Preludio 'Saudade' whenever performing La Catedral, there are actually no original written copies of the three-movement version.
In this arrangement, some liberties were taken with Allegro Solemne in the 21st measure as it was thought to make for a smoother progression.

Only few original manuscripts of Barrios' compositions (about 300) have survived, but fortunately he made more than 30 sound recordings. Containing 18 concert pieces by Agustin Barrios-Mangore, this edition is the result of listening to sound recordings of the composer and of the experience of the arranger, R. Burley, with this music in concert performances.