- Ida Presti
Ida Presti, (
31 May 1924 -24 April 1967 ) was a Frenchclassical guitar ist. She has been called ‘the greatest guitarist of the 20th century, and possibly of all time.’Artzt, Alice: "Ida Presti — Another Point of View." "Classical Guitar" magazine, August 2007, p 28.]She was born on in
Suresnes ,France . She metAlexandre Lagoya in 1951. The two formed one of the most accomplished classical guitar duos in history, and performed over 2,000 concertsFact|date=November 2007.On April 24, 1967 she died of lung cancer-related complications at 42 during a concert tour in the United States.
Bibliography
*Anne Marillia & Elisabeth Presti: "Ida Presti — sa vie, son art/her life, her art." 2005. 200 p. 210 x 297 mm 40 photos. English and French.
References
External links
* [http://www.guitare-diffusion.com/2/Portraits/Presti/default.lasso Information] (www.guitare-diffusion.com)
* [http://www.myspace.com/idapresti Myspace] (www.myspace.com)Recordings
* [http://digital-library.csun.edu/cdm4/results.php?CISOOP1=exact&CISOFIELD1=CISOSEARCHALL&CISOROOT=/IGRAdiscography&CISOBOX1=Presti%2C+Ida Some photos of LP covers] (Oviatt Library Digital Collections)
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