Federico Moreno Torroba.

I find Torroba to be one of Spain's greatest composer. His writing is intelligent and passionately Spanish in character. Torroba introduces contemporary harmonies "in the right measure". 

Neil Armstrong was setting foot on the moon in 1969...Andrés Segovia was recording Torroba's suite Castles of Spain for Decca. Below is a picture of Elegia, the castle that crowns Torija, a small town in central Spain. This is what the castle looked like when Torroba wrote the piece. You can hear the wind blowing between the ruins in the echoing opening melodies. 

The picture below shows what Elegia looks like after restoration:

The only thing that remains the same is the small tree on the left.

Torroba's written notes differ quite substantially from Segovia's 1969 recording. For example, Segovia changed a G# to G in measures 8 and 24 (Fragment below). That was a normal practice since most composers were writing for a new classical instrument and, Andres Segovia was the highest authority. Moreover,  Segovia had an Internationally established reputation, while composers like Torroba, Ponce and Vila Lobos were being put on the map thanks to the Spanish master. It is therefore clear that they would not mind the changes (In The godfather words, Segovia "made them an offer they could not refuse"). A complete repetition of measures 9 through 24 is also omitted.

Fragment

See me play Elegia live in Argentina (2001)
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