Andrés Segovia
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Andrés Segovia was a pioneering Spanish classical guitarist who elevated the guitar to a respected concert instrument through his virtuoso performances, transcriptions, and influence on generations of players.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Andrés Segovia canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4805056 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Andrés Segovia Context triple: [John Williams (guitarist), studiedWith, Andrés Segovia]
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A.
Pablo Casals
Pablo Casals was a renowned 20th-century Catalan cellist and conductor, celebrated for his expressive performances and influential interpretations of the Bach cello suites.
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B.
Enrique Granados
Enrique Granados was a Spanish composer and pianist of the late Romantic era, best known for his piano suite "Goyescas" inspired by the paintings of Francisco Goya.
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C.
Felipe Pedrell
Felipe Pedrell was a Spanish composer, musicologist, and influential teacher who helped shape modern Spanish national music through his research on folk and early Iberian music and his mentorship of major composers.
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D.
Cécilia Ciganer-Albéniz
Cécilia Ciganer-Albéniz is a French public figure and former political spouse best known as the ex-wife of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, with whom she was prominently visible during his early political rise.
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E.
Alfonso Albéniz
Alfonso Albéniz was a Spanish footballer known for being one of the early players of FC Barcelona and the son of composer Isaac Albéniz.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Andrés Segovia Target entity description: Andrés Segovia was a pioneering Spanish classical guitarist who elevated the guitar to a respected concert instrument through his virtuoso performances, transcriptions, and influence on generations of players.
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A.
Pablo Casals
Pablo Casals was a renowned 20th-century Catalan cellist and conductor, celebrated for his expressive performances and influential interpretations of the Bach cello suites.
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B.
Enrique Granados
Enrique Granados was a Spanish composer and pianist of the late Romantic era, best known for his piano suite "Goyescas" inspired by the paintings of Francisco Goya.
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C.
Felipe Pedrell
Felipe Pedrell was a Spanish composer, musicologist, and influential teacher who helped shape modern Spanish national music through his research on folk and early Iberian music and his mentorship of major composers.
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D.
Cécilia Ciganer-Albéniz
Cécilia Ciganer-Albéniz is a French public figure and former political spouse best known as the ex-wife of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, with whom she was prominently visible during his early political rise.
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E.
Alfonso Albéniz
Alfonso Albéniz was a Spanish footballer known for being one of the early players of FC Barcelona and the son of composer Isaac Albéniz.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish person
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classical guitarist ⓘ human ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1987 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1909 ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
NERFINISHED
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Légion d'honneur NERFINISHED ⓘ Léonie Sonning Music Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of Isabella the Catholic NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1893-02-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Linares, Jaén, Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedComposer |
Federico Moreno Torroba
NERFINISHED
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Heitor Villa-Lobos NERFINISHED ⓘ Joaquín Rodrigo NERFINISHED ⓘ Manuel Ponce NERFINISHED ⓘ Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Spain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1987-06-02 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Madrid, Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Segovia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Andrés Segovia Torres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| givenName | Andrés NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignatureGuitarModel | Ramírez Segovia model classical guitar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | classical guitar ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Spanish ⓘ |
| legacy | established the classical guitar as a solo concert instrument in major halls worldwide ⓘ |
| movement | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| nickname | father of the modern classical guitar ⓘ |
| notableFor |
elevating the guitar to a respected concert instrument
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influencing generations of classical guitarists ⓘ transcriptions of works for guitar ⓘ virtuoso classical guitar performances ⓘ |
| occupation |
classical guitarist
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music teacher ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Decca Records
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Deutsche Grammophon NERFINISHED ⓘ EMI Classics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repertoireIncludes |
Spanish nationalist guitar music
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transcriptions of J. S. Bach ⓘ |
| residence |
Granada, Spain
NERFINISHED
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Madrid, Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Montevideo, Uruguay NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Adelaida Portillo
NERFINISHED
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Emilia Magdalena Corral Sancho NERFINISHED ⓘ Paquita Madriguera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| student |
Alirio Díaz
NERFINISHED
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Christopher Parkening NERFINISHED ⓘ Eliot Fisk NERFINISHED ⓘ John Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Julian Bream NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscar Ghiglia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
Accademia Musicale Chigiana
NERFINISHED
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Conservatoire de Musique de Genève NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Andrés Segovia Description of subject: Andrés Segovia was a pioneering Spanish classical guitarist who elevated the guitar to a respected concert instrument through his virtuoso performances, transcriptions, and influence on generations of players.
Referenced by (6)
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