“Tupa, the supreme spirit and protector of my people, Found me one day in the middle of a greening forest, Enraptured in the contemplation of Nature, And he told me: Take this mysterious box and reveal its secrets.” Agustín Barrios “Mangoré” (1885-1944)
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Although there are various theories about where he was born, it is believed that he was born in a small town called Villa Florida, Paraguay. As a member of the “Orquesta Barrios” (an orchestra founded by his family), he was surrounded by music from an early age. After exploring the violin, flute and harp, he eventually decided to focus on the guitar.
In 1898 he began studying at the Ateneo Paraguayo, where he explored classical works for guitar by great composers such as Francisco Tárrega, Dionisio Aguado and Fernando Sor.
As early as 1908, his concerts, where he played and his brother Francisco Martín Barrios recited poetry, were well known throughout Paraguay. In 1910, he left the country for the first time, and embarked on a tour through Buenos Aires, Uruguay, Chile and Brazil, during which he composed various works, including La Catedral.
In Brazil, in 1932, he introduced himself as “Nitsuga Mangoré, el Paganini de la guitarra de las selvas del Paraguay”, the guitar Paganini from the jungles of Paraguay. “Nitsuga” is his first name backwards, and “Mangoré” from the legendary Guarani chief who died for love.
El Libro De Oro, Vol. 8
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1582345
El Libro de Oro, Vol. 7
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1582346
Avancé
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1015199
Studies and Duets
75th anniversary
for: 1–2 guitars
Music score
Item no.: 771775
Messages from the Guaraní Race - Original works part 1
75th anniversary
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 771773
Arrangements of Other Composers
75th anniversary edition
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 771774
The Barrios Method
75th anniversary edition
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 771776
A forest of dreams – Original works 3
75th aniversary edition
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 771248
The First Definitive Collection
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 403579
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 129301
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 129302
Volume 2
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 355809
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 223740
plays his own compositions and other works
The Complete Historical Recordings
1913–1942
for: Classical guitar
MP3 CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 658815
für Gitarre
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 197353
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 355808
The First Definitive Collection
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 403578
for: Guitar
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 641801
Gabriel Estrellas, Guitarra
2 Audio-CDs
Item no.: 294058
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 129300
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 226643
Book & Online Audio
Vol. 2
for: Classical guitar
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 291795
The First Definitive Collection
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 403580
Complete (Mel Bay)
Vol. 1
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 299392
for: Guitar
Item no.: 251292
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 129303
for: Guitar
Item no.: 187926
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 224598
The First Definitive Collection
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 403581
Lucio Matarazzo Collection
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1026624
Witness to the messenger - Original Works 2
75th aniversary edition
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 771249