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Possession by Lily Afshar
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fave it Contemporary | Traditional
14 tracks | 62 minutes
Released Feb 2003
on Archer Records
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- sample "DOWNLOAD" 05:07 Scherzo, Op. 47 BUY MP3 05:07 Scherzo, Op. 47 "GIFT MP3" 05:07 Scherzo, Op. 47
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:18 Omar's Fancy BUY MP3 04:18 Omar's Fancy "GIFT MP3" 04:18 Omar's Fancy
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:26 Waltz, Op. 8, No. 3 BUY MP3 04:26 Waltz, Op. 8, No. 3 "GIFT MP3" 04:26 Waltz, Op. 8, No. 3
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:18 Un Dia di Noviembre BUY MP3 04:18 Un Dia di Noviembre "GIFT MP3" 04:18 Un Dia di Noviembre
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 09:35 Introduction, Passacaglia and Fugue for the Golden Flower BUY MP3 09:35 Introduction, Passacaglia and Fugue for the Golden Flower "GIFT MP3" 09:35 Introduction, Passacaglia and Fugue for the Golden Flower
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 03:43 Afro-Cuban Lullaby BUY MP3 03:43 Afro-Cuban Lullaby "GIFT MP3" 03:43 Afro-Cuban Lullaby
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 02:04 Three Lullabies BUY MP3 02:04 Three Lullabies "GIFT MP3" 02:04 Three Lullabies
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- sample "DOWNLOAD" 02:30 Three Lullabies BUY MP3 02:30 Three Lullabies "GIFT MP3" 02:30 Three Lullabies
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 02:59 Broken Slurs BUY MP3 02:59 Broken Slurs "GIFT MP3" 02:59 Broken Slurs
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 07:05 Invocation and Dance BUY MP3 07:05 Invocation and Dance "GIFT MP3" 07:05 Invocation and Dance
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 02:41 Ojos Brujos BUY MP3 02:41 Ojos Brujos "GIFT MP3" 02:41 Ojos Brujos
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 02:52 Agua e Vinho BUY MP3 02:52 Agua e Vinho "GIFT MP3" 02:52 Agua e Vinho
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 08:57 MKG Variations BUY MP3 08:57 MKG Variations "GIFT MP3" 08:57 MKG Variations
"One of the world's Foremost Classical Guitarists....." -- Public Radio International 2002. Afshar is making a bid on this album to capture "the here and now" of classical guitar.
Bio / Background
Known around the world for her powerful and adventurous performances, Lily Afshar is fulfilling Andrés Segovia's prediction that she would become "a beautiful celebrity." She has performed as soloist with numerous orchestras and premiered works to sold out halls in Europe, Asia, North and South America, Central America, Africa and Australia. England's Classical Guitar summed up a recent performance with one word: "Stunning." The Washington Post labeled her on-stage execution as "impeccable."
Most recently, Afshar was honored with the 2000 Orville H. Gibson Award for Best Female Classical Guitarist in Los Angeles. Her other performance awards include the Top Prize in the Guitar Foundation of America Competition, Grand Prize in the Aspen Music Festival Guitar Competition and First Prizes in both the Music Teachers' National Association and the American String Teachers' Association guitar competitions.
↓ more ↓She also received the Tennessee Arts Commission Individual Artist Fellowship Award in Music, and the National Endowment for the Arts Recording Award.
Born in Tehran, Afshar was 10 years old when she began learning the guitar. She graduated with a Bachelor of Music and a Master of Music in guitar performance from the Boston Conservatory of Music and the New England Conservatory of Music. At Florida State University, Afshar became the first woman in the world to gain a Doctorate of Music in guitar performance. She was selected to play for Maestro Andrés Segovia in his master classes held at the University of Southern California.
Currently, Afshar serves as head of the University of Memphis guitar program where she received the 2000 Board of Visitors Eminent Faculty Award. Afshar regularly conducts master classes in conjunction with her touring. Her recordings of 24 Caprichos de Goya, Op. 195 by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco and A Jug of Wine and Thou were released on Summit Records.Her Five Popular Persian Ballads are published by Mel Bay Editions, Inc.
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Possessionrmac10 wrote on June 21, 2007
A remarkable recording. This is sensational guitar playing--articulate, heart-felt, and passionate. The recording is well-balanced and full of presence. Afshar is an amazing musician; I just wish she would perform my guitar pieces!








