Floresta - A. BarriosMilan Dimitrijevic plays Un sueno en la Floresta by A.Barrios Mangore.Agustín Pío Barrios (also known as Agustín Barrios Mangoré) (born May 5, 1885 in San Juan Bautista de las Missiones, Paraguay; died August 7, 1944) was a Paraguayan guitarist and composer.After receiving his training from Gustavo Sosa Escalada, Barrios left Paraguay for one week of concerts in Argentina. He was so successful that he toured for 14 years. In 1934 he went to Europe to perform, becoming the first Latin-American guitarist of stature to do so. His performances have been compared to Segovia for their interpretation and to Paganini for their virtuosity. Barrios composed over 100 works, many of which he attributed to obscure early composers in the hope that this would allow them to be regarded seriously. Some of his pieces are now in the repertory (=Danza paraguaya= and =El catedral=) and many more would be, if not for his carelessness in publishing them. He was the first classical guitarist to make a gramophone recordingThis "dream in the forest" melds Barrios' interest in Paraguayan scenery and culture with his reverence of Chopin. A brief introduction redolent of nineteenth century salon music in Chopin style ushers in a long-lined, highly romantic melody entirely in tremolo over an accompaniment in the lower strings. Tremolo gives way to the guitar version of a portamento in the next section, as a variant of the melody is presented with stinging downslides on certain notes. The tremolo study returns after this, now with a somewhat more active accompaniment, and carries the piece to its tender, sentimental conclusion.