Two international competitors told me they had the impression that everyone played the same 15 pieces in competition: Rodrigo’s Tres piezas españoles (it’s Fandango being TOP 18 most recorded piece) or his Invocación y Danza (Top 24); Ginastera’s Sonata (TOP 51), or Antonio José Martinez Palacios’ beautiful sonata (Top 65) etc…
So, this is simply a list of less recorded pieces (No TOP 100 pieces here) that also fit the bill for a competition (virtuosic and musically worthy) without being recorded too much. As usual, the brackets give the number of recordings of a composer or a piece. Thank you to Thierry Bégin-Lamontagne (http://www.thierrybeginl.com), who agreed to act as music consultant.
Arnold, Malcolm (1921-2006) [30] Fantasy for Guitar, Op. 107 (1971) [10]
Asencio, Vicente (1908-1979) [79] Collectici íntim (1970) [36]
Berkeley, Lennox Sir (1903-1989) [82] Sonatina, Op. 52 No. 1 (1957) [41]
Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Mario (1895-1968) [576]
Escarramán, Op. 177 (1955) [6]
Haug, Hans (1886-1967) [37] Prélude, Tiento et Toccata (1961) [7]
Llobet, Miguel (1878-1938) [75]
Variaciones sobre un Tema de Sor, Op. 15 (1908) [27]
Rodrigo, Joaquín (1901-1999) [954]
Elogio de la Guitarra (1971) [20]
Un tiempo fue Itálica famosa (1981) [21]
Toccata (1933, discovered 2005) [4]
Tansman, Alexandre (1897-1986) [185]
Variations on a Theme of Scriabin (1972) [27]
Classical Guitar's Top 100 