Classical guitar composers wrote mostly in tablature notation. In the middle of the 16th century, influences from the vihuela and the renaissance guitar were combined and the baroque five string guitar appeared in Spain. The baroque guitar quickly superseded the vihuela in popularity in Spain, France and Italy and Italian players and composers became prominent. In the late 18th century the six string guitar quickly became popular at the expense of the five string guitars. During the 19th century the Spanish luthier and player Antonio de Torres gave the modern classical guitar its definitive form, with a broadened body, increased waist curve,
Early classical guitar recordings recordings have been reissued on CD. Julio Sagreras also made radio recordings, though it is not known if the tracks are still available, or if they have been released on CD. There are probably still more early guitar recordings of high value and historic importance that can be discovered (e.g. there seems to be a surprising lack of early recordings by Central and Eastern European guitarists, etc.), possibly in archives of record companies (or discontinued record companies) or in early radio recordings or private collections. Early classical guitar recordings This article is about early classical guitar recordings. One of the