Miguel Llobet

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Llobet and the second or maternal family name is Solés.
Miguel Llobet
Portrait of classical guitarist/composer Miguel Llobet dated 1916
Portrait of classical guitarist/composer Miguel Llobet dated 1916
Background information
Born(1878-10-18)18 October 1878
Barcelona, Spain
Died22 February 1938(1938-02-22) (aged 59)
Barcelona, Spain
GenresClassical music
InstrumentClassical Guitar
LabelsChanterelle Verlag, Odeon-Parlophone, Decca

Miguel Llobet Solés (18 October 1878 – 22 February 1938) was a classical guitarist, born in Barcelona, Spain. Llobet was a renowned virtuoso who toured Europe and America extensively. He made well known arrangements of Catalan folk songs for the solo guitar, made famous arrangements for the guitar of the piano compositions of Isaac Albéniz, arrangements immortalized by Andrés Segovia, and was also the composer of original works.