Spanish Romance classical guitar (Romanza) performed by Marija Agic

’Spanish Romance’ is one of the most famous classical guitar works and one of the most popular solo classical guitar pieces from the 19th century. You will find this romantic and nostalgic piece in most collections of music for the classical guitar. “Spanish romance” is also known as Anonymous Romance (“Romance Anónimo“), because the composer is anonymous, although Romance has variously been attributed to some great guitarist like Antonio Rubira, Francisco Tárrega, Fernando Sor, and others. “Romance” is also known as “Estudio en Mi de Rubira“ (Study in E by Rubira), “Romance de España“, “Romance de Amor“, “Romance of the Guitar“, “Romanza“ and “Romance d’Amour“ among other names. Romance was the theme song from the René Clément’s 1952 film Jeux Interdits (Forbidden Games). The popularity of the film gave Romance the worldwide fame.