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José Ferrer Esteve was a highly influential Spanish classical guitarist, composer, and esteemed teacher, renowned for his technical mastery and significant contributions to the guitar repertoire.Born in Lleida, Spain, Ferrer studied at the Barcelona Conservatory. He established a prominent career as a concert guitarist, touring internationally. He composed numerous works for guitar, including studies, preludes, and dances, blending classical forms with Spanish folk elements. Ferrer was a revered professor at the Barcelona Conservatory for over two decades, shaping generations of guitarists.

• Ferrer is often credited with laying crucial pedagogical groundwork that influenced later giants like Andrés Segovia and Paco de Lucía, though his direct teaching of them is debated.
• He suffered a heart attack while performing on stage at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, collapsing and dying shortly after in 1962.
• Despite his significant output and influence during his lifetime, Ferrer's music was somewhat overshadowed by later 20th-century composers and fell into relative obscurity for a period, though it has seen renewed interest.