Konrad Ragossnig (6 May 1932 – 3 January 2018) was an Austrian

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ist and

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nist. Ragossnig was born in Klagenfurt,

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. He taught at

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and the

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. He was the editor of several books on guitar music such as "Step by step. Basics of Guitar technique in 60 classical and romantic studies", Mainz 2007 and "Guitar Concert Collection", Mainz 2008. He died in

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Discography

* 1964: ''L'Anthologie de la guitare'' (Schubert, Mendelssohn, Giuliani, Sor). RCA Victor 430.159. * 1974: ''Concertos pour guitare du XVIIIe siècle'' (Fasch, Krebs, Vivaldi). Vox Musicalis VOX 35050. * 1973: ''Music for two Guitars'' (with Walter Feybli). SAGA 5412. * 1975: ''Musik für Laute'' (6-LP set). Archiv 2723 061. Reissued as: * 2004 ''Renaissance Lute Music'' (4-CD set). Archiv 476 1840.

Decorations and awards

*1961: First Prize at the Concours International de Guitare in Paris *1984: Merit Award of Carinthia *1992: Grand Gold Decoration of Carinthia *1993: Medal of the city of Vienna *1994: Cultural Award of Carinthia *1998:

Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver for Services to the Republic of Austria The Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria () is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria. It is divided into 15 classes and is the highest award in the Austrian national honours system. History The Decoration of Hono ...

*2003:

Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class The Austrian Decoration for Science and Art () is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria and forms part of the Austrian national honours system. History The "Austrian Decoration for Science and Art" was established by the National C ...

References

External links

http://www.konradragossnig.comSome photos of LP covers
(Oviatt Library Digital Collections) 1932 births 2018 deaths Austrian classical guitarists Austrian lutenists Musicians from Klagenfurt Recipients of the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class Recipients of the Grand Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria Vihuela players Academic staff of the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna Academic staff of the University of Zurich 20th-century Austrian classical musicians 20th-century guitarists 20th-century Austrian male musicians 21st-century Austrian guitarists 21st-century classical musicians 21st-century Austrian male musicians Austrian male guitarists {{Austria-music-bio-stub