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ID: SS002 (EAN: 9781905296125) | 1 CD | DDD Released in: 2011
- LABEL:
- Unizarre
- Collection:
- Instrumental
- Subcollection:
- Guitar
- Composers:
- ALBÉNIZ, Isaac (Manuel Francisco) | GIULIANI, Mauro | PAGANINI, Niccolo | SOR, Fernando
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Interprets:
- SMITH, Neil (guitar)
- Other info:
Another welcome reissue from Neil Smith, one of Britain's finest classical guitarists. He plays guitar music by Niccolo Paganini, Mauro Giuliani, Fernando Sor and Isaac Albéniz, introducing in these performances a number of his own improvisations, a lost feature of the romantic era.
Paganini was the greatest of violin virtuosi but he was also a master guitarist and composer for the guitar. The Grand Sonata has three movements: a bold Allegro Risoluto then an exquisite Romanza and finally a set of variations marked Andantino Variato.
Giuliani’s Variations Op 107 are taken on a theme by Handel, known generally as ‘The Harmonious Blacksmith’. Fernando Sor’s Les Adieux is just one of a number of pieces reflecting on losses during his lifetime. Albéniz’s Cadiz has the jaunty air of a seaport whereas Torre Bermeja reflects on the images of the great crimson towers of The Alhambra in Granada as multitudes of notes imitate the Moorish decor.
| PAGANINI, Niccolo (1782-1840) | | | Grand Sonata In A Major | | | 1. | Allegro Risoluto | 9:32 | | | 2. | Romanza | 3:43 | | | 3. | Andantino Variato | 10:44 | | | GIULIANI, Mauro (1781-1829) | | | 4. | Variations on a theme by Handel 'Harmonious Blacksmith' | 9:09 | | | SOR, Fernando (1778-1839) | | | 5. | La Despedida, Op. 21, Les Adieux | 7:21 | | | ALBÉNIZ, Isaac (Manuel Francisco) (1860-1909) | | | 6. | Cadiz | 3:47 | | | 7. | Piezas Características, Op. 92: Torre Bermeja | 3:51 | |
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