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Music by Roland Dyens played by Anna Mnich and recommended by Geoff Pearce. 'The guitarist is clean in her execution, sympathetic in her musical treatment and her harmonics are flawless.'
2020-11-30 09:29:53
Revolving Rondo: Nils Klöfver's engaging recital explores the work of virtuoso guitarist composers from the 16th century to the present day
Revolving Rondo; Nils Klöfver Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 30 November 2020 Star rating: 3.0 (★★★) The Swedish guitarist's latest disc showcases not just his alto guitar, but the work of guitarist composers from the 16th to the 21st centuriesI was first introduced to the 11-string alto guitar in 2015 when Swedish guitar player Nils Klöfver released an album celebrating the instrument's 50th anniversary. Nils Klöfver's latest album, Revolving Rondo, uses both the alto guitar and the six-string classical guitar in a programme which is designed to showcase some of the 'most game changing compositions written by the instrument’s greatest virtuosos.' The recital begins with the 16th century Luis de Milan and then continues chronologically with Alonso Mudarra, John Dowland, Sylvius Leopold Weiss, Fernando Sor, Francisco Tarrega, Agustin Barrios, Andres Segovia, Roland Dyens and ending with Klöfver's own composition, Revolving Rondo. The alto guitar developed in Sweden […]
2020-08-08 07:25:29
2000 years of history: guitarist Xuefei Yang on exploring the music of her homeland on her new disc Sketches of China, on DECCA
[…] arr. Xuefei Yang Camel Bells Along The Silk Road (丝路驼铃) - Yong Ning (1949 - ), arr. Xuefei Yang Shuo Chang (说唱) - Yi Chen (1953 - ) Three Folk Songs (三⾸⺠谣) - Wen-Chung Chou (1923-2019), arr. Kenneth Kwan and Xuefei Yang Dreams of Gulangyu Island (梦中的⿎浪屿) - Renchang Fu [with orchestra] Seven Desires (七个愿望) - Tan Dun (1957 - ) The Moon Represents My Heart (⽉亮代表我的⼼) - Qingxi Weng (1936 – 2013), arr. Roland Dyens (1953 – 2016) Xuefei Yang guitarWeiliang Zhang xiaoSha Yuan guzhengRenchang Fu conductorXiamen Philharmonic Orchestra Sketches of China is available on Amazon. Elsewhere on this blog Engaging dexterity: Bach's English Suites from the young Italian harpsichordist Paolo Zanzu - CD review A short yet magical experience: Interstices from Brother Tree Sound - CD review In the tavern of sweet songs: settings of […]
2019-04-09 08:23:50
A musical encounter between two traditions: classical guitarist Christoph Denoth's engaging exploration of tango - Tanguero: Music from South America
[…] into his own playing. On this disc he aims 'to exploit the acoustic range of the guitar in order to integrate the tango and its untame beauty into classical music'.On the disc are twenty one pieces by thirteen South American composers, in Denoth's own arrangements for classical guitar. So we have seven pieces by Piazzolla ranging from Libertango to Milonga del Angel, plus music by Angel Villoldo, Gerardo Matos Rodriguez, Carlos Gardel, Eladia Blaquez, Roland Dyens, Egberto Gismonti, Joao Teixeira Guimaraes, Dilermando Reis, Antonio Lauro, Abel Fleury, Jorge Cardoso and Julia Sagreras, composers from Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela and Uraguary, as well as Tunisia. The music explores the 20th century tango from pioneers such as Angel Villoldo (1861-1919) through to contemporary exponents such as Jorge Cardoso (born 1949) and Egberto Gismonti (born 1947).The 20th century saw the tango develop from a basic dance-form into a complex musical genre which was not […]
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