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EDUARDO GARRIDO / NIKITA KOPSHKIN / REGINALD SMITH-BRINDLE / ALEXANDRE TANSMAN
Easy Studies for Guitar Cristiano Porqueddu (guitar) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 24/Jan/2017 ] The growing library of guitar music on Brilliant Classics already encompasses several albums of etudes and miniatures written for students and amateur players. From rare to well-known, there are the studies of Gangi (BC95204), Tansman (BC95221),... |
MAURO GUILIANI
Guiliani: Complete Music for Flute and Guitar Daniele Ruggieri (flute), Alberto Mesirca (guitar) [ Brilliant Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 11/Mar/2022 ] The combination of flute and guitar was a popular and appealing one for many amateur musicians of the early 19th century, and the Italian guitarist-composer Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829) realised its full potential. |
ENNIO MORRICONE
Morricone: Arrangements for Guitar Enea Leone (guitar) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 14/Feb/2020 ] The maestro of Spaghetti Western music in unfamiliar guise: new arrangements of hit themes from Morricone's greatest film-scores. Born in 1928, Morricone trained at the Santa Cecilia conservatoire in Rome, and soon began to make a name for himself... |
MARIO CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO / TRADITIONAL
Songs of Love & Exile: A Sephardic Journey Izhar Elias (guitar), Channa Malkin (soprano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 2/Sep/2019 ] The debut album of an exciting young Dutch soprano: an anthology of popular Sephardic songs completed with excerpts from a rare song collection by Mario Castelnuovo- Tedesco. |
CARL MARIA von WEBER
Weber: Complete Songs for Voice and Guitar Patrizia Cigna (soprano), Adriano Sebastiani (guitar) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 26/Jan/2018 ] Carl Maria von Weber (1786‐1826) holds his place in music history as the founder of the German Romantic Opera, embracing German culture of folk song and a strong feeling of nature. His influence was enormous, he was an inspiration for many composers,... |
STEFANO CASARINI
Casarini: 24 Etudes for Guitar Adriano Sebastiani [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 13/Apr/2018 ] Stefano Casarini (born 1954) is one of the most remarkable guitarists and guitar composers of present day Italy. Standing in a long line of tradition of the great guitar composers of his country he writes bold, evocative and deeply felt music,... |
GIULIO REGONDI
Complete Solo Guitar Music Alberto Mesirca (guitar) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 14/Jun/2014 ] An important figure in the history of Romantic guitar music, Giulio Regondi was... unfairly neglected and forgotten for decades after his death. Most of the poetic, captivating works recorded here were rediscovered in the late 20th century |
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA
El Otro Astor - Music for guitar & strings Alessio Nebiolo (guitar) / Quartett Orfeo, with Nadio Marenco (accordion) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Sep/2015 ] Most albums of music by the undisputed master of Argentine tango, Astor Piazzolla are still issued at full price but following the success of 'Café 1930' (94896) with guitarist Andrea Dieci and violinist Piercarlo Sacco, Brilliant Classics presents... |
FERDINAND REBAY
Rebay: Complete Music for Violin and Guitar Andrea Dieci (guitar), Piercarlo Sacco(violin) [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD - released 1/Aug/2023 ] It was Jakob Ortner, one of the composer's colleagues at the academy in Vienna, who piqued Rebay's interest in the guitar. The enthusiasm and skill Ortner and his pupils displayed convinced Rebay that the guitar could handle any harmonic construction... |
GIULIO VIOZZI
Viozzi: Complete Music for Solo Guitar Andrea Gallo (guitar) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 12/May/2022 ] Born in Trieste, in the popular district of San Giacomo, Giulio Viozzi (1912- 1984) studied music under Antonio Illersberg. In 1931 he obtained a diploma in piano, following an advanced course with Angelo Kessissoglu. |
RADAMES GNATTALI / FRANCISCO MIGNONE
Gnattali / Mignone: Complete Studies for Guitar Andrea Monarda (guitar) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 11/May/2022 ] This 2-CD set present the complete studies for guitar by two Brazilian composers (both children of Italian immigrants): Radamés Gnattali (1906-1988) and c (1897-1986). |
FEDERICO MORENO-TORROBA
Moreno-Torroba: Complete Music for Solo Guitar & Guitar Quartets Angelo Colone (guitar) [ Brilliant Classics / 5 CD - released 24/Jan/2020 ] Although not a guitarist himself, Federico Moreno-Torroba struck up a friendship with Andres Segovia in the 1920s, which in turn inspired several of his finest works such as the Sonatina (1924) and Piezas características (1931) are among his finest... |
GILARDINO
Sicilian Guitar Music Angelo Marchese [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 22/Jul/2016 ] |
ANGELO GILARDINO
Gilardino: Complete Music for Solo Guitar 1965-2013 Angelo Marchese (guitar) [ Brilliant Classics / 14 CD Box Set - released 14/Aug/2015 ] Angelo Gilardino is one of the most important guitar composers of the last half century. His unique style is a blend of the old and new, folk art and contemporary music, from Mozart to Messiaen. |
JOHN W. DUARTE
Duarte: Orchestral and Concertante Works for Guitar, Vol. 2 Nicola Montella (guitar I), Antonio De Innocentis (guitar II), The Belfort Chamber Orchestra, Gian Luigi Zampieri (conductor) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Aug/2023 ] John W. Duarte was born in Sheffield, England on 2 October 1919. His father was a Scottish soldier, who died in 1919, and he was raised by his mother and maternal grandparents. He started playing the ukulele, but soon moved to the guitar at the age... |
ANTOINE DE LHOYER
Lhoyer: Complete Guitar Duos Antonio Rugolo, Angelo Gillo (guitars) [ Brilliant Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Apr/2021 ] Antoine de Lhoyer was born at Clermont-Ferrand, in the heart of France. Although he developed his apparent musicality with excellent teachers in Paris he nevertheless embarked upon a military career and entered the Kings Guards at Versailles shortly... |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Guitar Transcriptions Arcady Ivannikov (guitar) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 15/Jul/2022 ] Bach's music is often described as indestructible, in the sense that no matter how it is performed, or in whichever arrangement, its essential spirit survives. Therefore transcriptions of the Master's works are common, today as they were in Bach's... |
MAURO GIULIANI
Complete works for Guitar and Orchestra Claudio Maccari, Paolo Pugliese (guitars) / Orchestra 'Ensemble Ottocento' [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Jul/2008 ] Giuliani (1781-1829) was one of many Italian guitar virtuosos. Today he is considered Italy's most important guitarist. His oeuvre consists of over 200 works mainly for the guitar. |
ALFREDO FRANCO / CRISTANO PORQUEDDU / FRANCO CAVALLONE / FRANCESCO MORITTU / ROBERTO PIANA
Tales from Sardinia: Music for Flute and Guitar Cordas et Bentu Duo [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 2/Feb/2024 ] For the Cordas et Bentu Duo, Sardinia has always been a source of inspiration; the ensemble's name, Sardinian for "strings and wind", is an homage to the island's culture. Apeddu and Luciani's mission to find original compositions connected to their... |
NAPOLEON COSTE
Coste: Guitar Music Flávio Apro (guitar) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 23/Sep/2016 ] Napoleon Coste (1805-1883) was one of the most important and influential protagonists of the guitar in the 19th century. He was a prodigy, touring Europe in his early years giving highly successful concerts, publishing his own music, inventing new... |
ABEL CARLEVARO
Carlevaro: Guitar Music Cristiano Poli Cappelli (guitar) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2019 ] A Uruguayan pupil of Segovia: a man dedicated to the guitar, as a performer, teacher and even maker; a composer who wove together strands of melody and modernism. |
ALEXANDRE TANSMAN
Complete music for solo guitar Cristiano Poli Cappelli (guitar) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 22/Feb/2016 ] Polish born and educated, Alexandre Tansman (1897-1986) was essentially a French composer, whose move to Paris in 1920 was the making of him. He won the admiration and friendship of both Ravel and Stravinsky, and took a central place in the... |
AGUSTIN BARRIOS MANGORE
Barrios: Complete Guitar Music Cristiano Porqueddu (guitar) [ Brilliant Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 24/Jan/2011 ] Brilliant Classics is proud to bring to the market this unique 6-CD Set dedicated to the original music for solo guitar of the Paraguayan composer Agustin Barrios Mangoré (1885 - 1944). Barrios is still revered in Paraguay, where he is seen as one of... |
MARIO CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO / ANGELO GILARDINO / CRISTIANO PORQUEDDU
Homage to Angelo Gilardino - A Life for Music Cristiano Porqueddu (guitar) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 14/Jan/2022 ] An 80th-birthday tribute featuring new recordings of key works by the Italian guitarist-composer from one of his most dedicated interpreters. |
FRANCO CAVALLONE
Cavallone: Music For Guitar Cristiano Porqueddu (guitar) [ Brilliant Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/Mar/2021 ] Franco Cavallone (1957) is one of today's most prolific and successful composers for the guitar. He himself studied the guitar with Bruno Mattioli, a pupil of Alirio Diaz, Leo Brouwer and Angelo Gilardino. He won several international competitions,... |
BELLOMO / FRANCO / REBAY / BIBERIAN / CHASSAIN / CAVALLONEone
Easy Studies for Guitar, Vol. 3 Cristiano Porqueddu (guitar) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Mar/2020 ] This is the 3rd volume of "Easy Studies for Guitar", a successful concept compiled by master guitarist Cristiano Porqueddu. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Russian Guitar Music of the 20th and 21st centuries Cristiano Porqueddu (guitar) [ Brilliant Classics / 4 CD - released 5/May/2017 ] Although one would not automatically associate the guitar with Russia, the history of the Russian guitar goes far back, as early as 1790 the tradition starts with a 7‐string instrument, continuing to flourish in the 19th century as a salon... |
Daniele Ruggieri (flute), Alberto Mesirca (guitar)
MUSIC FOR FLUTE AND GUITAR, Rochberg, Riley, Ribot, Goljiov, Wuorinen, Crawford Seeger, Delpriora; Daniele Ruggeri, Alberto Mesirca [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Dec/2018 ] A brief history of 20th-century American music and a valuable, offbeat addition to the comprehensive Brilliant Classics library of guitar music. Among the most extensive works here is the cycle of Cantos Desiertos (1996) composed for flute and... |
GINASTERA / LAURO / MONTANA / PALACIOS
Latin American Guitar Music Deion Cho (guitar) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 22/Feb/2016 ] This is the CD debut of Korean guitarist Deion Cho, first prize winner of the Concorso Internacional de Guitarra Clásica Gredos San Diego. For his first CD Cho chose 4 leading 20-th century guitar composers, differing in style and tradition:... |
CLAUDE BOLLING
Concerto for Classical Guitar and Jazz Piano Trio, Sonate pour Guitare Duilio Meucci (guitar), Claude Quartet [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 22/Apr/2016 ] Claude Bolling was born in 1930 in Cannes, where he became one of the most popular figures of the French jazz scene. He composed music for over 100 films, and he worked together with Duke Ellington, Juliette Greco, Liza Minelli and... |
DALLA GOSTENA
Gostena: 25 Lute Fantasies Elliot Simpson (guitar) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 28/Jun/2019 ] Giovanni Battista Dalla Gostena (1540-1593) was born in Genoa, Italy. He was a pupil of the renowned Flemish composer Philippe de Monte. He held the prestigious post of Maestro di Cappella at the San Lorenzo Cathedral in his native Genoa. He composed... |
MARIO CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO
Appunti, Preludes and Studies, Op. 210 Enea Leone (guitar) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 15/Aug/2015 ] Mario Castelnuovo‐Tedesco fled anti‐semitism before the 2nd World War and settled in Hollywood, where he successfully composed film scores for more than 200 movies. Castelnuovo‐Tedesco, a prolific composer, is best known for his numerous works for... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Music From Argentina for Guitar and Bandoneon Enea Leone (guitar), Roberto Bongianino (bandoneon) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2017 ] This new recording features original music from Argentina, spanning the entire 20th Century, music of great vitality, colour and passion, the natural fusion of high and low culture, from the concert hall and the brothel, vibrant as life... |
LUIGI BOCCHERINI
Boccherini: Complete Guitar Quintets Eros Roselli (guitar) / La Magnifica Comunita [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2009 ] "If you're looking for a set of Luigi Boccherini's complete guitar quintets on original instruments, you need look no further than this splendid two-disc set" (AllMusic.com) |
JOHN DUARTE
Duarte: Works for Solo Guitar Flavio Nati (guitar) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 2/Feb/2024 ] Duarte's Partita was completed in 1974. It's a substantial work in four movements, using all original material. As in the Variations on a Theme of Štěpán Rak he adopts a four-note motif, which may be heard forwards, backwards, inverted and stretched.... |
SARDINHA / PERNAMBUCO / NAZARETH / BROUWER / etc
The Brazilian Guitar Flávio Apro (guitar) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] Although Brazilian composers might not be as famous as the country's football players, they are certainly as colourful, creative and entertaining! This new recording presents a selection of original music for guitar by Brazilian composers:... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Nocturne - Romantic Guitar Miniatures Flávio Apro (guitar) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 22/Sep/2014 ] This selection of guitar miniatures brings us to Mediterranean landscapes under moonlit night skies: works by De Falla, Mompou, Ponce, Castelnuovo‐Tedesco, Barrios, Llobet, Tarrega, Sor, Rodrigo and others, in which the colours, tastes, folkore and... |
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Bach: Sonatas and Partitas BWV1001-1006 Francesco Teopini (classical guitar) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/2016 ] Why transcribe and perform the sonatas and partitas for solo violin on the guitar? It is surely the works themselves that provide the justification; their indestructible melodic poetry and their rich implied counterpoint at which the original violin... |
LEO BROUWER
Brouwer: Hika / Tres Apuntes / Danza caracteristica / etc Frederic Zigante (guitar) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Dec/2018 ] This recording presents some of the most significant early pieces by the Cuban composer Leo Brouwer (b.1939); it also includes other works, such as Hika from 1994 and the third and fourth series of his Estudios sencillos (1981), which show clear... |
HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS
Complete Guitar Music Frederic Zigante (guitar) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Aug/2011 ] "This is an excellent and inexpensive collection very nicely recorded without the feeling of being too close to the performer or too distant. Even if you are not an aficionado of the guitar there is much here to enjoy" (MusicWeb) |
