TARREGA
Guitar Recital Mats Bergstrom (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Feb/2010 ] "'Dreamy' may not be a keyword for everything on the disc, but the beauty of the playing, the care over nuances and the technical assurance, which is no end in itself, are all the time in evidence and makes this one of the most satisfying guitar... |
NICOLO PAGANINI
Paganini: Centone Sonate Volume 3 Moshe Hammer (violin) Norbert Kraft (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Nov/1996 ] "There is a nice sense of space with this presentation, with a front-row perspective in a smallish hall. The sound is very clear and detailed. " Sensible Sound |
NICOLAI PAGANINI
Paganini: Centone di Sonate Vol. 2 Moshe Hammer (violin) Norbert Kraft (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Oct/2002 ] "splendid performances" - Gramophone |
FRANCIS POULENC
Poulenc: Chamber Music Vol. 4 (Incls 'Le Bal masque') Pierre Laniau (Guitar) Alexandre Tharaud (Piano) Franck Leguerinel (Baritone) / Jean Delescluse [ Naxos / CD - released 15/May/2001 ] The continuing series of Poulenc's chamber music |
GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
Telemann: Chamber Music for Bassoon and Guitar Rainer Seidel (bassoon) Daniel Valentin Marx (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Apr/2022 ] Georg Philipp Telemann was the most famous of all German composers during his lifetime and a master of all musical genres. Every piece in this album dates from his triumphant years in Hamburg, where he was the city's music director. |
BRUCE ADOLPHE
Adolphe: Ladino Songs Of Love and Suffering / Mikhoels the Wise / etc Lucy Shelton (soprano) Eliot Fisk (guitar) David Jolley (french horn) Erie Mills (soprano) Nathaniel Watson (baritone), John Aler (tenor) / Seattle Sy [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 2/May/2005 ] Jewish poetry dating back to the time of the Spanish expulsion (1492) is transformed by composer Bruce Adolphe into a captivating song cycle for soprano, guitar, and French horn. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Gorgeous Guitar:Best Loved Classical Guitar Music Victor Villadangos (guitar), Norbert Kraft (guitar), Celil Refik Kaya (guitar), Ana Vidović (guitar), Andrea Bissoli (guitar), Dale Kavanagh (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Jun/2020 ] For those who are new to an instrument, the first question is often: where to start? The 'Best Loved' series offers an easy answer to that question and a perfect introduction to the wonderful, varied world of classical music. Spotlighting individual... |
AARON JAY KERNIS / JORGE LIDERMAN / STEVEN MACKEY
New American Chamber Music with Guitar Aaron Jay Kernis (piano) / Hila Plitmann (soprano) / Axel Strauss (violin) / David Tanenbaum (guitar & conductor) / San Francisco Conservatory Guitar [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 20/Oct/2010 ] Each of these new pieces was written for the artists who perform them here. |
ANTONIO LAURO
Lauro: Guitar Music Vol. 1 - Venezuelan Waltzes for Guitar Adam Holzman (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 31/Jan/2000 ] Now, 20 years later, comes another masterly recording by Adam Holzman: in may ways it raises the benchmark still further." - American Record Guide |
FERNANDO SOR
Grandes Sonates Op 22 & 25 / etc Adam Holzman (guitar) [ Naxos Guitar Collection / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] "...this is a recording to make many new friends for this composer, with fine performances full of clarity, sharp articulation and stylistic assurance and a clear and focused recorded sound." - Classical Guitar - September 1996 |
MERTZ
Guitar Music Vol.1 Adam Holzman (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Oct/2002 ] The American guitarist Adam Holzman enjoys a distinguished international reputation. |
FERNANDO SOR
Morceau de Concert / 6 Valses, Op. 57 / Fantaisie Villageoise, Op. 52 Adam Holzman (guitar) [ Naxos Guitar Collection / CD - released 26/Jan/2008 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1801-1850) - "Adam Hotzman's excellent recital of works from the early 1830s ranges from delightfully simple valses to a brilliant set of variations, and the sophisticated Fantasie villageoise." (GR... |
LAURO
Venezuelan Waltzes for guitar Adam Holzman (guitar) [ Naxos Guitar Collection / CD - released 14/May/2002 ] Antonio Lauro was born in Venezuela in 1917 |
BROTONS / DEL PUERTO / MORALES-CASO / CRUZ DE CASTRO / BALADA / LLORCA / VAZQUEZ
21st Century Spanish Guitar Volume 1 Adam Levin [ Naxos / CD - released 23/Aug/2013 ] "There are three more volumes to come. If they're as good as this, they'll form one of the most exciting guitar series of the century so far." (Recording of the Month MusicWeb Aug 2013) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Guitar Recital: Adriano Del Sal Adriano Del Sal (guitar) [ Naxos Guitar Laureate Series / CD - released 2/Mar/2011 ] Adriano Del Sal is one of the most significant young guitarists of recent years, whose extraordinary musical talent and total technical control make his performances truly unforgettable, and have earned him a dozen first prizes at national and... |
EDWARDS / HOUGHTON / SCULTHORPE / KOEHNE / DEAN
Australian Guitar Music Aleksandr Tsiboulski (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Apr/2010 ] Aleksandr Tsiboulski is first-prize winner in numerous competitions including the 2006 Tokyo International Guitar Competition. His playing, which transcends the image of the technically flawless competition winner, has been praised by The Age for its... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Cantos Desiertos: Works for flute & guitar Alexandra Hawley (flute) Jeffrey Mcfadden (Guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Aug/2003 ] |
BROUWER / JOAQUIN / ARANGO / de LUCIA
Guitar Recital: Ali Arango Ali Arango (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Feb/2016 ] Born in the Cuban capital of Havana, Alí Arango has won numerous awards, including the prestigious Alhambra International Guitar Competition in 2014. Arango's programme follows a tradition of eminent Spanish and Latin American performers who are... |
MORENO-TORROBA
Guitar Music, Vol. 1 Ana Vidovic (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Aug/2007 ] Moreno-Torroba's guitar music is particularly rich in its use of colour, melody, and lively rhythms to transport the listener into an essentially Spanish expression of a poetic and romantic sensibility. |
J.S. BACH / PONCE / TARREGA / SULEK / WALTON
Guitar Recital - First Prize: 1998 International Francisco Tarrega Competition Ana Vidovic (guitar) [ NAXOS / CD - released 18/Oct/2009 ] "First Prize winner of the Tarrega competition in Spain in 1998 at the age of 18 was Croatian guitarist Ana Vidovic. To comment on an international competition winner's technique seems a bit unnecessary - of course it's fabulous." (American Record Guide) |