Sor: Songs for Voice and Guitar
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FERNANDO SOR
Sor: Songs for Voice and Guitar
Nerea Berraondo (mezzo) Eva Beneke (guitar)
[ Naxos / CD ]
Release Date: Wednesday 2 August 2017
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Fernando Sor was one of the greatest guitarists of his era and his works are still extremely popular today. His songs, however, are much less well-known. They demonstrate the superb flair of Sor's vocal writing, in three languages, as well as the variety of his virtuosic guitar accompaniments. The three groups of songs presented here (in addition to Sor's setting of two patriotic texts) offer distinct styles of composition, ranging from arrangements of arias from Mozart's Don Giovanni to the dance elements of Spanish folk song.
"These performances are anything but boring. Both artists find more sparkle and subtlety in these songs than I had suspected....Spanish Mezzo Nerea Berraondo is well established in opera, mostly in Europe, and has also worked in early music. Her diction is superb, her balance with guitar is perfect, her tone is warm and dependably beautiful. German guitarist Eva Beneke earned her doctorate from USC under Scott Tennant and Pepe Romero. Her playing is also consistently beautiful, sensitive and expressive, with a flawless technical command." © 2018 American Record Guide
