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FERDINANDO CARULLI
Guitar and Piano Music, Vol. 1 Franz Halasz (guitar) / Debora Halasz (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] Born in Naples, Ferdinando Carulli wrote the first complete classical guitar method, which continues to be used today. From among his more than 400 guitar pieces come several transcriptions with operatic associations, including those of Beethoven's... |
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Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde (guitar)
Flamenco - Pasado Y Presente [ Naxos World / CD - released 5/Aug/2022 ] This latest album by Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde unearths the historical influences and musical interactions of various cultures, and their effects on the numerous toques heard in flamenco today. Within his own avant-garde compositions, inspired by... |
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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 |
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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 |
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ALBENIZ / TORROBA / GRANADOS / FALLA / VILLA-LOBOS / etc
Guitar Favourites Norbert Kraft (Guitar) [ Naxos Guitar Collection / CD - released 1/May/2012 ] |
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MARIO CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO
Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Greeting Cards - 21 pieces for guitar Andrea De Vitis (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Apr/2023 ] "Italian guitarist Andrea de Vitis posts 21 of the composer's Greeting Cards - musical portraits of friends, colleagues, admired artists - into one superbly performed album." NZ Listener 2023 |
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SILVIUS LEOPOLD WEISS
Weiss: Lute Works (arr. D. Cerović for guitar) Danijel Cerović (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Aug/2020 ] Silvius Leopold Weiss was acknowledged as the greatest lutenist of his age, composing over 600 pieces for the instrument organised into suites or sonatas. In these arrangements for guitar, Danijel Cerović has selected the only two of Weiss's sonatas... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Delicate Delights: Best Loved Classical Mandolin & Lute Music Dorina Frati (mandolin), Piera Dadomo (guitar), Paul O'Dette (mandolin), Elfriede Kunschak (mandolin), Maria Hinterleitner (harpsichord), Konrad Ragos [ 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... |
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THEODORAKIS / MAMANGAKIS / BOUDOUNIS / STRAVINSKY / etc
Elena Papandreou - Guitar Recital Elena Papandreou (guitar) [ Naxos Guitar Laureate Series / CD - released 2/Feb/1997 ] The Greeks are said to have a word for it; the word 'guitar' may even have been derived from the Greek kithara, though they applied it to a form of lyre, and they also have the music for it, a variety of which is included in this recording. |
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FRANCISCO MIGNONE
Mignone: Concertos Emmanuele Baldini (violin) Fabio Zanon (guitar) Ovanir Buosi (clarinet) Alexandre Silvério (bassoon) / São Paulo Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos The Music of Brazil / CD - released 26/Jul/2024 ] Sentimental, dynamic, exuberant, multi-talented and extremely eclectic, Francisco Mignone, whose Italian background brought a sense of universality to his musical nationalism, was a leading figure in the Brazilian music scene during the 20th century.... |
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JOAQUIN RODRIGO
Rodrigo: Complete Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 Ricardo Gallen (guitar) / Asturias Symphony Orchestra, Maximiano Valdes [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 14/Oct/2002 ] "The focus of these three volumes is on concertos, the most popular and arguably the best segment of Rodrigo's orchestral music. The best known are those for guitar and orchestra, of the very numerous recordings of which these are 'good enough to... |
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MAURICE OHANA
Ohana: Music for Ten-String Guitar Graham Anthony Devine (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2009 ] "Fluency, beautiful tone, power, clarity, timing, phrasing, technical brilliance, a keen musical intelligence… this young player confounds criticism by possessing them all, and in spades." Classical Guitar Magazine on Graham Anthony Devine |
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BARTOK / ELMSLY / FARQUHAR / PAINE / RIMMER
Dream Weaving: New Zealand Guitar Music 2 Gunter Herbig (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Jul/2017 ] "Gunter Herbig's performances are quite fine. He has a lovely sound and a fine technique." American Record Guide |
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LILBURN / FARQUHAR
Prospero Dreaming - New Zealand Guitar Music by Lilburn and Farquhar Gunter Herbig (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] This is the first comprehensive recorded survey of the guitar music of Douglas Lilburn and David Farquhar, the two pre-eminent composers who enriched New Zealand's musical culture in the modern era. |
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HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS
Villa-Lobos: Guitar Concerto & Harmonica Concerto Manuel Barrueco (guitar), José Staneck (harmonica) São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, OSESP Ensemble, Giancarlo Guerrera [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Nov/2019 ] "The uniformly first rate performances by members of the São Paulo Symphony are excellently engineered, making the whole disc a joy from start to finish-a true voyage of discovery and delight." 10/10 ClassicsToday |
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NICOLAI PAGANINI
Paganini: Centone di Sonate Vol. 2 Moshe Hammer (violin) Norbert Kraft (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Oct/2002 ] "splendid performances" - Gramophone |
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FEDERICO MORENO TORROBA
Torroba: Guitar Concertos, Vol. 2 Pepe Romero & Vicente Coves (guitars) / Extremadura Symphony Orchestra, Manuel Coves [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Mar/2017 ] Federico Moreno Torroba composed about one hundred works for the guitar, thereby reinforcing his status as one of Spain's great twentieth-century composers. Homenaje a la seguidilla pays lively tribute to that characteristically Spanish song and... |
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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. |
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GRANADOS / FALLA / MOMPOU / TORROBA / TERREGA / etc
The Spanish Guitar-a timeless collection of Spanish Guiitar Classics Various artists incl Norbert Kraft, Lorenzo Micheli, Denis Azabagic etc [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 3/Oct/2002 ] One of the best Spanish guitar CDs...ever! |