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MARIO CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO / TORU TAKEMITSU / BELA BARTOK / RAVI SHANKAR / ASTOR PIAZZOLLA
Music for Flute and Guitar Britta Jacobs (flute) Irene Kalisvaart (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Nov/2021 ] This album of 20th-century masterpieces for flute and guitar features works composed especially for this combination of instruments plus arrangements of works by Bartók and Ravi Shankar. |
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Bruce Paine (classical guitar)
...still we sang [ CD - released 3/May/2024 ] Comprising all premiere recordings of original solo classical guitar compositions, Bruce Paine's latest album '…still we sang' showcases his musicianship, distinctive guitar playing and wonderfully eclectic style of writing. |
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BRYCE DESSNER
Bryce Dessner - Solos Bryce Dessner (guitar), Katia Labèque (piano), Anastasia Kobekina (cello), Colin Currie (percussion), Pekka Kuusisto (violin), Lavinia Meijer (harp) + [ Sony Classical Vinyl / 2 LP - released 4/Oct/2024 ] Versatile composer, sought-after musical collaborator and guitarist Bryce Dessner makes his Sony Classical début with Solos, a collection featuring a series of unaccompanied instrumental works written by the composer over the past few years. |
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Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) / Ben Tunnicliffe (double bass), Archie Churchill-Moss (acoustic guitar), Patrick Rimes (fiddle), Patrick Rimes (bagpipes)
Bryn Terfel - Sea Songs [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 26/Apr/2024 ] Bryn Terfel's first studio album in over five years featuring wildly romantic "Sea Songs". Shanties and songs about the sea and seafaring in a folky guise such as "Wellerman", "Bold Riley", "Drunken Sailor" or "Sloop John B", with guests such as... |
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JOAQUIN RODRIGO
Joaquin Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez (with music by Rachmaninov & Chabrier) [Europa Konzert 2011 from Madrid] Cañizares (guitar) / Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Simon Rattle [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 10/Apr/2014 ] For over 20 years, the Berliner Philharmoniker have celebrated their foundation on May 1st with the annual EUROPA KONZERT - this year's event takes place at the magnificent Teatro Real in Madrid. The renowned orchestra, under the baton of Sir... |
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RODRIGO
Concierto de Aranjuez (with music by Rachmaninov & Chabrier) [Europa Konzert 2011 from Madrid] BLU-RAY Cañizares (guitar) / Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Simon Rattle [ EuroArts Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Apr/2014 ] "Flamenco star Cañizares brings nonchalant authority to the Concierto de Aranjuez in a concert fizzing with energy, from a playful Espana to the sweeps of Rachmaninov's Symphony No. 2." (BBC Music) |
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MONTEVERDI / PIAZZOLLA
Claudio Monteverdi - Astor Piazzólla Quito Gato (theorbo, Fender guitar), William Sabatier (bandoneon) & Mariana Flores, Diego Flores (voice) / Cappella Mediterranea, Leonardo García Alar [ Ambronay / CD - released 24/Sep/2012 ] "the Piazzolla pieces here are very effective and beautifully played." (Early Music Review) |
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OLIVA / PONCE / BROUWER / SOJO
Guitar Recital Cecilio Perera (guitar) [ Naxos Guitar Laureate Series / CD - released 1/Nov/2012 ] Winner of a remarkable number of awards and acknowledged as one of the most important guitarists to emerge from Mexico in recent years, Cecilio Perera demonstrates the strength and beauty of the guitar tradition in Central and South America in this... |
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AGUSTIN BARRIOS
Barrios: Guitar Music, Vol. 4 Celil Refik Kaya (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Sep/2018 ] Agustin Barrios Mangore was one of the greatest guitar virtuosi of his time and something of a pioneer in making recordings, which he began as early as 1910. His compositions offer a lexicon of technical and expressive devices for the guitar, from... |
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CARLO DOMENICONI
Domeniconi: Sinbad - A Fairy Tale For Solo Guitar, Op. 49 Celil Refik Kaya (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Mar/2023 ] Renowned both as a guitarist and a composer, Carlo Domeniconi has written over 150 compositions, combining Eastern and Western elements in striking and individual ways. Sinbad, a Fairy Tale for Solo Guitar is a perfect example of his imaginative... |
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JOAQUIN RODRIGO
Rodrigo: Guitar Works, Vol. 3 - Elogio de la guitarra • Tríptico • Dos preludios • Sonata a la española Celil Refik Kaya (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 28/May/2021 ] Joaquín Rodrigo, composer of the renowned Concierto de Aranjuez (Naxos 8.579053), is acknowledged as one of the great Spanish composers of the 20th century. |
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Charles Lloyd (tenor and alto saxophones) with Billy Higgins (drums, percussion, guitar)
Which Way is East [ ECM Records / 2 CD - released 8/Jun/2004 ] Tenor great, Charles Lloyd has this 2CD offering - a duet album with the late Billy Higgins on drums and percussion. |
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DOWLAND
Mister Dowland's Midnight Christoph Denoth (guitar) [ Signum Classics / CD - released 3/Jun/2014 ] "The Swiss-born guitarist assembles an anthology of well-loved Dowland 'pops'. His attentive colouring and expressive interventions seduce but sometimes distract." (BBC Music) |
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PIAZZOLLA / VILLOLDO / RODRIGUEZ / GISMONTI etc
Tanguero: Music from South America Christoph Denoth (guitar) [ Signum / CD - released 6/Jul/2018 ] Guitarist Christoph Denoth returns to disc on Signum with a new disc of works inspired by South America, centred on the iconic tango. The continent of South America, with its diverse countries and various lines of historical development, has... |
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RODRIGO / PALOMO / MALATS
Nocturnos de Andalucia Christoph Denoth (guitar) / London Symphony Orchestra, Jesús López Cobos conductor [ Signum / CD - released 29/Feb/2016 ] Swiss guitarist Christoph Denoth is considered one of the foremost guitarists of the younger generation, much praised for his rich sound and musical expression. For this new recording from Abbey Road he joins the London Symphony Orchestra under Jesús... |
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BACH / BARTÓK / BERG / GESUALDO
The Art of Classical Guitar Transcription - Christophe Dejour (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Nov/2020 ] Christophe Dejour's arrangements of music by Albéniz (8.557064) and Granados (8.557709) performed by Trio Campanella have won much acclaim. For this recording he has made three pioneering arrangements that further expand the instrument's repertoire... |
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CHRISTOS TZIFAKIS
Tzifakis: Flamenco Odyssey Christos Tzifakis (guitar) / Chamber Ensemble [ Naxos / CD - released 13/May/2022 ] Athens-born Christos Tzifakis has performed internationally as a solo classical guitarist and composed widely for solo guitar, flamenco-jazz groups and for the theatre. Flamenco Odyssey is one of his major works in which he allows the listener to... |
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ANTHONY BURGESS
Burgess: Complete Guitar Quartets Complete Guitar Quartets [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Sep/2023 ] Composer and novelist, Anthony Burgess, was a unique creative artist whose dual mastery of music and literature resulted in a career strewn with an output of remarkable diversity. Burgess came into contact with the Aïghetta Guitar Quartet while... |
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KREUTZER / MATIEGKA / DIABELLI / von OSTERREICH
Notturno: Guitar Chamber Music Consortium Classicum, with Sonja Prunnbauer, guitar [ MDG / CD - released 20/Mar/2012 ] |
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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... |