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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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J.S. BACH
Guitar Transcriptions Enno Voorhorst, guitar [ Naxos Guitar Collection / CD - released 20/Aug/2002 ] "Voorhorst's tone is consistently round and full" (American Record Guide) |
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Enno Voorhorst, guitar
Barrios, Agustin-Guitar Works Vol. 2 [ Naxos Guitar Collection / CD - released 30/Jun/2003 ] "Quiet, reflective, intriguing classical guitar music. Strongly recommended." - MusicWeb Dec 2004 |
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DOWLAND / HANDEL / TRADITIONAL
El Silencio Imposible Eratos Trio: Nicholas Spanos (countertenor), Florian Eggner (cello), Rafael Catalá (guitar) [ Gramola / CD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] "El silencio imposible celebrates the silence, the peaceful nuances, the intimate. Nicholas Spanos, countertenor, Rafael Catalá, guitar, arrangements and composition, and Florian Eggner, violoncello present a live program. |
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J.S. BACH
Guitar Works: suites & other works transcriped for guitar Erling Moldrup (guitar) [ Scandinavian Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Oct/2008 ] The Danish guitarist, Erling Møldrup, is professor of guitar at the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus, Denmark, where he trained under one of the Danish pioneers, Jytte Gorki Schmidt. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Adagio: The Ultimate Collection Ernst Ottensamer (clarinet), Norbert Kraft (guitar), Jenö Jandó (piano), Bela Banfalvi (violin), Emilia Csanky (oboe), Anthony Camden (oboe), Alison A [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] An ultimate collection of soothing classics to melt away the stresses of your day |
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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) |
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LEOPOLDO de URCULLU
Guitar Music (Incls 'La Amistad' & 'Opera variations') Eugenio Tobalina (guitar) [ Naxos Guitar Collection / CD - released 10/Sep/2009 ] Of the many mysteries that surround the history of the guitar, perhaps one of the most fascinating is that which shrouds the enigmatic figure of the 19th century Spanish composer Leopoldo de Urcullu. We know virtually nothing about the man or his... |
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JOAQUIN RODRIGO
Rodrigo: Chamber Music with Violin Eva León (violin) Olga Vinokur (piano) Virginia Luque (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2016 ] Joaquín Rodrigo is best known for his Concierto de Aranjuez (Naxos 8.555841), but the fame of this great work has eclipsed a prolific output of almost 200 works including the rarely heard and profoundly original works for violin that span almost his... |
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MARIO CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO & OTHERS
Yanomami; music for choir and guitar Fabio Zanon (guitar) / Coro Cervantes / Carlos fernandez Aransay (conductor) [ Signum / CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] Spain, Argentina and Brazil provide the background for some of the richest folklore in the world, the source of a wealth of music and tradition that has influenced countless composers. |
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FLAMENCO
Fabulous Flamenco! - La Gitarra Flamenca Paco Pena (guitar) & other artists [ Decca Phrase Four / CD - released 20/Jul/2004 ] Decca's PHASE 4 recordings are an important part of the legacy of the company and during this 75th anniversary year it is the perfect opportunity to revisit a selection of these justly famous recordings. |
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WILLIAM WALTON
Anon in Love / A Song for the Lord Mayor's Table / etc Felicity Lott (soprano) Martyn Hill (tenor) Craig Ogden (guitar) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Naxos English Song Series / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] "for a super-budget recording this, as with any of the British song series formerly with Collins and now with Naxos, is a must-have." -- Musicweb.uk.net |
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NED ROREM
Chamber Music with Flute Fenwick Smith (flute), David Leisner (guitar), Ronald Thomas (cello), Mihae Lee (piano), Ann Hobson Pilot (harp) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2011 ] Covering much of the composer's career, these pieces range from the early Mountain Song which captures the spirit of a rural Kentucky folksong, to the meditative and spectacular Four Prayers. |
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FERNANDO SOR
24 Selected Studies Frank Bungarten (guitar) [ MDG Gold / CD - released 16/Aug/2014 ] "Frank Bungarten's way with Sor's etudes has grown on me ... Bear in mind in a previous review, I have marked reservations about this disc, yet, now Bungarten's recital finally shows the depth and diversity of Sor´s etudes." (Fanfare) |
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FERRAN SAVALL
Impro Ferran Savall (vocal, theorb, guitar), Pedro Estevan (maraques, darbuca, tambor ganga) & Jordi Savall (viola da gamba) [ Alia Vox SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Feb/2015 ] After his acclaimed first opus, Ferran Savall is back with a deeply personal album that recaptures moments of grace recorded during improvisation sessions from 2003 to 2011. |
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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.... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Guitar Recital Florian Larousse (guitar) [ Naxos Guitar / CD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] Winner of the 2009 Guitar Foundation of America's International Concert Artist Competition, French guitarist Florian Larousse presents a wide-ranging selection of music encompassing transcriptions of Renaissance lute works by John Dowland,... |