More By Artist: Guitar
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MOMPOU / LLOBET / MANEN
Cancons i Danses Franz Halász, guitar [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 15/Feb/2016 ] Catalonia is among the most distinctive of the various Spanish regions, partly because of the Catalan language and its rich literary tradition. Catalan music and dance are also unique, however, and have little in common with stereotypically 'Spanish'... |
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... |
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 |
G. I. GURDJIEFF
Gurdjieff: ex oriente Gunter Herbig (electric guitar) [ BIS / CD - released 10/May/2019 ] Atmospheric music by the mystic, spiritual leader and composer. |
HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS
Villa Lobos: Tristorosa Gunter Herbig (electric guitar) [ Aldilá Records / CD - released 28/Jan/2022 ] Gunter Herbig, Brazilian-German guitarist living in New Zealand, is well-known for his benchmark-setting performances of New Zealand guitar music by Lilburn and Farquhar for the Naxos label. His Gurdjieff transcriptions for electric guitar 'ex... |
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 |
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. |
MARIO CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO / TRADITIONAL
Songs of Love & Exile: A Sephardic Journey Izhar Elias (guitar), Channa Malkin (soprano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 2/Sep/2019 ] The debut album of an exciting young Dutch soprano: an anthology of popular Sephardic songs completed with excerpts from a rare song collection by Mario Castelnuovo- Tedesco. |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Lute Suites John Williams (guitar) [ CBS Masterworks / CD - released 1/May/1986 ] The Australian guitarist John Williams has long been universally recognized as a true master of the instrument. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Seville Concert John Williams (guitar) [ Kultur DVD / DVD - released 1/Mar/2007 ] One of the world's most accomplished classical guitarists, John Williams, plays a variety of his favorite classical and flamenco pieces in this concert, recorded during a recital with the Orquesta Sinfonica de Sevilla. |
PTER SCULTHORPE / NIGEL WESTGATE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE - John Williams - From Australia John Williams (guitar) / London Symphony Orchestra, Paul Daniel, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Sony Classical / CD - released 2/Feb/1994 ] Recorded Feb/March 1994 & December 1990 |
JOHN WILLIAMS / JOHN ETHERIDGE / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Places Between - Live in Dublin John Williams (guitar), with John Etheridge (guitar) [ Sony Music / CD Box Set - released 15/Sep/2016 ] John Williams, classical guitar virtuoso, is known for his wide-ranging approach to repertory, which includes appearances playing electric rock guitar and international music. |
CORELLI / VIVALDI/ LOCATELLI / PAGANINI
Carnival - a violin and guitar recital Karen Gomyo (violin), Ismo Eskelinen (guitar) [ BIS SACD / CD - released 1/Nov/2019 ] For her début album, Karen Gomyo has joined forces with guitarist Ismo Eskelinen in a programme offering fireworks as well as graceful tenderness. A violin virtuoso as well as an expert guitar player, Niccolò Paganini wrote a number of works for the... |
DOWLAND / HARVEY / CACCINI / BRITTEN / TRADITIONAL / etc
Broken Branches Karim Sulayman (tenor), Sean Shibe (guitar) [ Pentatone / CD - released 5/May/2023 ] Nominee - Best Classical Solo Vocal Album Grammy Awards 66th Awards (2024) Nominee - Best Classical Solo Vocal Album |
DOWLAND / BACH / VILLA-LOBOS / GRANADOS / FALLA / TRADITIONAL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Pleasures of their Company Kathleen Battle (soprano) & Christopher Parkening (guitar) [ EMI / CD - released 25/Mar/1986 ] In the course of a remarkable career, launched in 1973 by mentor James Levine in their shared hometown of Cincinnati, Kathleen Battle has captivated international audiences. She has taken home numerous awards - among them five Grammys and London's... |
MARIO CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO / LUIGI BOCCHERINI / CLAUDE DEBUSSY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Castelnuovo-Tedesco/Boccherini: Guitar Quintets: Piano Trios Kazuhito Yamashita (guitar) / Tokyo String Quartet [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 20/May/1995 ] "A rich yet un-glitzy recording helps this intensely felt yet refined performance, and altogether the artists offer a memorable musical experience." Gramophone |
FRANCISCO TÁRREGA / ISAAC ALBÉNIZ / FEDERICO MOMPOU / CARLO DOMENICONI
Krzysztof Meisinger - Mystique Krzysztof Meisinger (guitar) [ Chandos / CD - released 11/Aug/2023 ] Before a phrase from the Gran vals by Francisco Tárrega unexpectedly shot to international fame as the Nokia ringtone, his most celebrated pieces included the Capricho árabe, composed in 1892. The piece is inspired by the mixture of Muslim Castilian... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Laurent Korcia: Double Jeux Laurent Korcia (violin) with Michael Wendeberg (piano) and Christophe Lartilleux (guitar) [ Naive / CD - released 14/Oct/2007 ] "A fine violinist demonstrates the knack of imaginative programme planning. Laurent Korcia is not only an uncommonly accomplished violinist but also an uncommonly original programmer." Gramophone |
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 |
DEBUSSY / DUPARC / FAURE / RAVEL
Marianne Crebassa - Séguedilles Marianne Crebassa (mezzo), Orchestre et Choeur du National du Capitole de Toulouse, Ben Glassberg; Thibaut Garcia (guitar), Alphonse Cemin (piano) [ Erato Classics / CD - released 22/Oct/2021 ] Marianne Crebassa's new album celebrates her French-Spanish roots: centered around French composers taking inspiration from Spain and Spanish composers searching for new ideas in France. |
