Castillo / Fantoni / Ramelli / Castillo Quartet- Guitar Music (CD)
The Spanish composer Manuel Castillowrote prolifically in a wide range ofgenres.His works for guitar, many of which areunpublished, reveal a keen awarenessof the instrument's expressive andvirtuosic potential, whether in thepassionate energy of the Sonata orthe evocative imagery of the beautifulKasidas del Alcazar, inspired by thekasidas (an Arabic poetic form) of the20th-century Sevillian poet JoaquinRomero Murube.The masterly Quintet with Guitar is animportant addition to the small body oftwentieth-century works for guitar andstring quartet.
Tracklist:
- Guitar Sonata: I. Adagio
- Guitar Sonata: II. Allegro
- Guitar Sonata: III. Adagio
- Guitar Sonata: IV. Presto
- Kasidas Del Alcázar: I. Prologo (Los Jardines) (Prologue, The Gardens)
- Kasidas Del Alcázar: II. Kasida Del Atardecer (Kasida Of Nightfall)
- Kasidas Del Alcázar: III. Kasida Del Olvido (Kasida Of Forgetfulness)
- Kasidas Del Alcázar: IV. Kasida De Los Perfumes (Kasida Of The Perfumes)
- Kasidas Del Alcázar: V. La Ultima Kasida (The Last Kasida)
- Kasidas Del Alcázar: VI. Epilogo (Campana) (Epilogue, Bell)
- 3 Preludes: I. Allegretto
- 3 Preludes: II. Lento
- 3 Preludes: III. Allegro
- Vientecillo De Primavera: Vientecillo De Primavera (Spring Breeze)
- Guitar Quintet: I. Allegretto
- Guitar Quintet: II. Adagio
- Guitar Quintet: III. Variaciones
- Cancion De Cuna (Version For Voice And Guitar): Cancion De Cuna (Cradle Song) (Version For Voice And Guitar)
The Spanish composer Manuel Castillowrote prolifically in a wide range ofgenres.His works for guitar, many of which areunpublished, reveal a keen awarenessof the instrument's expressive andvirtuosic potential, whether in thepassionate energy of the Sonata orthe evocative imagery of the beautifulKasidas del Alcazar, inspired by thekasidas (an Arabic poetic form) of the20th-century Sevillian poet JoaquinRomero Murube.The masterly Quintet with Guitar is animportant addition to the small body oftwentieth-century works for guitar andstring quartet.
Tracklist:
- Guitar Sonata: I. Adagio
- Guitar Sonata: II. Allegro
- Guitar Sonata: III. Adagio
- Guitar Sonata: IV. Presto
- Kasidas Del Alcázar: I. Prologo (Los Jardines) (Prologue, The Gardens)
- Kasidas Del Alcázar: II. Kasida Del Atardecer (Kasida Of Nightfall)
- Kasidas Del Alcázar: III. Kasida Del Olvido (Kasida Of Forgetfulness)
- Kasidas Del Alcázar: IV. Kasida De Los Perfumes (Kasida Of The Perfumes)
- Kasidas Del Alcázar: V. La Ultima Kasida (The Last Kasida)
- Kasidas Del Alcázar: VI. Epilogo (Campana) (Epilogue, Bell)
- 3 Preludes: I. Allegretto
- 3 Preludes: II. Lento
- 3 Preludes: III. Allegro
- Vientecillo De Primavera: Vientecillo De Primavera (Spring Breeze)
- Guitar Quintet: I. Allegretto
- Guitar Quintet: II. Adagio
- Guitar Quintet: III. Variaciones
- Cancion De Cuna (Version For Voice And Guitar): Cancion De Cuna (Cradle Song) (Version For Voice And Guitar)