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Novecento Guitar Sonatinas / Various 4pk- Novecento Guitar Sonatinas

SKU: 5028421955582
¥168.00
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This survey is the sequel to comparably comprehensive Brilliant Classics collections of 20th-century guitar preludes and sonatas. The sonatinas included take their place as part of a long process of study conducted by Cristiano Porqueddu over the past few years. The high percentage of world premiere recordings - more than half of the entire tracklist - should give a good idea of how the research was conducted: as with the two previous releases, space has been given to those works that rarely appear either in concert or on record, in order to give voice to a considerable amount of excellent music almost completely ignored. Porqueddu made a longlist of over 60 sonatinas by 20th-century and by living composers, before narrowing down the final choice to the 17 performed here. Before Porqueddu, of course, there was the pioneer of modern guitar performance a century ago, Andres Segovia, who commissioned and inspired countless composers to write for him. One of those was the English composer Cyril Scott, and while Segovia expressed some misgivings about the result - 'I'm not head over heels about it', he wrote to his friend Manuel Ponce - the three-movement Sonatina makes a fine test of any guitarist's musicianship and effectively inhabits the Spanish guitar tradition with it's mysterious slow introduction and hypnotic central, Flamenco-style slow movement. The sonatinas by Mark Delpriora, Carlos Surinach and Albert Harris are no less compressed in expression, using the sonatina form to pack ideas into ten minutes that would occupy half an hour in the hands of lesser composers. The seven works of Angelo Gilardino are more expansive, though full of character, testifying to the unique relationship between composer and performer: Porqueddu himself. The pieces by Alberto Franco and Franco Cavallone were also composed with Porqueddu in mind, while the Sonatina Lirica by Segovia's English pupil John Duarte is a hidden gem. 'a most compelling collection from five composers, none of whom were guitarists... coruscating variety, fine recorded sound and lovingly shaped playing.' (MusicWeb International). 'Porqueddu's work is once more of excellent quality and shows how he is able to create individual interpretations of contemporary repertoire.' (Seicorde).

Tracklist:

  1. Sonatina For Guitar: I. Adagio Quasi Introduzione, Molto Moderato
  2. Sonatina For Guitar: II. Allegretto Pensoso
  3. Sonatina For Guitar: III. Finale
  4. Le Canzoni Dell'acqua - Sonatina For Guitar: I. Allegro
  5. Le Canzoni Dell'acqua - Sonatina For Guitar: II. Andante
  6. Le Canzoni Dell'acqua - Sonatina For Guitar: III. Intermezzo
  7. Le Canzoni Dell'acqua - Sonatina For Guitar: IV. Allegro
  8. Pocket Sonata: I. Allegro
  9. Pocket Sonata: II. Largo
  10. Pocket Sonata: III. Allegro Molto
  11. Sonatina: I. Allegretto
  12. Sonatina: II. Allegretto Pensoso
  13. Sonatina: III. Finale
  14. Sonatina Miniature
  15. Sonatina: I. Allegro Moderato
  16. Sonatina: II. Aria
  17. Sonatina: III. Rondo
  18. Parthenicum - Sonatina For Guitar: I. Allegro Vivo
  19. Parthenicum - Sonatina For Guitar: II. Non Troppo Lentamente
  20. Parthenicum - Sonatina For Guitar: III. Allegretto
  21. Cantico Di Gubbio - Sonatina For Guitar: I. Andantino Un Poco Mosso, Semplice
  22. Cantico Di Gubbio - Sonatina For Guitar: II. Aria
  23. Cantico Di Gubbio - Sonatina For Guitar: III. Apoteosi
  24. Sonatina Degli Angeli: I. Il Loro Giorno
  25. Sonatina Degli Angeli: II. Aria
  26. Sonatina Degli Angeli: III. Apoteosi
  27. Catskill Pond: I. Trees
  28. Catskill Pond: II. Heavens
  29. Catskill Pond: III. Waters
  30. La Casa Del Faro: I. Andantino Semplice
  31. La Casa Del Faro: II. Barcarola
  32. La Casa Del Faro: III. Andantino Scherzoso
  33. Sonatina De Valparaiso: I. Andantino Grazioso
  34. Sonatina De Valparaiso: II. Barcarola
  35. Sonatina De Valparaiso: III. Andantino Scherzoso
  36. Sonatina Des Fleurs Et Des Oiseaux: I. Allegretto Spigliato
  37. Sonatina Des Fleurs Et Des Oiseaux: II. Air
  38. Sonatina Des Fleurs Et Des Oiseaux: III. Rondeau Capricieux
  39. Sonatina III - Il Flauto Nel Bosco
  40. Sonatina Lirica, Op. 48: I. Felice E Con Grazia
  41. Sonatina Lirica, Op. 48: II. Lento E Poco Mesto
  42. Sonatina Lirica, Op. 48: III. Giocoso E Molto Ritmico
  43. Sonatina For Guitar: I. Allegretto
  44. Sonatina For Guitar: II. Andante Rubato
  45. Anime Gementi - Sonatina For Guitar: I. Andante Deciso
  46. Anime Gementi - Sonatina For Guitar: II. Lento
  47. Anime Gementi - Sonatina For Guitar: III. Allegretto
  48. Sonatina For Guitar: I. Liberamente Non Troppo Lento, Allegretto
  49. Sonatina For Guitar: II. Adagio
  50. Sonatina For Guitar: III. Allegretto
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Novecento Guitar Sonatinas / Various 4pk- Novecento Guitar Sonatinas

SKU: 5028421955582
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Release Date: 07.05.2019

 
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This survey is the sequel to comparably comprehensive Brilliant Classics collections of 20th-century guitar preludes and sonatas. The sonatinas included take their place as part of a long process of study conducted by Cristiano Porqueddu over the past few years. The high percentage of world premiere recordings - more than half of the entire tracklist - should give a good idea of how the research was conducted: as with the two previous releases, space has been given to those works that rarely appear either in concert or on record, in order to give voice to a considerable amount of excellent music almost completely ignored. Porqueddu made a longlist of over 60 sonatinas by 20th-century and by living composers, before narrowing down the final choice to the 17 performed here. Before Porqueddu, of course, there was the pioneer of modern guitar performance a century ago, Andres Segovia, who commissioned and inspired countless composers to write for him. One of those was the English composer Cyril Scott, and while Segovia expressed some misgivings about the result - 'I'm not head over heels about it', he wrote to his friend Manuel Ponce - the three-movement Sonatina makes a fine test of any guitarist's musicianship and effectively inhabits the Spanish guitar tradition with it's mysterious slow introduction and hypnotic central, Flamenco-style slow movement. The sonatinas by Mark Delpriora, Carlos Surinach and Albert Harris are no less compressed in expression, using the sonatina form to pack ideas into ten minutes that would occupy half an hour in the hands of lesser composers. The seven works of Angelo Gilardino are more expansive, though full of character, testifying to the unique relationship between composer and performer: Porqueddu himself. The pieces by Alberto Franco and Franco Cavallone were also composed with Porqueddu in mind, while the Sonatina Lirica by Segovia's English pupil John Duarte is a hidden gem. 'a most compelling collection from five composers, none of whom were guitarists... coruscating variety, fine recorded sound and lovingly shaped playing.' (MusicWeb International). 'Porqueddu's work is once more of excellent quality and shows how he is able to create individual interpretations of contemporary repertoire.' (Seicorde).

Tracklist:

  1. Sonatina For Guitar: I. Adagio Quasi Introduzione, Molto Moderato
  2. Sonatina For Guitar: II. Allegretto Pensoso
  3. Sonatina For Guitar: III. Finale
  4. Le Canzoni Dell'acqua - Sonatina For Guitar: I. Allegro
  5. Le Canzoni Dell'acqua - Sonatina For Guitar: II. Andante
  6. Le Canzoni Dell'acqua - Sonatina For Guitar: III. Intermezzo
  7. Le Canzoni Dell'acqua - Sonatina For Guitar: IV. Allegro
  8. Pocket Sonata: I. Allegro
  9. Pocket Sonata: II. Largo
  10. Pocket Sonata: III. Allegro Molto
  11. Sonatina: I. Allegretto
  12. Sonatina: II. Allegretto Pensoso
  13. Sonatina: III. Finale
  14. Sonatina Miniature
  15. Sonatina: I. Allegro Moderato
  16. Sonatina: II. Aria
  17. Sonatina: III. Rondo
  18. Parthenicum - Sonatina For Guitar: I. Allegro Vivo
  19. Parthenicum - Sonatina For Guitar: II. Non Troppo Lentamente
  20. Parthenicum - Sonatina For Guitar: III. Allegretto
  21. Cantico Di Gubbio - Sonatina For Guitar: I. Andantino Un Poco Mosso, Semplice
  22. Cantico Di Gubbio - Sonatina For Guitar: II. Aria
  23. Cantico Di Gubbio - Sonatina For Guitar: III. Apoteosi
  24. Sonatina Degli Angeli: I. Il Loro Giorno
  25. Sonatina Degli Angeli: II. Aria
  26. Sonatina Degli Angeli: III. Apoteosi
  27. Catskill Pond: I. Trees
  28. Catskill Pond: II. Heavens
  29. Catskill Pond: III. Waters
  30. La Casa Del Faro: I. Andantino Semplice
  31. La Casa Del Faro: II. Barcarola
  32. La Casa Del Faro: III. Andantino Scherzoso
  33. Sonatina De Valparaiso: I. Andantino Grazioso
  34. Sonatina De Valparaiso: II. Barcarola
  35. Sonatina De Valparaiso: III. Andantino Scherzoso
  36. Sonatina Des Fleurs Et Des Oiseaux: I. Allegretto Spigliato
  37. Sonatina Des Fleurs Et Des Oiseaux: II. Air
  38. Sonatina Des Fleurs Et Des Oiseaux: III. Rondeau Capricieux
  39. Sonatina III - Il Flauto Nel Bosco
  40. Sonatina Lirica, Op. 48: I. Felice E Con Grazia
  41. Sonatina Lirica, Op. 48: II. Lento E Poco Mesto
  42. Sonatina Lirica, Op. 48: III. Giocoso E Molto Ritmico
  43. Sonatina For Guitar: I. Allegretto
  44. Sonatina For Guitar: II. Andante Rubato
  45. Anime Gementi - Sonatina For Guitar: I. Andante Deciso
  46. Anime Gementi - Sonatina For Guitar: II. Lento
  47. Anime Gementi - Sonatina For Guitar: III. Allegretto
  48. Sonatina For Guitar: I. Liberamente Non Troppo Lento, Allegretto
  49. Sonatina For Guitar: II. Adagio
  50. Sonatina For Guitar: III. Allegretto