IDAGIO | Antonio Soler - Sonatas 730099123426

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Volker Niehusmann
Judith Niehusmann
Niehusmann Guitar Duo
Padre Antonio Soler

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Padre Antonio Soler's music often incorporates Spanish folkloric traditions, using parallel fifths and octaves, cross-relations, and shifts that his contemporaries considered compositional errors.

Compositional Technique

Padre Antonio Soler developed a microtonal device, attached to a harpsichord, that divided the octave into 20 equal steps, a concept far ahead of his time.

Interpretation

The Niehusmann Gitarren Duo arranged some of Padre Antonio Soler's harpsichord sonatas for two guitars, emphasizing the regional Spanish character of the music.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Padre Antonio Soler published a comprehensive work on music theory and modulation, "Llave de la modulación", in 1762, where he often diverged from common compositional teachings.

Performer Biography

The Niehusmann Gitarren Duo has performed internationally, including in Lebanon, France, Austria, Switzerland, and the USA, and has received the Cultural Prize of the City of Essen.

Composer Biography

Padre Antonio Soler, the composer, received his musical education from age six at the 'Escolania del monestir de Montserrat', Europe's oldest music school, first mentioned in 1307.

Composer Biography

Padre Antonio Soler spent the rest of his life as "maestro de capilla", organist, and choirmaster in the royal palace and monastery complex of Escorial, near Madrid.