Barrios Mangore / Villa-Lobos / Brouwer: Guitar Music

Featuring

Vladimír Mikulka
Agustín Barrios
Antonio Ruiz-Pipó
Francisco Tárrega
Joaquín Rodrigo
Heitor Villa-Lobos

Leo Brouwer

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Performer Biography

Vladimir Mikulka, now living in Paris, serves as a valuable link between the guitar music worlds of Eastern and Western Europe.

Performer Biography

Vladimir Mikulka, the guitarist on this album, began playing at the age of 13 and won First Prize in the Concours International de Guitare at the remarkably young age of 19.

Historical Context

Spain and Latin American countries have played a significant role in establishing the guitar's esteemed position in music.

Compositional Technique

The extensive guitar literature from Spain and Latin America anticipated many compositional procedures later adopted by composers from other regions, enhancing the guitar's sonority and expressiveness.

Historical Context

The 20th century transformed the romantic guitar into a standalone instrument, moving beyond its previous role as merely an accompaniment for strummed chords.

Composer Biography

Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909), after serious piano studies, chose the guitar and created the modern Spanish guitar school, bringing new resources and effects to the instrument.

Composer Biography

Heitor Villa-Lobos (1881-1959) was a prolific composer from Brazil, creating 7 symphonies, 12 string quartets, 5 operas, 15 symphonic poems, and numerous other works, and was a true creator of musical life in his native country.