Angelo Marchese, the guitarist, is considered one of Italy's most interesting guitarists, having started music studies at an early age and giving his first recital at 13.
Compositional Technique
A central principle of Bogdanović's preludes is the balance between improvisation and composition, with some pieces allowing for actual extemporization.
Compositional Technique
The preludes feature a modal melodic-harmonic language that blends impressionist style, contemporary jazz/blues, and various ethnic musical roots.
Album & Artwork
The album's cover image is Vincent Van Gogh's "Olive Grove," painted in June 1889.
Composer Biography
Dušan Bogdanović, the composer, has developed a personal synthesis of contemporary classical, jazz, and world music, with over two hundred published compositions.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Dušan Bogdanović, the composer, views these preludes as "musical snapshots" within nature's eternal cycles, reflecting an affinity with haiku poetry.
Instruments
Angelo Marchese performs on a copy of Andrés Segovia's Hermann Hauser guitar, crafted in 2008 by luthier Giuseppe Guagliardo.
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