For the two works by Sylvius Leopold Weiss on this recording, the guitar is tuned to a1 = 415 Hz.
Performer Biography
Atsuko Fukuyama, the guitarist on this album, won first prize at the 6th Japan Guitar Competition in 1979 at the age of 13, making her the youngest winner at that time.
Performer Biography
Atsuko Fukuyama primarily performs as part of the "Ken Shibata & Atsuko Fukuyama Duo" with her husband, Ken Shibata, a collaboration that began around the late 1980s.
Recording & Production
The guitar used for this recording is an Ignacio Fleta from 1957, serial number 107.
Composer Biography
Sylvius Leopold Weiss, a German composer and lutenist, was a contemporary of J. S. Bach, being only one year younger and dying in the same year.
Composer Biography
Agustín Barrios Mangoré, a guitarist and composer from Paraguay, is believed to be the first performer to record classical guitar music.
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