Abel Carlevaro, the composer, was a student of Andrés Segovia, the Spanish master of the modern guitar, for a decade after Segovia fled the Spanish Civil War to Montevideo.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Carlevaro developed a new method for guitar technique, bringing scientific rigor to guitar pedagogy, which remains influential today.
Compositional Technique
Carlevaro's sonata Cronomias attempts to unify the guitar's origins in flamenco and popular styles with post-Schoenbergian principles and avant-garde techniques.
Composer Biography
Heitor Villa-Lobos, the Brazilian composer, admired Carlevaro's performing career.
Compositional Technique
Carlevaro's work in guitar lutherie led to new designs for the instrument, including one without a central soundhole and another with an asymmetric table.
Instruments
Cristiano Poli Cappelli plays Leonardo De Gregorio guitars on this recording and is an ambassador for the brand.
Performer Biography
Cristiano Poli Cappelli, the guitarist on this album, previously recorded the guitar music of Alexandre Tansman, a Polish composer, which is considered a reference recording.
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