Sergio Assad's Imbricatta, composed in 2015, uses a unique variation form where the first three variations search for a theme, and subsequent variations draw material from the preceding ones.
Compositional Technique
Leo Brouwer's La gran Sarabanda, commissioned by the Guitar Foundation of America, combines the 17th-century sarabanda dance rhythm with the melodic-harmonic structure of the folia.
Performer Biography
Marko Topchii, the guitarist on this album, won the First Prize at the Certamen Internacional Francisco Tárrega in 2021.
Composition History
Richard Rodney Bennett's Five Impromptus were composed in 1968 for the renowned guitarist Julian Bream.
Composition History
Joaquín Rodrigo's Invocación y Danza is an homage to Manuel de Falla, a significant influence and friend to Rodrigo, and was his winning entry in a French ORTF competition in 1961.
Compositional Technique
Francisco Tárrega's Recuerdos de la Alhambra is a prime example of the tremolo technique, where a simple melodic line evokes the tranquility of the Alhambra palace.
Composition History
Alexandre Tansman's Pièce en forme de passacaille, composed in 1953, languished unknown for many years after its creation because it apparently did not appeal to the great performer Andrés Segovia for whom it was composed.
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