Many of Domenico Scarlatti's 555 keyboard sonatas imitate the guitar, which is not surprising given his long career in Spain.
Composer Biography
Domenico Scarlatti, a composer born in Naples, spent the latter part of his career in Madrid as music master to the Spanish royal household.
Performer Biography
Craig Ogden, an Australian-born guitarist, is one of the most recorded guitarists in the UK and was the youngest instrumentalist to receive a Fellowship Award from the Royal Northern College of Music.
Composer Biography
Luigi Legnani, an Italian guitarist and composer, was a friend of the famous virtuoso Nicolò Paganini, and modeled his guitar Caprices on Paganini's violin set.
Interpretation
This album features music Craig Ogden regularly plays in concert, including both transcriptions and original works, spanning three centuries of music for the modern classical guitar.
Instruments
Craig Ogden performs on a 2011 Greg Smallman guitar, using D'Addario strings.
Recording & Production
This recording uses 24-bit / 96 kHz technology, which offers a dynamic range up to 48 dB greater and 256 times the resolution of standard 16-bit recordings.
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