Eduardo Garrido, born in Granada in 1975, was influenced by composers like Leo Brouwer and Antón García Abril, particularly in incorporating folk music elements into his work.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Alexandre Tansman, a prolific Polish composer, wrote pedagogical works for various instruments, including four collections of twelve pieces for the 6-string guitar, published in 1972.
Recording & Production
The first three series of studies on this album have never been recorded before.
Compositional Technique
Nikita Koshkin's 'Da Capo' studies transform the guitar into a "sound toy," revealing his concept of music for the instrument within each short piece.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The album features works that introduce younger guitarists to modern concepts like atonality, modal structures, and dodecaphony, enriching guitar studies with new perspectives on sound and timbre.
Composition History
Reginald Smith Brindle's 'Ten Simple Preludes for Guitar,' based on dodecaphonic notation, were published in 1979 by Universal Edition, following his book explaining how to interpret contemporary music.
Performer Biography
Cristiano Porqueddu, the guitarist on this album, is recognized as a major interpreter of 20th and 21st-century original guitar repertoire and has released nearly 50 albums with Brilliant Classics.
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