Smaro Gregoriadou, the Greek guitar virtuoso and composer on this album, has won numerous international music awards for both composition and solo guitar interpretation, including the 'Gina Bachauer Soloist Prize 2013'.
Instruments
For certain pieces, Smaro Gregoriadou uses high-tuned pedal guitars with scalloped frets and movable backs, or double-course pedal guitars tuned in octaves, to achieve a brilliant, distinct coloration.
Album & Artwork
The album title, El Aleph, refers to a short story by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges, where 'Aleph' is a point from which all points in space can be seen simultaneously.
Instruments
The tunings of the instruments on this album are based on slightly different 'A' rates, varying from 428 to 438 Hz, chosen for their individual harmonic potential.
Recording & Production
Smaro Gregoriadou's composition, El Aleph after Jorge Luis Borges, is a world premiere recording on this album.
Interpretation
Smaro Gregoriadou's 'reinventing guitar' project aims to redefine the classical guitar's sound and technique, drawing comparisons to innovators like Vladimir Horowitz and Glenn Gould.
Instruments
This album features a variety of exceptional guitars from Kertsopoulos Aesthetics, which maintain the standard guitar's form but are upgraded with constructional features, new strings, and alternative tuning configurations.
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