This album features a new generation of Chilean composers, influenced by national folkloric traditions and contemporary music, alongside guitar arrangements of music by Violeta Parra.
Composition History
Violeta Parra's Anticuecas were initially preserved only as recordings and were later transcribed into notation to reach the world of concert guitar.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Juan Antonio Sánchez's music balances technical development and academic writing with the vitality and accessibility of popular music from Chile, America, and Spain.
Composition History
Horacio Salinas's composition Cristalino celebrates the relationship between his ensemble, Inti-illimani, and the distinguished Australian guitarist John Williams during the 1980s.
Composer Biography
Javier Contreras, a young Chilean composer, combines harmonic and formal methods from classical guitar tradition with the rhythmic impulse of popular Chilean guitar.
Cultural Impact
Violeta Parra's innovative treatment of tradition in her Anticuecas is crucial for understanding the development of vernacular elements in Nueva Canción, rock, and fusion in Chile.
Performer Biography
José Antonio Escobar, the guitarist on this album, has won over sixteen awards at major international guitar competitions, including First Prizes in Rio de Janeiro, Caracas, Benicássim, Malibu, Almería, and Cáceres.
