Francisco Bernier performs on a guitar made by Daniel Friederich in Paris in 1996.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Antón García Abril's music is characterized by his love for melody, a principle he defended in his admission speech to the Real Academia de Bellas Artes titled 'In Defence of Melody'.
Composition History
Antón García Abril's work 'Vademecum' is a collection of 24 pieces dedicated to his close friend, the admired artist Andrés Segovia, who passed away during its composition.
Compositional Technique
The 'Vademecum' is a compendium of 24 pieces arranged in a didactic sequence, subtitled 'De la iniciación al virtuosismo' (from the beginning to virtuosity), with incremental difficulty.
Performer Biography
Francisco Bernier, the guitarist on this album, is considered one of the leading classical guitarists of his generation, having performed in over 40 countries and won more than twenty international prizes.
Composer Biography
Antón García Abril, one of Spain's most renowned living composers, was part of the "Generación del 51," a group that revitalized Spanish music after the Spanish Civil War and World War II.
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