IDAGIO | Guitar Recital: Bianco, Gabriel - Mertz, J.K. / Bach, J.S / Koshkin, N. 747313230679

Featuring

Gabriel Bianco
Franz Schubert
Johann Kaspar Mertz
Johann Sebastian Bach
Nikita Koshkin

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Composer Biography

Johann Kaspar Mertz, a composer featured on this album, was a virtuoso performer on both guitar and flute, and toured extensively across Europe.

Performer Biography

Gabriel Bianco, the guitarist on this album, won first prize in the 2008 Guitar Foundation of America Competition, which led to a fifty-concert tour.

Recording & Production

This album was recorded at St John Chrysostom Church in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, in January 2009.

Critical Reception

Despite his prolific output, Johann Kaspar Mertz's music was neglected by guitarists for many decades until a revival of interest in his works in the 1980s.

Performer Biography

Gabriel Bianco began playing guitar at age five, receiving lessons from his father, and later studied at prestigious conservatories in Paris.

Composer Biography

Nikita Koshkin, a composer on this album, decided to pursue a career in music at age fourteen after receiving a guitar and an Andrés Segovia recording from his grandfather.

Composition History

The tradition of performing J.S. Bach's music on guitar was established by Francisco Tárrega and continued by Andrés Segovia, incorporating transcriptions from other instruments.