Francesco da Milano, an Italian Renaissance composer and lutenist, was employed by several popes and was the most published lutenist of his time, earning him the nickname 'Il Divino'.
Composer Biography
Francisco Tárrega, a Spanish guitarist and composer, was an inspiring teacher and an excellent transcriber of works by other composers, revealing the guitar's potential to future composers.
Composition History
The 'Fantasía sobre motivos de la Traviata', often attributed to Francisco Tárrega, was actually composed by the Spanish guitarist Julián Arcas, possibly due to a manuscript copy Tárrega made for a student.
Performer Biography
Jérémy Jouve, the guitarist on this album, began his concert career at age eleven and has won first prize in the 2003 Guitar Foundation of America Competition and the 2002 Jan Edmund Jurkowski Competition.
Compositional Technique
Britten's Nocturnal, Op. 70, is a series of seven variations and a passacaglia based on John Dowland's song 'Come, heavy sleep', with the song's setting appearing at the end of the cycle.
Composition History
Benjamin Britten's Nocturnal, Op. 70, for guitar was originally conceived as a lute piece, but guitarist Julian Bream convinced Britten to write it for guitar due to the impracticality of writing for the lute.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Manuel de Falla, a Spanish composer, observed that the guitar has absorbed the history and repertoire of earlier plucked instruments while maintaining close contact with popular music.
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