Giulio Regondi, whose 'Rêverie' is on this album, was an infant guitar prodigy known as 'The Infant Paganini' who later became a virtuoso of both guitar and concertina.
Performer Biography
Lazhar Cherouana, the guitarist on this album, began learning guitar at age six and has won several international competitions, including the prestigious Pittaluga Competition in 2012.
Album & Artwork
This album, titled 'Lazhar Cherouana: Guitar Recital', is part of the Laureate Series, celebrating Cherouana's win at the 2012 Michele Pittaluga Guitar Competition.
Interpretation
The album features music originally written for guitar, with the exception of two pieces by Jean-Philippe Rameau, which were transcribed from his keyboard repertoire by Lazhar Cherouana.
Composer Biography
Jean-Philippe Rameau, a composer featured on this album, was a renowned French composer of operas, cantatas, motets, and harpsichord music, and also an eminent theorist of the eighteenth century.
Composer Biography
Antonio Jiménez Manjón, a composer on this album, became blind as a young child and later settled in Buenos Aires, also giving tuition to the great Paraguayan guitarist Agustín Barrios.
Composition History
Vicente Asencio's 'Collectici íntim' on this album is interpreted as a modern attempt to compose according to the Baroque 'Theory of the Affects', expressing specific emotional states like serenity, joy, and haste.
