The bandurria, an instrument dating back to the sixteenth century, gained perennial popularity in many South American countries after being transported to the New World by Spanish explorers.
Compositional Technique
Brouwer's guitar works have evolved over four decades, embracing various styles including the avant-garde, experimental, and neo-romanticism.
Performer Biography
Pedro Mateo González, the guitarist on this album, has won prizes at several competitions, including the Boston Guitar Fest and Miami's International Competition, and has performed as a soloist with orchestras conducted by Leo Brouwer himself.
Instruments
The bandurria, featured on this recording with the guitar, is a five or six-course lute-type instrument with a small, cittern-shaped body, a flat back, and a shorter fretted neck than the guitar, played with a plectrum.
Performer Biography
Pedro Chamorro, the bandurria performer on this album, is a professor of plucked instruments and has received several awards, including the Bandurria National Prize 'Manuel Grandío' in 1976/77.
Composer Biography
Leo Brouwer, from Havana, Cuba, is recognized as one of the most challenging and innovative contemporary composers, with a prolific output ranging from solo guitar pieces to symphonic works and film scores.
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