Mompou: Misteriós, Transcriptions for Guitar, Vol. 1

Featuring

Marco Ramelli
Frederic Mompou

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Performer Biography

Marco Ramelli, the guitarist, composer, and researcher on this album, has won first prizes in international competitions across Europe and recorded several albums for Brilliant Classics, Nimbus, and Naxos.

Instruments

The guitar used for this recording, named 'La Macchiata,' was custom-built by luthier Gabriele Lodi with an extreme lightweight construction to explore fragility and delicacy.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Federico Mompou believed that music should be conceived as pure inspiration, a fluid arriving from beyond, perceived as if through a medium.

Interpretation

Marco Ramelli, the guitarist on this album, reimagines Mompou's piano compositions for the guitar, perceiving the music beyond time and space.

Composer Biography

Federico Mompou, a composer and pianist of profound sensitivity, was born in Barcelona in 1893 and showed an early inclination for the piano.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Mompou's compositional approach was rooted in intuition and inspiration, channeled through the piano, which he considered fundamental to connecting with music's essence.