This album was recorded in May and June 2015 at the Vaughncille Joseph Meng Concert Hall in California, USA, on a guitar built by Sérgio Abreu in 2013.
Composition History
The 25 Études de Genre, Op.38 by Napoléon Coste, though composed at different times, were only first published as a set three years before his death in 1880.
Compositional Technique
Napoléon Coste's music, including the 25 Études de Genre, Op.38, often features the transcendental usage of a seventh string tuned to a low 'D', a full step below the standard 6th string.
Composer Biography
Napoléon Coste invented new types of guitars and hybrid instruments, such as the Heptacorde and Decacorde, in collaboration with René Lacôte.
Composer Biography
Napoléon Coste, a prominent pupil of Fernando Sor, was a 'renaissance man' of the Romantic period, known as a composer, performer, entrepreneur, inventor, musicologist, and pedagogue.
Composition History
The Grande Sérénade, Op.30 by Napoléon Coste was written for the International Competition of Guitar Composition in Brussels in 1856, where Coste placed second.
Performer Biography
Flávio Apro, the performer on this album, holds a PhD in musicology from the University of Sao Paulo and is a fully-tenured professor at Maringá State University in Brazil.
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