Sir George Shearing, a world-renowned jazz pianist, arranger, and composer featured on this album, famously wrote his best-known melody "Lullaby of Birdland" in ten minutes while eating dinner.
Performer Biography
Alison Smith, the classical guitarist on this album, was awarded the Grace Wylie Thesis Prize and scholarships from Trinity College of Music, London, and the Mary Datchelor Trust for her post-graduate studies.
Composer Biography
William Lovelady, a composer featured on this album, has written and worked with diverse musicians such as Julian Lloyd Webber, Art Garfunkel, Shankar, and Hugh Masekela.
Composer Biography
William Lovelady, a composer on this album, has co-written with Stanley Myers on various projects, including the Nick Roeg film "Castaway," and has credits for several David Attenborough programmes.
Composer Biography
Agustín Barrios Mangoré, a Paraguayan composer and guitarist, adopted the name Mangoré as a homage to a famous Guarani Chief and sometimes performed in indigenous costume.
Album & Artwork
The album "Poético" is a collection of expressive, lyrical, soulful, and evocative music inspired by a poem, title, story, or emotion.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Frédéric Chopin, a Polish composer whose work is transcribed on this album, was very fond of the guitar and is quoted as saying, "Nothing is more beautiful than a guitar, save perhaps two."
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