Javier López de Guereña's Concierto ecuánime requires a significant scordatura tuning for the guitar, lowering the sixth string by a tone and the third by a semitone, a tuning used by flamenco artist Ramón Montoya.
Composition History
The album's origins trace back to 2010 when guitarist Miguel Trápaga and accordionist Ángel Luis Castaño commissioned David del Puerto, a recipient of Spain's National Music Prize, to write a double concerto for their instruments.
Composition History
Antón García Abril's Concierto de Gibralfaro for two guitars and orchestra was composed in 2003 as a commission from the Orquesta Filarmónica de Málaga as a homage to its home city.
Performer Biography
Óliver Díaz, a Spanish conductor and musical director of the National Theatre of Zarzuela in Madrid, was the first and only Spanish musician to date to be awarded the Bruno Walter Memorial Foundation Conducting Scholarship at The Juilliard School of Music.
Compositional Technique
In David del Puerto's Mistral, amplification is essential for the classical guitar to be clearly heard and to convey its extensive dynamic palette.
Composer Biography
David del Puerto, a composer and guitarist who plays both classical and electric guitar, is a recipient of Spain's National Music Prize (2005) and has dedicated himself to writing for the guitar.
Performer Biography
Ángel Luis Castaño, an accordionist, won the prestigious International Accordion Competition 'Coupe Mondiale' in Trossingen, Germany, in 1990.
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