The cover art for this album is "Concerto Improvvisamente" by Sylvano Bussotti, provided courtesy of Alban Smith Brindle.
Composer Biography
Reginald Smith Brindle served in the Royal Engineers in Africa and Italy during the Second World War.
Composer Biography
Reginald Smith Brindle, a British composer, studied various instruments including guitar, clarinet, saxophone, and organ, but his main talents were in composition and scholarly research.
Performer Biography
Duilio Meucci, the guitarist on this album, is a pupil of Angelo Gilardino and obtained his Master's degree at the Haute école de musique de Genève.
Instruments
The guitar used for this recording was made by José Ramirez III in Madrid.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in September 2022 at St. Paul's Anglican Church in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, with Norbert Kraft as producer, engineer, and editor.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Although Reginald Smith Brindle composed an opera, he is best known for his guitar music, which was featured in Julian Bream recitals from the late 1950s.
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