When Fernando Sor moved to Paris, he found the Parisian opera circles hostile towards foreign composers, which disappointed his aspirations in theatre music.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Fernando Sor's works for guitar were recognized by French publishers as extraordinarily skillful and full of technical and musical innovation, leading him to concentrate on the instrument.
Performer Biography
Andrea Dieci, the guitarist on this album, has been described as 'an impressive guitarist' by The New York Times and 'a true star of the classical guitar' by Italy's Corriere della Sera.
Critical Reception
The famous historian and critic François-Joseph Fétis criticized Fernando Sor for 'wasting his talent' on the guitar, which he called a 'wretched instrument'.
Composer Biography
Fernando Sor, the composer, received his foundational musical training at the Montserrat monastery, studying singing, organ, violin, harmony, and counterpoint.
Compositional Technique
For his Grand Solo Op.14, Fernando Sor chose to retune the sixth string of the guitar from E to D, a 'contrivance' that was new and not universally accepted by other Italian school guitarists of the 1800s.
Performer Biography
Andrea Dieci is the only guitarist to have recorded the complete solo guitar works by Heitor Villa-Lobos, Toru Takemitsu, and Hans Werner Henze.
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