This album is Alvaro Mendizabal's debut recording.
Instruments
Alvaro Mendizabal performs on two different guitars for this album: a Fritz Ober from 1995 and a Paco Santiago Marín from 2016.
Album & Artwork
Each piece on the album is titled with a Spanish phrase, similar to Goya's Caprichos, to create a programmatic effect and guide the listener's journey through the classical guitar.
Performer Biography
Alvaro Mendizabal, the guitarist on this album, is a business executive who studied classical guitar with Grammy winners Sergio Assad and David Russell, and Echo Klassik winner Prof. Joaquín Clerch.
Album & Artwork
The album's title, "The Sleep of Reason," uses Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco's musical setting of Goya's artwork "El Sueño de la Razón Produce Monstruos" as its centerpiece.
Album & Artwork
The Spanish word "Sueño" in the album title can mean both "Sleep" or "Dream," allowing for personal interpretation.
