Torroba: Sonata fantasía & Other Guitar Works

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Pietro Locatto
Federico Moreno Torroba

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Historical Context

The aesthetic ideal of Federico Moreno Torroba and Andrés Segovia, which described an idealized and timeless Spain, appeared anachronistic compared to new European musical trends, particularly those from Vienna, in the 1920s and 1930s.

Performer Biography

Pietro Locatto, the guitarist on this album, has won numerous international competitions, including first prizes at the XV Niccolò Paganini International Guitar Competition and the Gianni Bergamo International Guitar Competition.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Federico Moreno Torroba, like Andrés Segovia, rejected 'experimentation' with modern music, moving against the avant-garde trends of the 1920s and 30s.

Composition History

The Sonata-Fantasía, despite being dedicated to Andrés Segovia, was never performed by him, and it represents a more ambitious musical discourse compared to Federico Moreno Torroba's other compositions from that period.

Instruments

Pietro Locatto has been using a copy of an Enrique Garcia guitar from 1904 for sixteen years, connecting him to the tradition of luthiers who shaped the expressive values of the instrument.

Composition History

The first guitar piece by Federico Moreno Torroba, a Dance, was composed between 1919 and 1920 and was the first work for solo guitar by a non-guitarist composer in the 20th century, as recalled by Andrés Segovia.

Composer Biography

Federico Moreno Torroba, born in Madrid in 1891, received a musical education from childhood, influenced by his musician father and his composition teacher Conrado del Campo, a fervent admirer of Wagner and Richard Strauss.