Urcullu: Guitar Works

Featuring

Eugenio Tobalina
Leopoldo de Urcullu

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Composer Biography

Leopoldo de Urcullu, the composer of this guitar music, is an enigmatic figure about whom virtually nothing is known, including his birth and death dates or places.

Recording & Production

This album was recorded at El Canton de la Soledad Estudios in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, across multiple dates in 2006 and 2007.

Historical Context

The earliest known publication to list works by Leopoldo de Urcullu was the Catálogo General de la Música Impresa y Publicada en Madrid, issued by Sancha in 1834.

Composer Biography

Leopoldo de Urcullu was considered highly esteemed in his time, as a poem by Gómez Parreño ranks him alongside the two most famous Spanish guitarists of the early 19th century, Fernando Sor and Dionisio Aguado.

Performer Biography

Eugenio Tobalina, the guitarist on this album, has a career that includes solo recitals, concerts with orchestra, chamber music, and premieres of both unknown repertoire and new pieces dedicated to him.

Composition History

One of Leopoldo de Urcullu's works, Cavatina en la ópera 'Belisario', is based on an opera by Donizetti that premiered in Venice in 1836, helping to narrow down Urcullu's potential death date.

Composer Biography

A poem by Florencio Gómez Parreño, a Madrid lawyer and friend of guitarist Dionisio Aguado, suggests Leopoldo de Urcullu had likely died by 1843 and was compared to the renowned guitarist-composer Fernando Sor.