The members of Guitarra a Seis each bring unique playing styles to the ensemble, with Adam Oleńczak handling virtuoso passages, Matthias Kläger ensuring rhythmic precision, and Jens Stibal focusing on agogic freedoms.
Performer Biography
Guitarra a Seis, a guitar sextet, was founded in Zurich in 2012 and includes guitarists from Germany, Brazil, Poland, and Switzerland.
Compositional Technique
The guitar family includes instruments of different sizes, such as double bass guitars, 'cello guitars' (Quintbass), and third, fifth, and octave guitars.
Compositional Technique
Combining all instruments of the guitar family can achieve a range of five and a half octaves, which is comparable to that of an orchestra.
Instruments
The guitars used in this recording include instruments made by various luthiers such as Daniel Friederich, Cornelia Traudt, and René Baarslag.
Performer Biography
Tobias Krebs, a member of Guitarra a Seis, is a renowned composer whose Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra was premiered by the Zurich Chamber Orchestra.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in February 2021 at the Reformierte Kirche St Othmar in Wilchingen, Switzerland, with David Bolliger as the recording engineer.
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