La Guitarra Romantica
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Composer or Director: Francisco Tárrega (y Eixea), Miguel Llobet, Joaquín Malats, Emilio Pujol Vilarrubí
Label: Red Seal
Magazine Review Date: 7/1992
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 48
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: RD60429
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| (20) Estudios, Movement: Estudio Brillante de Alard |
Francisco Tárrega (y Eixea), Composer
Francisco Tárrega (y Eixea), Composer Julian Bream, Guitar |
| (4) Mazurkas, Movement: G minor, 'Adelita' |
Francisco Tárrega (y Eixea), Composer
Francisco Tárrega (y Eixea), Composer Julian Bream, Guitar |
| (4) Mazurkas, Movement: Marieta |
Francisco Tárrega (y Eixea), Composer
Francisco Tárrega (y Eixea), Composer Julian Bream, Guitar |
| Capricho árabe |
Francisco Tárrega (y Eixea), Composer
Francisco Tárrega (y Eixea), Composer Julian Bream, Guitar |
| (16) Preludios, Movement: A minor |
Francisco Tárrega (y Eixea), Composer
Francisco Tárrega (y Eixea), Composer Julian Bream, Guitar |
| Recuerdos de la Alhambra |
Francisco Tárrega (y Eixea), Composer
Francisco Tárrega (y Eixea), Composer Julian Bream, Guitar |
| Serenata española |
Joaquín Malats, Composer
Joaquín Malats, Composer Julian Bream, Guitar |
| (3) Spanish Pieces, Movement: Guajira |
Emilio Pujol Vilarrubí, Composer
Emilio Pujol Vilarrubí, Composer Julian Bream, Guitar |
| (3) Spanish Pieces, Movement: Tango |
Emilio Pujol Vilarrubí, Composer
Emilio Pujol Vilarrubí, Composer Julian Bream, Guitar |
| Catalan Folksongs, Movement: La nit de Nadal |
Miguel Llobet, Composer
Julian Bream, Guitar Miguel Llobet, Composer |
| Catalan Folksongs, Movement: Lo rossinyol |
Miguel Llobet, Composer
Julian Bream, Guitar Miguel Llobet, Composer |
| Catalan Folksongs, Movement: El mestre |
Miguel Llobet, Composer
Julian Bream, Guitar Miguel Llobet, Composer |
| Catalan Folksongs, Movement: La filadora |
Miguel Llobet, Composer
Julian Bream, Guitar Miguel Llobet, Composer |
| Catalan Folksongs, Movement: El testament d'Amelia |
Miguel Llobet, Composer
Julian Bream, Guitar Miguel Llobet, Composer |
| Catalan Folksongs, Movement: Canço del Iladre |
Miguel Llobet, Composer
Julian Bream, Guitar Miguel Llobet, Composer |
| Catalan Folksongs, Movement: Plany |
Miguel Llobet, Composer
Julian Bream, Guitar Miguel Llobet, Composer |
| Catalan Folksongs, Movement: El Noi de la Mare |
Miguel Llobet, Composer
Julian Bream, Guitar Miguel Llobet, Composer |
| Catalan Folksongs, Movement: L'hereu Riera |
Miguel Llobet, Composer
Julian Bream, Guitar Miguel Llobet, Composer |
Composer or Director: Francisco Tárrega (y Eixea), Miguel Llobet, Joaquín Malats, Emilio Pujol Vilarrubí
Label: Red Seal
Magazine Review Date: 7/1992
Media Format: Cassette
Media Runtime: 0
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: RK60429
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| (20) Estudios, Movement: Estudio Brillante de Alard |
Francisco Tárrega (y Eixea), Composer
Francisco Tárrega (y Eixea), Composer Julian Bream, Guitar |
| (4) Mazurkas, Movement: G minor, 'Adelita' |
Francisco Tárrega (y Eixea), Composer
Francisco Tárrega (y Eixea), Composer Julian Bream, Guitar |
| (4) Mazurkas, Movement: Marieta |
Francisco Tárrega (y Eixea), Composer
Francisco Tárrega (y Eixea), Composer Julian Bream, Guitar |
| Capricho árabe |
Francisco Tárrega (y Eixea), Composer
Francisco Tárrega (y Eixea), Composer Julian Bream, Guitar |
| (16) Preludios, Movement: A minor |
Francisco Tárrega (y Eixea), Composer
Francisco Tárrega (y Eixea), Composer Julian Bream, Guitar |
| Recuerdos de la Alhambra |
Francisco Tárrega (y Eixea), Composer
Francisco Tárrega (y Eixea), Composer Julian Bream, Guitar |
| Serenata española |
Joaquín Malats, Composer
Joaquín Malats, Composer Julian Bream, Guitar |
| (3) Spanish Pieces, Movement: Guajira |
Emilio Pujol Vilarrubí, Composer
Emilio Pujol Vilarrubí, Composer Julian Bream, Guitar |
| (3) Spanish Pieces, Movement: Tango |
Emilio Pujol Vilarrubí, Composer
Emilio Pujol Vilarrubí, Composer Julian Bream, Guitar |
| Catalan Folksongs, Movement: La nit de Nadal |
Miguel Llobet, Composer
Julian Bream, Guitar Miguel Llobet, Composer |
| Catalan Folksongs, Movement: Lo rossinyol |
Miguel Llobet, Composer
Julian Bream, Guitar Miguel Llobet, Composer |
| Catalan Folksongs, Movement: El mestre |
Miguel Llobet, Composer
Julian Bream, Guitar Miguel Llobet, Composer |
| Catalan Folksongs, Movement: La filadora |
Miguel Llobet, Composer
Julian Bream, Guitar Miguel Llobet, Composer |
| Catalan Folksongs, Movement: El testament d'Amelia |
Miguel Llobet, Composer
Julian Bream, Guitar Miguel Llobet, Composer |
| Catalan Folksongs, Movement: Canço del Iladre |
Miguel Llobet, Composer
Julian Bream, Guitar Miguel Llobet, Composer |
| Catalan Folksongs, Movement: Plany |
Miguel Llobet, Composer
Julian Bream, Guitar Miguel Llobet, Composer |
| Catalan Folksongs, Movement: El Noi de la Mare |
Miguel Llobet, Composer
Julian Bream, Guitar Miguel Llobet, Composer |
| Catalan Folksongs, Movement: L'hereu Riera |
Miguel Llobet, Composer
Julian Bream, Guitar Miguel Llobet, Composer |
Author: John Duarte
Though Bream's successful explorations and expansions of the repertory have been more wide-ranging than those of any other guitarist of his generation he has always had a special affinity with Spanish music, one which this disc celebrates. Three of the composers are interlinked: Francisco Tarrega, the founding father of the guitar's revival, Miguel Llobet and Emilio Pujol, two of his disciples; the fourth, Joaquin Malats was a minor pianist-composer who has remained visible above the horizon solely through his Serenata which, in its guitar arrangement, became a staple part of the instrument's repertory. Llobet was an able composer but he is here represented only by his tasteful little settings of Catalan folk-songs, the others by selections of their own charming, salon-scale pieces. External influences are present: Moorish (Capricho arabe and Recuerdos de la Alhambra, imported Tango), and Catalonians might claim that it also exists in Llobet's settings.
No living guitarist can 'sell' this music so persuasively as Bream, who starts from a base of affection and conviction; indeed, a comparison with recordings of these pieces by others provides a definition of 'style' to anyone in need of one. The sound is bright and rather hard—digital recording does the guitar no favours, but that does not make this disc less than highly recommendable.'
No living guitarist can 'sell' this music so persuasively as Bream, who starts from a base of affection and conviction; indeed, a comparison with recordings of these pieces by others provides a definition of 'style' to anyone in need of one. The sound is bright and rather hard—digital recording does the guitar no favours, but that does not make this disc less than highly recommendable.'
La Guitarra Romantica
La Guitarra Romantica
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