The 19th century was a significant time for both opera and the guitar. Opera was everywhere, and its characteristics gradually began to appear in other styles of music as composers tried to encapsulate the expressiveness and flexibility of the voice into their works. At the same time, the guitar underwent major changes in construction; this disc showcases pieces that combine these two major elements of 19th-century music, all of which are played by Roch Modrzejewski – praised in Les Cahiers de la Guitare as an ‘extraordinary, demanding, gifted and clever guitarist’.
Works:
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Bobrowicz, Jan Nepomucen (1805-81)
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Brobowicz, Jan Nepomuk de (1805-81)
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Coste, Napoleon (1805–83)
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Giuliani, Mauro (1781–1829)
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Legnani, Luigi Rinaldo (1790–1877)
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Mertz, Johann Kaspar (1806–56)
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Regondi, Giulio (1822-72)