Guitar Vibes: Music for Guitar and Strings

Netherlands Chamber Orchestra;
Elias, Izhar;
Matangi Quartet

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Izhar Elias has produced several successful and imaginative albums for Brilliant Classics. None of them have confirmed to a ‘Spanish guitar’ stereotype but all have engaged in various original ways with the developing heritage of the instrument during the 19th century, from ‘Paisiello in Vienna’ (BC95301) to ‘Beethoven and the Guitar’ (BC94631) to Giuliani’s astonishing transcription of Rossini’s grand tragedy Semiramide (BC93902). His latest recording brings the classical guitar up to date with works by composers from four different countries; within them may be heard influences from classical music, avant-garde, Caribbean music, Spanish folklore, flamenco, Arabic music, blues, Argentinean tango and even trip-hop and heavy metal: provocative testament to the world’s most versatile instrument. The Guernica Suite by Pujol (b.1959) focuses on different aspects of Picasso’s painting in six movements, with a tentatively positive conclusion.

Works:

• Brouwer, L: Tres Danzas concertantes
• Maier, F M: Schattenspiel
• Pujol, M D: Guernica
• Sierra, R: Tríptico

CD

Muzyka klasyczna

Brilliant Classics

13-11-2019

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