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    Italian Serenade / James Galway, Kazuhito Yamashita
    RCA

    Italian Serenade / James Galway, Kazuhito Yamashita

    CD · 1 disc

    $17.99
    Composer
    PAGANINI, NICCOLÒ BAZZINI, AN
    Artist
    James, Kazuhito, Galway, Yamashita
    Released
    Jun 12, 2008
    It is difficult to think of a more agreeable sound than that of flute and guitar; or so it seems immediately after listening to this record. Of course, the basic sound also needs quality in its execution: that it most certainly has, in high degree, on this occasion, the Galway vibrato seeming altogether less obtrusive when accompanied by guitar only.

    The programme is splendidly chosen; although looking mostly like major works calling for serious listening, those major works, when considered by movements, separate into the lightest of summer-evening-on-the-river trifles. One major work is more familiar than I thought from its title it was, and perhaps than you think it is: in the Cimarosa Serenade the editing and arranging team of Galway and Yamashita have by coincidence chosen exactly the same movements, in the same order, as Arthur Benjamin chose in arranging from the same source (Cimarosa's keyboard sonatas) for the Cimarosa/Benjamin Oboe Concerto. The lay-out is of course different; and the element of familiarity involved may lend an extra pleasure on a first hearing. Pleasure, here, is also helped along by a first-class quality of recording, whether in the LP or CD version.'

    -- Gramophone [4/1987]
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  • Italian Serenade / James Galway, Kazuhito Yamashita

    Italian Serenade / James Galway, Kazuhito Yamashita

    RCA Jun 2008
    1 disc
    CD
    $17.99
    Dynamic

    Le Bouquet Emblématique

    CD · 1 disc

    $12.99
    Composer
    GIULIANI, MAURO
    Artist
    Christian El Khouri
    Released
    Apr 17, 2020
    The first decades of the 19th century saw an exceptional flourishing of guitar music, as an important modification in the instrument's structure had occurred in the late 1700s: the addition of a sixth string to the five in use up to then. With six strings, the guitar quickly became popular all over Europe, especially Vienna and Paris, thanks to the works of several Italian and Spanish guitarists. Among them was Mauro Giuliani, who was born near Bari, in 1781. Little is known about his training years, but in 1806 he was already an accomplished artist living in Vienna, where had friendly relationships with Beethoven, Hummel and Moscheles. Back in Italy in 1819, he failed to achieve the same success and prematurely died in Naples in 1829. In his works Giuliani skillfully merged the legacy of the Italian 18th-century instrumental tradition with the achievements of the Viennese music culture. His works are in pure classical style, but with a grace and melodic spontaneity that are typically Italian. Christian El Khouri began to study guitar at a young age. After graduating at Milan's "Giuseppe Verdi" Conservatory, he also earned a teacher's diploma which led him to his current role of guitar professor at the "Liceo Musicale P. Secco Suardo" in Bergamo. He has achieved important results as soloist in several Italian and international competitions. Maestro El Khouri's lively performing activity leads him to concertize extensively in Italy and abroad, as soloist as well as a member of ensembles and chamber music orchestras.
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  • Le Bouquet Emblématique

    Le Bouquet Emblématique

    Dynamic Apr 2020
    1 disc
    CD
    $12.99
  • Vocal Recital: Bar, Olaf - SCHUBERT, F. / WEBER, C.M. von /

    Vocal Recital: Bar, Olaf - SCHUBERT, F. / WEBER, C.M. von /

    Musicaphon May 2007
    1 disc
    CD
    $16.99
  • Essential Guitar - Giuliani, Scarlatti, Sor, Albeniz, Villa-Lobos

    Essential Guitar - Giuliani, Scarlatti, Sor, Albeniz, Villa-Lobos

    Berlin Classics May 2013
    2 discs
    CD
    $13.99
  • Guitar Recital - Paganini, Scarlatti, Et Al / John Williams

    Guitar Recital - Paganini, Scarlatti, Et Al / John Williams

    Sony Masterworks Sep 2009
    1 disc
    CD
    $17.99
  • Duos For Violin & Guitar / Perlman, Williams

    Duos For Violin & Guitar / Perlman, Williams

    Sony Masterworks Mar 1987
    1 disc
    CD
    $11.98
    Brilliant Classics

    Fantasias On Operas By Bellini, Rossini, Donizetti, Verdi / Roch Modrzejewski

    CD · 1 disc

    $13.99
    Composer
    BELLINI ROSSINI DONIZETTI V
    Artist
    Roch Modrzejewski
    Released
    Mar 26, 2013
    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’.

    The collection begins with Coste’s light and lively interpretations of Bellini’s Norma and Il pirata, followed by Legnani’s Cavatina from Ernani by Verdi, a simple piece that makes full use of all facets of the guitar. Then come the variations on a theme of Rossini’s Otello, by the immensely important guitarist Giuliani, who shows off his skill by combining simple, natural harmonisation and texture at the outset and a brilliant vitality and vigour in the final section. Bobrowicz was known to his contemporaries as the ‘Chopin of the guitar’, and his variations on Bellini’s I Capuleti e i Montecchi display a romantic nostalgia and a regal finale. Mertz explores all sound colours of the guitar in the beautiful Marino Faliero after Donizetti, and the collection ends with the Variations on an air from Bellini’s I Capuleti e i Montecchi by Regondi: a work full of innovative modulations and rich texture which transcended the boundaries of 19th?century guitar composition.

    OTHER INFORMATION:
    * Recordedin2012,Krakow.
    * Contains notes on the works by the artist.
    * Contains first recordings (Nepomuk de Brobowicz’s Variations and Polonaise on a duet from I Capulati e I Montecchi Op.30; Mertz’s Marino Faliero from Opern?Revue Op.8).
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  • Intimate Inspiration - Very Best Of The Amadeus Guitar Duo

    Intimate Inspiration - Very Best Of The Amadeus Guitar Duo

    Haenssler Classic Apr 2005
    1 disc
    CD
    $5.99
  • The Great Guitar Concertos / John Williams

    The Great Guitar Concertos / John Williams

    Sony Masterworks Mar 1989
    2 discs
    CD
    $19.98
  • Guitar Gala Night / Amadeus Guitar Duo, Duo Gruber & Maklar
    Naxos

    Guitar Gala Night / Amadeus Guitar Duo, Duo Gruber & Maklar

    CD · 1 disc

    $19.99
    Composer
    VARIOUS
    Artist
    Kavanagh, Kirchhoff
    Released
    Dec 07, 2018

    The German-Canadian Amadeus Guitar Duo and South German Duo Gruber & Maklar have known each other for many years from encounters at guitar and music festivals. Their love of varied programming prompted them to devise a concert featuring works for one, two and four guitars. Guitar Gala Night brings together the most beautiful works for guitar solo, duo and quartet in the European and Latin guitar repertoire in a spirited evening of virtuosic, lyrical and expressive music. This attractive program joins an eminently collectable series of themed albums from the Amadeus Guitar Duo, which recently celebrated its 25th anniversary. Performing over 80 concerts annually both as a duo and now including repertoire with orchestra, as well as broadcasting both for radio and television, this is a duo with an extensive fan base that eagerly acquires each new release, ensuring a high volume of sales and an enduring popularity. Gruber & Maklar has performed throughout Europe and across the globe. Guitar Review wrote in 2000 that “their technique is spectacular, their musical understanding cannot be overstated, their ensemble with each other is outstanding and… they deserve to be recognized as one of the finest guitar duos in the world.”

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    Chandos

    Music From The Novels Of Louis De Bernières / Stephens, Odgen

    CD · 1 disc

    $21.99
    Composer
    BEHREND HUMMEL GIULIANI PER
    Artist
    Alison, Ogden, Stephens
    Released
    Oct 01, 1999

    This disc is pure joy… Craig Ogden… has always chosen his recital programmes with wisdom, and, as a performer in the specialised realm of the classical guitar, he has opened our ears to the instrument's breadth of repertory and to its expressive potential. -- The Daily Telegraph "CD of the Week"

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  • Bream Adagios - Guitar Favorites For Romantic Daydreams

    Bream Adagios - Guitar Favorites For Romantic Daydreams

    Sony Masterworks Feb 2002
    1 disc
    CD
    $11.98
    Profil

    GUITAR SENSATION

    CD · 2 discs

    $18.99
    Composer
    ALBENIZ, SOR, MALATS, GRANDADO
    Artist
    Wuttke, Segovia
    Released
    Sep 25, 2012
    As a tribute to guitar legend Andres Segovia, Profil has compiled performances by the master himself as well as up and coming guitarist Friedemann Wuttke. The works are focused on favorites and evergreens from Segovia's repertoire, works of Albeniz, Sor, Vivaldi, Carulli, Paganini, and more, played intimately and soulfully in this beautiful 2 disc set. A fitting homage to a giant.
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  • GUITAR SENSATION

    GUITAR SENSATION

    Profil Sep 2012
    2 discs
    CD
    $18.99
  • The Legend of Alirio Diaz, Vol. 3
    IDIS

    The Legend of Alirio Diaz, Vol. 3

    CD · 1 disc

    $16.99
    Composer
    BACH SOR PAGANINI
    Artist
    Diaz, Riera, Horestein
    Released
    Jan 05, 2018

    For classical guitar lovers IDIS presents to the audience an album that collects some Fifties and Sixties recordings performed by Alirio Diaz; among them Antonio Lauro Concert for guitar and orchestra with also four small rarities. Four popular Venezuelan songs arranged for two guitars and recorded with a false name in 1962 with the great South American guitarist Rodrigo Riera. During these times Diaz was one of the favorite guitarists of Andrés Segovia and he did not want to get the Master upset recording popular music; a kind of music not loved or much appreciated by Mr. Segovia. This album is a really do not miss release.

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  • The Legend of Alirio Diaz, Vol. 3

    The Legend of Alirio Diaz, Vol. 3

    IDIS Jan 2018
    1 disc
    CD
    $16.99
  • Convergence: Sopranino Saxophone Across the Centuries

    Convergence: Sopranino Saxophone Across the Centuries

    Centaur Records May 2013
    1 disc
    CD
    $18.99
  • Nocturne: Classical Favourites for Relaxing and Dreaming

    Nocturne: Classical Favourites for Relaxing and Dreaming

    Naxos Jan 1900
    1 disc
    CD
    $19.99
    MDG

    Diabolo: 28 Classical Audiophile Examples + Test Signals [1 Blu-ray Audio & 1 SACD]

    Blu-Ray · 2 discs

    $49.99
    Composer
    BRUCKNER CHOPIN POULENC BAC
    Artist
    Various
    Released
    Jun 01, 2012
    This set contains 1 blu-ray audio disc playable only on blu-ray players and 1 Hybrid SACD playable on all CD players.

    DIABOLO presents music at its finest, as one has come to expect from MDG, with a unique cast featuring the crème de la crème of the classical world: Elisabeth Leonskaja, Christian Zacharias, Hariolf Schlichtig, the Beethoven Orchestra of Bonn, the Mozart Piano Quartet, Jin Ju, Frank Bungarten, the Norddeutscher Figuralchor, and many others promise you a top—class musical fireworks. Seventy-eight minutes of performance joy from Bruckner to Beethoven, from Chopin to Shostakovich, and from Scheidemann to Schönberg recreate MDG’s legendary recording venues in all their facets right in your own living room and with a breathtaking you - are - there feeling never experienced before.
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  • Giuliani: Solo Guitar Music / David Starobin
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    Giuliani: Solo Guitar Music / David Starobin

    Bridge Records Jan 1991
    1 disc
    CD
    $18.99
  • Rodrigo: Concierto De Aranjuez, Etc / John Williams
    Sony Masterworks

    Rodrigo: Concierto De Aranjuez, Etc / John Williams

    CD · 1 disc

    $17.99
    Composer
    RODRIGO, JOAQUIN
    Artist
    John [Guitar], Williams
    Released
    Mar 11, 2010
    The Rodrigo concerto (double woodwind, 2 horns, 2 trumpets and strings) needs real virtuoso playing—it is one of those works which are harder than they sound—but is most skilfully written. The cheerful first movement, starting up with typical Iberian belatedness from apparently idle introductory strumming, may make the most immediate effect, but undoubtedly the finest part of the work is the introspective Adagio, which shows that in the right hands even such seemingly cliché-bound elements as melancholy cor anglais solos and quasi-flamenco fiorilure can still be moving. Williams's reading differs somewhat from Bream's (which I still think superb): he takes the first movement a thought slower and just misses Bream's élan, but gives the finale actually more bite: he plays the slow movement sensitively, less dramatically and more dreamily than Bream (and incidentally changes the notes of the final arpeggio). It is a throughly musical performance, a worthy rival to that by his distinguished fellow-countryman.

    -- Gramophone [7/1966, reviewing Concierto de Aranjuez on LP]
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  • Rodrigo: Concierto De Aranjuez, Etc / John Williams
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    Rodrigo: Concierto De Aranjuez, Etc / John Williams

    Sony Masterworks Mar 2010
    1 disc
    CD
    $17.99