Starter Packs

Complete your collection with these curated titles, grouped at a special discount.

Shop Now
Bach & Barrios: Guitar Works / Bardesio
Haenssler Classic

Bach & Barrios: Guitar Works / Bardesio

$20.99

Details

Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Agustin Barrios
Artist
José Fernández Bardesio
Format
CD
Label
Haenssler Classic
Released
Feb 04, 2022
Catalog #
HC21047
UPC
881488210477

About

This album brings together things that at first glance don’t appear to have much in common: works by the two artists Johann Sebastian Bach and Agustín Barrios, who lived in distinctly different cultures many generations apart. However, the intriguing aspect of combining two so very disparate worlds is that shared elements only become apparent when they are placed side by side. Born in Uruguay, guitarist and composer José Fernández Bardesio began playing the guitar as an 11-year-old. He gave his first solo recital when he was only 15. He won first prizes at many renowned national and international competitions, including the Alirio Díaz (Gold Medal, Caracas), the Andrés Segovia Competition (Granada), the OAS Special Prize, and the Infanta Cristina Competition in Madrid.

Since making his debut in the United States and Spain in 1984, Bardesio has performed as a recitalist and soloist with orchestras in the Americas, Asia and Europe. He regularly appears at international guitar festivals and performs at important music centers including the Royal Festival Hall (London), Hall of the Americas (Washington, D.C.) and Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall (New York). He is featured in recordings with broadcasters in Venezuela, the US, Spain and France and his discography in the US, Spain and Germany bears testimony to his artistry. His albums are released by Hänssler Classic and his compositions with Hofmeister Musikverlag in Leipzig.

REVIEWS:

If one had to identify an individual outstanding gem from this recording, which showcased the overall virtues of Fernández Bardesio, it would be the Mazurka Apasionada by Barrios. He composed in various styles, and the Romantic European style is strongly evidenced here; both tracks 1 and 13 have that common root. The influence of Chopin can also readily be recognized in this music. One detects a particularly strong empathy for the music in this rendition.

Fernández Bardesio is a master guitarist who demonstrates high levels of technical command over the instrument, and similar qualities of musicianship, in this recording. In comparing his renditions of Barrios and Bach, one gets the feeling that he is more at home with the former. That feeling is heightened when again listening to Bream play the Bach Lute Suites. There will always be disagreement about the ‘correct’ way to play this music, compounded by one’s overall preference for revered renditions of the past.

The instrument used on this occasion is not identified. However based on the accompanying photographs, and his past employment of an instrument by Daniel Friederich, it would be safe to assume that this same instrument was played here. This recording embodies an enjoyable programme, and fine guitar playing. The juxtaposition of Bach and Barrios’ while thematically interesting, inadvertently displays musicianship more at home with the latter.

-- MusicWeb International

Tracklist 19 tracks

  1. 1 Mazurka Apasionada 05:47
    Track
    1
    Title
    Mazurka Apasionada
    Duration
    05:47
    Composer
    Agustín Barrios Mangoré
    Performer
    José Fernández Bardesio
  2. 2 I. Prelude 02:30
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    José Fernández Bardesio
  3. 3 II. Allemande 03:23
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    José Fernández Bardesio
  4. 4 III. Courante 02:26
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    José Fernández Bardesio
  5. 5 IV. Sarabande 04:16
    Track
    5
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    José Fernández Bardesio
  6. 6 V. Bourrée 01:14
    Track
    6
    Title
    V. Bourrée
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    José Fernández Bardesio
  7. 7 VI. Gigue 03:04
    Track
    7
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    José Fernández Bardesio
  8. 8 I. Preludio saudade 02:29
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Preludio saudade
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Agustín Barrios Mangoré
    Performer
    José Fernández Bardesio
  9. 9 II. Andante religioso 01:42
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Andante religioso
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Agustín Barrios Mangoré
    Performer
    José Fernández Bardesio
  10. 10 III. Allegro solemne 03:19
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Allegro solemne
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Agustín Barrios Mangoré
    Performer
    José Fernández Bardesio
  11. 11 Chaconne 12:49
    Track
    11
    Title
    Chaconne
    Duration
    12:49
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    José Fernández Bardesio
  12. 12 Prelude in A Minor 03:02
    Track
    12
    Title
    Prelude in A Minor
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Agustín Barrios Mangoré
    Performer
    José Fernández Bardesio
  13. 13 Vals, Op. 8, No. 3 05:12
    Track
    13
    Title
    Vals, Op. 8, No. 3
    Duration
    05:12
    Composer
    Agustín Barrios Mangoré
    Performer
    José Fernández Bardesio
  14. 14 I. Prelude 05:13
    Track
    14
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    05:13
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    José Fernández Bardesio
  15. 15 II. Allemande 05:20
    Track
    15
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    05:20
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    José Fernández Bardesio
  16. 16 III. Courante 02:07
    Track
    16
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    José Fernández Bardesio
  17. 17 IV. Sarabande 03:04
    Track
    17
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    José Fernández Bardesio
  18. 18 V. Gavotte 1 and 2 04:19
    Track
    18
    Title
    V. Gavotte 1 and 2
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    José Fernández Bardesio
  19. 19 VI. Gigue 02:15
    Track
    19
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    José Fernández Bardesio