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John Williams - The Guitarist

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Composer
SATIE, ERIK ANONYMOUS THEODO
Artist
John [Guitar], Williams
Format
CD
Label
Sony Masterworks
Released
Jun 15, 2007
Catalog #
SONY60586
UPC
074646058626

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This recording is also available as a mini disc.
This CD includes a multimedia portion.
THE GUITARIST could be described as a record of brooding reflection and pastoral solitude with echoes of ancient Greece a recurrent motif. It also demonstrates that one can plan a wonderfully varied yet coherent guitar recital without recourse to the usual Bach transcriptions and Spanish chestnuts.
No one is better equipped to do this than John Williams. As much an ambassador of the guitar as a player, he puts his commitment to new music for the instrument to good use here, the major dividend being the 'Koyunbaba' of Italian composer Carlo Domeniconi. Inspired by Turkish themes and landscapes, the four-movement suite employs an unusual C sharp minor tuning to haunting, original effect.
The 'Stele' of Australian Phillip Houghton are moody evocations of the Greek coastline and ancient monuments to gods, demons and sailors lost at sea, while the 'Epitafios' of Mikis Theodorakis eulogize the more recently departed with the direct simplicity of folk music. Rounded off with a suite of medieval tunes and a particularly successful arrangement of Satie's third 'Gymnopedie,' THE GUITARIST leads one down a darker, less traveled road full of drama and beauty.

Tracklist 21 tracks

  1. 1 III. A Day in May 03:32
    Track
    1
    Title
    III. A Day in May
    Duration
    03:32
    Composer
    Mikis Theodorakis
    Performer
    John Christopher Williams
  2. 2 IV. You Have Set, My Star 01:49
    Track
    2
    Title
    IV. You Have Set, My Star
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Mikis Theodorakis
    Performer
    John Christopher Williams
  3. 3 V. You were Good 01:54
    Track
    3
    Title
    V. You were Good
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Mikis Theodorakis
    Performer
    John Christopher Williams
  4. 4 I. Moderato 04:06
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Moderato
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Carlo Domeniconi
    Performer
    John Christopher Williams
  5. 5 II. Mosso 01:28
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Mosso
    Duration
    01:28
    Composer
    Carlo Domeniconi
    Performer
    John Christopher Williams
  6. 6 III. Cantabile 04:04
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Cantabile
    Duration
    04:04
    Composer
    Carlo Domeniconi
    Performer
    John Christopher Williams
  7. 7 IV. Presto 04:29
    Track
    7
    Title
    IV. Presto
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Carlo Domeniconi
    Performer
    John Christopher Williams
  8. 8 3 Gymnopedies: No. 3. Lent et grave (arr. J.C. Williams for guitar and orchestra) 02:27
    Track
    8
    Title
    3 Gymnopedies: No. 3. Lent et grave (arr. J.C. Williams for guitar and orchestra)
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Performer
    John Christopher Williams
    Conductor
    William Goodchild
  9. 9 Lamento di Tristano (arr. J.C. Williams for guitar) 02:56
    Track
    9
    Title
    Lamento di Tristano (arr. J.C. Williams for guitar)
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    John Christopher Williams
  10. 10 Ductiae (arr. J.C. Williams for guitar) 01:52
    Track
    10
    Title
    Ductiae (arr. J.C. Williams for guitar)
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    John Christopher Williams
  11. 11 Saltarellos I-IV (arr. J.C. Williams for guitar) 01:57
    Track
    11
    Title
    Saltarellos I-IV (arr. J.C. Williams for guitar)
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    John Christopher Williams
  12. 12 I. Aeolian Chant 04:19
    Track
    12
    Title
    I. Aeolian Chant
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    John Christopher Williams
    Performer
    John Christopher Williams
    Conductor
    William Goodchild
  13. 13 II. Double Dance 02:08
    Track
    13
    Title
    II. Double Dance
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    John Christopher Williams
    Performer
    John Christopher Williams
    Conductor
    William Goodchild
  14. 14 III. Ballad 02:57
    Track
    14
    Title
    III. Ballad
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    John Christopher Williams
    Performer
    John Christopher Williams
    Conductor
    William Goodchild
  15. 15 IV. Toccata 03:23
    Track
    15
    Title
    IV. Toccata
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    John Christopher Williams
    Performer
    John Christopher Williams
    Conductor
    William Goodchild
  16. 16 I. Stele 03:48
    Track
    16
    Title
    I. Stele
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Phillip Houghton
    Performer
    John Christopher Williams
  17. 17 II. Dervish 02:00
    Track
    17
    Title
    II. Dervish
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Phillip Houghton
    Performer
    John Christopher Williams
  18. 18 III. Bronze Apollo 04:13
    Track
    18
    Title
    III. Bronze Apollo
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Phillip Houghton
    Performer
    John Christopher Williams
  19. 19 IV. Web 02:11
    Track
    19
    Title
    IV. Web
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Phillip Houghton
    Performer
    John Christopher Williams
  20. 20 Gnossienne No. 1 03:49
    Track
    20
    Title
    Gnossienne No. 1
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Performer
    John Christopher Williams
  21. 21 Gnossienne No. 2 02:57
    Track
    21
    Title
    Gnossienne No. 2
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Performer
    John Christopher Williams