Meisinger - The Spanish Album

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Label
Chandos
Release Date
March 14, 2025
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Various
    • PERFORMER
      Krzysztof Meisinger, Patrycja Betley, Meisinger Soloists
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      March 14, 2025
    • UPC
      095115238226
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CHAN 20382
    • LABEL
      Chandos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. La vida breve, Act II: Danse espagnole No. 1 (arr. K. Meisinger for guitar, string quintet and percussion)

      Composer: Manuel de Falla

      Ensemble: Meisinger Soloists

      Performer: Krzysztof Meisinger, Patrycja Betley

    2. Romance de amor, "Romance anónimo" (arr. K. Meisinger for guitar and string quintet)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Meisinger Soloists

      Performer: Krzysztof Meisinger

    3. El sombrero de tres picos (The Three-Cornered Hat), Part II: Danza del molinero (arr. K. Meisinger for guitar, string quintet and percussion)

      Composer: Manuel de Falla

      Ensemble: Meisinger Soloists

      Performer: Krzysztof Meisinger, Patrycja Betley

    4. Recuerdos de la Alhambra (arr. K. Meisinger for guitar, string quintet and percussion)

      Composer: Francisco Tárrega

      Ensemble: Meisinger Soloists

      Performer: Krzysztof Meisinger, Patrycja Betley

    5. Gran jota (arr. K. Meisinger for guitar, string quintet and percussion)

      Composer: Francisco Tárrega

      Ensemble: Meisinger Soloists

      Performer: Krzysztof Meisinger, Patrycja Betley

    6. Pavane pour une infante défunte (arr. K. Meisinger for guitar, string quintet and percussion)

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Meisinger Soloists

      Performer: Krzysztof Meisinger, Patrycja Betley

    7. El vito (arr. K. Meisinger for guitar, string quintet and percussion)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Meisinger Soloists

      Performer: Krzysztof Meisinger, Patrycja Betley

    8. El amor brujo (Love, the Magician): Canción del fuego fatuo (Song of the Will-o'-the-Wisp) (arr. K. Meisinger for guitar and string quintet)

      Composer: Manuel de Falla

      Ensemble: Meisinger Soloists

      Performer: Krzysztof Meisinger

    9. El noi de la mare (arr. K. Meisinger for guitar and string quintet)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Meisinger Soloists

      Performer: Krzysztof Meisinger

    10. Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D Major, G. 448: III. Grave assai - Fandango (arr. K. Meisinger for guitar, string quintet and percussion)

      Composer: Luigi Boccherini

      Ensemble: Meisinger Soloists

      Performer: Krzysztof Meisinger, Patrycja Betley

    11. Chant d'Espagne, Op. 232: No. 1. Prélude, "Asturias" (arr. K. Meisinger for guitar, string quintet and percussion)

      Composer: Isaac Albéniz

      Ensemble: Meisinger Soloists

      Performer: Krzysztof Meisinger, Patrycja Betley

    12. Réquiem (arr. K. Meisinger for guitar, string quintet and percussion)

      Composer: Vicente Amigo

      Ensemble: Meisinger Soloists

      Performer: Krzysztof Meisinger, Patrycja Betley

    13. Roma (arr. K. Meisinger for guitar, string quintet and percussion)

      Composer: Vicente Amigo

      Ensemble: Meisinger Soloists

      Performer: Krzysztof Meisinger, Patrycja Betley


Born in 1984, Krzysztof Meisinger is one of the most fascinating and charismatic classical guitar players of our time, his artistic development having benefited from the profound influence of such teachers and music authorities as Aniello Desiderio (Italy) and Christopher Parkening (USA). His talent compared to that of the pianist Piotr Anderszewski and fellow guitarist Pepe Romero, he has performed all over the globe. Nigel Simeone notes: 'Ranging from traditional songs to one of the leading flamenco composers of the present day, through music inspired by the sights and sounds of Spain from the 1700s to the early 1900s, Meisinger: The Spanish Album presents the guitar as the main protagonist in a programme of arrangements accompanied by strings and percussion: reworkings that are perhaps no more surprising than the music itself, much of it filtered through the creative imaginations of composers from Boccherini to Falla. The string accompaniments on this recording add warmth, colour, and sustaining harmonies to support the guitar, and to these have been added improvised percussion parts - from red-blooded castanets to the delicate, atmospheric sounds of bar chimes. Through all this, the guitar is the eloquent soloist, and the musical embodiment of Spain.'