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Portrait of Sardinia / Porqueddu
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Portrait of Sardinia / Porqueddu

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Details

Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Porqueddu, Luciani, Apeddu
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Sep 24, 2021
Catalog #
BRI96203
UPC
5028421962030

About

‘Cristiano Porqueddu is a master guitarist,’ says the Cuban composer Leo Brouwer, ‘and one of the foremost representatives of the new generation of soloists. He brings sound to life, and then turns it into art.’ Like many of the other composers in this remarkable collection, he has composed more than one piece for Porqueddu and now pays tribute with a piece which draws inspiration from the guitarist’s homeland of Sardinia. Diálogo del Olivo y el Nuraga (‘Dialogue of the Olive Trees and the Nuraghe’) imagines a wordless exchange between two ancient features of the Sardinian landscape, the trees which have provided food and fuel and money for its people for centuries, and the Stone-Age towers which dot the island. Each of the works here tells a vivid story: Porqueddu’s own Sonata III is subtitled ‘The Rite of Fire’ after an ancient Sardinian legend which imagines Saint Anthony and his piglet descending to Hell in order to procure some firelight. Angelo Gilardino draws on his personal memories of sights and sounds experienced when visiting the island in his Sardegna Suite (including another piece evoking the nuraghe). Francesco Morittu is a native-born Sardinian guitarist-composer, whereas Mark Delpriora is an American guitarist who heads the guitar faculty at the Manhattan School of Music; both have contributed intensely atmospheric pieces, which capture the island’s wildness as well as its sense of isolation. Born in 1988 in the Italian province of Velletria, Kevin Swierkosz-Lenart is the youngest composer featured in the collection with a suite inspired by three works of the Sardinian painter Giuseppe Biasi, who also contributes the artwork for the collection’s cover.

Tracklist 46 tracks

  1. 1 I. Ouverture 02:10
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Ouverture
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Dušan Bogdanović
    Performer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
  2. 2 II. Nuraghe 02:32
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Nuraghe
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Dušan Bogdanović
    Performer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
  3. 3 III. Cantico 02:10
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Cantico
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Dušan Bogdanović
    Performer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
  4. 4 IV. Prismi 01:59
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Prismi
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Dušan Bogdanović
    Performer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
  5. 5 V. Mediterraneo 01:50
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Mediterraneo
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Dušan Bogdanović
    Performer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
  6. 6 I. Andante deciso 06:21
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Andante deciso
    Duration
    06:21
    Composer
    Franco Cavallone
    Performer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
  7. 7 II. Lento 05:29
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Lento
    Duration
    05:29
    Composer
    Franco Cavallone
    Performer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
  8. 8 III. Allegretto 05:56
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Allegretto
    Duration
    05:56
    Composer
    Franco Cavallone
    Performer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
  9. 9 Sonatina No. 3, "Il flauto nel bosco" 12:45
    Track
    9
    Title
    Sonatina No. 3, "Il flauto nel bosco"
    Duration
    12:45
    Composer
    Franco
    Performer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
  10. 10 Innedda innedda 07:14
    Track
    10
    Title
    Innedda innedda
    Duration
    07:14
    Composer
    Kevin Swierkosz-Lenart
    Performer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
  11. 11 I. Ballo 03:11
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Ballo
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Kevin Swierkosz-Lenart
    Performer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
  12. 12 II. Battesimo 02:14
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Battesimo
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Kevin Swierkosz-Lenart
    Performer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
  13. 13 III. Cavalieri Arabi 03:02
    Track
    13
    Title
    III. Cavalieri Arabi
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Kevin Swierkosz-Lenart
    Performer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
  14. 14 Diálogo del Olivo y el Nuraga 09:47
    Track
    14
    Title
    Diálogo del Olivo y el Nuraga
    Duration
    09:47
    Composer
    Leo Brouwer
    Performer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
  15. 15 I. Esitante, intimo 01:15
    Track
    15
    Title
    I. Esitante, intimo
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Edoardo Dadone
    Performer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
  16. 16 II. Il più rapido possibile 02:11
    Track
    16
    Title
    II. Il più rapido possibile
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Edoardo Dadone
    Performer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
  17. 17 III. Oscuro Rapido 01:59
    Track
    17
    Title
    III. Oscuro Rapido
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Edoardo Dadone
    Performer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
  18. 18 IV. Presto, via via più lirico 00:48
    Track
    18
    Title
    IV. Presto, via via più lirico
    Duration
    00:48
    Composer
    Edoardo Dadone
    Performer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
  19. 19 V. Rituale, con fissità metronomica 02:22
    Track
    19
    Title
    V. Rituale, con fissità metronomica
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Edoardo Dadone
    Performer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
  20. 20 I. Mari 06:19
    Track
    20
    Title
    I. Mari
    Duration
    06:19
    Composer
    Angelo Gilardino
    Performer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
  21. 21 II. Nuraghe 04:18
    Track
    21
    Title
    II. Nuraghe
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Angelo Gilardino
    Performer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
  22. 22 III. S'ardia 05:00
    Track
    22
    Title
    III. S'ardia
    Duration
    05:00
    Composer
    Angelo Gilardino
    Performer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
  23. 23 IV. Su soli est calau 02:57
    Track
    23
    Title
    IV. Su soli est calau
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Angelo Gilardino
    Performer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
  24. 24 V. Ciamma 05:02
    Track
    24
    Title
    V. Ciamma
    Duration
    05:02
    Composer
    Angelo Gilardino
    Performer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
  25. 25 Sonata No. 3, "Il Rito del Fuoco" 15:45
    Track
    25
    Title
    Sonata No. 3, "Il Rito del Fuoco"
    Duration
    15:45
    Composer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
    Performer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
  26. 26 Tumbas de sos gigantes 03:02
    Track
    26
    Title
    Tumbas de sos gigantes
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Dušan Bogdanović
    Performer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
  27. 27 Raighínas 11:11
    Track
    27
    Title
    Raighínas
    Duration
    11:11
    Composer
    Ermanno Brignolo
    Performer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
  28. 28 No. 1. Asphodelus 01:23
    Track
    28
    Title
    No. 1. Asphodelus
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Carlo Francesco Defranceschi
    Performer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
  29. 29 No. 2. Pisctacia lentiscus 01:55
    Track
    29
    Title
    No. 2. Pisctacia lentiscus
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Carlo Francesco Defranceschi
    Performer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
  30. 30 No. 3. Santolina insularis 01:12
    Track
    30
    Title
    No. 3. Santolina insularis
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Carlo Francesco Defranceschi
    Performer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
  31. 31 I. Winds in the Sea 05:23
    Track
    31
    Title
    I. Winds in the Sea
    Duration
    05:23
    Composer
    Mark Delpriora
    Performer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
  32. 32 II. Toccata Porqueddu 03:53
    Track
    32
    Title
    II. Toccata Porqueddu
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Mark Delpriora
    Performer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
  33. 33 Attitus 11:24
    Track
    33
    Title
    Attitus
    Duration
    11:24
    Composer
    Francesco Morittu
    Performer
    Francesca Apeddu, Cristiano Porqueddu
  34. 34 Contos de Foghile 05:30
    Track
    34
    Title
    Contos de Foghile
    Duration
    05:30
    Composer
    Roberto Piana
    Ensemble
    Cordas et Bentu
  35. 35 I. Giuseppe Biasi 03:20
    Track
    35
    Title
    I. Giuseppe Biasi
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Roberto Piana
    Performer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
  36. 36 II. Gavino Gabriel 01:49
    Track
    36
    Title
    II. Gavino Gabriel
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Roberto Piana
    Performer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
  37. 37 III. Lao Silesu 01:46
    Track
    37
    Title
    III. Lao Silesu
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Roberto Piana
    Performer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
  38. 38 IV. Annunzio Cervi 03:08
    Track
    38
    Title
    IV. Annunzio Cervi
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Roberto Piana
    Performer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
  39. 39 V. Grazia Deledda 01:32
    Track
    39
    Title
    V. Grazia Deledda
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Roberto Piana
    Performer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
  40. 40 I. La terra 15:37
    Track
    40
    Title
    I. La terra
    Duration
    15:37
    Composer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
    Performer
    Stefania Masala, Maria Luciani
  41. 41 II. L'umanità 20:19
    Track
    41
    Title
    II. L'umanità
    Duration
    20:19
    Composer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
    Performer
    Stefania Masala, Maria Luciani
  42. 42 III. L'ebrezza 10:48
    Track
    42
    Title
    III. L'ebrezza
    Duration
    10:48
    Composer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
    Performer
    Stefania Masala, Maria Luciani
  43. 43 IV. La pietra 09:54
    Track
    43
    Title
    IV. La pietra
    Duration
    09:54
    Composer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
    Performer
    Stefania Masala, Maria Luciani
  44. 44 V. La lingua 10:09
    Track
    44
    Title
    V. La lingua
    Duration
    10:09
    Composer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
    Performer
    Stefania Masala, Maria Luciani
  45. 45 VI. Il canto 09:41
    Track
    45
    Title
    VI. Il canto
    Duration
    09:41
    Composer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
    Performer
    Stefania Masala, Maria Luciani
  46. 46 VII. Commiato 03:12
    Track
    46
    Title
    VII. Commiato
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
    Performer
    Stefania Masala, Maria Luciani