Allegretto by José Brocá (1805–1882) José Brocá was a Spanish guitarist and composer of the Romantic period. Mainly self-taught on the guitar, he also studied briefly with Dionisio Aguado. He was reputed to have been an excellent performer. As a teacher based in Barcelona, his best-known pupils included Felipe Pedrell and José Ferrer. He was …
BWV 773 Invention 2 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) An invention is a short composition (usually for a keyboard instrument) in two-part counterpoint. Bach had composed 15 inventions which are similar in style to a figure but much simpler. Inventions are usually not performed in public, instead they serve as exercises for keyboard students, and …
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Varsoviana by José Brocá (1805–1882) José Brocá was a Spanish guitarist and composer of the Romantic period. Mainly self-taught on the guitar, he also studied briefly with Dionisio Aguado. He was reputed to have been an excellent performer. As a teacher based in Barcelona, his best-known pupils included Felipe Pedrell and José Ferrer. He was …
Andante by José Brocá (1805–1882) José Brocá was a Spanish guitarist and composer of the Romantic period. Mainly self-taught on the guitar, he also studied briefly with Dionisio Aguado. He was reputed to have been an excellent performer. As a teacher based in Barcelona, his best-known pupils included Felipe Pedrell and José Ferrer. He was …
Chanson Triste (Opus 40 No.2) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a Russian composer of the Romantic era. His wide ranging output includes symphonies, operas, ballets, instrumental, chamber music and songs. He wrote some of the most popular concert and theatrical music in the classical repertoire, including the ballets Swan Lake, The …
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Cuna by Federico Mompou (1893-1987) Mompou was a Catalan composer of lyric songs and piano miniatures whose music is characterized by Impressionist elegance, simple and direct melody, and the haunting, deep emotions of folk music.
Eventide by Catharina Josepha Pratten (1824-1895) Catharina Josepha Pratten (1824-1895) was a German guitar virtuoso, composer and teacher, also known as Madame Sidney Pratten. Catharina began touring in Europe from the age of eight, and by 1844 was well known in England as a composer and guitar teacher. She soon established her own school – …
Fragmento (Beethoven’s 7th Symphony) by Francisco Tarrega (1852-1909) Tárrega is considered to have laid the foundations for 20th century classical guitar and for increasing interest in the guitar as a recital instrument. Tárrega preferred small intimate performances over the concert stage. Some believe this was because he played without the nails needed for volume. Others …
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Cradle Song by Ernest Shand (1868-1924) Born in Kingston (1868-1924) was born into a family of musicians, Ernest Shand first took up the violin and piano, then the guitar, which he studied with the help of his father. Shand had dual careers as a music hall entertainer and as a classical guitarist and composer.
Motorway Fever by Maria Linnemann Maria Linnemann was born in 1947 in Amsterdam, Holland, but grew up in England. She developed an early love for English, Scottish and Irish folklore. She studied conducting, piano and violin at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Maria´s travels have taken her around the globe, inspiring over 500 …
