Menuet by Francesco Molino (1775-1847) Francesco Molino was an Italian guitarist and composer. His works were largely neglected until the twentieth century, when many of them were republished. Among the best known are his Three Sonatas, 18 Preludes and Terpsichore (a set of dances), all for solo guitar. He also wrote for other instruments in …
Opus 13 No 3 Capriccio by Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856) János Gáspár Mertz was born in Pozsony, Kingdom of Hungary, now Bratislava (Slovakia). A virtuoso, he established a solid reputation as a performer. Mertz’s guitar music, followed the pianistic models of Chopin, Mendelssohn, Schubert and Schumann, rather than the classical models of Mozart and Haydn …
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Polacca by Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856) János Gáspár Mertz was born in Pozsony, Kingdom of Hungary, now Bratislava (Slovakia). A virtuoso, he established a solid reputation as a performer. Mertz’s guitar music, followed the pianistic models of Chopin, Mendelssohn, Schubert and Schumann, rather than the classical models of Mozart and Haydn (as did Sor and …
Romance by Yuri Smirnov (1935-) Yurii Alekseevic Smirnov is a guitarist and composer from St. Petersburg, where he was born in 1935. His name is well-known in guitar and musical circles, but also in the theatrical scene, for Smirnov has been working for 30 years at the “Bol’shoj Dramaticheskiy Teatr imeni G. Towstonogowa” at St. …
Mazurka by Yuri Smirnov (1935-) Yurii Alekseevic Smirnov is a guitarist and composer from St. Petersburg, where he was born in 1935. His name is well-known in guitar and musical circles, but also in the theatrical scene, for Smirnov has been working for 30 years at the “Bol’shoj Dramaticheskiy Teatr imeni G. Towstonogowa” at St. …
Guitar Choro by Mario Gangi (1923-2010 ) Mario Gangi was a Italian guitarist. He ranks unquestionably among the protagonists of the international guitar scene. The poetics of Gangi, based on the natural fusion of different musical languages, ranging from classical to jazz, definitely ahead of time. His charisma, the creation of original works, the ability …
Suite italiana I Allegro Vivo by Mario Gangi (1923-2010 ) Mario Gangi was a Italian guitarist. He ranks unquestionably among the protagonists of the international guitar scene. The poetics of Gangi, based on the natural fusion of different musical languages, ranging from classical to jazz, definitely ahead of time. His charisma, the creation of original …
Carmen Habanera by Georges Bizet (1838-1875) Georges Bizet was a French composer, mainly of operas. In a career cut short by his early death, he achieved few successes before his final work, Carmen, became one of the most popular and frequently performed works in the entire opera repertory.
Toreador by Georges Bizet (1838-1875) Georges Bizet was a French composer, mainly of operas. In a career cut short by his early death, he achieved few successes before his final work, Carmen, became one of the most popular and frequently performed works in the entire opera repertory.
Portrait by Stanley Myers (1930-1993) Stanley Myers was a prolific British film composer who scored over sixty films. Born in Birmingham, as a teenager Myers went to King Edward’s School in Edgbaston, a suburb of Birmingham. He is also known for composers music for cult films House of Whipcord, Frightmare and House of Mortal Sin …
