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 …
Opus 3 No 3 Menuetto by Wenzel Matiegka (1773-1830) Wenzel Thomas Matiegka was a Bohemian composer. His output, as it is known to this day, includes 33 guitar works including solo works, transcriptions, chamber music, and lieder as well a dozen liturgical works for small orchestra, voice and organ.
Opus 3 No2 Contradanse by Wenzel Matiegka (1773-1830) Wenzel Thomas Matiegka was a Bohemian composer. His output, as it is known to this day, includes 33 guitar works including solo works, transcriptions, chamber music, and lieder as well a dozen liturgical works for small orchestra, voice and organ.
Opus 3 No 1 Adagio by Wenzel Matiegka (1773-1830) Wenzel Thomas Matiegka was a Bohemian composer. His output, as it is known to this day, includes 33 guitar works including solo works, transcriptions, chamber music, and lieder as well a dozen liturgical works for small orchestra, voice and organ.
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.
