Video Interview, Miloš Karadaglić on Baroque

Miloš Karadaglić's Baroque (released tomorrow on Sony) marks a 'fresh start' for the Montenegrin guitarist in more ways than one: as well as being his debut project with his new record-label, it's also his first deep dive into Baroque repertoire. Including transcriptions of solo pieces by JS Bach, Rameau, Couperin, Weiss and Scarlatti and movements of concertos by Vivaldi and Marcello (for which Miloš is joined by Arcangelo and Jonathan Cohen), the album was an Editor's Choice in the Awards issue of Gramophone - with reviewer William Yeoman praising the 'obvious chemistry' between soloist and ensemble and the overall sense of 'authentic tenderness for things past'.

Towards the end of September, Miloš spoke to us on video about his mission to 'open up the guitar repertoire to encompass some of the Baroque music which was most exciting to me as a listener' (he counts not only Julian Bream but also Giuliano Carmignola and Cecilia Bartoli among his inspirations here), the joy of crafting these new arrangements together with his beloved mentor Michael Lewin, and how JS Bach's mighty Chaconne in D minor became 'the sun at the heart of this musical solar-system'... 

A lightly-edited transcription of the conversation is available here.

Miloš, Jonathan and Arcangelo will tour the UK with this programme in January, visiting venues including Edinburgh's Usher Hall, Middlesbrough Town Hall, St George's Hall Bradford and the Theatre Royal Norwich: full details are available on his website.