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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  8011570337702 STR33770 | RespuestaStefano Grondona plays the Guitar Music of Llobet
Stefano Grondona (guitar) The present recording comprises everything Llobet, giant of
the modern guitar, is currently known to have composed,
beginning with Romanza (1896) and ending with Preludes from
1935. His entire output is unmistakably personal, exploring
new directions in guitar playing and the sort of harmonies
that would have puzzled any composer-cum-guitarist who
came before him.
Particularly those compositions written when he was a major
successful concert performer show unmatched creative
vitality and their positive, enthusiastic character demonstrates
that this otherwise saturnine man could also experience and
express joy, winning the listener over with warmth and
humour. “The playing is exceptional… An outstanding release in every way.” Gramophone Magazine “The playing is exceptional. Apart from employing generous rubato and portamenti - integral to the correct interpretation of this repertoire - Grondona gently emphasises Llobet's adopting a certain fingering or register in order to exploit every resource of the guitar. This is as obvious in "Respesta", the virtuoso title-track from the Seven Original Compositions, with its rapid tremolo and arpeggio effects, as it is in the veiled works of pianissimo harmonics found in many of the Catalan folksong arrangements... An outstanding release in every way.” Gramophone Magazine, October 2007 | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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