HENZE
Guitar Music (Vol. 1) Debora Halasz (Piano), Franz Halasz (Guitar), Sebastian Hess (Cello), Sophia Reuter (Viola), Gottfried Schneider (Violin) [ Naxos / CD - released 9/May/2006 ] "With good recorded sound from Bavarian Radio, a fine essay on the music by David Truslove and great playing from all involved this is a varied and fascinating birthday homage to Henze. It can be confidently recommended." (MusicWeb July 2006) |
SALVADOR / ABRIL / MOMPOU / RODNEY BENNETT / ARNOLD / etc
Guitar Recital - Dejan Ivanovich Dejan Ivanovic, guitar [ Naxos Laureate Series / CD - released 3/Oct/2002 ] First prize winner 2001 International Francisco Tarrega competition |
GUITAR RECITAL
Guitar Recital Denis Azabagic (guitar) [ Naxos Laureate Series / CD - released 10/May/2008 ] Born in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in November 1972, Denis Azabagic is considered today as one of the best guitarist of his generation. |
PAGANINI
Ghiribizzi (43 Miniatures for Guitar) Denis Sungho Janssens (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2011 ] The ultimate violin virtuoso, Niccolò Paganini also wrote more than 100 pieces for guitar, including these Ghiribizzi ('whims'). Composed for 'a little girl in Naples' who must have been both talented and eager to develop her technique, these... |
GIULIANI / TANSMAN / DYENS / KOSHKIN / CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO / etc
Guitar Recital Dimitri Illarionov (guitar) [ Naxos Laureate Series / CD - released 1/Oct/2006 ] "Both these recordings are splendidly recorded (Illarionov much closer in than Montesinos) and highly recommended." - John Duarte, Gramophone, 12/03 |
CESAR FRANCK
Roots - 21st Century Greek Music for Guitar Dimitris Soukaras (guitar) / Audentia Ensemble; L'Anima String Quartet and Ensemble [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 10/Oct/2021 ] The music in this programme covers a spectrum of genres that have flourished in Greece in recent years, from jazz to contemporary avant-garde. These have all had a strong impact on guitarist Dimitris Soukaras's development as an artist, and in making... |
Django Reinhardt (guitar) with vocals
Django Reinhardt - Classic Recordings 1933-41 [ Naxos Jazz Legends / CD - released 20/Aug/2011 ] Immortalised in the annals as a key innovator in the European jazz tradition, 'gypsy jazzman' par excellence Django Reinhardt was the first non- American to make a decisive impact in the genre. A curious blend of extrovert showman and selfstyled... |
Ducharme
Guitar Recital [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Aug/2006 ] |
REGINALD SMITH BRINDLE
Smith Brindle: Complete works for solo guitar Vol. 1 Duilio Meucci (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 12/May/2023 ] Although Smith Brindle composed a variety of works including an opera, he is best known for his guitar music. The poetic and lyrical Etruscan Preludes express the mystery of an ancient and lost civilisation, while the enigmatic El Polifemo de oro... |
VARIOUS
Music for Mandolin and Guitar Duo Ahlert & Schwab [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2012 ] Many of the works on this recording were written for award-winning Duo Ahlert & Schwab...The mellow tones and chiming sparkle associated with these instruments is represented in a wide diversity of pieces... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Mandolin and Guitar Duos - Music from the Promised Land Duo Mantar [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Jun/2021 ] This selection of pieces for mandolin and guitar represents the rich variety of music from Israel. Styles range from the diaspora of Babylonian Jewry through European klezmer traditions, and Balkan Ladino songs, to contemporary influences. |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Goldberg Variations (arr. for 10-string guitar duo) Duo Synaphé [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 27/Aug/2021 ] Johann Sebastian Bach's Goldberg Variations is a contrapuntal tour de force, and one of the pinnacles in the history of the variation genre. Composed 'to refresh the spirits of music-lovers', it is a constantly fascinating and deeply enriching... |
KEMAL BELEVI
Guitar Duos - Cyprian Rhapsodies Nos. 1-4 / Suite Chypre / Turkish Suite Duo Tandem [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2020 ] Kemal Belevi's music is steeped in the colours and atmosphere of the eastern Mediterranean, and his aim is 'to create beautiful music' based on melodies and rhythms that have been absorbed from the folk music of Greece, Turkey and the Middle East. |
BROUWER
Guitar Music Vol 2: El DecamerAn negro AEC Preludios EpigramAIticos AEC etc Elena Papandreou (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2002 ] Naxos continues its guitar series |
J.S. BACH
Guitar Transcriptions Enno Voorhorst, guitar [ Naxos Guitar Collection / CD - released 20/Aug/2002 ] "Voorhorst's tone is consistently round and full" (American Record Guide) |
Enno Voorhorst, guitar
Barrios, Agustin-Guitar Works Vol. 2 [ Naxos Guitar Collection / CD - released 30/Jun/2003 ] "Quiet, reflective, intriguing classical guitar music. Strongly recommended." - MusicWeb Dec 2004 |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Adagio: The Ultimate Collection Ernst Ottensamer (clarinet), Norbert Kraft (guitar), Jenö Jandó (piano), Bela Banfalvi (violin), Emilia Csanky (oboe), Anthony Camden (oboe), Alison A [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] An ultimate collection of soothing classics to melt away the stresses of your day |
LEOPOLDO de URCULLU
Guitar Music (Incls 'La Amistad' & 'Opera variations') Eugenio Tobalina (guitar) [ Naxos Guitar Collection / CD - released 10/Sep/2009 ] Of the many mysteries that surround the history of the guitar, perhaps one of the most fascinating is that which shrouds the enigmatic figure of the 19th century Spanish composer Leopoldo de Urcullu. We know virtually nothing about the man or his... |
JOAQUIN RODRIGO
Rodrigo: Chamber Music with Violin Eva León (violin) Olga Vinokur (piano) Virginia Luque (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2016 ] Joaquín Rodrigo is best known for his Concierto de Aranjuez (Naxos 8.555841), but the fame of this great work has eclipsed a prolific output of almost 200 works including the rarely heard and profoundly original works for violin that span almost his... |
BACH / MOZART / SCHUBERT / LISZT / TCHAIKOVSKY / KREISLER / HAUG
Duo Diversitas - Flute and Guitar Recital Ex Aequo [ Naxos / CD - released 22/Apr/2022 ] For this programme, Duo Diversitas has selected or created sophisticated arrangements that embody virtuosity and musical expression. |