Notes and Editorial Reviews
On this CD, the Swiss guitarist Roland Müller has brought together works for the guitar that are particularly popular and frequently requested in concert. The origins of the composers represented here illustrates the global relevance of the guitar, which is equally significant in the works of composers in Europe as it is in Latin America and Asia.
Any list of the most famous composers for the guitar would certainly include the Cuban Leo Brouwer, whose melancholy “Un dia di noviembre” can be heard here. Other sounds from the South American continent come from Jorge Gomez Crespo and Adrian Patiño.
Carlo Domenico, Enrique Granados, Fernando Sor and Roland Dyens represent the musical tradition of old
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Europe. The piece “Sakura” by Yuquijiro Yocoh introduces the colors of Japan to this varied program. Roland Mueller studied with Jury Clormann in Winterthur, Karl Scheit in Vienna and Sonja Prunnbauer in Freiburg. He performs concerts in many countries in Europe and in North America and gives master classes in the USA and Europe.
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Works on This Recording
1.
Koyunbaba, Op. 19 by Carlo Domeniconi
Performer:
Roland Mueller (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1985
2.
Un Dia de Noviembre by Leo Brouwer
Performer:
Roland Mueller (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
3.
Variations on Sakura by Yuquijiro Yocoh
Performer:
Roland Mueller (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
4.
Danzas (12) españolas for Piano, Op. 37: no 5, Andaluza by Enrique Granados
Performer:
Roland Mueller (Guitar)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1892-1900; Spain
5.
Danzas (12) españolas for Piano, Op. 37: no 4, Villanesca by Enrique Granados
Performer:
Roland Mueller (Guitar)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1892-1900; Spain
6.
Danzas (12) españolas for Piano, Op. 37: no 10, Melancolica by Enrique Granados
Performer:
Roland Mueller (Guitar)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1892-1900; Spain
7.
Danzas (12) españolas for Piano, Op. 37: no 11, Arabesca by Enrique Granados
Performer:
Roland Mueller (Guitar)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1892-1900; Spain
8.
Variations for Guitar on a theme from Mozart's "Magic Flute", Op. 9 by Fernando Sor
Performer:
Roland Mueller (Guitar)
Period: Romantic
Written: by 1823; London, England
9.
Nevando esta by Adrian Patiño
Performer:
Roland Mueller (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
10.
Norteña by Jorge Gomez Crespo
Performer:
Roland Mueller (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
11.
Tango en skai by Roland Dyens
Performer:
Roland Mueller (Guitar)
Sound Samples
Koyunbaba: III. Cantabile
12 Danzas espanolas (Spanish Dances), Op. 37, DLR I:2: No. 5. Andaluza
12 Danzas espanolas (Spanish Dances), Op. 37, DLR I:2: No. 4. Villanesca
12 Danzas espanolas (Spanish Dances), Op. 37, DLR I:2: No. 10. Melancolica
12 Danzas espanolas (Spanish Dances), Op. 37, DLR I:2: No. 11. Arabesca
Introduction and Variations on a theme by Mozart, Op. 9
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