Notes and Editorial Reviews
These six discs are arranged by title in alphabetical order, which is handy if you know what you’re looking for, and if you don’t, this arrangement works about as well as any. As you might expect, the music is charming, entertaining, and intermittently moving, even if 110 tracks of it might be a bit much. Still, there’s no denying the ability of guitarist Cristiano Porqueddu. Check out his virtuoso take on the Tarantella on CD 6; he’s more than got the chops for these pieces—and he’s just as effective in the more reflective numbers, or where Barrios strikes a deeper note (such as the three-movement suite La Catedral). The engineering also is very vivid, clean, and clear. The usual sound of fingers sliding over the instrument comes with the
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territory, yet it never becomes annoying given Porqueddu’s rich sound and dexterous handling of his instrument. Overall, an excellent set for guitar fans.
-- David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com
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Works on This Recording
1.
Suite Andina: Aire de zamba by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1923; Paraguay
2.
Suite Andina: Aconquija by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1923; Paraguay
3.
Estudio no 4 "Arabescos" by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Paraguay
4.
Choro da saudade by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: by 1929; Paraguay
5.
Capricho Espańol by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Paraguay
6.
Canción de la Hilandera by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1933; Mexico
7.
Allegro sinfonico by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Paraguay
8.
A mi madre by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: circa 1912; Paraguay
9.
Abri la puerta mi china by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
10.
Aire popular paraguayo by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
11.
Aire sureńo by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
12.
Aires andaluces by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
13.
Aires criollos by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
14.
Aires mudéjares by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
15.
Altair by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
16.
Armonias de America by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
17.
Bicho feo by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
18.
Suite Andina: Danza Guarani by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1923; Paraguay
19.
Suite Andina: Cordoba by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1923; Paraguay
20.
Estudio de concierto by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: Modern
21.
Estilo uruguayo by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Paraguay
22.
Escala y Preludio for Guitar by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Paraguay
23.
El sueńo de la munequita by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1920s; Paraguay
24.
Don Perez Freire by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
25.
Divagación en imitación al violin by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: by 1914; Paraguay
26.
Danza Paraguaya by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: circa 1924; Paraguay
27.
Cueca by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: circa 1925; Paraguay
28.
Contemplación by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1922; Paraguay
29.
Confesión by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: by 1925; Paraguay
30.
Danza in D minor for Guitar by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
31.
Diana guaraní by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
32.
Divagaciones criollas by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
33.
Estilo Chinita by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
34.
Estudio de concierto no 2 by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
35.
Waltzes (6) for Guitar, Op. 8: no 1, Junto a tu corazon by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Paraguay
36.
Julia Florida by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1938; Paraguay
37.
Jha Che Valle! by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1923; Paraguay
38.
Humoresque by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Paraguay
39.
Fabiniana by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1924; Paraguay
40.
Estudio inconcluso by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Paraguay
41.
Estudio in G minor by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Paraguay
42.
Estudio en arpegio by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Paraguay
43.
Estudio del ligado in A major by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
44.
Estudio del ligado in D minor by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
45.
Estudio in B minor by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
46.
Estudio no 3 by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
47.
Estudio no 6 by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
48.
Estudio para ambas manos by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
49.
Estudio vals by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
50.
Gavota el estilo antiquo by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
51.
Grano de arena by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
52.
Habańera by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
53.
Isabel by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
54.
Jota by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
55.
La bananita by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
56.
Minuet for Guitar in C major by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: circa 1940-1944; El Salvador
57.
Medallon antiguo by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Paraguay
58.
Mazurka apasionata by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1919; Paraguay
59.
Maxixa by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Paraguay
60.
Madrigal, for guitar by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: Modern
61.
Madrecita by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1920s; Uruguay
62.
Mabelita by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Paraguay
63.
London Carapé by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: circa 1909; Paraguay
64.
Leyenda de Espana by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Paraguay
65.
Las Abejas by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1921; Paraguay
66.
La samaritana by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: by 1922; Paraguay
67.
La catedral by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1921; Paraguay
68.
Luisito by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
69.
Milonga by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
70.
Minuet for Guitar in A major (i) by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
71.
Minuet for Guitar in A major (ii) by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
72.
Waltzes (6) for Guitar, Op. 8: no 6, Pepita by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Paraguay
73.
Sarita by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Paraguay
74.
Sargento Cabral by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Paraguay
75.
Romanza en imitación al violoncello by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
76.
Preludio for Guitar in C minor by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Paraguay
77.
Prelude for Guitar in G minor, Op. 5 no 1 by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1921; Paraguay
78.
Pais de Abanico by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1928; Paraguay
79.
Oracion por Todos by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: circa 1925; Paraguay
80.
Minuet for Guitar in E major by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: circa 1940-1944; El Salvador
81.
Minuet for Guitar in B major by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1928; Argentina
82.
Pericón by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
83.
Preludio for Guitar in C major by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
84.
Preludio for Guitar in A minor by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
85.
Preludio for Guitar in E minor by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
86.
Preludio for Guitar in E major by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
87.
Preludio for Guitar in D minor by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
88.
Rancho quemado by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
89.
Romance de la india muerta by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
90.
Serenata morisca by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
91.
Waltzes (6) for Guitar, Op. 8: no 5, Vals de la primavera by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1921; Paraguay
92.
Waltzes (6) for Guitar, Op. 8: no 4 in G major by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1923; Paraguay
93.
Waltzes (6) for Guitar, Op. 8: no 3 in A minor by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: circa 1919; Paraguay
94.
Waltzes (6) for Guitar, Op. 8: no 2, Tua imagem by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Paraguay
95.
Villancico de Navidad by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1943; Paraguay
96.
Vidalita con variaciones by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Paraguay
97.
Variations for Guitar on a theme by Tárrega by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1939; Guatemala
98.
Vals Tropical by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1932; Paraguay
99.
Una limosna por el amor de Dios "El ultimo canto" by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1944; Paraguay
100.
Un sueńo en la floresta by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1918; Paraguay
101.
Tarantella for Guitar by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Paraguay
102.
Tango for Guitar no 2 by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Paraguay
103.
Variaciones sobre el Punto Guanacasteco by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
104.
Vidalita by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Cristiano Porqueddu (Guitar)
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