Notes and Editorial Reviews
Denis Azabagic may not be a household name just yet, but judging from what is heard on this disc, that will soon change. Azabagic was born in Bosnia Herzegovina and in 1993 became the youngest musician to win the Jacinto e Inocencio Guerrero competition in Madrid. Since then, Azabagic has won virtually every major international guitar competition, including the prestigious Foundation of America award. This recording features Azabagic in a program devoted to the music of Spanish composers.
Azabagic's masterful performance of Federico Moreno's 'Torroba's Sonatina' balances the works rhapsodic soul with flights of technical fancy. This young guitarist's repertorial choices are fascinating. The darkly colored tone poem 'La Catedral' by
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Augustín Barrios Mangoré impresses with its pious eloquence. Azabagic's playing is especially impressive in the work's surging Andante religioso second movement.
This is a most impressive recording by a startlingly talented young musician with a very promising future. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Sonatina meridional by Manuel Ponce
Performer:
Denis Azabagic (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1932; Paris, France
2.
Sonata for Guitar by Antonio José
Performer:
Denis Azabagic (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1933; Spain
3.
Estancias for Guitar by Antonio Ruiz-Pipó
Performer:
Denis Azabagic (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
4.
Homenaje "Le tombeau de Claude Debussy" by Manuel de Falla
Performer:
Denis Azabagic (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1920; Spain
5.
Whirler of the Dance by Carlos Rafael Rivera
Performer:
Denis Azabagic (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1998
6.
Sonatina for Guitar in A major by Federico Moreno-Torroba
Performer:
Denis Azabagic (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1965; Spain
7.
La catedral by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
Denis Azabagic (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1921; Paraguay
Sound Samples
Guitar Sonatina: Allegretto
La catedral: Andante relgioso
La catedral: Allegro solemne
Sonatina meridional: Campo
Sonatina meridional: Copla
Sonatina meridional: Fiesta
Guitar Sonata: I. Allegro moderato
Guitar Sonata: II. Minueto
Guitar Sonata: III. Pavana triste: Lento
Guitar Sonata: IV. Final: Allegro con brio
Homenaje, piece pour guitare ecrite pour Le Tombeau de Debussy: Homenaje, pour le tombeau de Claude Debussy
Whirler of the Dance: Prelude
Whirler of the Dance: Evocation
Whirler of the Dance: Dance
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