Simon Schembri & Quatuor Parisii - The Maltese Touch: Guitar Quintets (2017) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist
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01. Guitar Concerto No. 1 in A Major, Op. 30 (Version for Guitar & String Quartet): I. Allegro maestoso
02. Guitar Concerto No. 1 in A Major, Op. 30 (Version for Guitar & String Quartet): II. Andantino siciliano
03. Guitar Concerto No. 1 in A Major, Op. 30 (Version for Guitar & String Quartet): III. Polonaise
04. Nazca
05. Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D Major, G. 448: I. Pastorale
06. Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D Major, G. 448: II. Allegro maestoso
07. Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D Major, G. 448: III. Grave assai-IV. Fandango


On this release titled The Maltese Touch, guitarist Simon Schembri and Parisii Quartet present three works which, alongside virtuosity of execution, also display a wide range of emotions and contrasts. The guitar concerto op. 30 by Mauro Giuliani was arranged for guitar and string quartet by the composer himself. Luigi Boccherini who was for many years in the service of the Bourbon court and other nobility in Madrid dedicated his composing the specific native sound scapes, that his adopted country Spain offered. Thus he arranged a number of his earlier string quintets for guitar and string quartet like the Quintet in D major, G. 448 “Fandango”. The piece Nazca by the French guitarist and composer Erik Marchelie was written in 1988 and refers to the enigmatic drawings on the desert floor of the Peruvian desert.

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