Sean Shibe - Profesión (2023) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. 5 Preludes, W 419, A419: No. 3 in A Minor (Homage to Bach) [Bonus Track]
02. La catedral: I. Preludio (Saudade)
03. La catedral: II. Andante religioso
04. La catedral: III. Allegro solemne
05. Julia Florida
06. 12 Studies, W 235, A235: No. 1, Allegro non troppo
07. 12 Studies, W 235, A235: No. 2, Allegro
08. 12 Studies, W 235, A235: No. 3, Allegro moderato
09. 12 Studies, W 235, A235: No. 4, Un peu modéré
10. 12 Studies, W 235, A235: No. 5, Andantino
11. 12 Studies, W 235, A235: No. 6, Poco allegro
12. 12 Studies, W 235, A235: No. 7, Tres animé
13. 12 Studies, W 235, A235: No. 8, Modéré - Lent
14. 12 Studies, W 235, A235: No. 9, Très peu animé
15. 12 Studies, W 235, A235: No. 10, Très animé [ME-1953]
16. 12 Studies, W 235, A235: No.11, Lent
17. 12 Studies, W 235, A235: No. 12, Animé
18. Sonata for Guitar, Op. 47: I. Esordio
19. Sonata for Guitar, Op. 47: II. Scherzo
20. Sonata for Guitar, Op. 47: III. Canto
21. Sonata for Guitar, Op. 47: IV. Finale



Sean Shibe returns to the classical guitar on Profesión, bringing together works by Agustín Barrios, Heitor Villa-Lobos and Alberto Ginastera. The album derives its name from Barrios’s “Profesión de Fe” (profession of faith), a poem which he often used as a preface to his concerts. The poem references indigenous mythological deities, and praises the power of the guitar as the ultimate conduit to the secrets of the divine South-American destiny. Barrios’s La Catedral and Julia Florida are combined with Villa Lobos’s 12 Études, while Ginastera’s Sonata completes the programme.

These works by South American composers begin with homage and pastiche in reverence of the Old World, but build towards a totally original idiom – musical magical realism. The repertoire is voluminous, indulging in excess, and narcotic, and as such creates a counterweight to the reserved and introspective nature of Shibe’s acclaimed classical predecessor album Camino. This will be Shibe’s first-ever album focussing on repertoire that was originally written for the classical guitar, and he plays a Hauser copy built for Julian Bream. It was considered one of the best instruments of the 1930s, and fits the sound world of this programme like a glove.

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