Duilio Meucci - Smith Brindle: Guitar Music, Vol. 1 (2023) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Etruscan Preludes: No. 1, Tempo libero (Con fuoco e passione)
02. Etruscan Preludes: No. 2, Molto adagio, e espressivo
03. Etruscan Preludes: No. 3, Mosso, ma non troppo, espressivo
04. Etruscan Preludes: No. 4, Un poco lento e sostenuto
05. Etruscan Preludes: No. 5, Molto vivace
06. El Polifemo de oro: I. Ben adagio
07. El Polifemo de oro: II. Allegretto
08. El Polifemo de oro: III. Largo
09. El Polifemo de oro: IV. Ritmico e vivo
10. Nocturne
11. Memento: I. Tempo libero, quasi improvisando
12. Memento: II. Lento, espressivo
13. Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
14. Variants on 2 Themes of J.S. Bach
15. Guitarcosmos, Vol. 3: 3 Inventions: No. 1, To John Cage
16. Guitarcosmos, Vol. 3: 3 Inventions: No. 2, Percussion Piece
17. Guitarcosmos, Vol. 3: 3 Inventions: No. 3, Chance Flight
18. 4 Poems of García Lorca: No. 1, Lamentación de la Muerte
19. 4 Poems of García Lorca: No. 2, Danza
20. 4 Poems of García Lorca: No. 3, Tierra Seca
21. 4 Poems of García Lorca: No. 4, Clamor

Although Smith Brindle composed a variety of works including an opera, he is best known for his guitar music. The poetic and lyrical Etruscan Preludes express the mystery of an ancient and lost civilisation, while the enigmatic El Polifemo de oro expresses poet and playwright Federico García Lorca’s attribution of occult powers to the guitar. From the beautifully expressive Nocturne to the extreme effects of Percussion Piece (from Guitarcosmos, Vol. 3), the sheer virtuosity of invention in Smith Brindle’s guitar music led Julian Bream to commend his diversity of style and clarity of intention.

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