VA - Favourite Guitar Concertos (2007) [5CD Box Set]

There is more to guitar concertos than Rodrigo and Vivaldi. The 5-Disc set presents an enjoyable selection of music from the Baroque up to and including the 20th century. Containing Rodrigo's evergreen Concierto de Aranjuez, also included are two more of his guitar concertos. Vivaldi is represented too, and in between there is entertaining music by Carulli and Ponce.

Tracks:

CD 1:
1. Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar by Joaquin Rodrigo
Performer: Paolo Pugliese (Guitar), Alfonso Moreno (Guitar)
Conductor: Enrique Bátiz
Orchestra/Ensemble: Mexican State Symphony Orchestra

2. Fantasía para un gentilhombre by Joaquin Rodrigo
Performer: Paolo Pugliese (Guitar), Alfonso Moreno (Guitar)
Conductor: Enrique Bátiz
Orchestra/Ensemble: Mexican State Symphony Orchestra

3. Concierto para una fiesta for Guitar by Joaquin Rodrigo
Performer: Paolo Pugliese (Guitar), Alfonso Moreno (Guitar)
Conductor: Enrique Bátiz
Orchestra/Ensemble: Mexican State Symphony Orchestra


CD 2:
4. Concierto del Sur for Guitar by Manuel Ponce
Performer: Paolo Pugliese (Guitar), Alfonso Moreno (Guitar)
Conductor: Enrique Bátiz
Orchestra/Ensemble: Mexican State Symphony Orchestra

5. Concerto for Guitar in A major, Op. 8a by Ferdinando Carulli
Performer: Paolo Pugliese (Guitar), Alfonso Moreno (Guitar), Jozef Szapka (Guitar)
Conductor: Bohdan Warchal, Enrique Bátiz
Orchestra/Ensemble: Slovak Chamber Orchestra, Mexican State Symphony Orchestra

6. Concerto for Guitar in C major by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer: Jozef Szapka (Guitar)
Conductor: Bohdan Warchal
Orchestra/Ensemble: Slovak Chamber Orchestra

7. Concerto for Guitar in D major by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer: Jozef Szapka (Guitar)
Conductor: Bohdan Warchal
Orchestra/Ensemble: Slovak Chamber Orchestra


CD 3:
8. Concerto for Guitar in D minor by Johann Friedrich Fasch
Performer: Jozef Szapka (Guitar)
Conductor: Bohdan Warchal
Orchestra/Ensemble: Slovak Chamber Orchestra

9. Concerto for Guitar in G major by Johann Ludwig Krebs
Performer: Jozef Szapka (Guitar)
Conductor: Bohdan Warchal
Orchestra/Ensemble: Slovak Chamber Orchestra

10. Concerto for Guitar no 2 in A major, Op. 36 by Mauro Giuliani
Performer: Claudio Maccari (Guitar)
Conductor: Andrea Rognoni
Orchestra/Ensemble: Ensemble L'Ottocento


CD 4:
11. Concerto for Guitar no 1 in A major, Op. 30 by Mauro Giuliani
Performer: Claudio Maccari (Guitar)
Conductor: Andrea Rognoni
Orchestra/Ensemble: Ensemble L'Ottocento

12. Concerto for Guitar no 3 in F major, Op. 70 by Mauro Giuliani
Performer: Claudio Maccari (Guitar), Paolo Pugliese (Guitar)
Conductor: Andrea Rognoni
Orchestra/Ensemble: Ensemble L'Ottocento


CD 5:
13. Concerto for 2 Guitars, Op. 201 by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Performer: Massimo Felici (Guitar), Lorenzo Micheli (Guitar)
Conductor: Michael Summers
Orchestra/Ensemble: Abruzzese Symphony Orchestra

14. Concerto for Guitar no 1 in D major, Op. 99 by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Performer: Massimo Felici (Guitar), Lorenzo Micheli (Guitar)
Conductor: Michael Summers
Orchestra/Ensemble: Abruzzese Symphony Orchestra

15. Concerto for Guitar no 2 in C major, Op. 160 by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Performer: Lorenzo Micheli (Guitar), Massimo Felici (Guitar)
Conductor: Michael Summers
Orchestra/Ensemble: Abruzzese Symphony Orchestra