Graham Anthony Devine - Brouwer: Guitar Music, Vol. 3 - Sonata / Hika / Suite No. 2 / Rio De Los Orishas (2003)

Tracklist

01. Guitar Sonata No. 1: I. Fandangos y Boleros
02. Guitar Sonata No. 1: II. Sarabanda de Scriabin
03. Guitar Sonata No. 1: III. La Toccata de Pasquini
04. 3 Latin American Pieces: Variations on a Piazzolla Tango
05. 3 Latin American Pieces: Cancion Triste (Guastavino)
06. 3 Latin American Pieces: Danza del Altiplano
07. Hika, In Memoriam Toru Takemitsu: Hika
08. Guitar Suite No. 2: I. Preludio
09. Guitar Suite No. 2: II. Allegro Burlesco
10. Guitar Suite No. 2: III. Andantino
11. Guitar Suite No. 2: An Idea (Passacaglia for Eli)
12. Guitar Suite No. 2: Paisaje Cubano con campanas
13. Rito de los Orishas: I. Exordium – conjuro
14. Rito de los Orishas: II. Danza de las diosas negras
15. Rito de los Orishas: Un dia de Noviembre

The music of the Cuban composer Leo Brouwer may be traced through three developmental stages of compositional style: self-taught (combining traditional classical forms with Cuban inspiration), contemporary (exploring modern techniques of various kinds) and what Brouwer himself calls “national Hyper-Romanticism” (a return to Afro-Cuban roots coupled with elements of traditional technique and of minimalism). This wide variety of styles is clearly in evidence throughout this recording. The Sonata pays explicit tribute to Beethoven, Scriabin and Pasquini, the Three Latin American Pieces are based on songs from South America, including one by Astor Piazzolla, while Hika takes its title from a piece by fellow composer and friend Toru Takemitsu, and is dedicated to his memory.

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