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The dazzling Sardinian guitarist returns to the studios for a breathtaking compendium of variation sets, many of them never recorded before, by many of the most enduring names in guitar composition of the last century.
Composer: Various composers
Artist: Cristiano Porqueddu (guitar) - @CristianoPorqueddu
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Porquedduâs collection of 20th-century variation sets surveys a kaleidoscopic variety of styles and idioms, demonstrating in the process the guitaristâs own breadth of vision as well as his virtuosic technique and insightful musicianship. He begins with a monster of the form: the 45-minute sequence of variations on a theme of Fernando Sor, by the US composer Mark Delpriora. Musician and listener are taken on an astonishing tour de force of invention, as Sorâs melancholy tune becomes the raw text for vivid pastiches and parodies in the style of canon composers from Beethoven through to Schoenberg and Busoni.
Characteristically, set the challenge to âfollow thatâ, Porqueddu does just that, with a work of his own, which takes its inspiration from Foucaultâs Pendulum. On the following discs, the withdrawn, lyrical chromaticism presents a compelling contrast with both the Russian romanticism of Boris Asafiev preceding him, and the implacable shadows of the Raighines by Ermanno Brignolo.
Tracklist:
Composer: Mark Delpriora
Variations on a Theme by Fernando Sor - Variazioni Attraverso lâOttocento:
00:00:00 I. Theme Menuet (Op. 24 No. 1)
00:03:22 II. Var. 1 Marcia (pensando a Beethoven)
00:04:40 III. Var. 2 Sonatinetta (pensando a Clementi)
00:07:22 IV. Var. 3 LĂ€ndler (pensando a Schubert)
00:09:48 V. Var. 4 Etude I (pensando a Schumann)
00:11:27 VI. Var. 5 Nocturne (pensando a Chopin)
00:14:48 VII. Var. 6 Canon (pensando a Klengel)
00:17:40 VIII. Var. 7 Etude II (pensando a Schumann)
00:18:53 IX. Var. 8 Ballade (pensando a Brahms)
00:21:53 X. Var. 9 Scherzo (pensando a Berlioz)
00:26:21 XI. Var. 10 Marche funĂšbre (pensando a Wagner)
00:35:04 XII. Var. 11 Berceuse (pensando a Fauré)
00:38:39 XIII. Var. 12 Prelude (pensando a Scriabin)
00:40:23 XIV. Var. 13 Intermezzo (pensando a Schönberg)
00:43:44 XV. Var. 14 Fugue (pensando a Busoni)
Composer: Cristiano Porqueddu
00:48:49 Il silenzio del pendolo (Omaggio ad Alessandro Bianchi):
00:50:07 I. Prologo
00:51:38 II. Del sentire
00:53:03 III. Estrema ratio
00:56:04 Berceuse
00:57:04 Burlesco
00:59:14 VI. Grenzsituationen
01:00:52 VII. Epilogo (Tema)
01:11:28 Metamorfosis de la soledad (Su uno studio di Angelo Gilardino)
01:15:40 Lento with Variation
01:19:27 Boris Vladimirovic Asafiev: Theme with Variations and Finale after Tchaikovsky
01:27:47 Lennox Berkeley: Theme and Variations
01:38:58 Ermanno Brignolo: RaighĂnas
Composer: John Duarte
Variations on a Catalan Folk Song:
01:40:52 I. Theme
01:41:36 II. Var. 1 Risoluto
01:43:31 III. Var. 2 Molto Lirico
01:44:16 IV. Var. 3 Vivo e con forza
01:46:10 V. Var. 4 Adagio
01:47:20 VI. Var. 5 Con bravura
01:50:14 VII. Var. 6 Con delicatezza
01:52:07 VIII. Var. 7 Finale
Composer: Angelo Gilardino
Variazioni sulla follia (Studi da Francisco Goya):
01:53:35 I. Lento e pensoso
01:54:47 II. Risoluto, ma non troppo mosso
01:55:54 III. Andantino scorrevole e sommesso
01:56:46 IV. Allegro non troppo, ma assai energico
01:58:24 V. Andantino appena mosso
01:59:31 VI. Allegretto
02:01:03 VII. Andante piuttosto lento
02:02:11 VIII. Agitato
02:04:01 IX. Non troppo lento, con forte scansione
02:05:30 X. Rapido e lieve
02:06:21 XI. Mosso, legato
02:08:22 XII. Liberamente, come preludiando
02:13:21 Eli Magen: Theme and Variations
02:20:35 Alberto Mariani: Variazioni sulla follia
02:28:59 Fernande Peyrot: Theme et variations
02:39:49 Oscar Bellomo: 10 Variations on an Armenian Theme
02:51:45 Franco Cavallone: Comme des variations
03:00:49 Franco Cavallone: Di tante lagrime â Omaggio a Francisco TĂĄrrega
Composer: Angelo Gilardino
Mozartiana No. 1:
03:01:58 I. Tema â Andantino semplice
03:01:58 II. Var. 1 Burlesco
03:02:57 III. Var. 2 Agile
03:03:56 IV. Var. 3 Grazioso
03:05:43 V. Var. 4 Dolce e cullante
03:07:36 VI. Var. 5 Come un mormorio
03:09:11 VII. Var. 6 Risoluto
03:10:18 VIII. Var. 7 Agitato
03:12:00 IX. Var. 8 Reverie
03:15:39 X. Var. 9 Allegro vorticoso
03:18:13 Reginald Smith-Brindle: Variants on 2 Themes of Bach
03:35:38 Kevin Swierkosz-Lenart: Variazioni su el testament dâAmelia di Llobet
#Guitar #ChristianoPorqueddu #Gilardino #Mariani #Duarte, Berkeley #Sardinian #Variations #BrilliantClassics #Classics #Music #Guitarist #Classical #Russian #Romanticism
The dazzling Sardinian guitarist returns to the studios for a breathtaking compendium of variation sets, many of them never recorded before, by many of the most enduring names in guitar composition of the last century.
Composer: Various composers
Artist: Cristiano Porqueddu (guitar) - @CristianoPorqueddu
đ đ” Purchase, stream or download (Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, Presto): brilliant-classics.lnk.to/NovecentoGuitarVariationsID
đŹđź These tracks are available for sync licensing in videos, films, TV shows, games, advertising, and more. For licensing inquiries: info@brilliantclassicslicensing.com
Porquedduâs collection of 20th-century variation sets surveys a kaleidoscopic variety of styles and idioms, demonstrating in the process the guitaristâs own breadth of vision as well as his virtuosic technique and insightful musicianship. He begins with a monster of the form: the 45-minute sequence of variations on a theme of Fernando Sor, by the US composer Mark Delpriora. Musician and listener are taken on an astonishing tour de force of invention, as Sorâs melancholy tune becomes the raw text for vivid pastiches and parodies in the style of canon composers from Beethoven through to Schoenberg and Busoni.
Characteristically, set the challenge to âfollow thatâ, Porqueddu does just that, with a work of his own, which takes its inspiration from Foucaultâs Pendulum. On the following discs, the withdrawn, lyrical chromaticism presents a compelling contrast with both the Russian romanticism of Boris Asafiev preceding him, and the implacable shadows of the Raighines by Ermanno Brignolo.
Tracklist:
Composer: Mark Delpriora
Variations on a Theme by Fernando Sor - Variazioni Attraverso lâOttocento:
00:00:00 I. Theme Menuet (Op. 24 No. 1)
00:03:22 II. Var. 1 Marcia (pensando a Beethoven)
00:04:40 III. Var. 2 Sonatinetta (pensando a Clementi)
00:07:22 IV. Var. 3 LĂ€ndler (pensando a Schubert)
00:09:48 V. Var. 4 Etude I (pensando a Schumann)
00:11:27 VI. Var. 5 Nocturne (pensando a Chopin)
00:14:48 VII. Var. 6 Canon (pensando a Klengel)
00:17:40 VIII. Var. 7 Etude II (pensando a Schumann)
00:18:53 IX. Var. 8 Ballade (pensando a Brahms)
00:21:53 X. Var. 9 Scherzo (pensando a Berlioz)
00:26:21 XI. Var. 10 Marche funĂšbre (pensando a Wagner)
00:35:04 XII. Var. 11 Berceuse (pensando a Fauré)
00:38:39 XIII. Var. 12 Prelude (pensando a Scriabin)
00:40:23 XIV. Var. 13 Intermezzo (pensando a Schönberg)
00:43:44 XV. Var. 14 Fugue (pensando a Busoni)
Composer: Cristiano Porqueddu
00:48:49 Il silenzio del pendolo (Omaggio ad Alessandro Bianchi):
00:50:07 I. Prologo
00:51:38 II. Del sentire
00:53:03 III. Estrema ratio
00:56:04 Berceuse
00:57:04 Burlesco
00:59:14 VI. Grenzsituationen
01:00:52 VII. Epilogo (Tema)
01:11:28 Metamorfosis de la soledad (Su uno studio di Angelo Gilardino)
01:15:40 Lento with Variation
01:19:27 Boris Vladimirovic Asafiev: Theme with Variations and Finale after Tchaikovsky
01:27:47 Lennox Berkeley: Theme and Variations
01:38:58 Ermanno Brignolo: RaighĂnas
Composer: John Duarte
Variations on a Catalan Folk Song:
01:40:52 I. Theme
01:41:36 II. Var. 1 Risoluto
01:43:31 III. Var. 2 Molto Lirico
01:44:16 IV. Var. 3 Vivo e con forza
01:46:10 V. Var. 4 Adagio
01:47:20 VI. Var. 5 Con bravura
01:50:14 VII. Var. 6 Con delicatezza
01:52:07 VIII. Var. 7 Finale
Composer: Angelo Gilardino
Variazioni sulla follia (Studi da Francisco Goya):
01:53:35 I. Lento e pensoso
01:54:47 II. Risoluto, ma non troppo mosso
01:55:54 III. Andantino scorrevole e sommesso
01:56:46 IV. Allegro non troppo, ma assai energico
01:58:24 V. Andantino appena mosso
01:59:31 VI. Allegretto
02:01:03 VII. Andante piuttosto lento
02:02:11 VIII. Agitato
02:04:01 IX. Non troppo lento, con forte scansione
02:05:30 X. Rapido e lieve
02:06:21 XI. Mosso, legato
02:08:22 XII. Liberamente, come preludiando
02:13:21 Eli Magen: Theme and Variations
02:20:35 Alberto Mariani: Variazioni sulla follia
02:28:59 Fernande Peyrot: Theme et variations
02:39:49 Oscar Bellomo: 10 Variations on an Armenian Theme
02:51:45 Franco Cavallone: Comme des variations
03:00:49 Franco Cavallone: Di tante lagrime â Omaggio a Francisco TĂĄrrega
Composer: Angelo Gilardino
Mozartiana No. 1:
03:01:58 I. Tema â Andantino semplice
03:01:58 II. Var. 1 Burlesco
03:02:57 III. Var. 2 Agile
03:03:56 IV. Var. 3 Grazioso
03:05:43 V. Var. 4 Dolce e cullante
03:07:36 VI. Var. 5 Come un mormorio
03:09:11 VII. Var. 6 Risoluto
03:10:18 VIII. Var. 7 Agitato
03:12:00 IX. Var. 8 Reverie
03:15:39 X. Var. 9 Allegro vorticoso
03:18:13 Reginald Smith-Brindle: Variants on 2 Themes of Bach
03:35:38 Kevin Swierkosz-Lenart: Variazioni su el testament dâAmelia di Llobet
#Guitar #ChristianoPorqueddu #Gilardino #Mariani #Duarte, Berkeley #Sardinian #Variations #BrilliantClassics #Classics #Music #Guitarist #Classical #Russian #Romanticism
