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Ali Arango, First Prize winner of the 2018 Tarrega International Guitar Competition, Benicassim, has selected the repertoire for this recital in tribute to his years in Cuba where he learned many of these works. He has chosen Tarrega's brilliant Gran jota, Barrios Mangore's masterpiece, La cathedral and the powerful Sonata No. 1 by his fellow Cuban, the contemporary master Leo Brouwer with whose music Arango is strongly associated. Also included is the guitarist's own Triptico para guitarra, a large-scale work that embraces sarabande-like motifs, polyphony and Afro-Cuban influences. Album Tracks 1. Gran Jota 2. La Catedral 3. I. Preludio Saudade 4. II. Andante Religioso 5. III. Allegro Solemne 6. 24 Caprices, Op. 1, Ms 25 No. 5 in a Minor (Arr. A. Arango for Guitar) 7. Guitar Sonata 8. I. Fandangos y Boleros 9. II. Sarabanda de Scriabin 10. III. La Toccata de Pasquini 11. Paisaje Cubano Con Tristeza (Cuban Landscape with Sadness) 12. Elogio de la Danza (In Praise of the Dance) 13. Tríptico 14. I. de la Contradicción (About the Contradiction) 15. II. de la Duda (About Doubt) 16. III. de la Decisión (About the Decision) 17. Estudio de Escalas 18. María
