Bellafronte / Di Ienno / Lattanzi / De Ritis - Guitar Works - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. Poèmes de la Mort 2. Guitarre 3. Drey Minnelieder 4. Etudes FÜR Streichorchester 5. Quant N'ont Assez Fait Dodo

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco was one of Italy's most influential and important composers during the 20th century. He was inspired to write for the guitar after meeting Andrés Segovia, and in the years that followed he wrote over one hundred works for the instrument. The Quintet for Guitar and String Quartet, a rare combination, reveals perfect sonority and construction with a serene Iberian mood. The Sonatina for Flute and Guitar contrasts joyfulness with poignant melodies, while the Eclogues are bucolic and lively. Written for Segovia and his wife Paquita Madriguera, the Fantasia for guitar and piano presents an expertly blended texture for this combination of instruments. Guitarist Leonard Becker is the Second Prize winner of the International Hannabach Guitar Competition 2020, held in Augsburg, Germany. He has performed with orchestras including the Pilsen Philharmonic Orchestra, with which he performed Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuezin 2019. Alongside Louis Vandory, Valerie Steenken, Elisabeth Buchner and Márton Braun he is the founder of the Tedesco-Quintett (guitar and string quartet), which won First Prize at the International Chamber Music Competition 'Gerhard Vogt' in 2019. Album Tracks 1. Guitar Quintet, Op. 143 (1950) 2. Ecloghe, Op. 206 ('Eclogues') (Version for Flute, Cor Anglais and Guitar) (1965) 3. Fantasia, Op. 145 (1950) 4. Sonatina for Flute and Guitar, Op. 205 (1965)

Album Tracks 1. Tema 2. Variation I 3. Variation II 4. Variation III 5. Variation IV Coda 6. I. Andante Mosso 7. II. Allegro Moderato 8. III. Allegretto Da Caccia 9. IV. Allegro 10. I. Andante Mosso 11. II. Allegro 12. III. Largo Espressivo 13. IV. Allegro - Recitativo 14. V. Allegretto 15. VI. Allegro 16. I. Andante 17. II. Maestoso 18. III. Allegro Non Tanto 19. IV. Allegro Moderato 20. La Mazurka 21. La Gitana 22. La Cachucha 23. I. Allegretto 24. II. Andantino 25. III. Allegro Moderato 26. IV. Allegretto Di Polacca 27. V. Moderato 28. VI. Allegro Valtz