Franz Halasz - Music for Guitar & Piano 1 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The Colourful Telemann presents works from different periods of Georg Philipp Telemann's life, reflecting his lively personality and exploring his seemingly unlimited invention over a wide variety of styles and genres. A contemporary of Bach and Handel, Telemann wrote music that stands out for it's delightful and remarkably generous character, each piece like a leisurely walk with a good friend. From the German and French influences of the earlier Sonata to the dignified Sinfonia Melodica, possibly composed in the year of his death, this is Telemann at his best. Barthold Kuijken is an eminent leader in the field of early music. A virtuoso traverso soloist, teacher and conductor, he has shaped the fields of historical flutes and historically informed performance over the last 40 years. Kuijken has widely performed and recorded the repertoire for the Baroque flute and has collaborated with other early music specialists including his brothers, Sigiswald Kuijken and Wieland Kuijken, Frans Brüggen, Gustav Leonhardt and Paul Dombrecht.

Although best known for his symphonic poems and symphonies, Bax also wrote prolifically for the piano, his instrument from the first. The two-piano music heard on this recording was written mostly in the late 1920s for the husband and wife piano duet team. Album Tracks 1. Molto Moderato (Quasi Andante) - Allegretto Scherzando (Ma No Troppo Presto) 2. Lento Espressivo 3. Vivace E Feroce (Ma Non Troppo Presto)

A rare recording of works devoted exclusively to Regino Sainz de la Maza, a leading guitarist, composer and teacher and the first soloist to perform Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez. His compositions draw heavily on Castilian and Andalusian folksong. Album Tracks 1. Zapateado 2. Meditacion 3. Rondena 4. Petenera 5. Albada y Paisaje 6. Baile de Munecas 7. El Vito 8. Idilio 9. Solea 10. Romancillo de Maria Belen 11. Canciones Castellanas 12. Sacrificio 13. Alegrias 14. Recuerdo 15. Estudio in a Minor 16. Seguidilla-Sevillana 17. Meditacion 18. Minueto 19. Cantilena