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Leo Brouwer is universally acclaimed as an innovative composer, and this fifth volume of his complete guitar works contains some of his longest and most ambitious pieces. Danzas Rituales y Festivas Vol. 2 covers the gamut of virtuosic techniques and includes a movement dedicated to Pedro Mateo Gonzalez, while Brouwer considers the Sonata del Pensador to be 'one of my most valuable pieces.' Rich in Cuban rhythms, introspection and astonishing virtuosity, Brouwer's work is the result of a lifetime of musical exploration alongside a passion for music of the past. Album Tracks 1. Danzas Rituales y Festivas Vol. 2 (Ritual and Festive Dances)~Danza de los Ancestros (Dance of the Ancestors) 2. Danzas Rituales y Festivas Vol. 2 (Ritual and Festive Dances)~Glosas Camperas (Rural Variations) 3. Danzas Rituales y Festivas Vol. 2 (Ritual and Festive Dances)~Tango Matrero (Sly Tango) 4. Guitar Sonata No. 3 'Sonata del Decamerón Negro' (The Black Decameron Sonata)~I. Güijes y Gnomos (Elves and Gnomes) 5. Guitar Sonata No. 3 'Sonata del Decamerón Negro' (The Black Decameron Sonata)~II. Treno por Oyá (Lamentation for Oyá) 6. Guitar Sonata No. 3 'Sonata del Decamerón Negro' (The Black Decameron Sonata)~III. Burlesca del Aire (The Dance of the Wind) 7. Guitar Sonata No. 3 'Sonata del Decamerón Negro' (The Black Decameron Sonata)~IV. La Risa de los Griots (The Smile of the Storyteller) 8. Guitar Sonata No. 4 'Sonata del Pensador' (The Thinker's Sonata)~I. Recuperación de la memoria (Recovery of the Memory) 9. Guitar Sonata No. 4 'Sonata del Pensador' (The Thinker's Sonata)~II. Iluminaciones (Illuminations) 10. Guitar Sonata No. 4 'Sonata del Pensador' (The Thinker's Sonata)~III. Elogio de la meditación (In Praise of Meditation) 11. Guitar Sonata No. 4 'Sonata del Pensador' (The Thinker's Sonata)~IV. Celebración de la memoria (Celebration of the Memory) 12. Gu
