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This CD marks the first commercial of recordings by the great Czech guitarist, Petra Polackova. Producer David Starobin writes InchA few years ago I came upon some stunning video of the guitarist Petra Polackova. Since then I've avidly followed her work, and have marveled at her passionate performances of repertoire spanning the centuries. What a pleasure it was to finally meet in 2024 for these recording sessions in New York City. Petra is a musician after my own heart - a deep player, who seduces the listener into the dreamworld of that consummate Romantic, J. K. Mertz. Hearing Mertz's music as he performed it, on a InchRomantic GuitarInch with added basses, gives these small gems nearly symphonic range, without sacrificing their exquisite intimacy.Inch Album Tracks 1. Elegie für die Guitare 2. Bardenklänge, Op. 13~An Malvina 3. Bardenklänge, Op. 13~Capriccio 4. Bardenklänge, Op. 13~Abendlied 5. Bardenklänge, Op. 13~Unruhe 6. Bardenklänge, Op. 13~An die Entfernte 7. Bardenklänge, Op. 13~Gondoliera 8. Bardenklänge, Op. 13~Liebeslied 9. Bardenklänge, Op. 13~Tarantelle 10. Fantaisie Hongroise, Op. 65, No. 1 (from 3 Morceaux pour la Guitarre) 11. Schubert'sche Lieder~Lob der Thränen 12. Schubert'sche Lieder~Liebesbotschaft 13. Schubert'sche Lieder~Aufenthalt 14. Schubert'sche Lieder~Ständchen
