Sauret / Rashidova - 24 Etudes-Caprices 3 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Earning the admiration of the most eminent composers of his time, from Brahms and Tchaikovsky to Liszt and Sarasate, Emile Sauret occupies a significant place in the history of the violin. His lively genre pieces were augmented by an extensive cycle of Etudes-Caprices that remain a testament to his finesse and command. Written to span all twenty-four keys, they encompass subtle expressive qualities as well as drama and technical virtuosity. The Azerbaijani-born British violin virtuoso, soloist, recitalist, chamber musician and orchestral director, nazrin Rashidova made her solo debut at the age of three in Baku and was awarded a gold medal by the Cairo Opera House for an exceptional violin recital three years later. Establishing FeMusa in 2008, Britain's first female chamber orchestra in 60 years, is the latest in a series of achievements. Album Tracks 1. Étude-Caprice No. 8 in C minor 2. Étude-Caprice No. 9 in a Flat Major 3. Étude-Caprice No. 10 in F minor 4. Étude-Caprice No. 11 in D Flat Major 5. Étude-Caprice No. 12 in B Flat minor 6. Étude-Caprice No. 13 in G Flat Major

Album Tracks 1. Étude-Caprice No. 1 in C Major 2. Étude-Caprice No. 2 in a Minor 3. Étude-Caprice No. 3 in F Major 4. Étude-Caprice No. 4 in D minor 5. Étude-Caprice No. 5 in B Flat Major 6. Étude-Caprice No. 6 in G minor 7. Étude-Caprice No. 7 in E Flat Major

Born in 1959, Stefano Casarini has composed an extensive library of concert and educational music for the guitar for different levels of accomplishment. The 12 Grandes Etudes and 12 Petites Etudes recorded here are designed for professional or at least highly accomplished musicians, full of technical challenges yet satisfyingly musical in their own right. The idiom is tonal but modern, often reflective in mood, using repeated motifs which owe something both to the guitar tradition and to Minimalist music. As Adriano Sebastiani remarks in his booklet notes to this new recording, 'Casarini's compositions are highly distinctive, never banal, certainly idiomatic and always to the point. By the same token they can also be intrepid, and inclined to create evocative atmospheres and states of mind that can convey deep feelings.' This is Adriano Sebastiani's fifth album for Brilliant Classics, after well-received recordings where he accompanies singers in music by Dowland, Spohr, Weber and Rossini. Thus he brings to Casarini's music a natural feeling for it's Romantic character and easy melodic flow. The album also joins an expanding and valuable collection of studies for guitar on Brilliant Classics, including two collections of Easy Studies and volumes dedicated to Sor, to Gangi and Gilardino, among others. This is the projected first volume of a series designed by Sebastiani to bring Casarini's compositional voice to an international audience and to give a more complete picture of the stylistic variety, the value and beauty of his music Album Tracks 1. 12 Grandes Études 2. 12 Petites Études