Composer: Reginald Smith Brindle
Performer: Duilio Meucci
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8574476
Release: 2023
Size: 216 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Etruscan Preludes
01. No. 1, Tempo libero (Con fuoco e passione)
02. No. 2, Molto adagio, e espressivo
03. No. 3, Mosso, ma non troppo, espressivo
04. No. 4, Un poco lento e sostenuto
05. No. 5, Molto vivace
El polifemo de oro
06. I. Ben adagio
07. II. Allegretto
08. III. Largo
09. IV. Ritmico e vivo
10. Nocturne
Memento
11. I. Tempo libero, quasi improvisando
12. II. Lento, espressivo
13. Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
14. Variants on 2 Themes of J.S. Bach
3 Inventions
15. No. 1, To John Cage
16. No. 2, Percussion Piece
17. No. 3, Chance Flight
Poems of Garcia Lorca
18. No. 1, Lamentación de la Muerte
19. No. 2, Danza
20. No. 3, Tierra Seca
21. No. 4, Clamor
Although Smith Brindle composed a variety of works including an opera, he is best known for his guitar music. The poetic and lyrical Etruscan Preludes express the mystery of an ancient and lost civilisation, while the enigmatic El Polifemo de oro expresses poet and playwright Federico García Lorca’s attribution of occult powers to the guitar. From the beautifully expressive Nocturne to the extreme effects of Percussion Piece (from Guitarcosmos, Vol. 3 ), the sheer virtuosity of invention in Smith Brindle’s guitar music led Julian Bream to commend his diversity of style and clarity of intention.