Composer: Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Performer: Louis Vandory, Valerie Steenken, Elisabeth Buchner, Márton Braun, Leonard Becker, Chloé Dufossez, Eloi Huscenot, Clara Isabella Siegle
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8574319
Release: 2021
Size: 1.01 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Quintet for guitar and string quartet, Op. 143
01. I. Allegro, vivo e schietto
02. II. Andante mesto
03. III. Scherzo. Allegro con spirito, alla marcia
04. IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco
Eclogues
05. I. Andantino quieto
06. II. Allegro con spirito [Tempo di saltarello]
07. III. Lento – Elegiaco
08. IV. Girotondo. Allegro vivace, con spirito
Fantasia for guitar and piano, Op. 145
09. I. Andantino
10. II. Vivacissimo
Sonatina for Flute and Guitar, Op. 205
11. I. Allegretto grazioso
12. II. Tempo di siciliana
13. III. Scherzo-Rondo
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco was one of Italy’s most influential and important composers during the 20th century. He was inspired to write for the guitar after meeting Andrés Segovia, and in the years that followed he wrote over one hundred works for the instrument. The Quintet for Guitar and String Quartet, a rare combination, reveals perfect sonority and construction with a serene Iberian mood. The Sonatina for Flute and Guitar contrasts joyfulness with poignant melodies, while the Eclogues are bucolic and lively. Written for Segovia and his wife Paquita Madriguera, the Fantasia for Guitar and Piano presents an expertly blended texture for this combination of instruments.