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Fichtner: Paganini – The 37 Guitar Sonatas (2 CD, APE)

Fichtner: Paganini - The 37 Guitar Sonatas (2 CD, APE)
Fichtner: Paganini - The 37 Guitar Sonatas (2 CD, APE)

Composer: Niccolo Paganini
Performer: Guido Fichtner
Audio CD
Number of Discs: 2
Format: APE (image+cue)
Label: Dynamic
Size: 511 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes

Disc: 1
01. Sonata for guitar No. 1 in A major, MS 84/1: Minuetto
02. Sonata for guitar No. 1 in A major, MS 84/1: Andantino
03. Sonata for guitar No. 2 in A major, MS 84/2: Minuetto
04. Sonata for guitar No. 2 in A major, MS 84/2: Allegretto ossia Rondoncino
05. Sonata for guitar No. 3 in C major, MS 84/3: Minuetto
06. Sonata for guitar No. 3 in C major, MS 84/3: Valtz
07. Sonata for guitar No. 4 in D major, MS 84/4: Minuetto
08. Sonata for guitar No. 4 in D major, MS 84/4: Rondoncino
09. Sonata for guitar No. 5 in G major, MS 84/5: Minuetto
10. Sonata for guitar No. 5 in G major, MS 84/5: Andantino
11. Sonata for guitar No. 6 in F major, MS 84/6: Minuetto
12. Sonata for guitar No. 6 in F major, MS 84/6: Allegretto
13. Sonata for guitar No. 7 in F major, MS 84/7: Minuetto
14. Sonata for guitar No. 7 in F major, MS 84/7: Valtz
15. Sonata for guitar No. 8 in G major, MS 84/8: Minuetto
16. Sonata for guitar No. 8 in G major, MS 84/8: Allegretto scherzando
17. Sonata for guitar No. 9 in C major, MS 84/9: Minuetto
18. Sonata for guitar No. 9 in C major, MS 84/9: Valtz
19. Sonata for guitar No. 10 in D major, MS 84/10: Minuetto
20. Sonata for guitar No. 10 in D major, MS 84/10: Valtz
21. Sonata for guitar No. 11 in A major, MS 84/11
22. Sonata for guitar No. 12 in A major, MS 84/12: Minuetto
23. Sonata for guitar No. 12 in A major, MS 84/12: Allegretto
24. Sonata for guitar No. 13 in C major, MS 84/13: Minuetto
25. Sonata for guitar No. 13 in C major, MS 84/13: Andantino
26. Sonata for guitar No. 14 in F major, MS 84/14: Minuetto , Valtz
27. Sonata for guitar No. 14 in F major, MS 84/14: Allegretto
28. Sonata for guitar No. 15 in C major, MS 84/15: Minuetto, Perligordino
29. Sonata for guitar No. 15 in C major, MS 84/15: Allegretto
30. Sonata for guitar No. 16 in E major, MS 84/16: Minuetto
31. Sonata for guitar No. 16 in E major, MS 84/16: Allegretto

Disc: 2
01. Sonata for guitar No. 17 in A major, MS 84/17: Minuetto
02. Sonata for guitar No. 17 in A major, MS 84/17: Perligordino
03. Sonata for guitar No. 18 in A major, MS 84/18: Minuetto
04. Sonata for guitar No. 18 in A major, MS 84/18: Allegretto
05. Sonata for guitar No. 19 in C major, MS 84/19: Minuetto
06. Sonata for guitar No. 19 in C major, MS 84/19: Allegretto
07. Sonata for guitar No. 20 in C major, MS 84/20: Minuetto
08. Sonata for guitar No. 20 in C major, MS 84/20: Valtz
09. Sonata for guitar No. 21 in A major, MS 84/21: Minuetto
10. Sonata for guitar No. 21 in A major, MS 84/21: Valtz
11. Sonata for guitar No. 22 in D major, MS 84/22: Minuetto
12. Sonata for guitar No. 22 in D major, MS 84/22: Andantino
13. Sonata for guitar No. 23 in A major, MS 84/23: Minuetto detto il Matto
14. Sonata for guitar No. 23 in A major, MS 84/23: Allegretto
15. Sonata for guitar No. 23 in A major, MS 84/23: Allegretto
16. Sonata for guitar No. 24 in G major, MS 84/24: Minuetto
17. Sonata for guitar No. 24 in G major, MS 84/24: Andantino
18. Sonata for guitar No. 25 in E major, MS 84/25: Minuetto
19. Sonata for guitar No. 25 in E major, MS 84/25: Valtz
20. Sonata for guitar No. 26 in A major, MS 84/26: Minuetto per la Signora Marina
21. Sonata for guitar No. 26 in A major, MS 84/26: Allegretto
22. Sonata for guitar No. 27 in A major, MS 84/27: Minuetto per la Signora Marina
23. Sonata for guitar No. 27 in A major, MS 84/27: Valtz
24. Sonata for guitar No. 28 in G major, MS 84/28: Minuetto
25. Sonata for guitar No. 28 in G major, MS 84/28: Andantino Amorosa
26. Sonata for guitar No. 29 in G major, MS 84/29: Minuetto
27. Sonata for guitar No. 29 in G major, MS 84/29: Andantino
28. Sonata for guitar No. 30 in A major, MS 84/30: Minuetto
29. Sonata for guitar No. 30 in A major, MS 84/30: Allegro
30. Sonata for guitar No. 31 in C major, MS 84/31: Minuetto
31. Sonata for guitar No. 31 in C major, MS 84/31: Rondoncino, Valtz
32. Sonata for guitar No. 32 in E major, MS 84/32: Minuetto
33. Sonata for guitar No. 32 in E major, MS 84/32: Valtz
34. Sonata for guitar No. 33 in C minor, MS 84/33: Minuetto
35. Sonata for guitar No. 33 in C minor, MS 84/33: Andantino
36. Sonata for guitar No. 34 in A major, MS 84/34
37. Sonata for guitar No. 35 in E major, MS 84/35
38. Sonata for guitar No. 36 in A major, MS 84/36
39. Sonata for guitar No. 37 in A major, MS 84/37

This is what he played when he was alone.

Paganini was publicly ambivelent about the guitar yet, one of the few pieces he published during his life time was a show piece for guitar : the Grand Sonata in A major (Marco Tomayo gives an excellent account on Naxos 8.557598). These are not show pieces in the same sense; these are chamber works in the best sense of that term–music made at home–they are challenging to play (I’m told) and they are tuneful and charming to listen to.

Paganini said, “I do not like the instrument, but regard it simply as a way of helping me to think.” We tend to forget that instant access to music has only been widely available since the middle of the last century. For the composer and for us, this music provides a space for us to think in. While this music is not distracting, that should not be taken to mean that it’s mere fluff–it’s not late Beethoven or Mozart, but it’s not meant to be–these sonatas fulfil their function with aplomb. They delight in being delightful. Great stuff this for a relaxing evening or for contemplation.

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