Composer: Agustín Barrios Mangoré, Alberto Ginastera, Heitor Villa-Lobos
Performer: Sean Shibe
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Pentatone
Catalogue: PTC5187054
Release: 2023
Size: 2.18 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Barrios Mangoré: La Catedral
01. I. Preludio (Saudade)
02. II. Andante religioso
03. III. Allegro solemne
04. Barrios Mangoré: Julia florida
Villa-Lobos: Estudos for guitar, W235
05. No. 1, Allegro non troppo
06. No. 2, Allegro
07. No. 3, Allegro moderato
08. No. 4, Un peu modéré
09. No. 5, Andantino
10. No. 6, Poco allegro
11. No. 7, Tres animé
12. No. 8, Modéré – Lent
13. No. 9, Très peu animé
14. No. 10, Très animé [ME-1953]
15. No. 11, Lent
16. No. 12, Animé
Ginastera: Guitar Sonata, Op. 47
17. I. Esordio
18. II. Scherzo
19. III. Canto
20. IV. Finale
Sean Shibe returns to the acoustic guitar on Profesion, bringing together works by Agustin Barrios, Heitor Villa-Lobos and Alberto Ginastera. The album derives its name from Barrios’s “Profesion de fe” (profession of faith), a poetic, mythological text praising the divine power of music, often used as a preface to his concerts. Barrios’s La Catedral and Julia Florida are combined with Villa Lobos’s 12 Etudes, while Ginastera’s Guitar Sonata completes the programme. These works by Southern American composers share a spirit of homage and pastiche, bound together by magical realism. The music is voluminous, indulging in excess, and narcotic, and as such creates a counterweight to the reserved and retrospective nature of Shibe’s acclaimed acoustic predecessor album Camino. This will be Shibe’s first-ever album playing repertoire that was originally conceived for acoustic guitar, and he uses a Hauser copy, initially built for Julian Bream. It was considered one of the best instruments of the 1930s, and fits the sound world of this programme like a glove.