Composer: Johann Christian Bach, Francesco Geminiani, George Frideric Handel, Giacomo Merchi, Rudolph Straube
Performer: Terence Charlston, Judy Tarling, Taro Takeuchi
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Deux-Elles
Catalogue: DXL1146
Release: 2012
Size: 313 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Straube: Suite for Guitar
01. Moderato (Fantasie)
02. Tempo di Minuet
03. Largo
04. Merchi: La Folia di Spagna con Variationi
Bach: Sonata for Guitar and Violin Accompaniment
05. Allegro
06. Andante
07. Gigue
08. Handel: Menuet
Straube: Sonata I for Guitar and Harpsichord Accompaniment
09. Largo
10. Allegro Moderate
11. Allegretto con Varia
12. Geminiani: Menuet Affectuoso
Taro Takeuchi presents a unique and rare collection of virtuoso guitar music from the mid 18th Century.
Having spent many hours researching music from the Georgian period, respected guitarist Taro Takeuchi has compiled a unique collection of music by five important composers, all of whom were active in 18th Century Britain, performing on period instruments with historical metal strings.
Although guitar pieces from this era were mainly for domestic use, several outstanding composers wrote very high quality pieces and this CD presents some of the best guitar music from this specific epoch. This disc also features the well known Menuet from Handel’s Water Music (quite a few opera arias and orchestral works by Handel were transcribed for the guitar during the 8th century).