This album collects some of my works for guitar, focusing on the pieces written for solo guitar. I believe that my passion for this instrument was born from my fascination as a child for the bandurria, the lute and the guitar itself and was almost certainly strengthen by the first intensive composition courses that I attended with Leo Brouwer, whom I truly admire and esteem, when I was twenty years old. Be that as it may, the guitar represents a constant in my projects - I think I use it in more than forty works, from solos to chamber music. It is one of the major instruments that I play and has represented a leading presence in several of my projects over the years. The recent premiere of Memoria del ocre, a work for guitar and orchestra, represents a landmark in this long adventure. I cannot but thank Giuseppe Mennuti for his interest and wonderful work as guitarist on this album as well as all the guitarists who have accompanied my career as a composer, enriching it with their concerts, commissions and many unforgettable performances which upheld and increased my love for this instrument.

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José M. Sánchez-Verdú

TRACKING LIST

 

OCHRA

José M. Sánchez-Verdú, Music for guitar

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TRES CAPRICHOS (2003 – 2005) *

1. El sueño de la razón produce monstruos

2. El amor y la muerte

3. Volaverunt

4. CUADERNO DE FRIEDENAU (1998)

5. NADA (2007) *

for guitar and cello

6. YAD (2018) *

Étude for e-guitar

OCHRA (2020 – 2021) *

7. Sil

8. Terra di Siena

9. Miltos

10. Umbra

11. KITAB 1 (1996) *

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Giuseppe Mennuti, classical & electric guitar

Giorgio Lucchini, cello

* World premiere recording

RELEASE DATE: 2023

Item#: CR202205

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Artist: Giuseppe Mennuti
Label: Contrastes Record
Genre: Classical - Contemporary