![]() ![]() In his fifties, his reputation as a composer preceded him and Vivaldi was able to travel quite a lot. ![]() Join me for Fretworks for music of the classical guitar Saturday and Wednesday evenings at 7 on Classical 101.Although we associate Vivaldi mainly with Venice because he spent pretty much the first forty years of his life there, he did, inevitably, get itchy feet as he became older.Īs well as wanting to travel, he was also keen to oversee productions of his operas, not just in order that they came out well, but also so that he might pitch for new work in different geographical markets. El Delirio is a serious 10 minute fantasy-sonata that makes quite an impression as performed by Spanish guitarist Maria Esther Guzman in this recording from 1994.Īlso on the program, guitarist Gregg Nestor will play 3 Film Waltzes by Milos Rozsa, the Hollywood film composer. Less often heard is El Delirio by the 19th century Spanish guitarist and composer Julian Arcas, who influenced Francisco Tarrega and the guitar maker Antonio de Torres. The celebrated Hungarian guitar duo, the Katona Twins have the Tango Suite by Argentinean composer Astor Piazzolla. The theme comes from Mozart's opera The Magic Flute. We'll hear American guitarist Eliot Fisk play Variations on a Theme of Mozart by the great early 19th century guitarist/composer Fernando Sor. The Concerto for 4 Guitars in B minor (originally for the lute) was recorded in San Antonio, Texas in 1967 with the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra. A Vintage recording of a concerto by Antonio Vivaldi from the "Royal Family of the Guitar," Los Romeros is featured this week on Fretworks.
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