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Ponce: Guitar Sonatas Maria Esther Guzman IBS 122024--72 minutes The guitar sonatas of Mexican composer Manuel Ponce, written from 1923 to 1929 and dedicated to Andres Segovia, are staples in [...]

Marko Topchii, guitar Naxos 574630--70 minutes After being a previous runner-up in the Guitar Foundation of America Competition, Ukrainian guitarist Marko Topchii placed first in 2023, and part of the [...]

Pastiches John Schneider, g MicroFest 27--72 minutes Grammy-winning California guitarist-physicist John Schneider has spent much of his career attempting to elevate our ears to appreciate the subtle realms of different [...]

Sharon Isbin in Aspen with Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Bangash, Ayaan Ali Bangash, sarods; Amit Kavthekar, tabla Zoho 202405--64 minutes Recorded at the 2022 Aspen Music Festival, where guitarist [...]

Paganini: Guitar Pieces 2 Mauro Bonelli Tactus 781692 [2CD] 148 minutes Italian guitarist Mauro Bonelli presents his second volume of solo guitar works by Paganini (1782-1840). This set contains 37 [...]

David Starobin, guitar Giuliani, Matiegka, L'Hoyer, Regondi, Sor, Coste, Segovia Bridge 9600-58 minutes Born in New York, guitarist David Starobin has been a positive force in the guitar world and [...]

Agua y Vinho: Sentimental Moods Carolina Dello Iacono, fl; Antonio Grande, g Stradivarius 37276--50 minutes Opening with Egberto Gismonti's 'Agua e Vinho', one of the most dramatically beautiful pieces from [...]

GALILEI: Lute Suites Richard Kolb Acis 20415-42 minutes Playing a 10-course lute, Richard Kolb, who holds a PhD in musicology from Case-Western, presents a program entirely devoted to six suites [...]

Alma Antigua Marina Tomei, g Stradivarius 37256--42 minutes Currently professor of Music of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, guitarist Marina Tomei was educated in Italy and attended masterclasses with [...]

Ausias Parejo, g Naxos 574623--65 minutes Starting to play the guitar at age 4 isn't particularly unusual when you come from a long line of guitarists, and Spanish guitarist Ausias [...]

Charms to Soothe David Leisner, g Azica 71368--56 minutes New York guitarist David Leisner has assembled a lovely program of 19th Century guitar music designed, in his words, to "soothe [...]

Guitar Delights Dragos Ilie Radio R 532--61 minutes Currently pursuing a doctorate at the University of Texas Austin, award-winning Romanian guitarist Dragos Ilie presents us with an excellent debut CD [...]

Vallet: Lute Music Yavor Genov, lute Brilliant 96925--61 minutes Bulgarian lutenist and musicologist Yavor Genov has given us an excellent program of music by Nicolas Vallet (c. 1583-c.1642) who was [...]

Porqueddu: Guitar Impressions Riccardo D'Alo, Lorenzo Micheli Pucci Brilliant 96699 [2CD] 109 minutes This set presents music composed by one of the most energetic guitarists I have ever encountered, whose [...]

Da Crema: Lute Anthology Domenico Cerasani Brilliant 96419--59 minutes In his third CD for Brillant Classics, Italian lutenist Domenico Cerasani has assembled a program of music from an anthology collected [...]

Originals Marchelie, Periera, Tisserand, Sidney, Lewis, Pujol Duo Claroscuro--Da Vinci 822-70 minutes With compositions specifically written for the duo by composers who have substantial knowledge of the guitar, harpist Morgana [...]

Serenade, I Miss You Nicolas Hurt, g--Oak 0-23 minutes Nicholas Hurt, a young guitarist in the Austin, Texas area, has released a CD that includes compositions by himself and commissions [...]

PAGANINI: Guitar Quartets Paganini Ensemble Vienna Dynamic 7974--67 minutes The Paganini Ensemble Vienna continues its noble mission of bringing the Paganini Guitar Quartets to us. Having made Paganini's music a [...]

PAGANINI: Guitar Pieces 1 Mauro Bonelli Tactus 1691--120 minutes Nicolo Paganini's career clearly included the guitar. He toured with an outstanding guitarist, Luigi Legnani, and he wrote music for the [...]

CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO: Appunti, op 210 Edoardo Pieri, g Da Vinci 829 [2CD] 113 minutes These are studies for the guitar by a composer who was not himself a guitarist but clearly [...]

Michael Butten, g--FHR 156-67 minutes Alternating Renaissance and contemporary pieces with British roots, English guitarist Michael Butten presents a program demonstrating a true mastery of these very different musical styles, [...]

James Akers, g Resonus 10334-63 minutes It is so refreshing to hear both familiar and unfamiliar repertoire performed eloquently in a clearly constructed program by such a skilled performer. Scottish [...]

DUARTE: Guitar Pieces Flavio Nati Brilliant 96658-76 minutes English guitarist and composer John Duarte (died in 2004), a well-known personality in the classical guitar world in his lifetime (and not [...]

CASSADO & MOMPOU: Guitar Pieces Eugenio Della Chiara Naxos 579103-57 minutes Italian guitarist Eugenio Della Chiara has combined the solo guitar works of two Spanish composers who have much in [...]

BARRIOS: Leyenda Ozan Saritepe, g Da Vinci 770-64 minutes Turkish guitarist Ozan Saritepe knows Barrios and brings him to life in a variety of moods in this excellent recording. The [...]

Transcriptions Schubert & Mendelssohn songs Giacomo Copiello, Michelle Tedesco, g Stradivarius 37273--54 minutes Opening with his arrangement of Schubert's well-known 'Standchen', Italian guitarist Giacomo Copiello gives the legato melody a [...]

PRESTI: 2 Guitars Salvatore Fortunato, Fabio Perciballi Brilliant 96708--77 minutes Ida Presti (1924-67) began playing the guitar at the age of 4 under the tutelage of her father and is [...]

BACH: Plucked Bach II Alon Sariel, mand; Francesca Benetti, theorbo Pentatone 5187 109--48 minutes The second in a series of Bach's music arranged for the mandolin. Alon Sariel presents music [...]

Mandolin Concertos & Songs Julien Martineau Naive 8120-69 minutes French mandolinist Julien Martineau exudes his multifaceted love for the mandolin in an excellent recording of the instrument in several different [...]

THEOFANIDIS: Guitar Pieces Matthew Dane, va; Christina Jennings, fl; Nicolo Spera, g; Exigence Vocal Ensemble Albany 1942-54 minutes How refreshing! The world of the classical guitar is healthy and growing [...]

REBAY: Violin & Guitar Piercarlo Sacco & Andrea Dieci Brilliant 96176 [2CD] 153 minutes Italian musicians Piercarlo Sacco and Andrea Dieci present a three-disc set of music of Austrian composer [...]

BURGESS: Guitar Quartets Mela Guitar Quartet Naxos 574423-60 minutes Best-known worldwide for having written A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess (191793) was a multitalented Englishman who wrote more than 60 books [...]

Buur, Lohse, Bruun, Zwicki, Frandsen, Siegel Aros Guitar Duo OUR 8.226919-58 minutes This is an album of new music for guitar duo based on a musical theme titled 'In the [...]

BACH: Guitar Recital Georgi Dimitrov-Jojo Naxos 574541-60 minutes Sonatas & Partitas S1001-1006 Franz Halasz, g BIS 2705 [2CD] 132 minutes What a task for a reviewer--having to listen to two [...]

Same River Twice Billy Arcila, g; Somnek Saeng-arun, khlui Naxos 574488--51 minutes This recording includes original pieces by the performer, Billy Arcila (b. 1968) interspersed with music from other composers. [...]

Landscapes Lina Morita, p; Jay Kacherski, g Frameworks 0--54 minutes Sometimes you can tell you're going to like a CD from the first few bars, and so it is with [...]

HOFFMAN: Mandolin Quartets Federico Maddaluno; Alberto Maran, v; Myriam Traversi, va; Alessandro Parfitt, vc Brilliant 97117--49 minutes Combining the bright plucked sound of the mandolin with a string trio is [...]

New Music for Voice & Guitar Kenneth Meyer, g; Janet Brown, Sharon Harms, s Frameworks 0--52 minutes Guitarist Kenneth Meyer is a past winner of the MTNA National Guitar Competition [...]

Spanish Candy Albeniz, Sanlucar, Tarrega, Marquina Aaron Larget-Caplan, g Tiger 88810--32 minutes Aaron Larget-Caplan is a Boston-based guitarist who has been very active in musical circles, teaching and self-producing recordings, [...]

Nuevo Dia: flamenco & classical Jeremy Garcia, g Frameworks 2--44 minutes Texas guitarist Jeremy Garcia has released his third recording, revealing two facets of this creative musician. He makes his [...]

Intimate Ichiro Suzuki, g IBS 42023--51 minutes Having been the artistic director of the Barcelona Guitar Festival for many years, Ichiro Suzuki has lived a long life in the arts. [...]

Ida Presti & Alexandre Lagoya Doremi 8140--79 minutes When one thinks of the classical guitar in the 20th Century, the name Andres Segovia comes to mind. This very educational compilation [...]

Wanderlust Lara Deutsch, fl; Adam Cicchillitti, g Leaf 269-64 minutes Canadian flutist Lara Deutsch has joined guitarist Adam Cicchillitti in a recording of music from regions reflecting their heritage. Cicchillitti [...]

SOR : Les Adieux; Favorite Pieces Vol. 2 Frank Bungarten, g MDG 905 2282-69 minutes German guitarist Frank Bungarten has released another excellent recording devoted to the music of Fernando [...]

DUARTE: Guitar with Orchestra Antonio de Innocentis, Nicola Montella; Belfort Guitar Duo; Belfort Chamber Ensemble & Orchestra Brilliant 96510-75 minutes English composer John Duarte (1919-2004), known by some as 'Jack', [...]

Viola & Guitar Nicholas Corti & Han Jonkers TYX 22169--74 minutes In a pairing that one does not usually hear, Dutch guitarist Hans Jonkers and Swiss violist Nicolas Corti have [...]

HOLLAND: Guitar Pieces Christopher Mallett Naxos 559924--62 minutes A black American born free in Norfolk, Virginia, Justin Holland (1819-87) was a guitarist, teacher, and composer. He attended Oberlin Conservatory from [...]

CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO: Guitar Pieces Antonio Rugolo Brilliant 96662--52 minutes Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968) was a skilled and musically fluent Italian composer who lived about 45 years in his home country and moved [...]