Nicolò Spera – Passacaglia Reflections (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Nicolò Spera – Passacaglia Reflections (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 59:11 minutes | 1,01 GB | Genre: Classical
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Italian guitarist Nicolò Spera brings to his teaching and performing a unique synthesis of European and American traditions.

Nicolò is one of the few guitarists in the world to perform on both six-string and ten-string guitars, as well as on theorbo. His wide-ranging repertoire includes the extraordinary music of the Franco-Andalusian composer Maurice Ohana. He has given lecture-recitals on the music of Ohana at different institutions and festivals, including the Mediterranean Guitar Festival, Arizona State University, Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana, Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi in Milan, San Francisco Conservatory, and the University of Surrey for the launch of the International Guitar Research Centre. His CD of Ohana’s complete works for solo guitar (Soundset Recordings), presenting the world première recording of Estelas, was awarded the 5-stars “Disco del mese” review by Seicorde, the major Italian classical guitar magazine, and it was described as “un disco di altissimo valore.”

With Soundset Recordings, Nicolò has also published his own transcriptions of Bach’s Cello Suites 4, 5, and 6, for the ten-string guitar. About this recording, cellist Judith Glyde wrote that “it is a refreshing, captivating perspective on these boundless works, and a breathtaking discovery of an unprecedented sound world.”

In 2017, the Anglo-Spanish label Contrastes Records presented Nicolò’s recording of his transcriptions for the ten-string guitar of works by Catalan composers Federico Mompou and Enrique Granados.

Tracklist:
01. Nicolò Spera – Sonata No. 16 in G Minor, C. 105 “Passacaglia” (Arr. for Guitar) (09:14)
02. Nicolò Spera – Pièce en forme de passacaille (08:44)
03. Nicolò Spera – Nocturnal After John Dowland, Op. 70: I. Musingly (02:17)
04. Nicolò Spera – Nocturnal After John Dowland, Op. 70: II. Very Agitated (00:48)
05. Nicolò Spera – Nocturnal After John Dowland, Op. 70: III. Restless (01:53)
06. Nicolò Spera – Nocturnal After John Dowland, Op. 70: IV. Uneasy (01:18)
07. Nicolò Spera – Nocturnal After John Dowland, Op. 70: V. March-Like (01:44)
08. Nicolò Spera – Nocturnal After John Dowland, Op. 70: VI. Dreaming (01:55)
09. Nicolò Spera – Nocturnal After John Dowland, Op. 70: VII. Gently Rocking (01:16)
10. Nicolò Spera – Nocturnal After John Dowland, Op. 70: VIII. Passacaglia – IX. Slow and Quiet (06:51)
11. Nicolò Spera – Passacaglia for Guitar (08:45)
12. Nicolò Spera – Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne (Arr. for Guitar) (14:21)

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