The guitar quartet is a novel medium, dating mostly (except for a few forerunners) from the second half of the 20th century. Many examples have been North American; Spain and Germany have been predominant European locales. But the established groups had better be on the lookout for Britain's VIDA Guitar Quartet, which here delivers a program equally perfect in concept and execution, not to mention engineering. Most guitar quartet programs consist of arrangements of short pieces in a melodic vein, with plenty of Spanish ...
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The guitar quartet is a novel medium, dating mostly (except for a few forerunners) from the second half of the 20th century. Many examples have been North American; Spain and Germany have been predominant European locales. But the established groups had better be on the lookout for Britain's VIDA Guitar Quartet, which here delivers a program equally perfect in concept and execution, not to mention engineering. Most guitar quartet programs consist of arrangements of short pieces in a melodic vein, with plenty of Spanish color and maybe a hint of flamenco modes, but with only a basic sort of sustained expression. In this set of works by de Falla, Turina, and Bizet, the guitar quartet is trying mightily to be a full orchestra. The arrangement by group member Mark Eden of a suite from de Falla's El amor brujo (which gives the album its name) is the real tour de force. Beyond the playing of a substantial part of the suite, and beyond the sheer combination of passion and precision the quartet brings to the...
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Add this copy of Love the Magician to cart. $29.46, new condition, Sold by newtownvideo rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from huntingdon valley, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by British Guitar Society.
