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Full Track list
Danzas Españolas Op. 37
1) Galante – Minueto
2) Oriental
3) Fandango o Danza Gallega
4) Villanesca
5) Andaluza
6) Ronadalla Aragonesa – Jota
7) Valenciana
8) Danza Triste- Melancólica
9) Arabesca – Bolero
10) La Maja de Goya
11) El Mirar de la Maja
12) Ochos Valses Poéticos
Stephen Marchionda celebrates, with his transcriptions for guitar, the wonderful poetic music of Spanish/Catalan composer Enrique Granados. SACD recording available on the German label MDG. Stephen Marchionda deploys undeniable inspirational technical powers and elevates works which are remarkable on many fronts. In short, here is a well-made SACD that is quite simply indispensable.”
– Opus
KDFC: San Francisco, KUSC: Los Angeles and CRB: Boston select Stephen Marchionda, La guitarra poética as album of the week!
“Marchionda’s expressive playing further enhances these qualities by emphasizing the melodic line and lending it a pronounced lyrical character, and by doing so, like all great musicians, effaces himself from the picture, leaving behind only the guitar. The quality of the recording captures the sound and character of the guitar so well that, if you close your eyes, you’ll find yourself basking in the sunlight of a highly aromatic Spanish flower garden.”
— CLASSICAL MUSIC SENTENTIAL