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Agustin Barrios-Mangore, Raphael Calace, Mauro Giuliani, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Antonio Lauro, Miguel Llobet, Angy Palumbo, Benedetto Persichini, Celedonio Romero, Julio S. Sagreras - Music from the Novels of Louis Bernieres / Stephens, Ogden

Agustin Barrios-Mangore, Raphael Calace, Mauro Giuliani, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Antonio Lauro, Miguel Llobet, Angy Palumbo, Benedetto Persichini, Celedonio Romero, Julio S. Sagreras - Music from the Novels of Louis Bernieres / Stephens, Ogden

Band: Agustin Barrios-Mangore, Raphael Calace, Mauro Giuliani, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Antonio Lauro, Miguel Llobet, Angy Palumbo, Benedetto Persichini, Celedonio Romero, Julio S. Sagreras Title: Music from the Novels of Louis Bernieres / Stephens, Ogden Rating: Release Date: 30 November, 1999 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Concerto In C, RV 425: I Allegro 2: Concerto In C, RV 425: II Largo 3: Concerto In C, RV 425: III (Allegro) 4: Concerto For Mandolin In G Major: II Andante con variazioni 5: Grand duo concertant, Op. 85 6: Polcha variata 7: Amor si culla, Op.133 8: Petite Bolero 9: El Colibri 10: Choros No.1 11: Prelude No.1 12: Four Venezuelan Waltzes: 1 Allegro 13: Four Venezuelan Waltzes: 2 Allegro 14: Four Venezuelan Waltzes: 3 Allegro ritmico 15: Four Venezuelan Waltzes: 4 ( ) 16: Choro da Saudade 17: Las Abejas 18: El Noi de la Mare 19: El Testament d'Amelia 20: El Mestre 21: Mis Dolencias 22: Suite Andaluza: I Soleares 23: Homenaje a Tarrega: II Soleares

Editoral Review On this CD, guitarist Craig Ogden and mandolinist Alison Stephens play music that the characters in the books either play or discuss. It is unusual to make a soundtrack for a series of books, but music--particularly music for guitar and mandolin--is everywhere in the novels of Louis de Bernières. The pieces that relate to Corelli's Mandolin include a version of Vivaldi's Concerto in C, arranged for guitar and mandolin, and an excerpt from Hummel's Concerto for Mandolin in G Major. The most interesting pieces are by Calace, Persichini, and Palumbo, three composers who wrote for the mandolin in the late 19th century. Classical mandolin was extremely popular during that period, until it was eclipsed by the guitar in the 1920s. Composers such as these wrote beautiful music that was forgotten when the public's taste in instruments changed. The South American trilogy is represented by solo guitar pieces by composers like Villa-Lobos, Barrios, Llobet, and Lauro. The only mandolin-guitar duet in this section is the charming arrangement of a folk tune called "Mis Dolencias. " Ogden and Stephens are both fine musicians and they do an excellent job in playing this delightful music. --Michael Simmons .. You can see a complete list of all Agustin Barrios-Mangore, Raphael Calace, Mauro Giuliani, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Antonio Lauro, Miguel Llobet, Angy Palumbo, Benedetto Persichini, Celedonio Romero, Julio S. Sagreras discography, or go back to the Agustin Barrios-Mangore, Raphael Calace, Mauro Giuliani, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Antonio Lauro, Miguel Llobet, Angy Palumbo, Benedetto Persichini, Celedonio Romero, Julio S. Sagreras tabs