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Johann Sebastian Bach, Manuel Ponce, Stjepan Sulek, Francisco Tarrega, William Walton, Ana Vidovic - Ana Vidovic Guitar Recital

Johann Sebastian Bach, Manuel Ponce, Stjepan Sulek, Francisco Tarrega, William Walton, Ana Vidovic - Ana Vidovic Guitar Recital

Band: Johann Sebastian Bach, Manuel Ponce, Stjepan Sulek, Francisco Tarrega, William Walton, Ana Vidovic Title: Ana Vidovic Guitar Recital Rating: Release Date: 15 August, 2000 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Partita in E, BWV 1006a: Prld 2: Partita in E, BWV 1006a: Loure 3: Partita in E, BWV 1006a: Gavotte En Rondeau 4: Partita in E, BWV 1006a: Menuett I And Menuett II 5: Partita in E, BWV 1006a: Bourree 6: Partita in E, BWV 1006a: Gigue 7: Son Romantica: I. Allegro Moderato 8: Son Romantica: II. Andante Espressivo 9: Son Romantica: III. Allegretto Vivo 10: Son Romantica: IV. Allegro Non Troppo E Serioso 11: Danza Mora 12: Capricho Arabe 13: Vals 14: The Troubadours Three: Melancholy 15: The Troubadours Three: Sonnet 16: The Troubadours Three: Celebration 17: Five Bagatelles: I. Allegro 18: Five Bagatelles: II. Lento 19: Five Bagatelles: III. Alla Cubana 20: Five Bagatelles: IV. Sempre Espressivo 21: Five Bagatelles: V. Con Slancio

Customer Reviews Very few times in a lifetime... Indeed, there are few words that could describe the surprise one may experience after seeing the fragile demeanor of this child, when the first notes of the Prelude to the Partita in E Major start without a warning. This is how John Duarte described the privilege of listening to the performance of this exceptional young girl at the Albert Augustine Memorial International Guitar Competition in Bath, England. A stunning velocity and technical perfection combined with unexpected maturity and deep and profound understanding of the music give the listener over an hour of exquisite musical pleasure. She is absolutely brilliant, perhaps one of the greatest performers ever, in the tradition of Barrios, Luise Walker, Ida Presti and Alexandre Lagoya. Dreamy The recording is a nice interpretation of Bach because of the speed of the pieces. I've had the recording for a while and I saw her live too. I met her after I saw her live in '05 and she is a total doll. Buy it even if you don't like classical cuz it will change your mind. . Remarkable young artist Her technical abilities are of the highest level. This CD is a stunning debut recording by one of the most gifted young guitarists to appear in some time. Anyone that can play the Prelude to the 4th Lute Suite this briskly AND musically is above most criticism. And I have been playing the 4th Lute Suite for thirty years myself. Now, of course Ana Vidovic has lots of room to grow aesthetically--how could it not be so, as she made this recording before she was twenty years old? For example, the Sonata Romantica suffers a bit from excess impetus. She almost never lets the music breath and in this music, hommage to Schubert as it is, expansiveness is inherent to the style. But let us also praise her choice of repertoire. She has unerringly chosen very fine pieces from the repertoire, which is not always the case. Her Walton Bagatelles are remarkable, showing a panache that we are used to hearing only from Julian Bream, for whom they were written. One thing that Ana Vidovic has in spades is a real ear for harmonic progression--this is one of the many things that sets this recording apart from many others by those with velocity and fingers and little else. So, my advice is to purchase this recording. I doubt very much that you will regret it and you will be hearing a lot more from this artist over the years. . You can see a complete list of all Johann Sebastian Bach, Manuel Ponce, Stjepan Sulek, Francisco Tarrega, William Walton, Ana Vidovic discography, or go back to the Johann Sebastian Bach, Manuel Ponce, Stjepan Sulek, Francisco Tarrega, William Walton, Ana Vidovic tabs