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David Russell, Isaac Albeniz, Enrique Granados, Joaquin Malats, Francisco Tarrega, Antonio Ruiz-Pipo - Reflections of Spain: Spanish Favorites for Guitar

David Russell, Isaac Albeniz, Enrique Granados, Joaquin Malats, Francisco Tarrega, Antonio Ruiz-Pipo - Reflections of Spain: Spanish Favorites for Guitar

Band: David Russell, Isaac Albeniz, Enrique Granados, Joaquin Malats, Francisco Tarrega, Antonio Ruiz-Pipo Title: Reflections of Spain: Spanish Favorites for Guitar Rating: Release Date: 22 January, 2002 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Serenata espanola (Joaquin Malats) 2: Capricho Arabe (Francisco Tarrega) 3: Recuerdos de la Alhambra (Francisco Tarrega) 4: Andaluza (Spanish Dance No. 5) (Enrique Granados) 5: Danza melancolica (Spanish Dance No. 10) (Enrique Granados) 6: La Maja de Goya (from Tonadillas al estila antiguo) (Enrique Granados) 7: Valses poeticos - Vivace, poeticos, Tempo de vals noble, Tempo de vals lento, Allegro humoristico, Allegretto, Sentimental, Vivo, Presto (Enrique Granados) 8: Sevilla (from Suite espanola, Op. 47) (Isaac Albeniz) 9: Mallorca, Op. 202 (Isaac Albeniz) 10: Asturias (from Suite espanola, Op. 47) (Isaac Albeniz) 11: Cancion y Danza No. 1 (Antonio Ruiz-Pipo)

Editoral Review On Reflections of Spain, Russell plays the music of his childhood home with all the joy you would expect from someone revisiting a beloved place. David Russell was born in Glasgow, Scotland, but his family moved to Spain while he was still a young boy so he could study music in the birthplace of classical guitar. Russell's formidable technique is powered by a keen intelligence and tempered by an emotional delivery. He plays chestnuts like Tarrega's "Recuerdos de la Alhambra" and Albeinez's "Austurias" with a fond intimacy that rescues them from cliché. Perhaps the finest moments on the CD are Russell's guitar arrangements of four of Granados's compositions. Although Granados wrote pieces like "Danza Melancolia" and "Andaluza" for piano, Russell's thoughtful versions remind us that the folk dances that inspired them were originally accompanied by the guitar. David Russell is one the finest classical guitarists to emerge in recent years, and his playing on Reflections of Spain is a near perfect wedding of technique and temperament. --Michael Simmons .. You can see a complete list of all David Russell, Isaac Albeniz, Enrique Granados, Joaquin Malats, Francisco Tarrega, Antonio Ruiz-Pipo discography, or go back to the David Russell, Isaac Albeniz, Enrique Granados, Joaquin Malats, Francisco Tarrega, Antonio Ruiz-Pipo tabs