5063758971461

Italian Harpsichordists On Guitar

Antonio De Innocentis

Regular
£9.49
Sale
£9.49
Regular
Out of Stock
Unit Price
per 

Format: CD

Cat No: 97146

PRE-ORDER: This item will be shipped with the aim to deliver on release day.

Release Date:  13 March 2026

Label:  Brilliant Classics

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  5063758971461

Genres:  Classical  Solo Instrumental  

Composer/Series:  Italian Harpsichordists on Guitar

  • Description

    "The guitar is an expressive harpsichord" declared the composer Claude Debussy after a concert by the Catalan guitarist, Miguel Llobet. The classic guitar has benefited, more than most other instruments, from arrangements of music of many genres. Renaissance and Baroque music especially suit the timbre and range of the guitar and keyboard music is ideal for playing on the guitar, often direct from the original score. Debussy's comment may be unjust to harpsichordists, but the expressive limits of the guitar may be said to outweigh those of the harpsichord. Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643 )was born in Ferrara, one of the most musically stimulating cities in Italy at the end of the 1500s. He was organist of St Peter's, Rome and is said to have also been a magnificent harpsichordist. His influence spread not just through Italy, but also north of the Alps.