Isaac Albeniz: Works For Guitar

Description

The arrangement of Albeniz's piano works for solo guitar, multiple guitars, and even guitar plus a melody instrument has a long tradition, beginning with Francisco Tarrega and Miguel Llobet as well as many other legendary guitarists. The arrangements and versions recorded here are not actually original arrangements but are compiled from a multitude of existing templates and suggestions from recordings. Maximilian Mangold is considered "...one of the most artistically interesting German guitarists currently working" (Fono Forum). The specialist magazine "Gitarre Aktuell" describes him as an "exceptional guitarist." He gives numerous concerts in Germany and Europe as a sought-after soloist and is equally versatile as an ensemble musician, playing in duos with harp, vocals, violin, transverse flute, and narrator, as well as with string quartets. His extraordinarily extensive repertoire is also documented in 24 CD recordings (MUSICAPHON and WERGO), which have received effusive praise in the specialist press and have been hailed as reference recordings ("Klassik Heute recommendation," "Fono Forum star of the month").