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William Walton wrote “Five Bagatelles for Guitar”.
This one is the N° 3 - Alla Cubana
It was written for Julian Bream, given their first performance on 27 May 1972.
Thus, Walton was not used to write for guitar, this instrument being out of his usual work. So, he asked to Julian Bream, and they worked together, and this masterpiece appeared…
Most of the professionals of the guitar think that it’s perhaps one of the best work done for guitar.
At least, it’s a true masterpiece!!!
Here is a pure jewel, a very rare video: a composition played by the composer himself!!!
The Suite del Recuerdo of Jose Luis Merlin is dedicated to the memory of many thousands of “disappeared ones” from the days of the military junta in Argentina. This is very haunting, romantic music, with typical South American folk dances as the basis.
“This is an homage to memories, my memories. To the collective memories of my people living in nostalgia, tormented, anguished, happy and hopeful. Memories from the country, in San Luis, with all the smells and sounds from the country. It is like looking inside yourself in very profound silence. Memories of afternoons with grandparents, aunts and uncles, parents, brothers, sisters, cousins. All enjoying each other, sharing our feelings and playing guitar., sitting in the back yard drinking wine, under the vines. Lots of them are not here anymore. They are in my memories.”
- Jose Luis Merlin
Merlin`s biography is published in the Who’s Who in Music (London) alongside the world’s most distinguished musicians. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1952 and began playing the guitar at the age of 5…
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