The Romantic Guitar – EP

Price: $8.99
by Frank A. Wallace
romantic guitar music of the 19th century played on original instruments, three magnificent guitars: 1822 Panormo, 1854 Gutiérrez and 1860 Soto y Solares; music by Mertz, Aguado, Diabelli, Giuliani and Bateman.

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Recorded: Tracks 1-9 were recorded at Hillsborough Center Congregational Church in Hillsborough NH at various times from 1997-2002 by Frank Wallace. Tracks 10-15, also on the Gyre CD Schubert and Mertz, were recorded fall 1998 at the New Hope Methodist Church, Methuen MA by Christopher Greenleaf.

Instruments: classical guitars by Manuel de Soto y Solares, c. 1860 [1-6]; Manuel Gutiérrez, 1854 [7,8,9,15]; Louis Panormo, 1822 [10-14]

Duration: 55:38

Instruments: classical guitars by Manuel de Soto y Solares, c. 1855 [1-6] Manuel Gutiérrez, 1854 [7,8,9,15] Louis Panormo, 1822 [10-14]

1. Minuet, Dionisio Aguado 2:31
2. Erste verlust, R. Schumann [arr. Wallace] 2:00
3. Larghetto, Mauro Giuliani 1:19
4. Minuet, Anton Diabelli 2:10
5. An die entfertne, Johann Kaspar Mertz 3:39
6. Matraca, Mertz 1:35
7. Shaker Dance, W. O. Bateman 3:21
8. Fandango, Aguado 7:49
9. Mignonne Variations, Mertz 6:56
10. Abendlied, Mertz 3:58
11. Unruhe, Mertz 2:00
12. An Malvina, Mertz 4:01
13. Romanza, Mertz 3:29
14. Capriccio, Mertz 2:03
15. Elegy, Mertz 8:39

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