This post is about favourites. Cds that I often listen to and give me repeated pleasure. Cds that I would absolutely want to bring on a desert island. I decided to share 3 with you. They are all played with plenty of charm, passion and inspiration. Which ones are your own favourites?
1- Giuliani’s Opuses 19, 25 and 52
Kazuhito Yamashita, (guitar)/James Galway, (flute)/ Joseph Swensen, (violin)/ Elizabeth Anderson (cello)
RCA (BMG Classics) • 09026- 60237-2 • 1992
Excerpt of Op. 52 : I Andante sostenuto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IUL8ClwMvI
2- Guido Santórsola’s Sonata a duo No. 1 (1962) : II Lento (here played in concert)
Lars Karlsson (guitar)/ Michael Ljung (guitar) [Duodecima] [Sor Op. 54bis, Duarte Op. 32, Petit Toccata]
Opus 3 • OP 8201 • 1982
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etYhR5XhD7c
3- Laporta, Isidro de (1750-1808)
Guitar Trio No. 3 in G major, Op. 1: II. Rondo: Allegretto
Luca Trabucchi (guitar)/ Manuel Guillén (violin)/ Pierluigi Ruggiero (cello) [Trio Concertando] [Trios by Laporta and Antonio Ximénez (1751-1826)
Hungaroton • HCD 32615 • 2009
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