Fernando Sor

“Élegiaque” includes a collection of compositions written with guitar and lute in mind. It features pieces whose leitmotif is melancholy, sadness and reverie. The album begins with a few fancies by English lutenist John Dowland; in his compositions, he would combine elaborate Renaissance polyphonies with melodies whose vocal features were clearly inspired by Italian influences. Fernando Sor’s Fantasia, written after the death of his student, is a monumental work. Although it was created in the Romantic era, it contains a number of references to the rhetoric of the Renaissance and Baroque. In turn, it is thematically connected with the last link of the album, a collection of several songs by Franz Schubert, including “Death and the Maiden” – these are free arrangements drawing more from Liszt’s transcription than from the original.

Four discs of key recordings by the most revered classical guitarist of our time, many debuting on CD! Disc one, "Concertos," features works by Rodrigo, Ponce and Boccherini. Discs two and three, "Works for Solo Guitar," include Seis Pavanas Milan; Granada Albeniz; Praeludium & Allegro De Murcia, and more. And disc four collects Segovia's celebrated arrangements of works by J.S. Bach. Over five hours of gorgeous guitar mastery!