Classique Italienne, 1989
The duo came in August 1985. Thomas Kirchhoff and Burkhard Wolk had met at the annual Karl Scheits Virtuoso in Rees on the Lower Rhine. The spanish guitar maker, Ignacio Fleta, also played an indirect role in the formation of the duo. Both guitarists discovered that they played Fleta guitars made in the same year.
More important than this for the duo, however, was a common wish for musical interpretation which is free from academic purism and self denying to the music, behind which the guitarist is forced to retreat and take on the mere role of a technically perfect instrument. Secure in the knowledge of his technical perfection, the guitarist must be able to develop his own subjective impressions, leave room for those of the listener and show sensitivity in making the composition come alive.
To underline their ideas about interpretation they chose the name of the Spanish Argentinian composer and pianist, Isaac Albeniz, for the duo, He represented a pragmatic attitude to music and introduced his own individual feelings into his playing. He adapted his musical material to each new situation by means of transcription, and so made it lively and understandable for his listeners.
True to this tradition the Albeniz Guitar Duo represents music played and experienced in the present which builds a bridge over the ages for the listener.
The Albeniz Guitar Duo has already given numerous concerts at home and abroad, has been invited to take part in radio and television programmes and has released two records.
FERDINANDO CARULLI (1770-1841), Italian composer and guitarist in the classical guitarepoch, took first lessons at the violoncello and studied music theory. Later he began to learn the guitar on his own and reached exceptionel mastery on it. Until 1818 he has given mostly concerts in Italy and moved then to Paris from where he travelled widely. Carulli wrote more than 400 works for the guitar-solo, duos and ensemble.
The LP is the first complete recording of the Serenades op. 96 1-3 and of the Russian Variations op. 110 by the Albeniz Guitar Duo.
Ferdinando Carulli
1. Deux Aires Russes Varies, op.110
I. Moderato
II. Andante con Variationi Plus lent
III. Andante mosso con Variationi Plus vite
2. Serenade in A-Dur, op.96-1
I. Largo maestoso, Allegro maestoso
II. Larghetto sostenuto
III. Poco allegretto (Finale)
3. Serenade in D-Dur, op.96-2
I. Largo
II. Larghetto (sostenuto), Menuett (presto assai)
III. Rondo (poco allegretto)
4. Serenade in G-Dur, op.96-3
I. Largo
II. Allegretto moderato, Andante sostenuto con Variationi
III. Finale (presto-larghetto-presto)
Burkhard Wolk - guitar
Reiner Stutz - guitar
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