Adriano Sebastiani- 24 Etudes for Guitar
Born in 1959, Stefano Casarini has composed an extensive library of concert and educational music for the guitar for different levels of accomplishment. The 12 Grandes Etudes and 12 Petites Etudes recorded here are designed for professional or at least highly accomplished musicians, full of technical challenges yet satisfyingly musical in their own right. The idiom is tonal but modern, often reflective in mood, using repeated motifs which owe something both to the guitar tradition and to Minimalist music. As Adriano Sebastiani remarks in his booklet notes to this new recording, 'Casarini's compositions are highly distinctive, never banal, certainly idiomatic and always to the point. By the same token they can also be intrepid, and inclined to create evocative atmospheres and states of mind that can convey deep feelings.' This is Adriano Sebastiani's fifth album for Brilliant Classics, after well-received recordings where he accompanies singers in music by Dowland, Spohr, Weber and Rossini. Thus he brings to Casarini's music a natural feeling for it's Romantic character and easy melodic flow. The album also joins an expanding and valuable collection of studies for guitar on Brilliant Classics, including two collections of Easy Studies and volumes dedicated to Sor, to Gangi and Gilardino, among others. This is the projected first volume of a series designed by Sebastiani to bring Casarini's compositional voice to an international audience and to give a more complete picture of the stylistic variety, the value and beauty of his music
Tracklist:
- 12 Grandes Études: I. Comodo E Cullante
- 12 Grandes Études: II. Largo E Cantabile
- 12 Grandes Études: III. Ostinato E Incisivo Ma Sempre Flessibile
- 12 Grandes Études: IV. Cantabile
- 12 Grandes Études: V. Allegramente
- 12 Grandes Études: VI. Un Poco Rubando
- 12 Grandes Études: VII. Con Leggera Malinconia
- 12 Grandes Études: VIII. Leggero E Legatissimo
- 12 Grandes Études: IX. Poco Mosso Con Largo Respire
- 12 Grandes Études: X. Un Poco Ostinato
- 12 Grandes Études: XI. Sostenuto, Con Espressione
- 12 Grandes Études: XII. Tempo Giusto, Ben Ritmico
- 12 Petites Études: I. Vivace E Giocoso
- 12 Petites Études: II. Un Poco Agitato
- 12 Petites Études: III. Allegretto, Con Grazia
- 12 Petites Études: IV. Mosso Ed Energico
- 12 Petites Études: V. Andante, Con Espressione
- 12 Petites Études: VI. Allegro Poco, Con Leggerezza
- 12 Petites Études: VII. Andante Sostenuto
- 12 Petites Études: VIII. Calmo E Ben Legato
- 12 Petites Études: IX. Poco Mosso E Dolente
- 12 Petites Études: X. Allegretto, Un Poco Languido
- 12 Petites Études: XI. Larghetto, Con Serenità
- 12 Petites Études: XII. Leggero E Legato
Born in 1959, Stefano Casarini has composed an extensive library of concert and educational music for the guitar for different levels of accomplishment. The 12 Grandes Etudes and 12 Petites Etudes recorded here are designed for professional or at least highly accomplished musicians, full of technical challenges yet satisfyingly musical in their own right. The idiom is tonal but modern, often reflective in mood, using repeated motifs which owe something both to the guitar tradition and to Minimalist music. As Adriano Sebastiani remarks in his booklet notes to this new recording, 'Casarini's compositions are highly distinctive, never banal, certainly idiomatic and always to the point. By the same token they can also be intrepid, and inclined to create evocative atmospheres and states of mind that can convey deep feelings.' This is Adriano Sebastiani's fifth album for Brilliant Classics, after well-received recordings where he accompanies singers in music by Dowland, Spohr, Weber and Rossini. Thus he brings to Casarini's music a natural feeling for it's Romantic character and easy melodic flow. The album also joins an expanding and valuable collection of studies for guitar on Brilliant Classics, including two collections of Easy Studies and volumes dedicated to Sor, to Gangi and Gilardino, among others. This is the projected first volume of a series designed by Sebastiani to bring Casarini's compositional voice to an international audience and to give a more complete picture of the stylistic variety, the value and beauty of his music
Tracklist:
- 12 Grandes Études: I. Comodo E Cullante
- 12 Grandes Études: II. Largo E Cantabile
- 12 Grandes Études: III. Ostinato E Incisivo Ma Sempre Flessibile
- 12 Grandes Études: IV. Cantabile
- 12 Grandes Études: V. Allegramente
- 12 Grandes Études: VI. Un Poco Rubando
- 12 Grandes Études: VII. Con Leggera Malinconia
- 12 Grandes Études: VIII. Leggero E Legatissimo
- 12 Grandes Études: IX. Poco Mosso Con Largo Respire
- 12 Grandes Études: X. Un Poco Ostinato
- 12 Grandes Études: XI. Sostenuto, Con Espressione
- 12 Grandes Études: XII. Tempo Giusto, Ben Ritmico
- 12 Petites Études: I. Vivace E Giocoso
- 12 Petites Études: II. Un Poco Agitato
- 12 Petites Études: III. Allegretto, Con Grazia
- 12 Petites Études: IV. Mosso Ed Energico
- 12 Petites Études: V. Andante, Con Espressione
- 12 Petites Études: VI. Allegro Poco, Con Leggerezza
- 12 Petites Études: VII. Andante Sostenuto
- 12 Petites Études: VIII. Calmo E Ben Legato
- 12 Petites Études: IX. Poco Mosso E Dolente
- 12 Petites Études: X. Allegretto, Un Poco Languido
- 12 Petites Études: XI. Larghetto, Con Serenità
- 12 Petites Études: XII. Leggero E Legato