This new release presents an absorbing portrait of Abel Carlevaro (1916-2001) through his music as performed by Cristiano Poli Cappelli, an Italian guitarist making his second album for Brilliant Classics. The first was of guitar music by another relatively forgotten figure, Alexander Tansman, and it was enthusiastically reviewed by Classical Guitar magazine: 'Highly recommended!' Like Tansman, Carlevaro studied with Andres Segovia, the father of the modern guitar, during the 1930s. However, he broke away from his master's teachings in order to make his own experiments in both guitar manufacture and composition. His music caught the ear of Heitor Villa-Lobos, another South American innovator, and it embraces the widest stylistic range captured by Poli Cappelli on this album, from the delicate watercolours of the Preludios Americanos (1969-74) to the vivid brushstrokes and abstract form of Cronomias (1972). Carlevaro's later music returned often to the milonga, a tango-related dance popularised in the classical sphere by Astor Piazzolla. Milonga para Ling (1999) is brief but saturated with melancholy, while to the Milonga Oriental (1994) belongs one of the composer's happiest melodic inspirations. Later still, a pair of milonga suites describe a peaceful return to the composer's heritage. An essential acquisition for guitar aficionados, but also a collection of beautiful South American melodies that deserve to travel more widely.

Tracklist:

Preludios Americanos: I. Evocación
Preludios Americanos: II. Scherzino
Preludios Americanos: III. Campo
Preludios Americanos: IV. Ronda
Preludios Americanos: V. Tamboriles
Preludios Americanos: VI. Aires De Malambo
Aires De Vidalita
Milonga Oriental
Introducción & Capricho
Milonga Suite I: I. Azul Y Blanco
Milonga Suite I: II. Milonga Triste
Milonga Suite I: III. Lunera
Milonga Suite I: IV. Rolear
Milonga Suite I: V. Milonga Tangueada
Milonga Suite II: I. Milonga I
Milonga Suite II: II. Milonga II
Milonga Suite II: Una Milonga Para Lin
Cronomias: I. Poco Libero
Cronomias: II. Intermezzo
Cronomias: III. Finale
Suite De Antiguas Danzas Españolas: I. Españoleta
Suite De Antiguas Danzas Españolas: II. Corranda
Suite De Antiguas Danzas Españolas: III.Pavana
Suite De Antiguas Danzas Españolas: IV. Rujero
Suite De Antiguas Danzas Españolas: V. Paradetas
Suite De Antiguas Danzas Españolas: VI. Pasacalle
Estudio No. 1
Estudio No. 2
Estudio No. 3
Estudio No. 4
Estudio No. 5
Tres Cadencias: I. Punteo
Tres Cadencias: II. Secuencias
Tres Cadencias: III. Lejanìa
2 Estudios Primaries: Estudio I
2 Estudios Primaries: Estudio II
2 Estudios: I. Poco Libero
2 Estudios: II. Movimiento Alternado
Microestudio No. 1. Festivo
Microestudio No. 2
Microestudio No. 3. Tranquillo
Microestudio No. 4
Microestudio No. 5. Poco Rubato
Microestudio No. 6. Calmo
Microestudio No. 7
Microestudio No. 8. Poco Animato
Microestudio No. 9. Espressivo, Poco Libero
Microestudio No. 10
Microestudio No. 11
Microestudio No. 12. Comodo
Microestudio No. 13. Espressivo
Microestudio No. 14
Microestudio No. 15. Poco Rubato
Microestudio No. 16
Microestudio No. 17
Microestudio No. 18
Microestudio No. 19. Lento Espressivo
Microestudio No. 20

UPC: 5028421956848
Label: Brilliant Classics
Release Date: 3.15.19
Format: CD

Cristiano Poli Cappelli - Guitar Music (CD)