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

UPC: 5028421956336
Label: Brilliant Classics
Release Date: 5.25.18
Format: CD

Adriano Sebastiani - 24 Etudes for Guitar (CD)