This double album is the third and last volume of Easy Studies for Guitar. The aim of the series has been to collect original works for the guitar by 20th- and 21st-century composers that fulfill didactic functions as well as being entertaining to play and listen to. Many of the studies here are receiving their first recordings, and the pieces by Biberian, Cavallone and Franco are so far unpublished. Music by the Belgian organist and composer Jean Absil (1893-1974) shows the influence of Wagner in the same way as his better-known compatriot Franck, and he absorbed the music of Milhaud and Schoenberg during his time in Paris. However, the PiÃ¨ces CaractÃ©ristiques of 1964 capture a piece of sunshine no less than the folk- inspired Sei Canzoni Ebraiche by Cavallone or the Sette Aphorismi of Franco, even while certain movements exploit the more mysterious, nocturnal character of the guitar. The idea for BrÃ¨ves de Pupitre sprang from Olivier Chassain's work as a teacher, arising from his students' basic technical needs or flaws - as well as his own. Cristiano Porqueddu is a distinguished editor and composer as well as performer, and he has selected an especially attractive set of Ten Studies for Guitar from among the many unpublished works by Gilbert Biberian, a British composer/guitarist born in 1944. Perhaps the set's most intriguing rarity comes from the gifted Viennese composer Ferdinand Rebay, active in the early decades of the last century, and featured on a couple of previous Brilliant Classics albums; though himself a pianist rather a guitarist, he was encouraged to turn to the guitar by a fellow-professor and also by his guitar-playing niece; he eventually composed around 600 pieces for the instrument, including these Ten Little Songs without Words.

Tracklist:

Silencios: I. Lento, Cantabile Ed Espressivo
Silencios: II. Allegro Moderato
Silencios: III. Adagio Meditative
Silencios: IV. Rapido, Ben Animato
Silencios: VI. Allegretto Con Moto
Sette Aforismi: I. Disteso
Sette Aforismi: II. Leggero
Sette Aforismi: III. Etereo
Sette Aforismi: IV. Lento
Sette Aforismi: V. Leggero
Sette Aforismi: VI. Etereo
Sette Aforismi: VII. Disteso
Etude For Chords No. 17
Etude For Chords No. 19
Etude For Chords No. 32
Etude No. 16
Etude No. 21
Etude No. 28
Etude No. 32
Rh Etude No. 24
Rh Etude No. 26
Rh Etude No. 36
Brèves De Pupitre: I. In Modo Exotico
Brèves De Pupitre: II. In Modo Di Keur Moussa
Brèves De Pupitre: III. Placido
Brèves De Pupitre: IV. In Modo Blues
Brèves De Pupitre: V. Mesto
Brèves De Pupitre: VI. Con Scioltezza, Agile
Sei Canzoni Ebraiche: I. Hinne' Ma Tov
Sei Canzoni Ebraiche: II. Vihda'h Le 'olam Teshev
Sei Canzoni Ebraiche: III. Kesheharrabbì Shar
Sei Canzoni Ebraiche: IV. Ro'e' Vero'a'
Sei Canzoni Ebraiche: V. Yafutzu Oyevecha
Sei Canzoni Ebraiche: VI. Hevenu Shalom
Suite No. 1: I - Preludium, II - Brudmarsch, III - Brudvals, IV - Trollmors Vaggbisa, V - Postludium
Otto Pezzi Facili Per Chitarra: I. Studio I
Otto Pezzi Facili Per Chitarra: II. Novelletta I
Otto Pezzi Facili Per Chitarra: III. Studio II
Otto Pezzi Facili Per Chitarra: IV. Novelletta II
Otto Pezzi Facili Per Chitarra: V. Improvviso
Otto Pezzi Facili Per Chitarra: VI. Preludio
Otto Pezzi Facili Per Chitarra: VII. Arietta
Otto Pezzi Facili Per Chitarra: VIII. Raccontino
Gyermekdalok Gitárra - Vol. 2: I. Pilike Tánca
Gyermekdalok Gitárra - Vol. 2: II. Táncdal
Gyermekdalok Gitárra - Vol. 2: III. Bölcsodal
Gyermekdalok Gitárra - Vol. 2: IV. A Páratlan Táncos
Gyermekdalok Gitárra - Vol. 2: V. Dudások
Pièces Caractéristiques: I. Prélude
Pièces Caractéristiques: II. Invention
Pièces Caractéristiques: III. Pastorale
Pièces Caractéristiques: IV. Humoresque
Pièces Caractéristiques: V. Valse
Pièces Caractéristiques: VI. Cantilène
Pièces Caractéristiques: VII. Scherzo
Pièces Caractéristiques: VIII. Chant Su Soir
Pièces Caractéristiques: IX. Pavane
Pièces Caractéristiques: X. Tarantelle
10 Kleine Lieder Ohne Worte: I. Zart Bewegt
10 Kleine Lieder Ohne Worte: II. Massiges Zeitmass
10 Kleine Lieder Ohne Worte: III. Der Kuckuck
10 Kleine Lieder Ohne Worte: IV. Leicht Bewegt
10 Kleine Lieder Ohne Worte: V. Kleine Ballade
10 Kleine Lieder Ohne Worte: VI. Jagdlied
10 Kleine Lieder Ohne Worte: VII. Ein Kleines Stimmungsbildh
10 Kleine Lieder Ohne Worte: VIII. Leicht Bewegt
10 Kleine Lieder Ohne Worte: IX. Kleine Studie
10 Kleine Lieder Ohne Worte: X. Ein Ganz Kleiner Spass
12 Leichte Stücke, Op. 15c: I. Vorspiel
12 Leichte Stücke, Op. 15c: II. Menuett
12 Leichte Stücke, Op. 15c: III. Zwiegespiel
12 Leichte Stücke, Op. 15c: IV. Tanz
12 Leichte Stücke, Op. 15c: V. Gesang Zur Nacht
12 Leichte Stücke, Op. 15c: VI. Alemannisches Lied Mit Variation
12 Leichte Stücke, Op. 15c: VII. Zwiegespiel
12 Leichte Stücke, Op. 15c: VIII. Wie Eine Mazurka
12 Leichte Stücke, Op. 15c: IX. Wiegenlied
12 Leichte Stücke, Op. 15c: X. Marsch
12 Leichte Stücke, Op. 15c: XI. Lied In Der Dämmerung
12 Leichte Stücke, Op. 15c: XII. Langsamer Walzer

UPC: 5028421958286
Label: Brilliant Classics
Release Date: 4.3.20
Format: CD

Easy Studies For Guitar 3 / Various - Easy Studies for Guitar 3 (CD)