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The dazzling Sardinian guitarist returns to the studios for a breathtaking compendium of variation sets, many of them never recorded before, by many of the most enduring names in guitar composition of the last century. Through the course of his long partnership with Brilliant Classics, Cristiano Porqueddu has attracted superlatives and enthusiasm from all corners of the critical press and listeners everywhere. There's no denying the ability of Cristiano Porqueddu,' wrote David Hurwitz in Classics Today, citing the guitarist's 'rich sound and dexterous handling of his instrument.' His colleague Jed Distler noted that Porqueddu's 'nuanced articulation allows him to sustain and spin out legato lines as if his fingers had bows.'Porqueddu's collection of 20th-century variation sets surveys a kaleidoscopic variety of styles and idioms, demonstrating in the process the guitarist's own breadth of vision as well as his virtuosic technique and insightful musicianship. He begins with a monster of the form: the 45-minute sequence of variations on a theme of Fernando Sor, by the US composer Mark Delpriora. Musician and listener are taken on an astonishing tour de force of invention, as Sor's melancholy tune becomes the raw text for vivid pastiches and parodies in the style of canon composers from Beethoven through to Schoenberg and Busoni. Characteristically, set the challenge to 'follow that', Porqueddu does just that, with a work of his own, which takes it's inspiration from Foucault's Pendulum. On the following discs, the withdrawn, lyrical chromaticism presents a compelling contrast with both the Russian romanticism of Boris Asafiev preceding him, and the implacable shadows of the Raighines by Ermanno Brignolo. This last work was composed for Porqueddu himself, while John Duarte's Variations on a Catalan Folksong were composed in 1956 at the suggestion of John Williams; and it is in this distinguished lineage that Porqueddu belongs. Some of the following works inspire wonder at their intricacy (both executive and compositional), such as the interwoven Variants on Two Themes of Bach by Reginald Smith-Brindle, while others major on charm, such as the first set of Mozartiana composed by Porqueddu's teacher, Angelo Gilardino. There's something for everyone.

Tracklist:

  1. Variations on a Theme By Fernando Sor - Variazioni Attraverso L'ottocento-Theme Menuet (Op. 24 No. 1)
  2. Variations on a Theme By Fernando Sor - Variazioni Attraverso L'ottocento-Var. 1 Marcia (Pensando a Beethoven)
  3. Variations on a Theme By Fernando Sor - Variazioni Attraverso L'ottocento-Var. 2 Sonatinetta (Pensando a Clementi)
  4. Variations on a Theme By Fernando Sor - Variazioni Attraverso L'ottocento-Var. 3 Ländler (Pensando a Schubert)
  5. Variations on a Theme By Fernando Sor - Variazioni Attraverso L'ottocento-Var. 4 Etude I (Pensando a Schumann)
  6. Variations on a Theme By Fernando Sor - Variazioni Attraverso L'ottocento-Var. 5 Nocturne (Pensando a Chopin)
  7. Variations on a Theme By Fernando Sor - Variazioni Attraverso L'ottocento-Var. 6 Canon (Pensando a Klengel)
  8. Variations on a Theme By Fernando Sor - Variazioni Attraverso L'ottocento-Var. 7 Etude II (Pensando a Schumann)
  9. Variations on a Theme By Fernando Sor - Variazioni Attraverso L'ottocento-Var. 8 Ballade (Pensando a Brahms)
  10. Variations on a Theme By Fernando Sor - Variazioni Attraverso L'ottocento-Var. 9 Scherzo (Pensando a Berlioz)
  11. Variations on a Theme By Fernando Sor - Variazioni Attraverso L'ottocento-Var. 10 Marche Funèbre (Pensando a Wagner)
  12. Variations on a Theme By Fernando Sor - Variazioni Attraverso L'ottocento-Var. 11 Berceuse (Pensando a Fauré)
  13. Variations on a Theme By Fernando Sor - Variazioni Attraverso L'ottocento-Var. 12 Prelude (Pensando a Scriabin)
  14. Variations on a Theme By Fernando Sor - Variazioni Attraverso L'ottocento-Var. 13 Intermezzo (Pensando a Schönberg)
  15. Variations on a Theme By Fernando Sor - Variazioni Attraverso L'ottocento-Var. 14 Fugue (Pensando a Busoni)
  16. Silenzio Del Pendolo (Omaggio Ad Alessandro Bianchi)-Prologo
  17. Silenzio Del Pendolo (Omaggio Ad Alessandro Bianchi)-Del Sentire
  18. Silenzio Del Pendolo (Omaggio Ad Alessandro Bianchi)-Estrema Ratio
  19. Silenzio Del Pendolo (Omaggio Ad Alessandro Bianchi)-Berceuse
  20. Silenzio Del Pendolo (Omaggio Ad Alessandro Bianchi)-Burlesco
  21. Silenzio Del Pendolo (Omaggio Ad Alessandro Bianchi)-Grenzsituationen
  22. Silenzio Del Pendolo (Omaggio Ad Alessandro Bianchi)-Epilogo (Tema)
  23. Metamorfosis de la Soledad (Su Uno Studio Di Angelo Gilardino)
  24. Lento with Variation
  25. Theme with Variations and Finale After Tchaikovsky
  26. Theme and Variations
  27. Raighínas
  28. Variations on a Catalan Folk Song-Theme
  29. Variations on a Catalan Folk Song-Var. 1 Risoluto
  30. Variations on a Catalan Folk Song-Var. 2 Molto Lirico
  31. Variations on a Catalan Folk Song-Var. 3 Vivo E Con Forza
  32. Variations on a Catalan Folk Song-Var. 4 Adagio
  33. Variations on a Catalan Folk Song-Var. 5 Con Bravura
  34. Variations on a Catalan Folk Song-Var. 6 Con Delicatezza
  35. Variations on a Catalan Folk Song-Var. 7 Finale
  36. Variazioni Sulla Follia (Studi Da Francisco Goya)-I. Lento E Pensoso
  37. Variazioni Sulla Follia (Studi Da Francisco Goya)-II. Risoluto, Ma Non Troppo Mosso
  38. Variazioni Sulla Follia (Studi Da Francisco Goya)-III. Andantino Scorrevole E Sommesso
  39. Variazioni Sulla Follia (Studi Da Francisco Goya)-IV. Allegro Non Troppo, Ma Assai Energico
  40. Variazioni Sulla Follia (Studi Da Francisco Goya)-V. Andantino Appena Mosso
  41. Variazioni Sulla Follia (Studi Da Francisco Goya)-VI. Allegretto
  42. Variazioni Sulla Follia (Studi Da Francisco Goya)-VII. Andante Piuttosto Lento
  43. Variazioni Sulla Follia (Studi Da Francisco Goya)-VIII. Agitato
  44. Variazioni Sulla Follia (Studi Da Francisco Goya)-IX. Non Troppo Lento, Con Forte Scansione
  45. Variazioni Sulla Follia (Studi Da Francisco Goya)-X. Rapido E Lieve
  46. Variazioni Sulla Follia (Studi Da Francisco Goya)-XI. Mosso, Legato
  47. Variazioni Sulla Follia (Studi Da Francisco Goya)-XII. Liberamente, Come Preludiando
  48. Theme and Variations
  49. Variazioni Sulla Follia
  50. Theme Et Variations
  51. Ten Variations on An Armenian Theme
  52. Comme Des Variations
  53. Di Tante Lagrime - Omaggio a Francisco Tárrega
  54. Mozartiana No. 1-I. Tema - Andantino Semplice
  55. Mozartiana No. 1-Var. 1 Burlesco
  56. Mozartiana No. 1-Var. 2 Agile
  57. Mozartiana No. 1-Var. 3 Grazioso
  58. Mozartiana No. 1-Var. 4 Dolce E Cullante
  59. Mozartiana No. 1-Var. 5 Come Un Mormorio
  60. Mozartiana No. 1-Var. 6 Risoluto
  61. Mozartiana No. 1-Var. 7 Agitato
  62. Mozartiana No. 1-Var. 8 Reverie
  63. Mozartiana No. 1-Var. 9 Allegro Vorticoso
  64. Variants on Two Themes of Bach
  65. Variazioni Su El Testament D'amelia Di Llobet

UPC: 5063758966511
Label: Brilliant Classics
Release Date: 5.1.26
Format: CD