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GARCIA ABRIL, A.: Guitar Music (Bernier) - Fantasia Mediterranea / Evocaciones / Sonata del Portico / 3 Preludios Urbanos

Composer(s):Garcia Abril, Anton
Artist(s) Bernier, Francisco, guitar
Period(s) Contemporary
Genre Classical Music
Category Instrumental
Catalogue 8.572389
Label Naxos
Quality   320kbps
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The music for solo guitar of the prolific and influential Spanish composer Antón García Abril includes an impressionistic panorama of diverse Mediterranean moods, lively dance rhythms, introspective episodes and nocturnal harmonies, as well as his homage to the legendary guitarist Andrés Segovia. The Sonata del Pórtico pays musical tribute to Compostela cathedral’s famous sculptured ‘Porch of Glory’, while the Three Urban Preludes celebrate the great cities of Paris, Athens and Madrid with characteristic élan, rhapsody and vibrancy. First prize winner of Italy’s prestigious International Competition Michele Pittaluga and recipient of more than twenty international prizes, Francisco Bernier enjoys an

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A Welcome Addition
Review By DM96074,March 2011

Francisco Bernier – “Anton Garcia Abril, Guitar Music” – NAXOS

This welcome addition to the repertoire for solo guitar by the influential contemporary Spanish composer Anton Garcia Abril includes a homage to Andres Segovia (each movement of which was inspired by a quotation by a leading Spanish writer), “Sonata del Portico”, which was commissioned for a university music program, and “Tres Preludios Urbanos”, dedicated to the cities of Paris, Athens and Madrid and to individual guitarists associated with those cities.

The music, despite the occasional ‘modernisms’ like tempo shifts, abrupt melodic twists and unorthodox harmonic voicings, retains a distinctly Spanish flavor (unsurprisingly most evident in the Segovia homage) perhaps due to the fact that these more....



Review By José Guerrero Martín, Scherzo,December 2011


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Review By Kenneth Keaton, American Record Guide,July 2011

Guitarist Bernier is the first prize winner of Italy’s Michele Pittaluga Competition…He is a fine player, with a virtuoso technique and a wide range of timbre and dynamics, imaginative and expressive. He is an excellent advocate for Garcia Abril’s music, and I hope this recording leads to his music becoming more widely known and played in the US.

To read the complete review, please visit American Record Guide online.

Review By Paulino García Blanco, Ritmo,June 2011

Podemos considerar, sin duda, que la figura de Antón García Abril supone una referencia ineludible en la creación española del último cuarto del siglo XX. Su amplísimo catálogo incluye una importante dedicación a la guitarra que se concreta de manera fundamental en dos conciertos, Aguediano y Mudéjar, y en las piezas del presente disco. Aunque cuenta con el favor de un considerable número de intérpretes, es cierto que no se escucha con frecuencia y quizá a partir de esta grabación esto cambie, y, al menos, eso debería suceder, pues lo que hace con estas piezas el guitarrista Francisco Bernier es, sencillamente, impecable, genial. El arranque de la Fantasía Mediterránea

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Review By Laima, WRUV Reviews,March 2011

Anton Garcia Abril (b. 1933) a Spanish composer of all kinds of music, here displays his skills for the guitar—contemporary and beautiful. Play all!





 

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