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OHANA, M.: Guitar Music (Devine, 10-string guitar) - Tiento / Si le jour parait… / Cadran lunaire

Composer(s):Ohana, Maurice
Artist(s) Devine, Graham Anthony, guitar
Period(s) 20th Century
Genre Classical Music
Category Instrumental
Catalogue 8.570948
Label Naxos
Quality   320kbps
Album Price
 
CD
USD 9.99
 

 
MP3
USD 6.99
 

 


The guitar music of North African composer Maurice Ohana, though indebted to Spanish culture, is far removed from any stereotypical Iberian aspects and, with the exception of Tiento, was written for the ten-string guitar as played by Narciso Yepes. Inspired by the possibilities of this newly developed instrument, Ohana’s imagination created a unique, complex and highly inventive musical language which makes immense demands on both player and listener. The enigmatic Si le jour paraît…is a seven-movement suite influenced by Debussy’s piano Préludes. Cadran lunaire (‘moon-dial’) juxtaposes ideas from classical antiquity, flamenco and traditional guitar music, conveyed through a rich variety of contrasts and

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Review By Kenneth Keaton,American Record Guide,March 2011

…challenging and sometimes bracing music in excellent performances, this is for you.

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Review By Hubert Culot,MusicWeb International,February 2010

Of Gibraltarian and Andalusian lineage, Ohana spent his childhood in Morocco, Spain and the Basque region. Throughout his life he researched various aspects of flamenco as well as of African and medieval music. All of these strands are to be found in his music. His music for guitar is no exception since this instrument is often associated with Spain and Spanish composers. Ohana went far beyond the superficial aspects of Spanish music, so that his music is free from any stereotypical Iberian clichés.

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Review By ,www.musikansich.de,January 2010

Endlich Ohana! Erwähnt hatte agas diesen unglaublich faszinierenden Komponisten im März 2008 lediglich im Zusammenhang mit dem englischen Gitarristen Graham Anthony Devine, der damals mit einem erstklassigen Brouwer-Album beeindruckte und dessen Repertoire eben auch Ohanas Werke für die Zehnsaitige umfasst. Das war’s. Jetzt endlich gibt es von Graham “Maurice Ohana—Music for Ten-String Guitar” [Naxos Guitar Collection 8.570948] und damit einen glücklichen Anlass, diesen großen Modernisten besser kennen zu lernen. Ohana (1913–1992) kam in Nordafrika zur Welt und hatte seine Wurzeln auf Gibraltar und in Andalusien. Seine Kindheit verbrachte er In Marokko, Spanien und dem Baskenland, studiert hat er in Paris und

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Review By Joshua Meggitt,Cyclic Defrost,December 2009

This display of technique and instrumental potential is never an end in itself, taking place within a clearly defined structure, each element a clear and refined statement. British guitarist Graham Anthony Devine handles these details expertly, his performance of these fantastic works truly impressive.



Review By ,Gapplegate Music,November 2009

Maurice Ohana (1913–1992) has not been given his due, at least in the States. His compositions reflect the modernism of his age, yet they have a quality all their own, nowhere more so than in his “Music for 10-String Guitar” (Naxos), as performed with great skill and expressiveness by Graham Anthony Devine.

The 10-String guitar in question is a classical guitar with four additional strings, none of which seem to be stranded in octaves like the standard 12-string guitar or the mandolin. Ohana makes good use of the extended number of easily accessed intervallic relationships and simultaneously sounded notes. There is a kind of quasi-Spanish bravura to the music but also an exploratory, quiet meditativeness.

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Review By Laima,WRUV Reviews,November 2009

North-African born of Andalusian heritage, Ohana’s works for guitar have a Spanish flavor but are entirely modern, abstract and somber. Play any!



Review By Pliable,On An Overgrown Path,October 2009

Beauty in flight comes only after the fight

‘…Ohana’s imagination created a unique, complex and highly intense musical language which makes immense demands on both player and listener.’

Naxos deserve two very big thank yous. The first for treading where other major labels fear to go and releasing this outstanding CD of the guitar music of Maurice Ohana (1913–1992), complete with dazzling playing by Graham Anthony Devine and first rate sound from the St John Chrysostom Church, Newmarket, Canada.

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