Classic FM Guitar - The Ultimate Collection
£10.50
- 2. Adagio - Kaori Muraji, Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia, Victor Pablo Pérez
- Habanera - Los Romeros
- Le Onde - Craig Ogden
- Nimrod - Dominic Miller, Budapest Film Orchestra, Nick Ingman
- Cavatina - Göran Söllscher
- Andantino from Concerto No 1 in A major - John Williams, Australian Chamber Orchestra
- Gymnopedie No. 3 - Erik Satie
- Danza Andaluza No.1 - Pepe Romero
- No.3: Sevilla - Eduardo Fernandez
- Presto - Dominic Miller, Budapest Film Orchestra, Nick Ingman
- 5. La seguidilla - Göran Söllscher
- 2. Romanza. Andante - Narciso Yepes, Orquesta Sinfonica R.T.V. Espanola, Odon Alonso
- No. 1 in E minor - Göran Söllscher
- 1. Tiempo de Bolero - Los Romeros, The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
- Here Comes The Sun - Göran Söllscher
A GREAT GUITAR COMPILATION - As the previous reviewer said, this is a great introduction to the world of classical guitar music. As usual with ClassicFM Cd s, the quality of the music on offer is superb, with a few well known pieces that have been arranged for the guitar, like Elgar s Nimrod etc.. As said before, if your new to this style, or you want something to just relax to, then you can t go wrong with this.
My first classical guitar album - This Classic FM 2CD collection of classical guitar music was released at the same time as the Classic FM `Full Works series of 50 separate CDs, so was slightly upstaged and pushed to the back of the class.However, it s Classic FM s first serious venture into the area of classical guitar music and with this in mind I think it s a well considered offering. It s not the `Ultimate of course as the title claims - even a large collection of John Williams, Julian Bream and Andres Segovia wouldn t scratch the surface - but it does score well I think for its success at displaying the versatility of the instrument.Obvious inclusions are Stanley Myers `Cavatina (made famous by the film The Deerhunter) but more interesting perhaps are the transcriptions, from piano, of pieces such as Einaudi s `Le Onde and Satie s `Gymnopedie No. 3 which I think really show off the ability of the instrument to play a wide range of musical styles.The recordings are good, as is usual of Classic FM products, and the range of guitarists - John Williams is of course included, but many lesser known players are also on offer - provides a variety of playing techniques.While certainly not the `Ultimate , this is a highly recommended and entertaining collection.