Revisiting Violin & Guitar Animacorde

• Niccolò Paganini (1782 - 1840): Sonata Concertata MS 2:
• 1 Sonata Concertata MS 2: I. Allegro spiritoso 07:21
• 2 Sonata Concertata MS 2: II. Adagio assai espressivo 03:26
• 3 Sonata Concertata MS 2: III. Rondeau: Allegretto con brio. Scherzando 02:20
• Mauro Giuliani (1781 - 1829): Variations, op. 24:
• 4 Variations, op. 24: I. Thema & Variations 09:33
• 5 Variations, op. 24: II. Allegro Polonese 05:21
• Jacques Ibert (1890 - 1962):
• 6 Entr'acte 03:38
• Ferdinand Rebay (1880 - 1953): Kleine Suite:
• 7 Kleine Suite: I. Sarabande 01:35
• 8 Kleine Suite: II. Variante der Sarabande 01:31
• 9 Kleine Suite: III. Gavotte - Musette - Gavotte da capo 02:59
• 10 Kleine Suite: IV. Menuett 04:42
• Antón García Abril (b. 1933):
• 11 Alba de soledades 12:07
• Total Runtime 54:33

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Duo animAcorde explores two centuries of music for violin and guitar in this delightful album which includes two first recordings, Ferdinand Rebay’s Kleine Suite and Antón García Abril’s Alba de soledades. Paganini’s Sonata Concertata, Giuliani’s Variations op.24a and Ibert’s Entr’acte are also included in this stunning recording, where violin and guitar are equal partners and Duo animAcorde displays supreme virtuosity and musicianship.

animAcorde:
Andrés Ortiz, violín
Pablo Rioja, guitar

animAcorde
was created with the dual intention of exploring the existing repertoire for violin and guitar and commissioning/premiering new works for this enormously versatile and attractive instrumental combination. Returning to primary sources, in order to get as much of an insight as possible into a composer’s original intentions, is central to the duo’s work.

animAcorde has given many concerts since its foundation in 2012, with highlights including the world premiere of Tomás Marco’s Tapices y Disparates as part of Madrid’s Clásicos en Verano (Summer Classics) festival; its performances with soprano Laure Barras as part of Switzerland’s Concerts de Grandson (broadcast live by Radio Télévision Suisse) and Rencontres Orient-Occident (Sierre), and at the Sursock Museum in Beirut; recitals at the Le Bois qui Chante Festival (Château d’Oex, Switzerland), Helsinki’s Messukeskus, Madrid’s Círculo de Bellas Artes and Fundación ONCE, the University of Málaga’s Chamber Music Series, the ClasicArnedillo Festival, the Ex Corde International Guitar Festival (Molina de Aragón), the Fundación Cerezales Antonino y Cinia’s Sonidos de Primavera (Sounds of Spring) series and the Conciertos de la Ojeda Festival; and two tours of Morocco, with concerts in Tangier, Casablanca, Rabat and Larache.

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