Sérgio Assad, Leo Brouwer & Roberto Sierra: Latin Guitar Sonatas Xianji Liu

• Sérgio Assad (b.1952):
• 1 Guitar Sonata: I. Allegro moderato 06:37
• 2 Guitar Sonata: II. Andante 07:13
• 3 Guitar Sonata: III. Presto 02:52
• Leo Brouwer (b.1939):
• 4 Guitar Sonata No. 3 "El Decamerón Negro": I. Güijes y Gnomos 05:09
• 5 Guitar Sonata No. 3 "El Decamerón Negro": II. Treno por Oyá 05:33
• 6 Guitar Sonata No. 3 "El Decamerón Negro": III. Burlesca del Aire 03:44
• 7 Guitar Sonata No. 3 "El Decamerón Negro": IV. La Risa de los Griots 04:51
• Roberto Sierra (b.1953):
• 8 Guitar Sonata: I. Con Pasión 06:23
• 9 Guitar Sonata: II. Expresivo, Casi Religioso 03:02
• 10 Guitar Sonata: III. Scherzando 01:42
• 11 Guitar Sonata: IV. Salseado 03:43
• Total Runtime 50:49

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Latin sonatas is a journey through the popular music of Brazil, Cuba and Puerto Rico, its rhythms, harmonies and colours, in a contemporary language breathing new life into the old form.

Xianji Liu, the first ever Chinese-born winner of the Francisco Tarrega International Guitar Competition, brings his precision and sonorous clarity to Latin Guitar Sonatas, a journey through the popular music of Brazil, Cuba and Puerto Rico through works by the 20th-century composers Sergio Assad, Leo Brouwer and Roberto Sierra.

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