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Nocturnal

South American landscapes

A bridge between two worlds

20th century masterpieces

21st century composers

Two centuries of virtuoso guitar

Paganiniana

Guitar and String Quartet

Tango

Guitar with Orchestra

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Nocturnal

Night and Dreams are predominant themes in Britten's masterpiece for solo guitar, the Nocturnal.  Our imagination and senses are stimulated during night.  Many composers have been inspired by other nocturnal elements: Nightmares, Darkness, Stars, Feasts, Dances, Eroticism, Solitude, and Love: Britten (Nocturnal), Tárrega (Sueño), Brouwer (El Decamerón Negro), Moreno Torroba (Nocturno, Serenata Burlesca), Villa Lobos (Suite Populaire Brasilienne), Malats (Serenata Española), Brouwer (Canción de Cuna), Barrios (Sueño en la Floresta) , Takemitsu (All in twilight), Guastavino (Sonata N.3), Piazzolla (Acentuado-Compadre).

The Nocturnal program can also include violin duos with Amiram Ganz: Guastavino (Cantos Populares), M.Pujol (Suite Buenos Aires), Piazzolla (Histoire du Tango) and (Escoalo).

 

South American landscapes

The variety of South America’s regions, from the Andes to the Pampas, and from Brazil to the Patagonia, is reflected in these pieces: Villa Lobos (5 Preludes), Guastavino (Sonata N.1), Ginastera (Sonata op.47), Brouwer (Sonata) , M.Pujol (Elegía), Piazzolla (Cinco Piezas).

This program can also include violin duos with Amiram Ganz (violin): Guastavino (Cantos Populares), M.Pujol (Suite Buenos Aires), Piazzolla (Histoire du Tango) and (Escoalo).

  

The guitar : a bridge between two worlds

Llobet and Segovia managed to build strong ties between European and South American musical life . Isabel , who has taught and played in both continents during the last three decades, can understand this connection very well. She has been lucky to meet two of Llobet’s disciples: Maria Luisa.Anido, her teacher in Bs.As, and Luise Walker  in Vienna, with whom she developed a strong friendship. The parallels and influences between these two worlds can be heard in pieces by Segovia-Turina-Ponce, Llobet-Anido-Walker, Manuel de Falla-Guastavino, Villa Lobos-Ginastera- Piazzolla-R Dyens, Bodorova-M.Pujol

  

20th century masterpieces for the guitar

The 20th century was a very important period in the evolution of the guitar. This program brings together some of the most succesful pieces from this period: MorenoTorroba (Sonatina), Britten (Nocturnal), Turina (Sonata), Brouwer (Sonata), Ginastera (Sonata), Villa Lobos (Preludes)

  

21st century composers

Sylvie Bodorova (Prague) Concierto de Estio for Guitar and String Quartet (dedicated to I.Siewers 1999) , M.Pujol (Argentina) Tangata de Agosto for Guitar and String Quartet 1997, Marios Elias (Greece) Duo for Violin and Guitar (dedicated to I.Siewers)2002, Manuel de Roo(Holland) Gitarrenstuecke 2001.

  

Two centuries of virtuoso guitar

Giuliani and Sor played on a copy of a Stauffer Guitar, plus examples of expressive Spanish music (Moreno Torroba) and spontaneous and direct Latin American music (Guastavino-Ginastera-Pujol) played on a modern Smallman.

  

Paganiniana

A Guadagnini violin played "con fuoco" by AmiramGanz, with the subtle accompaniment of Isabel’s guitar...and also the opposite. Amiram and Isabel have played together since 1965. From time to time they join for a concert which is always a joyful and special occasion that they share with their audience. Paginini’s violin and guitar Sonatas , the Grand Sonata for guitar and violin, and a Terzetto for Violin-Cello- Guitar (with Amiram Ganz and Maxim Ganz, Cello) make up this program.

  

Guitar and String Quartet

The most beautiful Quintets of the 20th century: Castelnuovo Tedesco, Brouwer, Guastavino, M.Pujol, and S. Bodorova. A subtle, captivating dialogue between plucked and bowed strings.

  

Tango

Rafael Gintoli, a leading Argentine violinist and leader of the Orquesta de Tango de Buenos Aires, joins Isabel in the Duo de Buenos Aires, Milongas , Candombes and Tangos by Piazzolla, Pujol, Piana, Troilo, Mores and others.

  

Guitar and Orchestra

Concertos by Villa Lobos, M.M.Ponce, and Antonio Lauro. Naturally Aranjuez is amongst the offerings as is the new Concierto de Estïo for Guitar, Strings and Percusion by Sylvie Bodorova, a leading composer from Prague