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Dionysio Aguado, Napoleon Coste, Johann Kaspar Mertz
David Russell plays 19th Century Music
Genres: Special Interest, Classical

Track Listings (8) - Disc #1
1. Rondo Brillant for guitar No. 2 in A minor, Op. 2/2
2. Introduction and Polonaise for Guitar
3. ?l?gie, for guitar (from Bardenkl?nge), Op. 13
4. Fantasia for guitar
5. Fantasie hongroise, for guitar, Op. 65/1
6. Leyenda
7. Aire vasco
8. Reverie (Nocturne pour la Guitarre), op. 19

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All Artists: Dionysio Aguado, Napoleon Coste, Johann Kaspar Mertz, Josep Broca, Gimenez Manjon, Giulio Regondi
Title: David Russell plays 19th Century Music
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: GHA
Release Date: 10/10/1994
Genres: Special Interest, Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Instruments, Strings
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 750582395222, 5411707260027

Synopsis

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When David Russell made this debut CD (he had done one LP earlier), he was a young musician on his way up. Now, he records for Telarc and is quite well known. GHA, a Belgian label specializing in guitar music, has done well to keep this CD available. The music has more substance than you will find on the average collection of guitar miscellany (especially Mertz's Elegie, quite a touching piece), and the congruent yet varied romantic program makes for good listening. Russell plays superbly, making sure that the pieces sound different from each other, and his guitar is realistically captured by the recording. - -Leslie Gerber

CD Reviews

Great recording of little-known music

K. G. Lee | Princeton, NJ | 08/01/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"David Russell is a classical guitarist whose star has only recently begin to shine as brightly as it should, but this early CD of it shows that he should have been up there alongside Bream and Williams ages ago.

The music in this CD are from fairly obscure composers, even among classical guitarist, but they are all immediately accessible and enjoyable. In particular, the music of Mertz and Regondi deserve a far greater exposure, for they are beautiful and romantic compositions. In particular, Regondi's Reverie Nocturne is a piece which reminds me a lot of Chopin's piano Ballades in mood and temperament, and for me this piece alone makes the album worth buying.

The playing by Russell is so good that it seems to defy what I consider possible on the guitar at times, and this combined with this tasteful interpretations show the music in the best possible light.

If you're looking for a recording of non-Spanish, romantic classical guitar music, then look no further."

Gorgeous Sound

K. G. Lee | 01/24/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Russell plays beautifully on this CD. The sound, with its clarity and depth, rivals that of the piano but has the added tonal variety of the guitar. The selections are very enjoyable, especially the "Introduction et Polonaise" by Coste and the "Fantaisie Hongroise" by Mertz. The tremolo piece by Regondi is very sweet as well. There are only 8 pieces, but all are long. A great CD for classical guitar enthusiasts and acoustic music lovers."