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THE GUITARIST could be described as a record of brooding reflection and pastoral solitude with echoes of ancient Greece a recurrent motif. It also demonstrates that one can plan a wonderfully varied yet coherent guitar recital without recourse to the usual Bach transcriptions and Spanish chestnuts.
No one is better equipped to do this than John Williams. As much an ambassador of the guitar as a player, he puts his commitment to new music for the instrument to good use here, the major dividend being the 'Koyunbaba' of Italian composer Carlo Domeniconi. Inspired by Turkish themes and landscapes, the four-movement suite employs an unusual C sharp minor tuning to haunting, original effect.
The 'Stele' of Australian Phillip Houghton are moody evocations of the Greek coastline and ancient monuments to gods, demons and sailors lost at sea, while the 'Epitafios' of Mikis Theodorakis eulogize the more recently departed with the direct simplicity of folk music. Rounded off with a suite of medieval tunes and a particularly successful arrangement of Satie's third 'Gymnopedie,' THE GUITARIST leads one down a darker, less traveled road full of drama and beauty.
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Three Epitafios (Mikis Theodorakis)
John Williams, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist - Mikis Theodorakis, Composer - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Matthew Crocker, Mastering Engineer - Yianni Iliopoulis, Arranger
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment
John Williams, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist - Mikis Theodorakis, Composer - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Matthew Crocker, Mastering Engineer - Yianni Iliopoulis, Arranger
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment
John Williams, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist - Mikis Theodorakis, Composer - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Matthew Crocker, Mastering Engineer - Yianni Iliopoulis, Arranger
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment
Koyunbaba (Carlo Domeniconi)
John Williams, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Carlo Domeniconi, Composer - Matthew Crocker, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment
John Williams, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Carlo Domeniconi, Composer - Matthew Crocker, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment
John Williams, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Carlo Domeniconi, Composer - Matthew Crocker, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment
John Williams, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Carlo Domeniconi, Composer - Matthew Crocker, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment
William Goodchild, Conductor - Erik Satie, Composer - John Williams, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, MainArtist - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Ben Cruft, Director - String Orchestra, Orchestra - Matthew Crocker, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment
Traditional, Composer - John Williams, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, MainArtist - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Matthew Crocker, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment
Traditional, Composer - John Williams, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, MainArtist - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Matthew Crocker, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment
Traditional, Composer - John Williams, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, MainArtist - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Matthew Crocker, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment
Aeolian Suite for Guitar and Small Orchestra (John Williams)
William Goodchild, Conductor - John Williams, Composer, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Matthew Cocker, Producer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment
William Goodchild, Conductor - John Williams, Composer, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Matthew Cocker, Producer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment
William Goodchild, Conductor - John Williams, Composer, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Matthew Cocker, Producer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment
William Goodchild, Conductor, MainArtist - John Williams, Composer, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Matthew Cocker, Producer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment
Stélé (Phillip Houghton)
John Williams, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Matthew Cocker, Producer - Phillip Houghton, Composer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment
John Williams, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Matthew Cocker, Producer - Phillip Houghton, Composer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment
John Williams, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Matthew Cocker, Producer - Phillip Houghton, Composer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment
John Williams, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Matthew Cocker, Producer - Phillip Houghton, Composer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment
Erik Satie, Composer - John Williams, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, MainArtist - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Matthew Cocker, Producer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment
Erik Satie, Composer - John Williams, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, MainArtist - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Matthew Cocker, Producer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
THE GUITARIST could be described as a record of brooding reflection and pastoral solitude with echoes of ancient Greece a recurrent motif. It also demonstrates that one can plan a wonderfully varied yet coherent guitar recital without recourse to the usual Bach transcriptions and Spanish chestnuts.
No one is better equipped to do this than John Williams. As much an ambassador of the guitar as a player, he puts his commitment to new music for the instrument to good use here, the major dividend being the 'Koyunbaba' of Italian composer Carlo Domeniconi. Inspired by Turkish themes and landscapes, the four-movement suite employs an unusual C sharp minor tuning to haunting, original effect.
The 'Stele' of Australian Phillip Houghton are moody evocations of the Greek coastline and ancient monuments to gods, demons and sailors lost at sea, while the 'Epitafios' of Mikis Theodorakis eulogize the more recently departed with the direct simplicity of folk music. Rounded off with a suite of medieval tunes and a particularly successful arrangement of Satie's third 'Gymnopedie,' THE GUITARIST leads one down a darker, less traveled road full of drama and beauty.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 21 track(s)
- Total length: 01:02:06
- Main artists: John Williams
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sony Classical
- Genre: Classical
1998 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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