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Among the most charismatic guitarists of the day, Pablo Sáinz-Villegas draws large crowds. He is capable of fresh programming, as on his 2015 Harmonia Mundi release Americano, but he often sticks to pieces he knows his audiences will love. Blue Album is mostly of the latter type, although there are a few wrinkles. The title refers not to the blues but to the "blue hour" depicted in the graphics, conducive to music with, Sáinz-Villegas says, "a particularly intimate mood." The emphasis is on the mood, for everything here fits into essentially the same reflective mold, with a moderate tempo and harmonies inflected only a click or two away from diatonicism. In a way, it is impressive that Sáinz-Villegas can make pieces as diverse as Philip Glass' "Orphée's Bedroom" (from the Orphée Suite) and a Passacaglia of Silvius Leopold Weiss sound as though they're cut from the same cloth. In fact, it is the variety of source material that keeps the consistency of material from starting to cloy; Sáinz-Villegas caps his program with selections from The Deer Hunter and Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, the former arranged by guitarist John Williams, and these add a contemporary note without disturbing the guitarist's ambiance. If Sáinz-Villegas goes out on the road with this material, it is likely to suit him well; on a recording, it makes for a pleasant 50 minutes of listening.
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Fernando Arias, Producer, Recording Engineer - Erik Satie, Composer - Pablo Sainz-Villegas, Guitar, MainArtist
(P) 2023 Sony Classical, a label of Sony Music Entertainment
Fernando Arias, Producer, Recording Engineer - François Couperin, Composer - Pablo Sainz-Villegas, Guitar, MainArtist
(P) 2023 Sony Classical, a label of Sony Music Entertainment
Fernando Arias, Producer, Recording Engineer - Philip Glass, Composer - Pablo Sainz-Villegas, Guitar, MainArtist
(P) 2023 Sony Classical, a label of Sony Music Entertainment
Fernando Arias, Producer, Recording Engineer - Leo Brouwer, Composer - Pablo Sainz-Villegas, Guitar, MainArtist
(P) 2023 Sony Classical, a label of Sony Music Entertainment
Fernando Arias, Producer, Recording Engineer - Claude Debussy, Composer - Eduardo Sainz de la Maza, Arranger - Pablo Sainz-Villegas, Guitar, MainArtist
(P) 2023 Sony Classical, a label of Sony Music Entertainment
Fernando Arias, Producer, Recording Engineer - Sylvius Leopold Weiss, Composer - Pablo Sainz-Villegas, Guitar, MainArtist
(P) 2023 Sony Classical, a label of Sony Music Entertainment
Fernando Arias, Producer, Recording Engineer - Erik Satie, Composer - Pedro H. da Silva, Arranger - Pablo Sainz-Villegas, Guitar, MainArtist
(P) 2023 Sony Classical, a label of Sony Music Entertainment
Fernando Arias, Producer, Recording Engineer - DOMENICO SCARLATTI, Composer - Pablo Sainz-Villegas, Guitar, MainArtist
(P) 2023 Sony Classical, a label of Sony Music Entertainment
Fernando Arias, Producer, Recording Engineer - Fernando Sor, Composer - Pablo Sainz-Villegas, Guitar, MainArtist
(P) 2023 Sony Classical, a label of Sony Music Entertainment
Fernando Arias, Producer, Recording Engineer - Max Richter, Composer - Pablo Sainz-Villegas, Guitar, MainArtist
(P) 2023 Sony Classical, a label of Sony Music Entertainment
Fernando Arias, Producer, Recording Engineer - Claude Debussy, Composer - Pablo Sainz-Villegas, Guitar, MainArtist
(P) 2023 Sony Classical, a label of Sony Music Entertainment
Fernando Arias, Producer, Recording Engineer - Francisco Tarrega, Arranger - Sebastian de Iradier, Composer - Pablo Sainz-Villegas, Guitar, MainArtist
(P) 2023 Sony Classical, a label of Sony Music Entertainment
Fernando Arias, Producer, Recording Engineer - John Williams, Arranger - Stanley Myers, Composer - Pablo Sainz-Villegas, Guitar, MainArtist
(P) 2023 Sony Classical, a label of Sony Music Entertainment
Fernando Arias, Producer, Recording Engineer - Ryuichi Sakamoto, Composer - Pablo Sainz-Villegas, Guitar, MainArtist
(P) 2023 Sony Classical, a label of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Among the most charismatic guitarists of the day, Pablo Sáinz-Villegas draws large crowds. He is capable of fresh programming, as on his 2015 Harmonia Mundi release Americano, but he often sticks to pieces he knows his audiences will love. Blue Album is mostly of the latter type, although there are a few wrinkles. The title refers not to the blues but to the "blue hour" depicted in the graphics, conducive to music with, Sáinz-Villegas says, "a particularly intimate mood." The emphasis is on the mood, for everything here fits into essentially the same reflective mold, with a moderate tempo and harmonies inflected only a click or two away from diatonicism. In a way, it is impressive that Sáinz-Villegas can make pieces as diverse as Philip Glass' "Orphée's Bedroom" (from the Orphée Suite) and a Passacaglia of Silvius Leopold Weiss sound as though they're cut from the same cloth. In fact, it is the variety of source material that keeps the consistency of material from starting to cloy; Sáinz-Villegas caps his program with selections from The Deer Hunter and Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, the former arranged by guitarist John Williams, and these add a contemporary note without disturbing the guitarist's ambiance. If Sáinz-Villegas goes out on the road with this material, it is likely to suit him well; on a recording, it makes for a pleasant 50 minutes of listening.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:49:36
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Pablo Sáinz Villegas
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sony Classical
- Genre: Classical
(P) 2023 Sony Classical, a label of Sony Music Entertainment
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