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Guitarist Sharon Isbin was arguably the instrument's preeminent star in the 1980s and 1990s, a golden age for classical guitar music generally. New charismatic players have come along since then, but Isbin's playing remains a rare pleasure. Catch her if you can! An example is this 2019 release on Chicago's Cedille label, which features mostly well-worn pieces for guitar and ensemble; the ensemble here is the Pacifica String Quartet. The most familiar of all is the Vivaldi Guitar Concerto in D major, RV 93, heard here in an arrangement by Emilio Pujol and tinkered with by Isbin herself. Isbin applies a good deal of ornamentation to Vivaldi's bare lines, which is usually inadvisable for non-Baroque specialists. But Isbin's execution here is flawless, and the effect is haunting (sample the slow movement). The rest of the program is Spanish. The little-heard Quintet for guitar and string quartet of Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco is a sparkling piece of neoclassicism, played to the hilt by Isbin, and the Quintet for guitar and string quartet, G. 448, of Boccherini, complete with castanets and a tambourine, has the requisite expansiveness and the touch differentiating Boccherini's music from Haydn, Mozart, and other central European models. If there's a complaint it's the cavernous collegiate auditorium sound from Cedille, and perhaps that the Pacifica players aren't quite in Isbin's league. But this is a treat for fans of Isbin, who's doing more teaching than recording these days.
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Quintet for guitar and string quartet, Op. 143 (Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco)
Sharon Isbin, Artist, MainArtist - Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Composer - Pacifica Quartet, Ensemble
(C) 2019 Cedille (P) 2019 Cedille
Sharon Isbin, Artist, MainArtist - Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Composer - Pacifica Quartet, Ensemble
(C) 2019 Cedille (P) 2019 Cedille
Sharon Isbin, Artist, MainArtist - Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Composer - Pacifica Quartet, Ensemble
(C) 2019 Cedille (P) 2019 Cedille
Sharon Isbin, Artist, MainArtist - Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Composer - Pacifica Quartet, Ensemble
(C) 2019 Cedille (P) 2019 Cedille
Concerto In D Major, RV 93 (Antonio Vivaldi)
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Sharon Isbin, Artist - Emilio Pujol, Arranger, MainArtist - Pacifica Quartet, Ensemble
(C) 2019 Cedille (P) 2019 Cedille
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Sharon Isbin, Artist - Emilio Pujol, Arranger, MainArtist - Pacifica Quartet, Ensemble
(C) 2019 Cedille (P) 2019 Cedille
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Sharon Isbin, Artist - Emilio Pujol, Arranger, MainArtist - Pacifica Quartet, Ensemble
(C) 2019 Cedille (P) 2019 Cedille
La oración del torero for string quartet, Op. 34 (Joaquín Turina)
Joaquín Turina, Composer - Pacifica Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Cedille (P) 2019 Cedille
Quintet for Guitar and String Quartet in D Major, G. 448 (Luigi Boccherini)
Luigi Boccherini, Composer - Sharon Isbin, Artist, MainArtist - Pacifica Quartet, Ensemble
(C) 2019 Cedille (P) 2019 Cedille
Luigi Boccherini, Composer - Sharon Isbin, Artist, MainArtist - Pacifica Quartet, Ensemble
(C) 2019 Cedille (P) 2019 Cedille
Luigi Boccherini, Composer - Sharon Isbin, Artist, MainArtist - Unknown Artist, Artist - Pacifica Quartet, Ensemble
(C) 2019 Cedille (P) 2019 Cedille
Album review
Guitarist Sharon Isbin was arguably the instrument's preeminent star in the 1980s and 1990s, a golden age for classical guitar music generally. New charismatic players have come along since then, but Isbin's playing remains a rare pleasure. Catch her if you can! An example is this 2019 release on Chicago's Cedille label, which features mostly well-worn pieces for guitar and ensemble; the ensemble here is the Pacifica String Quartet. The most familiar of all is the Vivaldi Guitar Concerto in D major, RV 93, heard here in an arrangement by Emilio Pujol and tinkered with by Isbin herself. Isbin applies a good deal of ornamentation to Vivaldi's bare lines, which is usually inadvisable for non-Baroque specialists. But Isbin's execution here is flawless, and the effect is haunting (sample the slow movement). The rest of the program is Spanish. The little-heard Quintet for guitar and string quartet of Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco is a sparkling piece of neoclassicism, played to the hilt by Isbin, and the Quintet for guitar and string quartet, G. 448, of Boccherini, complete with castanets and a tambourine, has the requisite expansiveness and the touch differentiating Boccherini's music from Haydn, Mozart, and other central European models. If there's a complaint it's the cavernous collegiate auditorium sound from Cedille, and perhaps that the Pacifica players aren't quite in Isbin's league. But this is a treat for fans of Isbin, who's doing more teaching than recording these days.
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About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:25
- Main artists: Emilio Pujol Sharon Isbin Pacifica Quartet Unknown Artist
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Cedille
- Genre: Classical Chamber Music
(C) 2019 Cedille (P) 2019 Cedille
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