English Guitar Music of the 20th Century

These pieces for solo guitar by Scott, Berkeley, Britten and Walton have left a permanent mark on the guitaristic landscape, expanding it to territory then unfamiliar in the prevailing aesthetic canon of Segovia. If the 20th century was the golden age in which the guitar repertoire rose to the level of that of other instruments, much of that is due to these composers.

Composers: Benjamin Britten, Cyril Scott, Lennox Berkeley, William Walton
Artist: Andrea Dieci (guitar)

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It’s easy to identify the classical guitar with Spanish repertoire. After all, Andrés Segovia, who revived the fortunes of the instrument in the early decades of the 20th century after long neglect, was a Spaniard. This does not do justice, however, to the major contribution made to 20th-century guitar repertoire by a number of national schools, among which the United Kingdom’s is particularly outstanding for the quantity and quality of the pieces. This album offers a significant sample of music for solo guitar by four important composers: Cyril Scott, Lennox Berkeley, Benjamin Britten and William Walton.

Each of these four composers, though stylistically very different, took the guitar out of the salonesque environment of prettiness and quasi-exotic couleur locale and raised it to the level of other prominent concert instruments, the music being rich, challenging and holding an important place in their oeuvre.

Played by Andrea Dieci, “A true star of the classical guitar” (Corriere della sera), one of the most notable guitarists of his generation. He successfully recorded for Brilliant Classics music by Henze, Takemitsu, Sor, Piazzolla, Giuliani and others.

Tracklist:
Lennox Berkeley:
00:00:00 Quatre pièces pour la guitare: I. Moderato ma con brio
00:02:24 Quatre pièces pour la guitare: II. Andante con moto
00:05:33 Quatre pièces pour la guitare: III. Lento
00:08:21 Quatre pièces pour la guitare: IV. Allegro, energico

Cyril Scott:
00:10:18 Sonatina for Guitar: I. Adagio, quasi introduzione – Molto moderato
00:17:54 Sonatina for Guitar: II. Allegretto pensoso
00:20:15 Sonatina for Guitar: III. Finale. Allegro

Lennox Berkeley:
00:23:10 Sonatina for Guitar Op. 52/1: I. Allegretto
00:28:40 Sonatina for Guitar Op. 52/1: II. Lento
00:32:21 Sonatina for Guitar Op. 52/1: III. Rondo. Allegro non troppo

Benjamin Britten:
00:35:57 Nocturnal after John Dowland for Guitar, Op. 70: I. Musingly
00:38:29 Nocturnal after John Dowland for Guitar, Op. 70: II. Very agitated
00:39:20 Nocturnal after John Dowland for Guitar, Op. 70: III. Restless
00:41:05 Nocturnal after John Dowland for Guitar, Op. 70: IV. Uneasy
00:42:34 Nocturnal after John Dowland for Guitar, Op. 70: V. March-like
00:44:20 Nocturnal after John Dowland for Guitar, Op. 70: VI. Dreaming
00:46:20 Nocturnal after John Dowland for Guitar, Op. 70: VII. Gently Rocking
00:47:47 Nocturnal after John Dowland for Guitar, Op. 70: VIII. Passacaglia
00:52:49 Nocturnal after John Dowland for Guitar, Op. 70: Slow and Quiet

Lennox Berkeley:
00:55:26 Theme and Variations for Guitar, Op. 77: I. Theme. Moderato
00:56:41 Theme and Variations for Guitar, Op. 77: II. Variazione I. Allegro
00:57:33 Theme and Variations for Guitar, Op. 77: III. Variazione II. Allegretto
00:58:24 Theme and Variations for Guitar, Op. 77: IV. Variazione III. Lento
00:59:41 Theme and Variations for Guitar, Op. 77: V. Variazione IV. Andante
01:01:08 Theme and Variations for Guitar, Op. 77: VI. Variazione V. Allegro
01:01:52 Theme and Variations for Guitar, Op. 77: VII. Variazione VI. (Epilogue). Lento

William Turner Walton:
01:03:17 5 Bagatelles for Guitar: I. Allegro
01:07:33 5 Bagatelles for Guitar: II. Lento
01:10:34 5 Bagatelles for Guitar: III. Alla Cubana
01:12:41 5 Bagatelles for Guitar: IV. —
01:14:46 5 Bagatelles for Guitar: V. Con slancio

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