Concert Creations for Guitar

by Laurindo Almeida

Concert Creations for Guitar cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1950
  • Label: Capitol
  • Country: Brazil
  • Community rating: 3.63/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Applying formal European concert techniques to indigenous South American rhythms, this solo guitar recital is a masterclass in elegant cross-cultural synthesis. The crisp, delicate fingerstyle playing effectively introduces the sophisticated chordal structures of Brazilian popular music into a formal classical context.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, melodic, instrumental, virtuosic, chamber, guitars

Tracklist

  1. Bourree
  2. Mystified
  3. Malaguena
  4. Sueno (Dream)
  5. Insomnia
  6. Eili-Eili
  7. Braziliance
  8. Tea For Two

Credits

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