CDs

Tango Lorca
Mujer Sola
CDTL-102 Tzigane

Merge old world tango aesthetics with a sinuous texture of jazz, flamenco and classical music and you have the immediately distinctive sound of Tango Lorca. Formed in 1999, this fiery quintet has created a fresh and continually growing body of original compositions and arrangements equally suited for the dance hall or the concert stage. While evoking an undoubtedly Argentine sentiment with classics from the "Golden Age", they also create new, innovative works with a timeless sense of beauty. Tango Lorca plays their music with a deep understanding of tradition as well as an obsessive desire to evolve the art form to new plateaus.

1. Nuestra Hora Favorita - Brad Cox (click to listen)
2. Mujer Sola (Lonely Woman) - Ornette Coleman
3. Danzarín - Julián Plaza
4. Congoja - Brad Cox
5. Nocturna - Julián Plaza
6. Milonga de Mis Amores - Pedro Laurenz
7. Por Astor - Pablo Motta
8. Alfonsina y el Mar - Luna/Ramírez
9. Palomita Blanca - Anselmo Aieta
10. Paloma Negra - Beau Bledsoe (click to listen)
11. Los Brazos del Cielo - Brad Cox
12. Canaro en París - Scarpino/Calderella (click to listen)
13. Nueve de Julio - José Luis Padula
14. Rumbo Perdido - Brad Cox
15. Payadora - Julián Plaza
16. Vuelvo al Sur - Astor Piazzolla (click to listen)

Nathan Granner / Beau Bledsoe
Selections from WINTERREISE
CDGB - 101 Tzigane

Winterreise was Schubert’s last collection of lieder composed before his death in 1828, consisting of twenty-four songs of despair and unrequited love. It is one of the most heartwrenching moments of the lied tradition. The transcription of the piano part to the guitar adds a new intimacy to these works, yet remains historically relevant to Schubert's lifelong relationship with the guitar. Lacking a piano through much of his career, Schubert originally composed many of his songs on guitar and published them with piano and alternate guitar accompaniments. The original keys and general transparency of many of his songs are largely idiomatic to the guitar and utilize similar accompaniment figures used by his friend Giullani.
Listening to Giuliani’s Sei Cavatine, it become immediately apparent that he was an avid fan of Italian opera. Often his many solo guitar compositions allude to the operatic devises of the time. These songs were admiringly set in the highly popular style of Gioacchino Rossini and set by one of the most famous Italian librettists of the time, Pietro Metastasio. Each song in this collection seems to be an aria unto itself from a non-existing opera with simplistic guitar accompaniment that mimics the operatic orchestration of Giuliani’s era.

Franz Schubert Selections from WINTERREISE 1. Die Nebensonnen (click to listen) 2. Fruhlingstraum 3. Der Sturmische Morgen 4. Die Krahe 5. Mut 6. Der Leiermann Henri Duparc 7. Chanson Triste (click to listen) 8. Extase *  Claudio Monteverdi  9. Oblivion Soave (click to listen) Mauro Giuliani 10-15. Sei Cavatine per Gioacchino Rossini Reynaldo Hahn 16. La Barcheta *  *Christine Brebes - violin

Sandomirsky - Bledsoe Duo
Cafe Sacré
CDSB - 102 Tzigane

The Sandomirsky-Bledsoe Duo was formed in 1998 with the intention of creating and recording new repertoire for the unique combination of guitar and violin. Although common in many folkloric cultures such as South America and Eastern Europe, the duo of guitar and violin rarely perform on the concert stage. Since the release of their critically acclaimed CD, "Café Sarce", the Sandomirsky-Bledsoe Duo has been ecstatically received on their international concert tours. Most recently, they performed at the Oldenburg Chamber Music festival in Germany as well as many successful dates in and around Paris, France.

Histoire du Tango - Astor Piazzolla
1. Nightclub 1960 (click to listen)
2. Cafe 1930
3. Concert d'aujourd'hui
4. Piece en forme de Habanera - Maurice Ravel
5. La Gitana - Fritz Kreisler
Canciones Populares Españolas - Manuel de Falla
6. El Paño Moruno
7. Nana
8. Cancion
9. Jota
10. Austuriana
11. Polo (click to listen)
12. Old Hollywood - Alexander Povolotsky
13. Kaddisch - Maurice Ravel (click to listen)

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Nathan Granner / Beau Bledsoe
Departure
CDGB-201 Tzigane

Nathan and Beau combined all that they learned about life, music, and people into a painstakingly crafted recording, ‘Departure’. A beautiful album of varied and highly emotive music where one travels from the evocative art of Villa-Lobos into the austere sexuality of John Dowland, until finally being snapped into the fever-pitched passion of traditional Flamenco. There's also a little southern comfort thrown in for good measure!

1 Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Heitor Villa-Lobos 2 Give me Jesus: traditional spiritual (click to listen) 3 The Ash Grove: traditional Welsh song 4 Sally Gardens: William Butler Yeats 5 Go Crystal Tears: John Dowland 6 Come Again: John Dowland  7-9 Three Lullabies: Brad Cox 10 Mi Tierra (granaina): Pepe Habichuela 11 Café de Chinitas: Federico García Lorca 12 E Lucevan le Stelle: Giacomo Puccini (click to listen) 13 Sevillanas del Siglo: XVIII Federico García Lorca

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NEW RELEASE!
Beau Bledsoe
¡Olé Che!
CDBB-101 Tzigane

The debut solo release from acclaimed guitarist Beau Bledsoe features a split program of Spanish Flamenco and Argentine Tango. This recording is the culmination of two decades of study and performance within these diverse guitar traditions and cultures. Here Beau performs compositions from some of Spain's most celebrated gypsy guitar dynasties as well as ground breaking works by the great Tango innovator, Astor Piazzolla. Joining Beau are his Argentine Tango ensemble, Tango Lorca and Argentine Bandonéon virtuoso, Hector Del Curto.

1 A Mandeli rumba - José Antonio Carmona
2 Alameda Vieja rondeña - Manuel Moreno Junquera
3 Terremoto siguiriyas y cabal - Manuel Moreno Junquera
4 Mi Tierra granaína - José Antonio Carmona
5 Mi Refugio* - Juan Carlos Cobián
6 Milonga Triste - Sebastián Piana
7 Boedo - Julio De Caro
8-9 Histoire du Tango* - Astor Piazzolla
Cafe 1930
NightClub 1960
10 Ave Maria** - Astor Piazzolla
11 Fin de Fiesta bulerías - Traditional

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