Label: Naxos
Series: Laureate Series
Genre: Instrumental
Period: 20th Century; Contemporary; Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.573179
Barcode: 747313317974
Release Date: 05/2013

Guitar Recital: Mamedkuliev, Rovshan - ALBENIZ, I. / TURINA, J. / AMIROV, F. / LLOBET SOLES, M. / CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO, M. / TARREGA, F.

Rovshan Mamedkuliev was first prize-winner at the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America Competition in 2012, and now stands as one of the world’s most exciting young instrumentalists. He has constructed a programme with several themes. Iberian music is represented by Falla, Albéniz and Turina, and by two of the titans of guitar playing, Miguel Llobet and Francisco Tárrega. He also includes music by his Azerbaijani compatriot, Fikret Amirov, whose folkloricinfluenced music is another thematic link. The kaleidoscopic Just How Funky Are You by Andrew York and Leo Brouwer’s An Idea explore the guitar’s contemporary vitality.

Tracklist

Falla, Manuel de
Fujii, Keigo - Arranger
Mamedkuliev, Rovshan (guitar)
1 La vida breve, Act II: Danse espagnole No. 1 (arr. Keigo Fujii for guitar) 03:57
Mamedkuliev, Rovshan (guitar)
Amirov, Fikret
Mamedkuliev, Rovshan - Arranger
Mamedkuliev, Rovshan (guitar)
2 No. 1. Ballad 01:27
Mamedkuliev, Rovshan (guitar)
3 No. 2. Ashug's Song 00:58
Mamedkuliev, Rovshan (guitar)
4 No. 5. Lyrical Dance 01:56
Mamedkuliev, Rovshan (guitar)
5 No. 6. On Hunting 00:49
Mamedkuliev, Rovshan (guitar)
6 No. 3. Nocturne 02:37
Mamedkuliev, Rovshan (guitar)
7 No. 10. Toccata 00:49
Mamedkuliev, Rovshan (guitar)
Llobet Solés, Miguel
Mamedkuliev, Rovshan (guitar)
8 Variations on a Theme of Sor, Op. 15 08:45
Mamedkuliev, Rovshan (guitar)
Rudnev, Sergei
Mamedkuliev, Rovshan (guitar)
9 Ivushka 03:27
Mamedkuliev, Rovshan (guitar)
Albéniz, Isaac
Tárrega, Francisco - Arranger
Mamedkuliev, Rovshan (guitar)
10 Suite española No. 1, Op. 47: III. Sevilla (arr. F. Tárrega for guitar) 05:19
Mamedkuliev, Rovshan (guitar)
Turina, Joaquín
Mamedkuliev, Rovshan (guitar)
11 Sevillana, Op. 29 06:33
Mamedkuliev, Rovshan (guitar)
Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Mario
Mamedkuliev, Rovshan (guitar)
12 Capriccio diabolico, Op. 85, "Omaggio a Paganini" 10:12
Mamedkuliev, Rovshan (guitar)
York, Andrew
Mamedkuliev, Rovshan (guitar)
13 Just How Funky Are You 06:40
Mamedkuliev, Rovshan (guitar)
Brouwer, Leo
Mamedkuliev, Rovshan (guitar)
14 An Idea (Passacaglia for Eli) 03:10
Mamedkuliev, Rovshan (guitar)
Tárrega, Francisco
Mamedkuliev, Rovshan (guitar)
15 Gran Jota 11:02
Mamedkuliev, Rovshan (guitar)

Total Playing Time: 01:07:41