Label: Naxos
Series: Laureate Series
Genre: Instrumental
Period: 20th Century; Baroque; Contemporary; Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.573481
Barcode: 747313348176
Release Date: 06/2015

Guitar Recital: Jearakul, Ekachai - WEISS, S.L. / MERTZ, J.K. / BERKELEY, L. / LEGNANI, L. / BROUWER, L. / ADULYADEJ, Bhumibol

In 2014 Ekachai Jearakul became the first Asian guitarist to win the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America International Concert Artist Competition (GFA). Winner of numerous awards and an international artist, he has selected a recital that takes the listener on a journey from the baroque beauties of Weiss through nineteenth-century classics by Mertz and Legnani, concluding with three modern compositions influenced by jazz.

Tracklist

Weiss, Silvius Leopold
Jearakul, Ekachai - Arranger
Jearakul, Ekachai (guitar)
1I. Allemande03:50
Jearakul, Ekachai (guitar)
2II. Courante03:20
Jearakul, Ekachai (guitar)
3III. Passagaille04:06
Jearakul, Ekachai (guitar)
Mertz, Johann Kaspar
Jearakul, Ekachai (guitar)
4Concertino07:56
Jearakul, Ekachai (guitar)
Berkeley, Lennox
Jearakul, Ekachai (guitar)
5I. Allegretto05:06
Jearakul, Ekachai (guitar)
6II. Lento - Tempo rubato03:27
Jearakul, Ekachai (guitar)
7III. Rondo: Allegro non troppo - Lento03:36
Jearakul, Ekachai (guitar)
Legnani, Luigi
Jearakul, Ekachai (guitar)
8Fantasie, Op. 1907:23
Jearakul, Ekachai (guitar)
Brouwer, Leo
Jearakul, Ekachai (guitar)
9I. Exordium - Conjuro04:15
Jearakul, Ekachai (guitar)
10II. Danza de las diosas negras08:01
Jearakul, Ekachai (guitar)
Adulyadej, Bhumibol
Hand, Frederic - Arranger
York, Andrew - Arranger
Kanengiser, William - Arranger
Jearakul, Ekachai (guitar)
11I. Love Light in My Heart (arr. F. Hand for guitar)03:16
Jearakul, Ekachai (guitar)
12II. Oh I Say (arr. A. York for guitar)03:59
Jearakul, Ekachai (guitar)
13III. Magic Beams (arr. W. Kanengiser for guitar)03:24
Jearakul, Ekachai (guitar)

Total Playing Time: 01:01:39