Composer(s): Tansman, Alexandre
Artist(s): De Vitis, Andrea
Label: Naxos
Series: Guitar Collection
Genre: Instrumental
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: 8.573983
Barcode: 747313398379
Release Date: 09/2019

TANSMAN, A.: Guitar Solo Works (Complete), Vol. 1 (De Vitis)

It was a pivotal meeting in the mid-1920s that marked the beginning of an enduring musical and personal friendship between Alexandre Tansman and the Spanish virtuoso guitarist Andrés Segovia. Tansman’s legacy for the instrument ranges over a 57-year period, inaugurated by a dazzling Mazurka and represents Segovia’s ‘most advanced commitment to modern music’. This first volume presents suites and dances inspired by Italy, Poland and Eastern Europe, and includes Suite in modo polonico, heard here in its original version, not the Segovia-authorised collage. Andrea De Vitis has meticulously researched the original manuscripts to resolve any doubts and omissions in published editions.

Tracklist

Tansman, Alexandre
De Vitis, Andrea (guitar)
1 No. 1. Gaillarde 01:45
De Vitis, Andrea (guitar)
2 No. 2. Dumka 04:02
De Vitis, Andrea (guitar)
3 No. 3. Danza 01:01
De Vitis, Andrea (guitar)
De Vitis, Andrea (guitar)
4 I. Preludio 03:23
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5 II. Sarabande 03:35
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6 III. Scherzino 02:58
De Vitis, Andrea (guitar)
7 IV. Barcarolle 03:28
De Vitis, Andrea (guitar)
8 V. Danza pomposa 02:52
De Vitis, Andrea (guitar)
De Vitis, Andrea (guitar)
9 No. 1. Valse-Caprice 01:34
De Vitis, Andrea (guitar)
10 No. 2. Dance populaire 00:57
De Vitis, Andrea (guitar)
11 No. 3. Burlesque 01:53
De Vitis, Andrea (guitar)
12 No. 4. Berceuse, "Boîte à musique" 02:07
De Vitis, Andrea (guitar)
13 No. 5. Studio 01:06
De Vitis, Andrea (guitar)
De Vitis, Andrea (guitar)
14 Hommage à Lech Wałęsa 03:43
De Vitis, Andrea (guitar)
De Vitis, Andrea (guitar)
15 Mazurka (1925) 05:54
De Vitis, Andrea (guitar)
De Vitis, Andrea (guitar)
16 No. 1. Moderato 05:03
De Vitis, Andrea (guitar)
17 No. 2. Rondo - Vivo 01:44
De Vitis, Andrea (guitar)
18 No. 3. Allegro ma non troppo 02:31
De Vitis, Andrea (guitar)
19 No. 4. Allegro giocoso 01:41
De Vitis, Andrea (guitar)
De Vitis, Andrea (guitar)
20 I. Entrée 02:24
De Vitis, Andrea (guitar)
21 II. Gaillarde 00:58
De Vitis, Andrea (guitar)
22 III. Kujawiak - mazurka lente 03:13
De Vitis, Andrea (guitar)
23 IV. Tempo de polonaise 01:30
De Vitis, Andrea (guitar)
24 V. Kolysanka No. 2 02:29
De Vitis, Andrea (guitar)
25 VI. Oberek - mazurka vive 02:26
De Vitis, Andrea (guitar)

Total Playing Time: 01:04:17