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)
1 I. Allemande 03:50
Jearakul, Ekachai (guitar)
2 II. Courante 03:20
Jearakul, Ekachai (guitar)
3 III. Passagaille 04:06
Jearakul, Ekachai (guitar)
Mertz, Johann Kaspar
Jearakul, Ekachai (guitar)
4 Concertino 07:56
Jearakul, Ekachai (guitar)
Berkeley, Lennox
Jearakul, Ekachai (guitar)
5 I. Allegretto 05:06
Jearakul, Ekachai (guitar)
6 II. Lento - Tempo rubato 03:27
Jearakul, Ekachai (guitar)
7 III. Rondo: Allegro non troppo - Lento 03:36
Jearakul, Ekachai (guitar)
Legnani, Luigi
Jearakul, Ekachai (guitar)
8 Fantasie, Op. 19 07:23
Jearakul, Ekachai (guitar)
Brouwer, Leo
Jearakul, Ekachai (guitar)
9 I. Exordium - Conjuro 04:15
Jearakul, Ekachai (guitar)
10 II. Danza de las diosas negras 08:01
Jearakul, Ekachai (guitar)
Adulyadej, Bhumibol
Hand, Frederic - Arranger
Kanengiser, William - Arranger
York, Andrew - Arranger
Jearakul, Ekachai (guitar)
11 I. Love Light in My Heart (arr. F. Hand for guitar) 03:16
Jearakul, Ekachai (guitar)
12 II. Oh I Say (arr. A. York for guitar) 03:59
Jearakul, Ekachai (guitar)
13 III. Magic Beams (arr. W. Kanengiser for guitar) 03:24
Jearakul, Ekachai (guitar)

Total Playing Time: 01:01:39