Label: Naxos
Series: Guitar Collection
Genre: Instrumental
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: 8.579182
Barcode: 747313918270
Release Date: 01/2026

Guitar Recital: Dejour, Christophe - ESPLÁ, Ó. / HÁBA, A. / JOSÉ, A. / STRASFOGEL, I. (Tales of Fate - 20th Century Rarities for Solo Guitar)

Acclaimed guitarist Christophe Dejour brings together four works that were premiered many years after they were composed, due to unpredictable and, in some cases, fateful circumstances. Both Óscar Esplá’s ground-breaking Tempo di Sonata and Ignace Strasfogel’s monumental Prelude, Elegie and Rondo were written for Andrés Segovia but remained hidden for decades, while Alois Hába’s neglected Guitar Sonata is a fantastic work of the highest musical quality. Antonio José’s music was banned under the Franco regime in Spain, yet his extraordinary Guitar Sonata, composed in 1933 and only rediscovered in the late 1980s, is revealed as a true masterpiece.

Tracklist

Esplá, Óscar
Dejour, Christophe (guitar)
1Tempo di Sonata (ed. C. Dejour)10:42
Dejour, Christophe (guitar)
Hába, Alois
Dejour, Christophe (guitar)
2I. Allegretto risoluto03:46
Dejour, Christophe (guitar)
3II. Andante cantabile04:08
Dejour, Christophe (guitar)
4III. Scherzando02:32
Dejour, Christophe (guitar)
5IV. Moderato cantabile03:46
Dejour, Christophe (guitar)
6V. Allegro02:09
Dejour, Christophe (guitar)
Strasfogel, Ignace
Dejour, Christophe (guitar)
7Prelude03:37
Dejour, Christophe (guitar)
8Elegie09:11
Dejour, Christophe (guitar)
9Rondo07:02
Dejour, Christophe (guitar)
Antonio José
Dejour, Christophe (guitar)
10I. Allegro moderato06:20
Dejour, Christophe (guitar)
11II. Minueto03:06
Dejour, Christophe (guitar)
12III. Pavana triste06:06
Dejour, Christophe (guitar)
13IV. Final: Allegro con brio04:55
Dejour, Christophe (guitar)

Total Playing Time: 01:07:20