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)
1 Tempo di Sonata (ed. C. Dejour) 10:42
Dejour, Christophe (guitar)
Hába, Alois
Dejour, Christophe (guitar)
2 I. Allegretto risoluto 03:46
Dejour, Christophe (guitar)
3 II. Andante cantabile 04:08
Dejour, Christophe (guitar)
4 III. Scherzando 02:32
Dejour, Christophe (guitar)
5 IV. Moderato cantabile 03:46
Dejour, Christophe (guitar)
6 V. Allegro 02:09
Dejour, Christophe (guitar)
Strasfogel, Ignace
Dejour, Christophe (guitar)
7 Prelude 03:37
Dejour, Christophe (guitar)
8 Elegie 09:11
Dejour, Christophe (guitar)
9 Rondo 07:02
Dejour, Christophe (guitar)
Antonio José
Dejour, Christophe (guitar)
10 I. Allegro moderato 06:20
Dejour, Christophe (guitar)
11 II. Minueto 03:06
Dejour, Christophe (guitar)
12 III. Pavana triste 06:06
Dejour, Christophe (guitar)
13 IV. Final: Allegro con brio 04:55
Dejour, Christophe (guitar)

Total Playing Time: 01:07:20