Andrés Segovia Archive: Grand Finale

Andrés Segovia Archive: Grand Finale

Andrés Segovia Archive: Grand Finale

Andrés Segovia Archive: Grand Finale

Andrés Segovia Archive: Grand Finale

Andrés Segovia Archive: Grand Finale

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Andrés Segovia Archive: Grand Finale

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Artists Roberto Moronn Perez

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Grand Finale is the fourth and final volume in the Andrés Segovia Archive series. This new album showcases outstanding performances of works that are fundamental milestones of the guitar repertoire of the 20th century. The genesis for this unique project is a collection of pieces recovered in May 2001 at Segovia’s archive in Spain. These pieces were dedicated to Segovia or commissioned by him, involving composers from eight countries. They were subsequently published as “The Segovia Archive Series” by Edizione Musicale Bèrben. Pérez states: “At the beginning of the 20th century, the way of thinking about music changed. It is within this investigation that the expressive potential of the guitar was ‘rediscovered’. The compelling charisma and virtuosity of Andrés Segovia (1893–1987) helped to stimulate non-guitarist composers to write music for him, resulting in a significant increase in the instrument’s repertoire. Many of these works were featured in concerts and recordings throughout his career. Additionally, many more languished in the Andrés Segovia Archive, a collection of recently discovered works among Segovia’s private papers which were not made public until some years after his death. It is this collection of barely known, or in some cases, almost totally neglected works that were the focus of my three previous albums containing pages of musical quality of the highest order. With the intention of closing the circle and providing a more holistic perspective, I felt I should not leave aside those pieces that the Spanish virtuoso chose to perform and record, and which stand as pinnacles of the Segovian repertoire.” This new album was recorded in the lovely acoustics of Holy Trinity Church, Weston, Hertfordshire, U.K. It was produced, recorded, edited and mastered by the outstanding U.K. engineer John Taylor.

Roberto Moronn Pérez, Classical Guitar

Tracklist

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Total time: 01:16:29

1. Cavatina - I. Preludio

03:13

2. Cavatina - II. Sarabande

03:32

3. Cavatina - III. Scherzino

03:08

4. Cavatina - IV. Barcarole

03:33

5. Cavatina - V. Danza Pomposa

03:38

6. Sonata - I. Allegro con spirito

04:33

7. Sonata - II. Andantino quasi Canzone

04:45

8. Sonata - III. Tempo di Minuetto

03:22

9. Sonata - IV. Presto furioso

04:40

10. Alba

05:21

11. Fantasia-Sonata

17:11

12. Suite Compostelana - I. Preludio

03:24

13. Suite Compostelana - II. Coral

02:59

14. Suite Compostelana - III. Cuna

03:50

15. Suite Compostelana - IV. Recitativo

02:38

16. Suite Compostelana - V. Cancion

03:30

17. Suite Compostelana - VI. Muñiera

03:12

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Label

Reference Recordings

SKU

FR759

Qualities

DSD 512, DSD 256, FLAC 192 kHz, DSD 128, WAV 96 kHz, DSD 64, DXD 24 Bit

Channels

2ch Stereo

Artists

Roberto Moronn Perez

Composers

Tansman, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Haug, Manen, Mompou

Genres

Classical

Original Recording Format

PCM 96k

Instruments

Classic Guitar

Recording Location

Holy Trinity Church, Weston, Hertfordshire, U.K

Recording Engineer

John Taylor

Release Date

June 02, 2025

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Reviews

Fanfare

Colin Clarke

Something special happens when musicology comes to vibrant life. Such is the case here. Guitarist Roberto Moronn Pérez has released three previous albums concentrating on unknown (or barely known) music from the Segovia Archive. Here, he presents better-known works and, where possible, uses the manuscripts found among Segovia’s papers.

It was Segovia indeed who moved Tansman to write so prolifically for the guitar. Tansman’s award-winning 1950 Cavatina is no occasional work: it is cast in four movements, Preludio, Sarabande, Scherzino, and Barcarole. The Sarabande is indeed stately (the marking is Lento) and reminds this listener of the neo-Baroque nature of Tansman’s piece. I actually prefer Moronn Pérez to Segovia here; the former has more of a sense of flow, a stream of sound that links to the fluid (but much faster) Scherzo that follows.

Spanish-born Roberto Moronn Pérez studied in Madrid, Italy, and the UK (he attained a first-class degree in musicology at Madrid and won the Julian Bream prize at London’s Royal Academy of Music). He has worked with the Italian publisher Edizione Musicale Bèrben on the edition of The Andrés Segovia Archive. The repertoire here is absolutely grist to his mill, therefore. Few, if any, are more qualified to present this repertoire with such authority, and how he delivers.

Recommended enthusiastically.

Source: fanfarearchive.com

Andrés Segovia Archive: Grand Finale

Andrés Segovia Archive: Grand Finale

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