A lovely concert at “The Wig”.
Here’s the “playlist”:
- El Decameron Negro by Leo Brouwer
- Tarrantos by Leo Brouwer
- Elogio de la Danza by Leo Brouwer
- Fuga no 1 by Leo Brouwer
- Pieza sin Titulo no3 by Leo Brouwer
- Pieza sin Titulo no1 by Leo Brouwer
- Encantamientos by Robert Keeley
- Grand Sonata in A Major MS.3 by Niccolo Paganini
- Six Sonatas, K404, K474, K60, K462, K394, K477 by Domenico Scarlatti
- Aria con Variazioni “Le Frescobalda” by Girolamo Frescobaldi
In truth I was not familiar with the work of Leo Brouwer. Fabio Zanon is clearly a fan and has (far more recently) produced a helpful explainer video about the composer:
We were really taken with the young guitarist’s playing of Scarlatti sonatas transposed for guitar. Here is a video that shows him in the late 1990s playing three such pieces:
We were very taken with Friday evenings at The Wig in those days – it seemed a very relaxing way to round off a hard week. Writing 25 years later…still does.