This recital was actually recorded in October 2020, but premiered on YT a couple of days ago. I’ve written about Anna and Carl in this blog before. Both immensely talented, which means they had a good start in music and worked hard! They make a good ensemble. This recital has a nice variety of solo and ensemble offerings. If you go to the youtube page (available only until January 16, 2021) You can pick where to start the video if you go here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xXoIi7oPto
Let me start at the guitar solo section. Anna plays Sérgio Assad’s Seis Brevidades on a Ganz (Romanillos Homage) that I built a few years ago. I particularly like the Ginga.
Carl plays a couple of piano pieces that might be familiar to some readers/listeners: Fryderyk Chopin: Grande Valse brillante in E-flat major, Op. 18 and Isaac Albéniz: Iberia, book 1, with an amazing rendition of the Corpus Christi en Sevilla
The duos are amazing. Luigi Boccherini: Introduction and Fandango arr. Julian Bream; Marek Pasieczny: Eight Miniatures for Piano and Guitar based on and inspired by Polish Folk Music (2018); and Ren Guang: Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon (arr. Burdeti Duo)
So many amazing guitar/piano pieces. I think the Pasieczny Nocturne is my favorite rendition at the moment. I like moody stuff. However the articulation in Folk Song on ‘5’ is pretty amazing.
What a pleasure to hear this artistry from Carl and Anna.
