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Surprising Interpretations Of Contemporary Classical Guitar
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Four For Tango is the CD release on Intim Musik Records by the Swiss classical guitar ensemble, Guitars A Quattro, featuring the transparent yet powerful and often surprising interpretations of Piazzolla, Turina, Torroba and Lutoslawski. Guitars A Quattro is composed of guitarists Matthias Aufschlager, Jorgen Astrom, Urs Mayr, and Bernhard Wullschleger--all extremely confident, disciplined and stylistically secure performers. This quartet handles the material of exclusively 20th century composers with heartfelt and moody expressions, sensitive, precise interplay and breath-taking musical finesse. Talent and passion blended together make Four For Tango an exhilarating classical guitar album.
Aufschlager, Astrom, Mayr and Wullschleger have been tickling audience's ears as an ensemble since 1989. In 1992, they were presented by the Swiss National Broadcasting Corporation DRS in the series "Young Interprets". 1993 and 1994 found Guitars A Quattro touring Scandinavia, eventually leading to the recording in 1996 of their first CD Four For Tango, which was released in January of 1997. Guitars A Quattro prefer to perform 20th century compositions because they enjoy demonstrating that contemporary music can be accessible.
The driving force behind Guitars A Quattro is their conviction that the attraction of the guitar has yet to be fully exhausted. As an ensemble, they are dedicated to developing and exploring new possibilities of variations in articulation and coloration in their instrument of choice, the immensely passionate classical guitar.
Contact Information
Allegro Import
12630 NE Marxstreet
Portland, OR 97230-1059
United States
Web site:
www.netwings.ch/jastroem
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Adrenaline-Pumping, Cinematic Heavy Rock
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When an artist decides to shrug off the trendiness of alternative bands and "Hootie clones" and record heavy rock music that blends soulful, yet explosive guitar work and an image-evoking compositional style, what have you got? Antares: The GranDesign, the new CD from Florida-based multi-instrumentalist Joe Rodriguez. A love of action-movie soundtracks is evident on this new release, and Rodriguez keeps things moving with some incredibly tasteful fretboard wizardry punctuated with both abrasive and smooth sounding samples and synthesizer sounds. From the slide-like rhythms of the driving "Into The Badlands" to Rodriguez' tribute to Eric Johnson, "Lost In Austin", this CD is definitely a must-hear for fans of instrumental guitar.
Joe began with piano lessons at age 12, but then influenced by KISS and Iron Maiden began joining a variety of bands (50's and 60's, classic rock, metal) which exposed him to a wide variety of musical influences. Joe counts Dream Theater, Nine Inch Nails and Suzanne Vega as some of his current influences, which were all pulled together when, with guitar and keyboard sampler in hand, he began work on Antares: The GranDesign. Joe composed arranged and produced the CD himself for his own label, Antarian Music.
Going beyond the boundaries of the typical stripped down guitar, bass and drum arrangements of his contemporaries, Rodriguez pulls his compositions toward the adrenaline pumping and emotion evoking cinematic qualities of movie soundtracks. Rodriguez hopes to continue forging onward to deliver guitar and music for the coming century.
Contact Information
Antarian Music
P.O. Box 300944
Fern Park, FL 32730
Untied States
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