Giuliani: Music of Giuliani (Grande Overture; Rossiniana Nos. 1 and 2; Sonata Eroica; Sonata in C major) David Russell, guitar (Telarc CD-80525).Giuliani: Music of Giuliani (Grande Overture; Rossiniana Nos. 1 and 2; Sonata Eroica; Sonata in C major) David Russell David Russell may refer to:
No, this is not music by Hillary Clinton's political foe; rather, it is music by Mauro Giuliani Mauro Giuliani (July 27, 1781 – May 8, 1828) was an Italian guitarist and composer, and is considered by many to be one of the leading guitar virtuosos of the 19th century. (1781-1829), who 200 years ago was what we now rather loosely refer to as a "guitar legend"--back then they called him "the Paganini of the guitar." On this fine Telarc release, Giuliani's music is performed quite ably by guitarist David Russell. The opening piece on this CD, the Grande Overture, sounds to these ears as though it was modeled after Mozart; the next two pieces emulate Rossini, so yes, there are some pleasant melodies to be heard. The blurb blurb n. A brief publicity notice, as on a book jacket. [Coined by Gelett Burgess (1866-1951), American humorist.] blurb v. beneath the Telarc label trumpets this release as "Surround Sound An audio recording and playback system that uses five or more channels plus a subwoofer channel. See 5.1 channel and 3D audio. ," but the liner notes liner notes pl.n. Explanatory notes about a record album, cassette, or compact disk included on the jacket or in the packaging. indicate nothing of the sort, and such a claim seems a bit strange for solo guitar recording. My advice would be to ignore the hype and simply enjoy the well recorded and well performed music--more than an hour's worth of gentle melodies to soothe but never bore the savage beast. --KWN |
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