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Masuda Masahiro

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Masahiro Masuda, one of Japan's leading guitarists, celebrated the 20th anniversary of his debut last year (2011) at the age of just 33. His "music" played with solid technique and exceptional expressive power invites listeners to a whirlpool of emotion. His previous album "iSpain! (FOCD9506), Masuda continues to work on Spanish music. (FOCD9506), Masuda continues to tackle Spanish music, and this time he includes a number of masterpieces associated with the Catalonia region. The sound evokes the sorrowful atmosphere of Catalonia, and shows a new side of Masahiro Masuda as a guitarist. The album is full of highlights throughout, including Albeniz's "Spanish Dances No. 8" arranged by Masuda himself, "Songs and Dances Nos. 6 & 10" by Montpauw, who celebrated the 25th anniversary of his death this year (2012), and "Catalan Folk Songs" arranged by Ryovate, a famous guitarist and Tárrega's younger brother. Fontec.