Credits:

Koll, Margret

Description:

This is a collection of works by Russian guitarist and composer Sergei Rudnev. Rudnev graduated from the accordion department and studied guitar. He later joined the military band, where he worked on various instruments as a performer and served as assistant conductor; in the 1980s, he worked extensively in music as a director of rock and jazz groups, accompanist and arranger for various singers. A nationally recognized musician in Russia, Rudnev's position in Russian guitar has become very high. He is well known to guitar players all over the world as a figure on the same level as Barrios, Talega, Villa-Lobos, and others. He is a musician with a sincere and boundless love for Russian culture, a deep knowledge of the history of the development of classical and 7-string guitars, innovation in guitar and composition, and a sense for outstanding works in a variety of musical styles, from folk to contemporary music.