Credits:

Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968)

Description:

Italian composer Castelnuovo-Tedesco wrote 52 works for instrumental music or ensemble between 1953 and 1967, which he named "Greeting Cards. Twenty-one of these pieces were written for guitar, which had fascinated him ever since he first heard Andrés Segovia. This album contains those 21 songs. Each piece is a sonic portrait of a composer, performer, or friend whom Castelnuovo-Tedesco admired. The composer himself described the piece as an "alphabet piece," and it also shows his ambitious style in the use of chromatic melodies that combine sounds and letters of the alphabet in the theme. Andrea De Vitis, born in Italy in 1985, is an up-and-coming guitarist who has won many prizes at international competitions, including the GFA International Guitar Competition, and is active in concert performances. 573984), both highly acclaimed recordings. Naxos Japan

Tracklisting:

1.52 Greeting Cards, Op. 170 - the 21 Pieces for Guitar~No. 5. Tonadilla on the Name of Andres Segovia
2.52 Greeting Cards, Op. 170 - the 21 Pieces for Guitar~No. 6. Rondel on the Name of Siegfried Behrend
3.52 Greeting Cards, Op. 170 - the 21 Pieces for Guitar~No. 7. Preludio in forma di habanera sul nome di Bruno Tonazzi
4.52 Greeting Cards, Op. 170 - the 21 Pieces for Guitar~No. 10. Tanka (Japanese Song) on the Name of Isao Takahashi
5.52 Greeting Cards, Op. 170 - the 21 Pieces for Guitar~No. 14. Ninna Nanna, a Lullaby for Eugene
6.52 Greeting Cards, Op. 170 - the 21 Pieces for Guitar~No. 15. Song of the Azores on the Name of Enos (Joseph Enos)
7.52 Greeting Cards, Op. 170 - the 21 Pieces for Guitar~No. 33. Canzone siciliana sul nome Gangi (Mario Gangi)
8.52 Greeting Cards, Op. 170 - the 21 Pieces for Guitar~No. 34. Ballatella on the Name of Christopher Parkening
9.52 Greeting Cards, Op. 170 - the 21 Pieces for Guitar~No. 36. Sarabande on the Name of Rey de la Torre
10.52 Greeting Cards, Op. 170 - the 21 Pieces for Guitar~No. 37. Romanza sul nome di Oscar Ghiglia
11.52 Greeting Cards, Op. 170 - the 21 Pieces for Guitar~No. 38. Homage to Purcell, Fantasia on the Names of Ronald (1932[-2011]) and Henry (1659-1695), Purcell
12.52 Greeting Cards, Op. 170 - the 21 Pieces for Guitar~No. 39. Cancion cubana on the Name of Hector Garcia
13.52 Greeting Cards, Op. 170 - the 21 Pieces for Guitar~No. 40. Cancion venezuelana sul nome di Alirio Diaz
14.52 Greeting Cards, Op. 170 - the 21 Pieces for Guitar~No. 41. Cancion argentina sul nome di Ernesto Bitetti
15.52 Greeting Cards, Op. 170 - the 21 Pieces for Guitar~No. 42. Estudio sul nome di Manuel Lopez Ramos
16.52 Greeting Cards, Op. 170 - the 21 Pieces for Guitar~No. 43. Aria da chiesa sul nome di Ruggero Chiesa
17.52 Greeting Cards, Op. 170 - the 21 Pieces for Guitar~No. 44. Brasileira sul nome di Laurindo Almeida
18.52 Greeting Cards, Op. 170 - the 21 Pieces for Guitar~No. 46. Japanese Print on the Name of Jiro Matsuda
19.52 Greeting Cards, Op. 170 - the 21 Pieces for Guitar~No. 47. Volo d'angeli sul nome di Angelo Gilardino
20.52 Greeting Cards, Op. 170 - the 21 Pieces for Guitar~No. 48. Canzone calabrese on the Name of Ernest Calabria
21.52 Greeting Cards, Op. 170 - the 21 Pieces for Guitar~No. 50. Tarantella campana on the Name of Eugene Di Novi