Someone will eventually write a book about how and why so many excellent guitarists emerged from Eastern Europe, a region in whose music the guitar played only a minor role. This album, the Chandos debut of Krzysztof Meisinger, is one of the best so far. The title, Elogio de la Guitarra (or "Praise of the Guitar"), makes it sound like a spiritual essay, but in fact, this is a piece of virtuoso display. The originator of the genre, Paganini, does not make an appearance, but the spectacular Capriccio diabolico, Op. 85, of ...
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Someone will eventually write a book about how and why so many excellent guitarists emerged from Eastern Europe, a region in whose music the guitar played only a minor role. This album, the Chandos debut of Krzysztof Meisinger, is one of the best so far. The title, Elogio de la Guitarra (or "Praise of the Guitar"), makes it sound like a spiritual essay, but in fact, this is a piece of virtuoso display. The originator of the genre, Paganini, does not make an appearance, but the spectacular Capriccio diabolico, Op. 85, of Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, is on the program and has the added advantage of not being terribly often performed. Even more athletic are the Variaciones sobre un tema de Sor, Op. 15, of Miguel Llobet Solés; those who like to skip to the best part are invited to check out the next-to-last variation. None of Meisinger's selections is even close to being a chestnut, and Rodrigo fans will welcome the commanding performances of the title work and the more familiar Invocación y danza. Meisinger...
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