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Guitarra! on CD is a little shorter than LP

Bourbeau | Ann Arbor, MI United States | 04/21/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Julian Bream's RCA soundtrack to the BBC's 7-part "suite of films" on the Classical Guitar in Spain has the great English master performing on period instruments like the Vihuela as well as the Renaissance, Baroque and Classical Guitars. This is a wonderful little tour through Spanish culture and I highly recommend a viewing of the DVD set as well. My only complaint with the CD is that several pieces were cut to squeeze the soundtrack onto a single disk. Absent from the CD but available on LP are Boccherini's "Fandango," Sor's "Sonata in D, Op. 14 (Gran Solo)," Tarrega's "Study in A," Rodrigo's "Concierto de Aranjuez II Adagio," and Albeniz's "Cordoba." I am particularly disappointed in that last omission, as well as the "Gran Solo." Also missing from both LP and CD versions is "Tiento" by Maurice Ohana. I would very much like to have a 2-disk version with these omitted pieces and anything else from the video I may have missed."

If you've seen the DVD. . .

G. Robinson | South Carolina | 08/10/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

". . .then you'll want this CD. Lots of edited splicing, but Bream's supreme musicianship still shines through. His Fandanguillo interpretation (Turina) is one of my favorites of all time. Good luck finding a copy--this one's kind of rare now."