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Virgile Barthe Guitar Laureate Recital Winner 2025 Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) Competition BOGDANOVIĆ • BUXTEHUDE • MAW • MENDELSSOHN • SCARLATTI Virgile Barthe, Guitar Virgile Barthe, winner of the 2025 Guitar Foundation of America Competition, presents works ranging from the Baroque to the 21st century performed with his impeccable virtuosity and artistry. This recital takes us from arrangements of Domenico Scarlatti’s deeply expressive sonatas and Buxtehude’s brilliant Suite , to the lyrical Songs without Words of Mendelssohn and the haunting Music of Memory by Nicholas Maw. The album closes with Dušan Bogdanović’s Third Sonata , a truly virtuoso piece with its quotes from Stravinsky and musical influences from the Balkans, jazz and the Virgile Barthe’s substantial programme brings together an entire universe of diverse sonorities and stylistic variety, exploring the true nature of the classical guitar’s versatile character. This recording includes both transcriptions and original compositions for the guitar, providing an authentic representation of what most audience members demand from a modern recital. • Known for his mastery of technique and deep emotional expression, Virgile Barthe is a highly skilled and innovative classical guitarist whose unique blend of classical tradition and modern interpretation has captivated audiences worldwide. He has participated in and won several international guitar competitions, including First Prize and the Audience Prize at the 2023 Paris Guitar Competition and, as can be heard on this release, has a wide repertoire that spans from the Baroque period to Romantic and contemporary compositions. Renaissance. Key features: •
8.579192 Release date: 12 Jun 2026
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Tracklist
Domenico SCARLATTI (1685–1757) 1 Keyboard Sonata, K.491/L.164/P.484 (arr. D. Russell, 2000) 2 Keyboard Sonata, K.213/L.108/P.288 (arr. C. Giuliani, 1994) 3 Keyboard Sonata, K.492/L.14/P.443 (arr. G. Abiton, pub. 2011) Dieterich BUXTEHUDE (c. 1637–1707) 4 – 7 Suite, BuxWV 236 (arr. J. Bream, 1967)
Felix MENDELSSOHN (1809–1847) 8 – 9 Songs without Words, Book 1, Op. 19b (1829–32) (excerpts) 0 Songs without Words, Book 2, Op. 30 – No. 6, MWV U110 ‘Venetian Gondola Song’ (1833–34) (arr. V. Barthe, 2025) Nicholas MAW (1935–2009) ! Music of Memory (1991) Dušan BOGDANOVIĆ (b. 1955) @ – % Guitar Sonata No. 3 (2010)
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