NEW ON NAXOS | MAY 2023
Reginald SMITH BRINDLE (1917–2003) Complete Works for Solo Guitar, Vol. 1 El Polifemo de oro • Variants • Memento Duilio Meucci, Guitar
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Although Smith Brindle composed a variety of works including an opera, he is best known for his guitar music. The poetic and lyrical Etruscan Preludes express the mystery of an ancient and lost civilisation, while the enigmatic El Polifemo de oro expresses poet and playwright Federico García Lorca’s attribution of occult powers to the guitar. From the beautifully expressive Nocturne to the extreme effects of Percussion Piece (from Guitarcosmos, Vol. 3 ), the sheer virtuosity of invention in Smith Brindle’s guitar music led Julian Bream to commend his diversity of style and clarity of intention. Key Features: • This release represents a Naxos debut both for composer Reginald Smith Brindle and guitarist Duilio Meucci. Smith Brindle is little known today beyond classical guitar circles, though he had a distinguished career in music and his guitar pieces were successfully championed by the likes of Julian Bream in his lifetime. This first volume promises a highly rewarding voyage of discovery for us all. • Duilio Meucci is a rising star in the guitar world, having recorded chamber music with guitar by Castelnuovo-Tedesco for the Stradivarius label and, with tenor Marcello Nardis, Benjamin Britten’s complete works for guitar and voice for Brilliant Classics. Meucci has also recorded Claude Bolling’s Concerto for Classical Guitar and other works as a member of the Claude Quartet for Brilliant Classics.
8.574476 Release Date: 12 May 2023
Companion Titles – Other works for solo guitar
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GREAT COMPOSERS IN WORDS AND MUSIC
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The Great Composers in Words and Music series consists of mini-biographies read by acclaimed actors and illustrated with musical excerpts. The biographies are full of fascinating detail and anecdote, and have been
written in a highly approachable style by Davinia Caddy. Pyotr Il’yich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840–1893)
Is there any music more instantly recognisable and beautifully scored than Tchaikovsky’s wildly popular ballet Swan Lake ? These and other works have become enduring classics, yet they were not uncontroversial in Tchaikovsky’s day, and there are those that still wonder if his style is fundamentally European or ardently Russian. Find out more about Tchaikovsky’s childhood obsession with music, his turbulent relationships with friends and colleagues, and how he overcame the deepest of personal crises to transcend all with a creative ambition that has left us with some of the greatest music ever written. The narrative is illustrated with musical excerpts from Piano Concerto No. 1 , Symphonies Nos. 4 and 6 , the 1812 Overture , The Nutcracker , Swan Lake and The Sleeping Beauty , among others. About Davinia Caddy, Author Davinia Caddy studied music at the University of Cambridge, where she graduated with a BA (Hons), MPhil and, in 2005, a PhD. Her doctoral dissertation was broadly based on French musical culture from 1890 to 1914. She has since taught at the Universities of Oxford, Oxford Brookes and Auckland. Her books include The Ballets Russes and Beyond: Music and Dance in Belle-Époque Paris (Cambridge University Press, 2012), Musicology and Dance: Historical and Critical Perspectives (Cambridge University Press, 2020, co- edited with Maribeth Clark), and How to Hear Classical Music , a contemporary guide to the Western classical repertoire written for the general public (Awa Press, 2013). About Lucy Scott, Narrator Lucy Scott trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Her stage credits include Emma (Tricycle Theatre), Search and Destroy (New End Theatre) and Mansfield Park (Chichester Festival). Her television credits include Pride and Prejudice (BBC), Rosemary and Thyme (ITV) and Spooks (BBC). She also appeared in the film Tom Brown’s Schooldays with Stephen Fry. She has read many titles for Naxos AudioBooks, including Balzac’s Cousin Bette , Eliot’s Romola , Fontane’s Effi Briest and Richardson’s Clarissa .
8.578369 Release Date: 26 May 2023
Companion Titles – Previous releases in the series
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