Agustín Barrios - Guitar Music, Vol. 4 (Celil Refik Kaya)

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Composer: Agustín Barrios

1. Las abejas
2. Preludio in C Minor
3. Serenata morisca
4. Danza
5. Jha, che valle! (Danza paraguaya No. 2)
6. Dinora
7. Estudio de concierto No. 1
8. Mazurka apasionada
9. Aires criollos
10. Bicho feo (Tango humorístico) [arr. Tony Morris]
11. Altair
12. Estudio in B Minor (Homenaje a Bach)
13. Divagaciones criollas
14. Estudio No. 6
15. Preludio in E Major
16. Una limosnita por amor de Dios
17. Estudio para ambas manos
18. Armonías de América
19. Aires andaluces
20. Canción de cuna
21. Londón Carapé (Danza paraguaya No. 3)
22. Estilo argentino 'Chinita'
23. La bananita (Tango)
24. Sargento Cabral (Zamba)
25. Preludio in A Minor
26. Milonga (Estilo criollo)

Celil Refik Kaya, guitar

Date: 2018

Label: Naxos

https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.573897

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Review

The young Turkish guitarist Celil Refik Kaya made a good decision in trying to stand out from the crowd of new players of his instrument by turning to the music of Paraguayan composer Agustín Barrios. Barrios is not exactly neglected, but he has only a few large virtuoso pieces that tend to get played. He makes a stronger impression, however, in large groups of short pieces that produce a kaleidoscopic effect when heard in sequence. Barrios drew on a great variety of musical sources, not only Paraguayan, but from elsewhere in South America, especially Argentina, and Europe, and he seemed to have a virtuoso device that enlivened every humble folk model he used. His music is thus technically difficult but never flashy and always rooted in musical requirements. This fourth volume of Barrios' music has brought Kaya commercial success, and it's easy to see why: it doesn't contain large works like Barrios' La Catedral, the Bachian essay that John Williams used to program, but it has a striking variety of other types, including the marvelously concise Bach homage Estudio in B minor. Consider and sample the final Milonga (Estilo Criollo). You might get a dozen different answers asking South American musicians for a definition of either of those words, but in Barrios' hands what you hear is a piece that elegantly evokes cowboy music without any bit of showiness, and Kaya's controlled reading is a little gem. Elsewhere, there are flamenco-like sounds from Spain's Andalucía, transformed in Barrios' hands, various Paraguayan genres, etudes that always have some point of interest, and much more. Appealing from start to finish; the only disappointment is the hollow church sound, which detracts from the intimacy.

-- James Manheim, AllMusic

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Agustín Barrios (May 5, 1885 – August 7, 1944) was a Paraguayan virtuoso classical guitarist and composer, largely regarded as one of the greatest performers and most prolific composers for the guitar. Barrios was famed for his phenomenal performances, both live and on gramophone recordings. He composed more than 100 original works, and arranged another 200 works of other composers. His works were largely late-Romantic in character, despite his having lived well into the twentieth century. Many of them are also adaptations of, or are influenced by, South American and Central American folk music.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agustín_Barrios

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Celil Refik Kaya (born 1991) is a Turkish American guitarist and composer. He was the youngest contestant to win 1st Prize in the 2012 JoAnn Falletta Guitar Competition, and is a prizewinner of international guitar competitions across Europe and the US. Kaya has performed in concert halls and festivals, giving solo performances at Carnegie Hall, Raritan River Music Festival and Ankara International Music Festival among others, and numerous radio broadcasts and concert performances throughout the US and Turkey. He is currently the coordinator of guitar studies and teaching at the New Jersey City University.

https://www.naxos.com/person/Celil_Refik_Kaya/274299.htm

http://www.celilrefikkaya.com/

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