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Dreams of a World: Folk-inspired Music for Guitar
Sharon Isbin
(© Teldec Classics,
1999)
Sharon plays classical
guitar so beautifully it sounds like an angel’s harp! This album presents
some of the most gorgeous guitar music I have ever heard. Sharon writes:
“The inspiration for this album is folk music – from the Appalachian Mountains,
the British Isles, Spain, Greece, Israel, Cuba, Venezuela and Brazil. Folk
music was what first drew me to the guitar as a child. Pete Seeger, Theodore
Bikel, Burl Ives, Malvina Reynolds, Joan Baez…these are just some of the
singers I grew up hearing. My scientist/lawyer parents were avid folk dancers
in their spare time and I discovered exotic new cultures in the excitement
of their rehearsals and costumed performances. Now, having traveled to
some forty countries, I have come to appreciate and love the beautiful
music associated with these diverse cultures that expresses the history,
legends, identities, and passions of a people." With this CD, Sharon won
the 2001 Grammy award for Best Instrumentalist Soloist Performance. $17 |
| Virgilio (Antonio Lauro)
Cancion y Danza No. I (Antonio Ruiz-Pipo)
Appalacian Dreams op. 121 (John Duarte)
Fantasia
Black is the Color of my True Love’s Hair
Darling Cora
Putney Hymn
Finale
Londonderry Air (Toru Takemitsu)
Agua e Vinho (Egberto Gismonti)
Romanza (Antonio Lauro)
Brisas del Torbes (Luis Felipe Ramon y Rivera)
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Canto Siboney (Ernesto
Lecuona)
Preludio No. 6: Dolor (Padre Jose Antonio
de San Sebastian)
Recuerdos de la Alhambra (Francisco Tarrega)
Four Songs (Naomi Shemer)
Of Sting and Honey
Tomorrow
Jerusalem of Gold
Spy Girl
Two Epitaphios (Mikis Theodorakis)
One Day in May
You have Set, my Star
Varre-Vento (Gaudencio Thiago de Mello)
Dedicatoria (Enrique Granados)
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