{"id":10616,"date":"2018-08-07T16:18:51","date_gmt":"2018-08-07T23:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/classicalguitarmagazine.com\/?p=10616"},"modified":"2018-09-24T15:25:53","modified_gmt":"2018-09-24T22:25:53","slug":"sheet-music-releases-of-music-by-bela-bartok-pedro-ximenez-de-abrill-and-vittorio-monti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalguitarmagazine.com\/sheet-music-releases-of-music-by-bela-bartok-pedro-ximenez-de-abrill-and-vittorio-monti\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheet Music Releases of Music By B\u00e9la Bart\u00f3k, Pedro Xim\u00e8nez de Abrill, and Vittorio Monti"},"content":{"rendered":"

We get so much sheet music sent to us by various publishers year \u2019round\u2014literally hundreds of pieces in every setting imaginable (solo guitar, multiple guitars, guitar-flute, guitar-harp, etc.)\u2014but we don\u2019t have the space to write about the great majority of them in our four quarterly issues each year. So, just as we write fairly regularly about classical-guitar album releases in this online space, we also occasionally announce recent print music releases. As with the CDs, these are not reviews per se (some\u00a0will<\/em>\u00a0be reviewed in the magazine, but frankly most will not), but we think it\u2019s important to at least get the word out about what\u2019s being offered to guitarists out there. Where possible, we\u2019ve linked the titles to the publisher\u2019s website or some other outlet where it can be purchased (often, digital versions are now available, too), but you may have your own regional outlets where you can buy sheet music, so we’d encourage you to look there.\u00a0 \u2014Blair Jackson
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\nB\u00e9la Bart\u00f3k<\/strong>
\n Sonate Sz. 117<\/a><\/strong><\/em>
\nUniversal Edition,24 pp.<\/p>\n

With the very first notes of the first movement of this guitar transcription of this violin sonata, which was one of the final works written by Hungarian composer B\u00e9la Bart\u00f3k (1881\u20131945), it becomes instantly clear that J.S. Bach was the major inspiration for it; indeed, the opening “Tempo di Ciaconna” will certainly bring to mind another “Ciaconna” probably familiar to you. And throughout the nearly 30-minute piece there are echoes of Bach, mutations of Bach, whisperings in the direction of Bach, but also much<\/em> in\u00a0Bart\u00f3k’s own unique and often modern musical language. It’s a tremendously interesting and exciting piece, full of surprises and unexpected turns, and rendered with true virtuosity by the piece’s arranger, Copenhagen-born guitarist Christophe Dejour. I strongly recommend you give it a serious listen!<\/p>\n