{"id":14828,"date":"2020-06-09T17:04:46","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T00:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/classicalguitarmagazine.com\/?p=14828"},"modified":"2020-06-09T17:31:27","modified_gmt":"2020-06-10T00:31:27","slug":"video-pick-of-the-week-christine-petit-dheilly-plays-sergio-assads-valseana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalguitarmagazine.com\/video-pick-of-the-week-christine-petit-dheilly-plays-sergio-assads-valseana\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Pick of the Week: Christine Petit-d’heilly Plays S\u00e9rgio Assad’s ‘Valseana’"},"content":{"rendered":"

We want to share this brand-new video from one of France’s finest guitarists, Christine Petit-d’heilly<\/a>, who lives and works as a life coach and teacher in the beautiful Vosges region of northeastern France. Originally from Paris, Christine is a brilliant interpreter working solo or in various ensembles in different styles. Here she plays S\u00e9rgio Assad\u2019s splendid Valseana\u2014<\/em>the middle movement of his well-known 1986 work Aquarelle\u2014<\/em>intercut with gorgeous scenery shots of the Vosges. Christine was last featured in a Video Pick in September 2019<\/a>\u2014Blair Jackson<\/em><\/p>\n

And if you’d like to see more videos of Assad pieces, check out this group of eight (including another version of <\/em>Valseana):<\/em><\/p>\n

Dissonant, Dazzling, and Melodic: Eight S\u00e9rgio Assad Pieces that Showcase the Composer’s Range<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n