{"id":5737,"date":"2016-12-20T16:46:02","date_gmt":"2016-12-21T00:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/classicalguitarmagazine.com\/?p=5737"},"modified":"2016-12-20T17:00:02","modified_gmt":"2016-12-21T01:00:02","slug":"recent-releases-tuesday-sheet-music-from-fernando-sor-frederic-hand-alban-berg-daniel-asia-and-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalguitarmagazine.com\/recent-releases-tuesday-sheet-music-from-fernando-sor-frederic-hand-alban-berg-daniel-asia-and-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent Releases Tuesday: Sheet Music from Fernando Sor, Frederic Hand, Alban Berg, Daniel Asia, and Others"},"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.<\/p>\n

So, just as we are now listing new classical guitar CD releases every other Tuesday here, we now use the Tuesdays in between those to announce new print music releases. As with the CDs, these are not reviews (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, and stated the degree of difficulty (if provided by the publisher or it\u2019s obvious).\u00a0\u00a0\u2014Blair Jackson<\/em><\/p>\n

Here is a link to our previous listings from\u00a0October 25<\/a>,\u00a0November 8<\/a>,\u00a0November 22<\/a> and December 6<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"eastern-songs\"
\nAtanas Ourkouzounov<\/strong>
\nEastern Songs<\/strong> <\/em><\/a>(solo guitar)
\nDoberman-Yppan, 12 pp.<\/p>\n

Modern-sounding five-movement piece seems to draw on Eastern European folk sources somewhat, but is still strictly contemporary. You can hear the composer play the work by linking to the title above. Advanced.<\/p>\n

\"tango\"<\/p>\n

Boris Gaquere
\n<\/strong>Tango del Vertigo<\/em><\/strong> <\/a>(guitar and string quintet)
\nEditions Henry Lemoine, 19 pp. plus parts<\/p>\n

Billed as \u00a0a “Fantaisie,” this ambitious work by the prolific young Belgian composer was described by the June 2016 edition of L’Education Musicale<\/em> as “a kind of mini-concerto where guitar and string quintet (standard quartet with added double-bass) dialogues continuously, even if the guitar obviously has the more beautiful part.” Needless to say it is influenced by South American music. Advanced.<\/p>\n

\"coles\"
\nPaul Coles
\n<\/strong>Im<\/em>\u00e1genes de Espa\u00f1a<\/em><\/a> (solo guitar)
\nM\u00dasicas Editions<\/p>\n

Set of four attractive Spanish-style pieces inspired by the poetry of Federico Garcia Lorca (helpfully included before each piece). \u00a0Listen to the esteemed British guitarist Craig Ogden perform the piece here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"hand3\"<\/p>\n

Frederic Hand
\n<\/strong>Sophia\u2019s Journey<\/em><\/strong> (solo guitar)
\nHandwerk Music, 4 pp.<\/p>\n

Lovely short work by Brooklyn-born guitarist\/composer Hand dedicated to his granddaughter: “Observing her movements on a blanket when she was six months old inspired the pizzicato section. The rest represents Sophia’s strong personality, filled with humor and bubbly determination, which she manifested at an early age.” The guitar depicted on the cover was made by Sofia, now age 7.<\/p>\n

Below is a video of Hand playing the piece:<\/em>
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