{"id":8120,"date":"2017-10-25T13:28:39","date_gmt":"2017-10-25T20:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/classicalguitarmagazine.com\/?p=8120"},"modified":"2017-10-25T14:55:30","modified_gmt":"2017-10-25T21:55:30","slug":"recent-releases-albums-from-lukasz-kuropaczewski-paul-psarras-and-james-akers-gabriella-di-laccio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalguitarmagazine.com\/recent-releases-albums-from-lukasz-kuropaczewski-paul-psarras-and-james-akers-gabriella-di-laccio\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent Releases: Albums from Lukasz Kuropaczewski, Paul Psarras, and James Akers & Gabriella Di Laccio"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most weeks we take a peak at recent albums or sheet music releases. Here are three of the CDs that have come into the\u00a0Classical Guitar<\/em>\u00a0office recently.<\/p>\n

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Some of the albums we talk about online will be reviewed in the magazine, some not. But we want to at least mention them here. You can listen to some of these on various of streaming services, but we always encourage you to support the artists by actually\u00a0buying<\/em>\u00a0anything you like! Obviously we cannot research and report every outlet or online business where these albums are sold, so check your favorite places that sell CDs and downloads!<\/p>\n

To see our previous listings, scroll to the bottom of the page.<\/p>\n

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\nLukasz<\/strong><\/em>
\nLukasz Kuropaczewski<\/strong>
\nTonar Music<\/p>\n

There are four substantial multi-movement pieces on this fine album from Polish guitarist Lukasz Kuropaczewski <\/a>(pronounced koo-ro-pa-shev-ski). Antonio Jos\u00e9’s\u00a0 Sonata Par Guitarra<\/em> is more than just a nod to the guitar’s Spanish roots\u2014Jos\u00e9, a highly regarded composer who was executed by fascist forces at the age of 33 during the Spanish Civil War, was no mere Spanish nationalist composer, but rather one with considerable modernist tendencies. Listen the startling opening of the “Finale” of this exceptional piece for confirmation of that. The other three works here are by Polish composers, two of them by Alexandre Tansman\u2014His 1950 Cavatin<\/em>a, dedicated to Segovia, has been popular among contemporary guitarists for some time, though more often than not guitarists don’t play all five movements (the concluding “Danza Pomposa” seems to be the most popular). But Lukasz does, and it makes for a very rewarding listen, as Tansman artfully plays off various Baroque tropes while adding contemporary touches. I find the “Sarabande” particularly affecting. The other Tansman work is the seven-part Suite “In Modo Polonico” <\/em>from 1962 which Tansman explained was “inspired by the ancient court dances of Poland. Some of them… have counterparts elsewhere in Europe; others are typically Polish [such as the concluding mazurka]…. I have avoided any voluntary stylization or modernization.” It’s a wonderful suite, with plenty of variety. The seven Witold Lutoslawski Folk Songs<\/em> (from an original collection of 12 written for piano in the mid-1940s) are also a varied lot rhythmically and tonally, and with a couple of exceptions feel more like sketches (four are under a minute long) than full-blown songs; but they are still interesting.<\/p>\n

Look for the Winter 2017 issue of Classical Guitar<\/em> (out in mid-November) for an interview with Lukasz K., in which he talks about the album, his studies with Manuel Barrueco, and other subjects.<\/p>\n

Sonata Para Guitarra<\/em> (Jos\u00e9); Cavatina<\/em> (Tansman); 7 Folk Songs<\/em> (Lutoslawski); Suite “In Modo<\/em> Polonico”<\/em> (Tansman)<\/p>\n

The album can sampled and purchased through Amazon<\/a>,\u00a0Tonar Music,\u00a0<\/a>and iTunes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Here’s Lukasz performing the Preludio of Tansman’s <\/em>Cavatina several years ago:<\/em>
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