¡viva Segovia!

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Label: REFERENCE RECORDINGS
Catalog: FR-723
Format: CD

Pérez, Roberto Moronn

Following two successful albums featuring Spanish and French composers, Roberto Noronn Perez performs selected works form the “Andres Segovia Archive,” this time showcasing the best compositions in the Archive from multiple countries. The genesis for this unique project is a collection of pieces recovered in May 2001 at Segovia’s home in Spain. These pieces were dedicated to Segovia or commissioned by him, involving composers from eight countries. They were subsequently published as “The Segovia Archive Series” by Edizione Musicale Berben. Guitarist Roberto Noronn Perez researched these newly recovered works and found some pieces that had never been recorded, and those that had were handicapped by poor visibility in the marketplace and limited distribution. This realization sparked the thought that here was an opportunity: a series of recordings organized around the nationalities of the composers in the Segovia Archive. Perez states: “My goal…is to put together a high-quality programme of little-known or in some cases, almost totally neglected gems excluded from the guitar repertoire, and to bring new life to these works, playing with the conviction that this music requires…”

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