FICHA PRODUCTO
Arctic Sonata (Gulli Björnsson)
STEVE COWAN
CD
11/11/1111
CLASSICAL / CONTEMPORARY
EMEC DISCOS (EM 137 02)
8425701001378
Gulli Björnsson is an Icelandic guitarist and composer currently based in Phoenix, Arizona. Written in 2015 and dedicated to Steve Cowan, Arctic Sonata was premiered by Steve at the Toronto Guitar Weekend in April 2016.
The piece was inspired by the two Icelandic sagas (the Saga of Erik the Red and the Greenland Saga) that tell the tale of Vikings colonising Greenland and North America.
This is the premier recording of Arctic Sonata.
The album also includes solo guitar pieces by Albert Roussel, Darius
Milhaud, Jacques Ibert, Francis Poulenc, Frank Martin, Camargo Guarnieri, Mario Gangi, Adam Khatchaturian, Ennio Morricone and Cyril Scott.
The piece was inspired by the two Icelandic sagas (the Saga of Erik the Red and the Greenland Saga) that tell the tale of Vikings colonising Greenland and North America.
This is the premier recording of Arctic Sonata.
The album also includes solo guitar pieces by Albert Roussel, Darius
Milhaud, Jacques Ibert, Francis Poulenc, Frank Martin, Camargo Guarnieri, Mario Gangi, Adam Khatchaturian, Ennio Morricone and Cyril Scott.
Preview (30 seconds)
01
00:05:00
Arctic Sonata: I. Voyage
02
00:03:10
Arctic Sonata: II. L'anse aux meadows
03
00:06:13
Arctic Sonata: III. Battle (The Skraelings)
04
00:02:47
Segovia, Op. 29
05
00:03:40
Segoviana, Op. 366
06
00:02:22
Ariette
07
00:02:50
Sarabande, FP 179
08
00:02:40
4 Pièces brèves: No. 1, Prèlude
09
00:01:50
4 Pièces brèves: No. 2, Air
10
00:02:47
4 Pièces brèves: No. 3, Plainte
11
00:02:12
4 Pièces brèves: No. 4, Comme une gigue
12
00:03:10
Estudo No. 1
13
00:01:26
Incantevole
14
00:01:42
Ninna nanna a Pabú
15
00:01:22
Fiaba
16
00:02:59
8 Pezzi di autori contemporanei: For Charlie Parker
17
00:01:36
Prelude for Guitar
18
00:02:42
4 Pezzi: No. 1, —
19
00:00:56
4 Pezzi: No. 2, —
20
00:02:49
4 Pezzi: No. 3, —
21
00:01:53
4 Pezzi: No. 4, —
22
00:06:44
Sonatina for Guitar: I. Adagio quasi introduzione
23
00:02:05
Sonatina for Guitar: II. Allegretto penoso
24
00:02:38
Sonatina for Guitar: III. Finale. Allegro
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