Monday, June 4, 2007

Brussels, Hungary and classical guitar

I've just spoken to the Hungarian Institut in Brussels. The lady called Krisztina Remenyi who is responsible for art and event organizing she was studying with a classical guitar teacher that I know very well.

A great classical guitarist friend of mine Mr. Schweigert studied with that teacher as well.

I liked Brussels when I was there - especially the fantastic beer...

Concert around Europe

Mauro Guilliani was planning his European classical guitar tour that was never done. I am planning the same... Lots of us are planning the same...

I have spoken to couple of concert and event ogranizers Today in Rome, Moscow, Warsawa, Sofia, Prague and Tallin. I could not reach Delhi but I tried that again... I will have to do Bucarest and Sofia in one way.

Andreas Segovia could spread classical guitar most I think since he did hundred concerts per year in the 50's and 60's around the world. I'm doing more concerts per year. Surely smaller ones and basically in my home-country or around it. That's why I want to get other countries as well..

Mauro Guilliani: D-Major Praeludium

This video was shot years ago by a very great friend of mine called Mazur. This piece is D-Major Praeludium by Mauro Guilliani. Guilliani was a great Italian classical guitar virtuoso. He played on violincello as well and he did his concerts couple of times on these two instruments. He was born in Bisceglie and spent his youthful years in Barletta. As we can know he studied in Napoli between 1799 and 1803. Then he started his solo guitar carrier in Vienna where he became a leader of classical guitar teaching. In 1819 he had probelms with the authorities - nobody knows why - and returned to Italy. He lived in Rome between 1820 and 1823. He lived in Napoli from 1823 and died there in 8th May, 1829.

Master Guilliani




I love this piece and played a lot on my concerts. When waves of a calm and light blue ocean are moving in different moods but always in piece. It has nice harmonies and I like to play with the dinamycs, tones when the next part comes. So its a lovely classical guitar piece in Italian romantic style, enjoy that!

You can close your eye as well since its a one-camera video but I'm satisfied with the sound. I did the sound afterwork...