Sor: Guitar Sonatas

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Product Description The inaugural release on the new Eudora Records label features the award-winning guitarist Ricardo Gallén, playing Fernando Sor scomplete guitar sonatas on a period instrument. Sor s guitar sonatas rank among the most important compositions in the guitarrepertoire; Ricardo has received over 20 international prizes, including the prestigious Francisco Tárrega International Competition andthe Markneukirchen International Instrumental Competition, and has played under the baton of Monica Huggett, Jordi Savall, and LeoBrouwer, among others. He has previously recorded five CDs for Naxos, and his first recording was among Naxos 50 top-selling recordsfor 2001, receiving sensational reviews in the specialized press. Review This is very good music, and it s extremely well played by Gallén ... the music has substance as well as plenty of virtuoso passagework, and the result is thoroughly enjoyable. --ClassicsToday.comRicardo Gallén literally embraces these Sonatas in a musical flow of extreme sensibility, offering rare and precious nuances ... thisSACD is a small miracle many will hold on to jealously. --OpusHD.netThis SACD s stunning sound ... makes it the best recorded one with Fernando Sor s music. --Ritmo