Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. 2. Adagio - Kaori Muraji, Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia, Victor Pablo Pérez
2. Habanera - Los Romeros
3. Le Onde - Craig Ogden
4. Nimrod - Dominic Miller, Budapest Film Orchestra, Nick Ingman
5. Cavatina - Göran Söllscher
6. Andantino from Concerto No 1 in A major - John Williams, Australian Chamber Orchestra
7. Gymnopedie No. 3 - Erik Satie
8. Danza Andaluza No.1 - Pepe Romero
9. No.3: Sevilla - Eduardo Fernandez
10. Presto - Dominic Miller, Budapest Film Orchestra, Nick Ingman
11. 5. La seguidilla - Göran Söllscher
12. 2. Romanza. Andante - Narciso Yepes, Orquesta Sinfonica R.T.V. Espanola, Odon Alonso
13. No. 1 in E minor - Göran Söllscher
14. 1. Tiempo de Bolero - Los Romeros, The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
15. Here Comes The Sun - Göran Söllscher

Disc 2:

1. 3. Allegro - Pepe Romero, Celin Romero, San Antonio Symphony Orchestra, Victor Alessandro
2. Adagio in G minor - Dominic Miller, Budapest Film Orchestra, Nick Ingman
3. Questa Notte - Craig Ogden
4. 4. Canario (Allegro ma non troppo) - Pepe Romero, The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
5. Canarios - Narciso Yepes
6. Berceuse from Dolly Suite - Gabriel Fauré
7. Farewell to Stromness - Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
8. Spanish Dance, Op.37, No.10 - "Danza triste" - Pepe Romero, Celin Romero
9. Romance No. 1 - Craig Ogden
10. Melodie - Pepe Romero
11. Chinqhilin de Bachin - Maria Isabel Siewers, Rafael Gintoli
12. Cantilena from Concerto Antico - John Williams, London Symphony Orchestra
13. Sonata in G, K.391 - transcription for guitar in D - Angel Romero
14. La Ultima Cancion - John Williams
15. Fandango - Pepe Romero, Angel Romero, The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #241 in Music
• Released on: 2008-06-16
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Box set
• Running time: 127 minutes

Customer Reviews

A GREAT GUITAR COMPILATION
As the previous reviewer said, this is a great introduction to the world of classical guitar music. As usual with ClassicFM Cd's, the quality of the music on offer is superb, with a few well known pieces that have been arranged for the guitar; like Elgar's Nimrod etc.. As said before, if your new to this style, or you want something to just relax to, then you can't go wrong with this.

'My first classical guitar album'

This Classic FM 2CD collection of classical guitar music was released at the same time as the Classic FM `Full Works' series of 50 separate CDs, so was slightly upstaged and pushed to the back of the class.

However, it's Classic FM's first serious venture into the area of classical guitar music and with this in mind I think it's a well considered offering. It's not the `Ultimate' of course as the title claims - even a large collection of John Williams, Julian Bream and Andres Segovia wouldn't scratch the surface - but it does score well I think for its success at displaying the versatility of the instrument.

Obvious inclusions are Stanley Myers' `Cavatina' (made famous by the film The Deerhunter) but more interesting perhaps are the transcriptions, from piano, of pieces such as Einaudi's `Le Onde' and Satie's `Gymnopedie No. 3' which I think really show off the ability of the instrument to play a wide range of musical styles.

The recordings are good, as is usual of Classic FM products, and the range of guitarists - John Williams is of course included, but many lesser known players are also on offer - provides a variety of playing techniques.

While certainly not the `Ultimate', this is a highly recommended and entertaining collection.