Album Notes

Composer for all the tracks is: NIKOS PIPERIS
Guitar player (performer): GIORGOS LOUSKOS
This style of music are based on themes for classical guitar. And my music is ROMANTIC, DYNAMIC, PEACEFULL and
WARMS THE SOUL.

ABOUT COMPOSER NIKOS PIPERIS

A gifted classic guitar soloist, studied guitar at the National Conservatory of Athens and was afterwards taught by the eminent professor Andreas Paleologos. Furthermore, he is a conductor, a music-pedagogue, a composer of classical and artistic music.

He has performed in concert-halls all over Greece, in International Festivals, on television and in live concerts of Greek National Radio & Television.

His compositions consist of works for Symphonic orchestra, String orchestra, short ensembles and works for solo guitar. \"Adagio\" for violoncello and piano, has been interpreted in Moscow by the famous musicians Christophor Miroshnikov and Natalia Miroshnikova and also by the String Orchestra of Lamia under the conductor ilias Erzenis. Works for flute and guitar have been interpreted by the Duo Capricorn (Amalia Kountouris and Alexandros Kalkos). His compositions have been enriched with a repertoire of works with artistic songs, which have been presented by the baritone Manolis Papadakis and the soprano Alexandra Samouilidis, with exceptional success in concerts, on music stages and so on, with lyrics written by Giannis Sambas, Vangelis Viahakis, Takis Favios etc.

He has been president of the Musical Association \"Friends of Art\" since 1997. His Cd collection includes three cds: 1. Canciones Espanolas Antiguas (by Fed erico Garcia Lorca), 2.25 Studi Melodici Progressivi - op. 60 (in the first international recording), 3. Companionship with the guitar.

…one of the most poignant, heart-rending solo
guitar pieces I’ve come across in many a year.
This is a very nice recording from every aspect –
the music, the performance and the recording quality.

Steve March
Classical Guitar Magazine – 2007