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Exciting new works for the modern classical guitar
Genre:
Classical: Contemporary
Release Date:
2006
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Michael Partington
Sonatas and Partitas
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Song and Dance
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Michael Partington is one of the most engaging of the new generation of concert players. Praised by Classical Guitar Magazine for his “lyricism, intensity and clear technical command,” this award-winning British guitarist has performed internationally as a soloist and with ensemble to unanimous critical praise. Audiences are put at ease by his charming stage manner and captivated by his musical interpretations. His innate rhythmic understanding and sense for tonal colour combine to form some of the most memorable phrasing to be heard on the guitar.
He began playing guitar at age 6 while growing up in Wales, gave his first public performance at age 7 and won his first competition at age 9. He has trained with many of the world’s greatest guitarists, including Oscar Ghiglia, Eliot Fisk, Eduardo Fernandez, Manuel Barrueco and David Russell, who commented on his “exquisite good taste and fluid perfection.”
Since moving to the USA he has received awards in several guitar, instrumenta
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excellent musical taste, selections, and performance
author: mark j.
M. Partington is a superb performer, and while this CD is NOT a live performance (these are wonderful), it gives the listener a good feeling for Partington's musical sensibility. Impeccable taste in selecting pieces, coupled with precise musicality, yields a recording that one wants to hear repeatedly, esp the Piazzolla "Seasons." The only improvement I'd like to see for future recordings is miking that is less-close so more sense of the sonic space within which the recording is made is present on the CD.
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buy it!
author: Al Berg
An amazing CD -- every track is a winner. Partington does a great job of capturing the soul of every piece, all the more impressive given the range of music from Piazzolla to the French impressionists.
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