Album Notes

“These three composers are or were guitarists and wrote these pieces during the Twentieth Century, using elements, forms and rhythms of the popular music of their own countries, which bear witness to an undeniable South-American identity…The reason that motivated me to record this program of all three cycles of Five Preludes is simply the pleasure that I experience when playing this music and the affinity that I feel towards this repertoire. It is my desire that the listener enjoy these preludes as much as I do when playing them.”
---Victor Villadangos


Guitarist Victor Villadangos is known internationally for his interpretations and arrangements of tangos from his native Buenos Aires and is acclaimed for the breadth of colors, lyricism and sounds that he brings out of the instrument. He is a champion of the Latin American guitar repertoire, pleasing audiences with his dynamic interpretations of favorite pieces and introducing new works by talented young composers. His extensive list of recordings, including twelve solo CDs and the participation in numerous premieres of classical and popular music recordings, and his international concert tours give testimony to this unique artist's successful career, with performances internationally in Argentina, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Italy, Israel, Japan, Luxemburg, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and Uruguay. Mr. Villadangos, part of the list of elite artists recording for the Naxos label, was awarded the “Diploma de Merito” for his artistic contributions over the last decade by the Konex Foundation. Recently, Lalo Schiffrin proclaimed Villadangos as "one of the best soloists he has ever worked with" while conducting the performance of his own Sinfonia Concertante for Guitar and Orchestra with the Orquesta Filarmonica de Buenos Aires.

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