Episodes 21-25
John Schneiderman
Michael Chapdelaine
Cavatina Duo
Colin Davin
Adam Holzman
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Michael Chapdelaine
Cavatina Duo
Colin Davin
Adam Holzman
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Episode 25 - Adam Holzman“Brilliant! ...undoubtedly an artist without airs.”
– De Gelderlander (Holland) When I’m learning a new piece or searching the repertoire for something new, or maybe I just can’t seem to make immediate sense of a score, I like to listen to a variety of interpretations via recordings. Over the years I’ve developed my “go to” list for recording artists, stellar players like David Russell, Manuel Barrueco, Scott Tennant, Pepe Romero, and Adam Holzman. Cornering Holzman for a chat at the GFA symposium a couple of weeks ago, I finally had the chance to ask him about some those phenomenal albums. He is among the first classical guitarists to record on the Naxos label, and has recorded several series of complete works from a range of composers, including two discs of Sor, two discs of Ponce, many of Lauro’s Venezuelan Waltzes, and most recently Mertz’s Bardenklang. Not to mention that every time I see him live I love his playing too, and I’m often struck by his especially engaging approach to composers of the classical style like Carulli, Giuliani, and Sor, as he somehow transforms works I’m tired of, or unsure about, into music I adore. |
In this episode you’ll hear him discuss his preparations for recording, some excellent practice techniques, his current experience teaching three GFA finalists, in addition to picking some great music from his ample library of recordings for us to listen to, including pieces by Sor, Ponce, and Lauro.
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If your interest hasn’t yet been piqued, Davin also gives us some great sight-reading advice, you’ll hear some great selections from his debut CD, The Infinite Fabric of Dreams, and he describes his impressions of being the youngest guitarist to reach the finals in the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America Competition. Finally, Colin shares his experiences serving as guest artist-faculty at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music, and discusses their current need for guitar faculty.
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Episode 24 - Colin DavinIf your interest hasn’t yet been piqued, Davin gives us some great sight-reading advice, you’ll hear some great selections from his debut CD, The Infinite Fabric of Dreams, and he describes his impressions of being the youngest guitarist to reach the finals in the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America Competition. Finally, Colin shares his experiences serving as guest artist-faculty at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music, and discusses their current need for guitar faculty.
To help celebrate Benjamin Britten’s centennial this year, Colin Davin discusses his long-standing relationship with Britten’s only work for the solo guitar, Nocturnal (after John Dowland), Op.70. The piece was originally written for Julian Bream, who also has reason to celebrate this year, both his eightieth birthday and his receipt of the Gramophone Lifetime Achievement Award. Davin also brings us a new commission, with Dowland and Britten in mind, from Pulitzer Prize Winner Caroline Shaw. Having just recently debuted Shaw’s work Come Again (Again) written for Davin and singer Estelí Gomez, Davin was kind enough to send All Strings Considered an excerpt from the premiere. 
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Episode 23 - Cavatina DuoA husband and wife duo comprised of Bosnian guitarist Denis Azabagic and Spanish flautist Eugenia Moliner. When Cavatina duo is not performing concerts all over the world or teaching as artist faculty at Roosevelt university in Chicago, they’ve somehow found the time to record five CDs, and are regularly featured in international festivals, along with Denis’s ten or so solo CDs, his DVDs, and more. During their interview, Cavatina Duo explains their take on recording CD’s in a world where consumers are less and less likely actually go out and buy one, you’ll hear how their marriage actually benefits their professional collaborations, about the advantage of studying with a teacher who doesn't necessarily play your same instrument, and of course, lots of great music.
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On this episode you’ll hear Chapdelaine's take on arranging for the solo guitar, about getting a relatively late but successful start on the classical guitar, and on his impactful, career-changing run-in with Andrés Segovia. Overall, Chapdelaine conveys a real sense of value in leaving one's comfort zone, of taking those potentially risky leaps into new musical and professional realms. Want to listen on iTunes instead? |
Episode 22 - Michael Chapdelaine"Unexpected pleasures are often the best...if I were marooned on a desert island with a limited selection of recordings, this one would be among my choices." Acoustic Guitar Magazine
Chapdelaine is the only guitarist to have won both the GFA competition, as a matter of fact the first, and the National Fingerstyle Championship. Switching effortlessly between the steel string and the nylon string, Chapdelaine plays a exciting blend of his bluesy autobiographical compositions, his spot-on arrangements of Rock ‘n’ Roll classics like “Come Together” and “Hit the Road Jack,” and classical pieces by composers like Roland Dyens, Leo Brouwer, and Bach.
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Episode 21 - John SchneidermanAfter a series of highly guitar-intensive episodes, John Schneiderman brings us the refreshing and distinctive sounds of the Baroque lute, Russian guitar, five-string banjo, and the no-nails perspective on the Spanish guitar tradition.
This episode begins with some vintage radio—KPFK’s Howard Larman’s Hootenanny—featuring the DemiJohns, Schneiderman’s guitar and banjo duo with John Corzine, both of whom were thirteen at the time. Explore some beautifully played solo lute, and chamber music, from composers Weiss and Kohout (Haydn’s lute player), along with some excellent examples of the lute’s special capacity for harp-like campanellas, ease of play in a wide range of keys, and virtuosic octave passages. Listen to Schneiderman play the music of Coste on the seven-string guitar and the music of Mertz on the guitar and the smaller terz guitar. On the Mertz recording you’ll hear him on both of these instruments simultaneously, as his Mertz recording is comprised of duets where John plays both parts. Finally, enjoy a few gems from the Russian guitar repertoire, the all-but-forgotten yet vast body of sophisticated guitar music associated with the seven-string instrument tuned DGBdgbd'. 
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