Johan Smith – J.S. Bach, Britten & Others – Guitar Works (2020) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Johan Smith, 2019 winner of the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America Competition, presents his dream programme in this recital. Bach’s Toccata for harpsichord ‘borders on the unplayable’ for the guitar, especially in its final double fugue, while Manuel Ponce’s Variations on La folía de España and Fugue is one of the most challenging peaks of the repertoire. Mertz’s celebrated virtuoso Concertino is followed by Britten’s Nocturnal after John Dowland, renowned for its blend of Elizabethan melancholy and contemporary strangeness. The recital concludes with a world premiere, the evocative Sables stellaires by Josquin Schwizgebel, dedicated to Johan Smith.

Tracklist

1. Johan Smith – Toccata in E Minor, BWV 914 (Arr. S. Grondona for Guitar): Toccata
2. Johan Smith – Toccata in E Minor, BWV 914 (Arr. S. Grondona for Guitar): Un poco allegro
3. Johan Smith – Toccata in E Minor, BWV 914 (Arr. S. Grondona for Guitar): Adagio
4. Johan Smith – Toccata in E Minor, BWV 914 (Arr. S. Grondona for Guitar): Fuga. Allegro
5. Johan Smith – Diferencias Sobre la Folía de España y Fuga
6. Johan Smith – Concertino for Guitar
7. Johan Smith – Nocturnal After John Dowland, Op. 70
8. Johan Smith – Les reflets de l’obscurité: III. Sables stellaires

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