Four Tientos

Par SERRANO JUAN. This is a superb collection of 8 original flamenco concert guitar solos and two exciting guitar quartets. The selections feature Juan Serrano's usual technical brilliance and capture the vitality, fire and haunting Moorish moods characteristic of flamenco music. All solos are in notation and tablature. Selections include: Ensueno (Petenera for Four Guitars) - Flamenco Dance (Sevillanas for Four Guitars) - Canto Minero (Taranto) - Mantillas de Feria - Capricho de Huelva (Fandangos) - Alma (Bulerias in A minor) - Andalucian Dance (Tanguillo) - Blazing Guitar (Rumba) - Memory of Love (Bolero) - Ana Maria (Tientos). All of the solos are on the CD, but the quartets are not. / Niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / Flamenco - Solos / Tablatures / Guitare Tablatures Classique

The court organist Antonio de Cabezón (ca. 1510-1566) who was appointed to Queen Isabella’s court chapel in Toledo at the young age of 16 was rightly regarded by his contemporaries as the leading Spanish organist and keyboard player of the 16th century.His hymns and versets are based on short decorated harmonisations of the psalm tones. In the tientos the transformation from vocal motet style to a style of writing suitable for keyboard instruments is perfectly executed.This Urtext edition contains a selection of Cabezon's best known works and consists of four volumes. It has been prepared by two editors working at Portuguese and Spanishuniversities who are both leading scholars of the works of Cabezón and reflects the latest research findings.

The court organist Antonio de Cabezón (ca. 1510-1566) who was appointed to Queen Isabella’s court chapel in Toledo at the young age of 16 was rightly regarded by his contemporaries as the leading Spanish organist and keyboard player of the 16th century. His hymns and versets are based on short decorated harmonisations of the psalm tones. In the tientos the transformation from vocal motet style to a style of writing suitable for keyboard instruments is perfectly executed. This Urtext edition contains a selection of Cabezon's best known works and consists of four volumes. It has been prepared by two editors working at Portuguese andSpanish universities who are both leading scholars of the works of Cabezón and reflects the latest research findings.