Touchstones – The Evolution of Fingerstyle Guitar
Available on CD/Digitally
The guitar, and its historical relatives have long been recognized as vehicles for the performance of popular and art music. Fingerstyle has been the dominant technique on these fretted instruments since the mid-15th century. The tunes in this collection are historical ‘touchstones’ in the evolution of what would become known in the 20th century as fingerstyle guitar.
It includes the first published Renaissance lute, vihuela and guitar pieces, then proceeds with representative examples from the Baroque, Classical and Romantic musical eras, before transitioning into the American parlor guitar repertoire, with the influential ‘Spanish Fandango.’
Originally written for gut-strung instruments, this music is performed by Grammy-winner Laurence Juber on steel-strung guitars made by C.F. Martin & Co. These guitars trace their lineage to a European guitar-making tradition that is distinct from that of the nylon-strung Spanish classical guitar.
The October 2018 issue of Acoustic Guitar magazine will feature Mr. Juber on its cover. A transcription folio will be published by Hal Leonard in early 2019.
Track List:
- La Bernardina [01:34]
- Pavana IV [01:17]
- Guardame Las Vacas [01:22]
- Romanesca [01:04]
- Recercata [01:26]
- Queen Elizabeth’s Galliard [01:13]
- Prelude [00:40]
- Folias [02:02]
- Bourée [01:25]
- Divertimento [02:10]
- Sonata op15 1st movement [06:01]
- March from Cendrillon [03:00]
- Caprice #7 [01:46]
- An Malvina [04:09]
- Bolero [01:45]
- Prelude #1 [01:12]
- Spanish Fandango [03:40]
- Mazurka [02:02]
- Under The Greenwood Tree [01:06]
- The Capitol March [03:26]
Credits:
Track 1: Laurence Juber (Engineer, Producer, Composer), Josquin Des Pres (Composer), Francesco Spinacino (Composer)
Track 2: Laurence Juber (Producer, Engineer, Composer), Luis de Milán (Composer)
Track 3: Laurence Juber (Producer, Engineer, Composer), Luys de Narváez (Composer)
Track 4: Laurence Juber (Producer, Engineer, Composer), Alonso Mudarra (Composer)
Track 5: Laurence Juber (Producer, Engineer, Composer), Diego Ortiz (Composer)
Track 6: Laurence Juber (Producer, Engineer, Composer), John Dowland (Composer)
Track 7: Laurence Juber (Producer, Engineer, Composer), Robert De Visée (Composer)
Track 8: Laurence Juber (Producer, Engineer, Composer), Gaspar Sanz (Composer)
Track 9: Laurence Juber (Producer, Engineer, Composer), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer)
Track 10: Laurence Juber (Producer, Engineer, Composer), Anonymous (Composer)
Track 11: Laurence Juber (Producer, Engineer, Composer), Mauro Giuliani (Composer)
Track 12: Laurence Juber (Producer, Engineer, Composer), Fernando Sor (Composer)
Track 13: Laurence Juber (Producer, Engineer, Composer), Luigi Leganini (Composer)
Track 14: Laurence Juber (Producer, Engineer, Composer), Johann Kasper Mertz (Composer)
Track 15: Laurence Juber (Producer, Engineer, Composer), Julian Arcas (Composer)
Track 16: Laurence Juber (Producer, Engineer, Composer), Francisco Tarrega (Composer)
Track 17: Laurence Juber (Producer, Engineer, Composer), Henry Worrell (Composer)
Track 18: Laurence Juber (Producer, Engineer, Composer), Charles De Janon (Composer)
Track 19: Laurence Juber (Producer, Engineer, Composer), Vadah Olcott-Bickford (Composer)
Track 20: Laurence Juber (Producer, Engineer, Composer), William Foden (Composer)
(P) 2018 Hologram Recordings
(C) 2018 Hologram Recordings