Machaca – Mano a Mano Morgan Szymanski (Guitar) Sarabande Records – SARACD001 This is subtitled as ‘Chamber Music for Guitar’ and for this Morgan Szymanski is joined by an array of other musicians performing on harpsichord, violin, percussion, accordion and cuatro plus two female vocalists. The programme falls roughly into two broadly defined camps, one, [...]
Machaca – Los Ambulantes Morgan Szymanski (Guitar) Sarabande Records – SARACD003 ‘Machaca’ is an ensemble of guitar, violin, cello, accordion, percussion, bass, flute and cuatro and is the name of an international ensemble of high-class musicians put together by Mexican-born guitarist Morgan Szymanski in 2006. Los Ambulantes is the second album made under this group [...]
Reviewed in www.classical-guitar-news.co.uk Morgan Szymanski: featured artist. Double CD review. The Unicorn In The Garden It’s apt that “The Unicorn in The Garden” should feature a highly artistic and engaging CD covering, clearly reflecting Morgan Szymanski’s artistic capabilities and creativities as a classical guitarist of the highest order. Released in 2005, this recording features both [...]
Machaca – Mano a Mano “This young virtuoso is that rare thing among guitarists: a fine chamber player” Morgan Szymanski’s second disc features the young Mexican-born guitarist’s ensemble Machaca playing chamber music for guitar and various instruments, from Manuel M. Ponce’s Preludio for guitar and harpsichord to the final work, Alec Roth’s Quintet for guitar [...]
‘Housed in an eye-catchingly tasteful but colourful card sleeve, one immediately is made aware of how lyrical a player Szymanski is. The opening piece, from whence the CD gets its title, is completely modern in every way but so warmly played with such care being taken over every sound produced that one warms to it [...]
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