Luigi Mouani (1869-1943)

1 . Feste Lartane
Luigi Mozzani from Roverto, Italy, first studied the oboe at Bologna Consewatoire
before becoming an orchesual musician but later decided to make the guitar his careet
In this capacity, he gave many recitals throughout Europe and settled in Paris where he
became a popular teacher. Finally he returned to Italy to learn the art of making guitars
and proved so successful at this that one of his later students was Mario Macafferi, who
made the instruments played by the great French guitarist, Django Reinhardt. Feste
Larirme celebrates days of leisure at Lake Como.

Ernilio Pujol(188&f 980)

As an eminent pupil of the great Tkega, Ernilio PujoI spent a lifetime propagating
the technical principles of his teacher; giving recitals, writing a Guitar Method in four
volumes, editing dozens of transcriptions, and composing works of outstanding quality.
These three descriptive pieces demonstrate his playful inventiveness, the h a 1 work,
El Abejorro, being an amusing (and technically vigorous) impression of a bumblebee.

John Duarte (1919-2005)

English Suite, Op.3 1
5. Prelude
6.Folksong
7.Round Dance
John Duarte, English composer, critic, teacher and author, wrote a large quantity of
music for the guitar from the 1940s onwards, covering many styles from virtuosic
showpieces to easy studies for beginners. His close musical association with interna-
tional guitarists resulted in dozens of works, performances and recordings. Perhaps his
best known composition is English Suite, written 196311965, dedicatd to APlaIris Sego-
via a d his wife on the occasion of their marriage. Originally the opening movement,
written in the 19SOs, was part of a group of 'fairy tale' pieces as originally represented
in works under that title by Medmer. Andres Segovia suggested that this concept should
be expanded into a suite based on folk music but ultimately Dwrte decided to integrate
both original material and English folk themes. Thus the Prelude begins with a 'fairy
tale' section, before leading into the Sussex song Low Down in the Broom and return-
ing to the original theme. The second movement, Folksong, o p s with The Cuckoo
from Somerset while in Round Dance, the central section is the song, The Ballad of
Robin Hood.

Eduardo Siinz de la Maza (1903-1982)

Eduardo SPinz de la Maza, brother of the guitarist Regino Slinz de la Maza, first studied
the guitar in Madrid with Daniel Fortea (1873-1953),a former pupil of Tirrega, and
later with Miguel Llobet. He gave his 6rst recital in Barcelona at the age of fourteen.
Though less famous internationally than Regino, Eduardo Sainz de la Maza emerged as
a greatly loved composer whose warm poetic guitar works evoke many moods of Span-
ish life. Habanera is his characteristically lyrical tribute to Cuba, a country rich in music
both rhythmic and melodic.

Francisco T k q a (1852-1 909)

9. Las do5 Hemanitas
10. Pepita
Tirrega is revered as one of the great pioneers of the classical guitaq for not only did he
develop the technical resources of the Torres instrument, but he also refined expressive
elements of the guitar which were to influence every subsequent generation of players.
His compositions are picturesque impressions of both Spanish life and characters. Las
 dos h m ~ i t a s for
, example, presents two complementary waltzes, in related keys, as a
lively depiction of two little sisters, while Pepita, a charming polka with its two beats in
a bar, also offers Chopinesque images capturing the spirit of the dance.

1 Johan Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856)

f 11. Fingul's Cave
Johann Kaspar Mertz, born in Pressburg (now Bratislava, Slovakia), moved to Vienna
' by the 1840's.
He toured Maravia, Poland and Russia and gave concerts in Berlin and Dresden.
For over a year he suffered a severe illnes caused by misuse of medication but recovered.
Ln 1855 he playd for Ludwig of Bavaria and ten years later was awwarded firs prize for
his guitar piece in a competition in Brussels.
Mertz performed on various types of guitar, including eight and ten string instru-
ments from the 1840s onwards. His prolific guitar compositions comprise a number of
didactic and easy pieces, extended concert works,arrangements of Schubert and a set of
fantasies based on famous opera themes, etc. The Russian guitarist, NikoIai Makaroff
(1810-1890) described his playing as 'marked by force, sweep, sensitivity, precision,
expression and assurance and praised his 'acquaintance with evere secret and affect of
the guitar'.
Fingal's Cave, in northern Scotland, was the subjekt of a famous orchestral over-
ture, Die H e h d m , by Mendelssohn (1809-1947), inspired by a journey there in 1829.
It seems likely that Mem's cornpisition ( k t publiched in the late 1840s), is an elegant

I tribute to the memory of the great German composer. Mertz's work begins with a short
mestas0 introduction, befor movin to an allegro melodic section, accompanied by
flowing arpeggio patterns. The composition concludes with a shift in the rhyrhm of the
arpeggios, providing a dramatic climax.
Manuel Ponce (1886-1 948)
12. Prelude No. 1
13. Prelude No. 2
14.Prelude No. 6
15. Schmino Mexdcano
Andris Segovia first encouraged the Mexican composes Manuel Ponce to write for the
guitar in the 1920s, and this association ktween two great artists ultimately saw the
creation of over eighty fine works, including sonatas, variations, suites, a Guitar Con-
certo, etc. Ponce's Prellrdes are beautifully expressive miniatures, dedicated to Sego-
via, and full of musical contrasts and imaginative developments. SEAerzino m e x i a ~ o ,
originally written for piano, was &st transcribed for guitar by the Argentinian guitarist,
Manuel Lopez Ramos, and has become one of the most popular items of the Latin-
American guitar repertoire.

Regino S h z de Ia Maza (18961981)

Regino Shinz de la Maza, like his brotheq Eduardo, also studied with Fortea. He was
soon in demand for recital tours round Spain, South America and the USA, bworning
professor of guitar at the Madrid Consematoire in 1935. Following his request for a
guitar concerto,Joaquin Rodrigo, his close friend, dedicated the famous Concimto de
Aranjwz to him and t h i s was premiered by Regino in Barcelona on 9 Novabet; 1940.
Regino Siinz de la Maza, son-in-law of the Spanish novelist, Concha Espina, was a
close assmiate of many leading Spanish cultural figures including the poet, Federico
Garcia Lorca, and the painter Salvador Dali. The guitarist composed many memorable
works for performance in his recitals and Zapateudo, a britliant homage to the fla-
menco dance form, is one of his finest pieces, combining melodic inventiveness with
rhythmic excitement.
 Jobann Baptist Vanhal(1739-1813)
17.Cantabile
18. Mmwet
, The Bohemian composer,Johann B. Vanhal, learned to play s ~ i n gand wind insm-
mmts as well as the organ. In 1760 he moved to Vienna, where he soon became one
of the leading musicians in the city. In 1769, he toured Italy and was tempted by offers
to take up a post there but returned once more to his beloved Vienna where many of
his works were published. His compositions include symphonies, concertos, chamber
works, sonatas, keyboard solos, masses and church music. Segovia transuild these
two delightful movements horn Vanhal's harpsichord pieces.

Jon-Erik nst (1886-1968)

19. Fiolm win
For many years, Jon-Erik C)st was one of Sweden's foremost folk musicians. He com-
posed more than 100 melodies and the most well known was probably 'Fiolen rnin".
He grew up in a family with musical roors dating back to the 15th century. This guitar
arrangement is made by Owe Walteq Musikhogskolan Ingesund, Sweden.

Notes by Graham Wade Author's Copyright 02007

Ponce. Sor. ~ a r r e ~ a r ~ l b e nVilla-Lobs.
iz.
Moreno-Torroba.
Bengt Wikstrom guitar. WGWl 1996

"Liebeslied"
Coste. Tarrega. AIertz. Mbeniz.
Shinz de la Maza. Bach. Sor. Iradier.
Handel. Granados.
Bengt Wikstrom guitar. WGW2 1998