Performers
- Raphaël Feuillâtre guitar
Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude No. 1 in C major from Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, BWV 846 (arr. Raphaël Feuillâtre)
François Couperin Les Barricades mystérieuses from ordre VI, book II of Pièces de clavecin (arr. Antoine Fougeray)
Jacques Duphly Médée from book III of Pièces de clavecin (arr. Antoine Fougeray)
Miguel Llobet Solés Variations on Theme of Fernando Sor (La Folia)
Isaac Albéniz Asturias from Suite espagnole, Op. 47
Augustín Barrios Mangoré La Catedral
I. Preludio saudade
II. Andante religioso
III. Allegro solemne
Astor Piazzolla Adios Nonino (arr. Cacho Tirao)
Concert description
Guitar recitals have a special charm. The main place on the stage during them is occupied by a small, quiet instrument, which is relatively easy to learn to play – surely anyone could pick it up and master the basics after a while. However, not everyone is able to ascend to such a level of virtuosity and expressive sophistication as to mesmerize an entire hall with an inconspicuous guitar. Raphaël Feuillâtre can, and more than only one – for he has played in some of the world’s finest philharmonics, from France to China, from Argentina to the US.
In his hands, the instrument is like a chameleon, changing its face, adapting from a variety of styles and types of music – even that originally written for harpsichord, piano or accordion‑like bandoneon. Thus, the guitar will be heard in a canonical work of Baroque polyphony (Bach’s Prelude in C major) and an intricately woven miniature in French style brisé (Couperin’s Les Barricades mystérieuses). However, it seems to be particularly in her nature to play the music of sun and rhythm, temperamental and melancholy dances: the Andalusian flamenco (Albeniz’s Asturias) and the Argentine tango (Piazzolla’s Adios Nonino).
– Karolina Dąbek (pisanezesluchu.pl)