Originally written for the piano, the Gymnopedies are extremely well-suited to the natural idiomatic expression of the guitar. This arrangement of the Three Gymnopedies comprises ALL the notes of the original piano versions: a complex process since all the piano sounds must fit comfortably, or uncomfortably, onto the six strings of the guitar.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Great Mass in C minor, K. 427 Ferenc Fricsay, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin, Maria Stader, Hertha Töpper, Ernst Haefliger, Ivan Sardi.
Air d'Hermann au premier de la Dame de Pique de Tchaikovski par Nikolay Figner (enregistré en 1901)Herman's Aria from the first Act of Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades sung by Nikolay Figner (recorded in 1901)
Joseph Haydn: Die Schöpfung Bass Vocals – Kim Borg Choir – Chor Der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Conductor, Harpsichord – Igor Markevitch Orchestra – Berliner Philharmoniker Soprano Vocals – Irmgard Seefried Tenor Vocals – Richard Holm
Joseph Haydn: Die Schöpfung Bass Vocals – Kim Borg Choir – Chor Der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Conductor, Harpsichord – Igor Markevitch Orchestra – Berliner Philharmoniker Soprano Vocals – Irmgard Seefried Tenor Vocals – Richard Holm
Joseph Haydn: Die Schöpfung Bass Vocals – Kim Borg Choir – Chor Der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Conductor, Harpsichord – Igor Markevitch Orchestra – Berliner Philharmoniker Soprano Vocals – Irmgard Seefried Tenor Vocals – Richard Holm
