GILARDINO: Sicilian Guitar Music; Angelo Marchese (CD)

Au Pays Parfumé – five inventions for Guitar and Harpsichord (2013)*
1. I. Andantino grazioso 3’44
2. II. Adagio quasi grave 3’42
3. III. Presto 2’41
4. IV. Andante quasi adagio, in preghiera 4’44
5. V. Allegro 6’08
Parthenicum – Sonatina for Solo Guitar (2014)*
6. I. Allegro vivo 8’58
7. II. Non troppo lentamente 6’10
8. III. Allegretto 4’46
9. Capriccio Etneo for Solo Guitar (2014)* 8’31
Concertino di Hykkara for Guitar and Chamber Orchestra (2012)
10. I. Allegro solare 7’21
11. II. Adagio 6’45
12. III. Un poco mosso 6’12

*World premiere recordings

Total time 70’15

Angelo Marchese guitar
Adalgisa Badano harpsichord

Winds of Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana
Maurizio Riina flute · Angelo La Porta oboe and english horn · Gino Sgroi clarinet
Sergio Lamia bassoon · Dario Lo Re horn
Nicola Genualdi trumpet · Stefano D’amico timpani

String Orchestra of “GliArchiEnsemble”
Domenico Marco, Salvatore Tuzzolino, Ivana Sparacio violins I
Domenico Pirrone, Marco Badami, Giuseppe Riccobono violins II
Vincenzo Schembri, Giuseppe Brunetto violas
Giorgio Gasbarro, Francesco Pusateri cellos
Fabio Quaranta doublebass

Giuseppe Crapisi conductor

Recording: November-December 2015, MERLO Rec Studio, Partinico (PA) Italy