RUPERT BOYD

Valses Poéticos: solo classical guitar

Released June 2008



Available from:

CD BABY

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"The performances that Boyd gives here are first-rate. Witness the drama of the opening Piazzolla or the mystery of bygone ages as evidenced by the Sculthorpe. Even the Bach is one of the best of its kind... Altogether this is a fine CD from a player who deserves to be heard."


- Classical Guitar Magazine (UK)


Track Listing:


Astor Piazzolla (1921-1991)
1. Invierno Porteño [6:35]


J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude, Fugue and Allegro, BWV 998 [14:38]

2. Prelude [3:16]
3. Fugue [7:32]
4. Allegro [3:50]


Peter Sculthorpe (b. 1929)
From Kakadu [10:27]

5. Grave [2:58]
6. Comodo [2:18]
7. Misterioso [1:33]
8. Cantando [3:37]


Enrique Granados (1867-1916)
Valses Poéticos (arr. R. Boyd) [15:27]

9. Introduction [1:16]
10. Melodico [1:59]
11. Valse noble [1:41]
12. Valse lento [2:32]
13. Allegro humoristico [0:52]
14. Allegretto elegante [1:51]
15. Quasi ad libitum sentimental [1:53]
16. Vivo [0:50]
17. Presto [1:16]
18. Melodico [1:17]


Leo Brouwer (b. 1939)
19. Hika (In Memoriam Toru Takemitsu) [7:15]


Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909)
20. Sevilla [4:57]

TOTAL TIME: 59:21