The first in a series of six concerts focusing primarily on guitarist composers, curated by the National Concert Hall and Redmond O’Toole.
This concert features the Milan-born guitarist and composer Marco Ramelli, professor of guitar at the DIT Conservatory of Music.
The programme focuses on the expressive and exhilarating music of the mid-20th century South American virtuoso Agustin Barrios Mangoré, the “Paganini of the guitar”, and also includesw two contemporary works – one by Raffaele de Giacometti dedicated to Marco Ramelli and one by Ramelli himself.
Programme
Barrios – Prelude a minor, Mazurka Apassionata
Barrios – La Cathedral
Raffaele de Giacometti – In Absentia Essentia (Saudade) dedicated to Marco Ramelli
Tarrega – Capricho Arabe
Marco Ramelli – Blue
Barrios – Confésion, Choro de Saudade
Barrios – Waltz nº3, Waltz nº4
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