VA – 100 Best Guitar Classics (2016)

This impressive series continues with its incredibly 6-CD sets, this one yielding 100 masterful guitar performances! The heavy emphasis is on classical, from baroque to modern (with two discs devoted to Spanish guitar and another entirely to Rodrigo), but you’ll encounter some Beatles along the way, too. Pieces by Bach, Scarlatti, Vivaldi, Satie, Britten, Granados, Falla, Rodrigo, Albeniz, Villa-Lobos and others are played by Andres Segovia, Julian Bream, Eliot Fisk, Manuel Barrueco, Christopher Parkening and more!

Tracklist:

CD1 – Baroque and Before (01:17:33)

01. Prelude in D Minor (02:12)
02. Fantasie (03:37)
03. Suite in E Major (03:13)
04. Concerto in D Major (02:00)
05. Fantasie (04:15)
06. Cantate BWV 147: “Jesus Bleibet Meine Freude” (03:59)
07. Ouverture de la Grotte de Versailles (03:24)
08. Suites from the Aylesford Pieces: I. Entrée – II. Gavotte – III. Passepied – Menuett – Passepied – IV. Toccata – V. Impertinence – VI. Fuga (09:29)
09. Presto (04:56)
10. Suite in D Major (from ”Terpischore”): I. Courante – II. Ballet – VII. Volte (05:42)
11. Variations on ”Guardame las Vacas” (03:04)
12. Sonata in D Major, K. 490 (06:47)
13. Sonata in A Minor, K. 36 (03:21)
14. Xerxes: Largo (04:55)
15. Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in E Major, BWV 998: I. Prelude (02:35)
16. Sonata in D Minor, K 141 (03:40)
17. Danzas Populares: Fanfarra – Zarabanda – Ruggero – Paradetas – Espanoletas (07:10)

CD2 – Romantic Guitar (01:13:23)

01. Romance from “Jeux Interdits” (02:37)
02. Recuerdos de la Alhambra (05:28)
03. Capricho Arabe (Serenata) (05:19)
04. Lágrima (Preludio) (01:43)
05. Maria (Gavota) (01:37)
06. Mazurka (01:48)
07. El Testament d’Amelia (01:40)
08. Exercice Très Faciles in B Minor, Op. 35: No. 22 (02:51)
09. Étude No. 12 in A Major (01:46)
10. Étude No. 17 in G Major (03:16)
11. Étude No. 9 in A Minor (01:14)
12. Grand Solo in D Major, Op. 14 (08:52)
13. Menuet in D Major (02:17)
14. Menuet in C Major (03:50)
15. Sonata Concertata in A Major for Violin and Guitar: I. Allegro Spritoso (06:04)
16. Variazioni Concertanti per due Chitarre, Op. 130: I. Introduzione (08:57)
17. Guitar Concerto No. 1 in A Major, Op. 30: I. Allegro (14:59)

CD3 – Spanish Guitar Vol. 1 (01:11:08)

01. Suite Española No. 1, Op. 47: V. Asturias (Leyenda) (06:06)
02. 12 Danzas Españolas, Op. 37: V. Andaluza (05:11)
03. 12 Danzas Españolas, Op. 37: II. Oriental (04:55)
04. Valses Poeticos: I. Vivace Molto and Melodico – VI. Quasi ad Libitum (Sentimental) – VII. Presto (08:32)
05. Suite Española No. 1, Op. 47: VII. Cataluña (Corranda) (03:47)
06. Suite Española No. 1, Op. 47: VIII. Sevilla (Sevillanas) (04:29)
07. Suite Española No. 1, Op. 47: I. Granada (04:21)
08. 12 Danzas Españolas, Op. 37: IV. Villanesca (05:44)
09. Tonadillas al Estilo Antiguo: VIII. La Maja de Goya (04:29)
10. Recuerdos de Viaje, Op. 71: V. Puerta de Tierra (Bolero) (03:38)
11. Recuerdos de Viaje, Op. 71: VI. Rumores de la Caleta (Malagueña) (04:19)
12. Recuerdos de Viaje, Op. 71: I. En el Mar (05:48)
13. Serenata Española (03:48)
14. Cançó del Lladre (01:40)
15. Plany (01:31)
16. El Mestre (03:00)

CD4 – Spanish Guitar Vol. 2 (01:13:28)

01. Concierto de Aranjuez: I. Allegro Con Spirito (06:08)
02. Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio (10:48)
03. Concierto de Aranjuez: III. Allegro Gentile (05:02)
04. The Three-Cornered Hat: Night – The Miller’s Dance (06:36)
05. The Three-Cornered Hat: The Corregidor – Dance of the Miller’s Wife (06:24)
06. Homenaje a Tarrega, Op. 69: I. Garrotin – II. Soleares (04:41)
07. Invocacíon y Danza (07:24)
08. Tres Piezas Españolas: I. Fandango (03:51)
09. Sonatina in A Major: I. Allegretto (04:01)
10. Zapateado (02:26)
11. Homenaje: ”Le Tombeau de Claude Debussy” (02:41)
12. Fantasía para un Gentilhombre: I. Adagietto – Andante (04:35)
13. Fantasía para un Gentilhombre: II. Adagio (09:02)

CD5 – Latin American Guitar (01:13:08)

01. Prelude No. 1 in E Minor (05:28)
02. Scherzino Mexicano (02:53)
03. Vals Venezolano No. 3 (02:28)
04. La Cathedral: I. Preludio Saudade (04:32)
05. La Cathedral: II. Andante Religioso (01:45)
06. La Cathedral: III. Allegro Solemne (03:00)
07. El Decamerón Negro: III. Balada de la Doncella Enamorada (05:12)
08. Canción de Cuna (Berceuse) (03:11)
09. Chôros No. 1 in E Minor (04:07)
10. La Muerte del Angel (05:07)
11. Étude No. 1 in E Minor (02:09)
12. Étude No. 2 in A Major (01:57)
13. Vals No. 4, Op. 8 (05:02)
14. Mazurka Apasionata (06:27)
15. Triste No. 4 (02:25)
16. Aconquija (Guarani Air) (03:26)
17. Suite Populaire Brésilienne: Chorinho (04:01)
18. Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra: I. Allegro Preciso (05:08)
19. Concierto del Sur: II. Andante (06:56)

CD6 – The Modern Guitar (01:10:00)

01. Michelle (03:10)
02. Five Bagatelles for Guitar: IV. [Lento] (02:11)
03. Suite Compostelana: V. Cancion (03:01)
04. Tarentella (03:56)
05. Quatre Pièces Brèves: I. Prélude (Lent – Vite) (02:58)
06. Quatre Pièces Brèves: II. Air (Lent et Bien Rythmé) (01:43)
07. Quatre Pièces Brèves: III. Plainte (Sans Lenteur) (02:58)
08. Quatre Pièces Brèves: IV. Comme une Gigue (Con Moto) (02:49)
09. Gymnopédie No. 1 (03:19)
10. Elogio de la Danza: I. Lento (03:28)
11. Elogio de la Danza: II. Obstinato (02:37)
12. Nocturnal after John Dowland, Op. 70: I. Musingly (Meditation) (02:14)
13. Nocturnal after John Dowland, Op. 70: VIII. Passacaglia (Misurato) (04:55)
14. Agua e Vinho (05:40)
15. Guitar Concerto, Op. 67: I. Allegro (06:24)
16. Guitar Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 99: I. Allegro Giusto (06:11)
17. Guitar Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 99: II. Andantino – Alla Romanza (06:29)
18. Guitar Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 99: III. Ritmico e Cavalleresco (06:09)