EPR9509
Originally self-taught, Texas-born guitarist Robert Guthrie won scholarships for world-wide study with masters such as Andrés Segovia, Alirio Diaz, José Tomás, and Jesús Silva. His concert appearances have taken him to every state of the U.S., and throughout Mexico, Italy, Spain, and Venezuela. He has made recordings for NPR, and PBS, which produced a documentary on his performing and teaching. He has given over 100 guest Master classes in the U.S. and Mexico, and has been a faculty artist of the Aspen Music Festival, the Boston Conservatory, Queens College, and Yale University. He currently heads the guitar program at Southern Methodist University in Dallas where his students are frequent competition winners. Mr. Guthrie, the recipient of the 1995 Teacher of the Year award from the Dallas Classical Guitar Society, also pursues a busy concert schedule. His repertoire covers the history of his instrument from the sixteenth century to the present day, with a special emphasis on the music of Spain and South America.
Laurindo Almeida
1 Batuque (1:36)
2 Crepusculo em Copacabana (2:25)
3 Serenata (2:27)
4 Braziliance (3:21)
Manuel Ponce
5 Mazurka (3:23)
6 Trópico (2:48)
7 Valz (3:06)
8 Rumba (1:56)
Joâo Guimarâes
9 Sounds of Bells (1:59)
10 Pó de Mico (2:34)
11 Graúna (2:14)
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Five Preludes:
12 no. 1 in e minor (4:17)
13 no. 2 in E major (2:43)
14 no. 3 in a minor (3:05)
15 no. 4 in e minor (3:09)
16 no. 5 in D major (3:40)
Jesús Silva
17 Salmo de David (1:33)
18 Soledad (1:18)
19 Mascara Dorada (2:08)
20 Estrella (1:39)
21 Interludio de la Esperanza (1:30)
Antonio Lauro
22 Adiós a Ocumare (2:39)
Triptico:
23 no. 1 Armida (2:39)
24 no. 2 Madrugada (1:50)
25 no. 3 La Negra (vals) (2:02)
26 Vals Venezolano (1:48)
27 El Marabino (1:19)
Total Program Time: 1:05:11
Guitar: Manuel Contreras (1985)