Spanish Serenade

A sensuous and lyrical recording, "Spanish Serenade" features transcriptions for mandolin and guitar of 19th-century Spanish music, along with earlier classical repertoire for the guitar and Brazilian choro.

Songs List

1. Sevilla - Issac Albeniz
2. Granada - Issac Albeniz
3. Zortzico - Issac Albeniz
4. Habanera (from Carmen) - Georges Bizet
5. Pavanas - Gaspar Sanz
6. Canarios - Gaspar Sanz
7. Romanza - anon.
8. Tema de Soto - Mark Davis
9. El Noi de la Mar - anon.
10. Preludio - Manuel Ponce
11. Oriental - Enrique Granados
12. Andaluza - Enrique Granados
13. Capricho Arabe - Francesco Tarrega
14. Burgalesa - Federico Torroba
15. Sons de Carrilhoes - Joao Pernambuco
16. Drume Negrito - Ernesto Grenet
17. Dengoso Choro - Joao Pernambuco

Reviews

"This delightful recording captures the very essence of Spain's intensely lyrical music. Marilynn Mair on mandolin...touches the deepest and most engaging reaches of the ancient and passionate 'Latin soul'."

Carlos Agudelo
Billboard Magazine (USA)

"If a mixed musical/cultural metaphor might be permitted, I would say there was almost something Zen-like in the playing on this CD; every note has its own logic, and the interplay between the two musicians is prescient."

Bill Tilland
Sound Choice (USA)

"Gentle, lilting, and full of sweet surprises."

George Warren
Guitar Review (USA)

"The recording evokes a sense of beauty that's hard to come by in today's hustle-bustle pace."

Jim Benson
The Sun Chronicle (USA)

"A new recording we took for a spin and can't seem to put away"

Acoustic Guitar (USA)

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