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Giulio Tampalini - Christian Saggese
Together
Giulio Tampalini - Christian Saggese
Together
The album
TOGETHER: A virtuoso Journey between muslc and frlendshlp
In the world of guitar , few things are more fascinating !han the meeting of two talented instrumentalists who, like Julian Bream and John Williams at the time, decide to join forces on a free and border less musical journey . ''Together' is the expression of a decades-long friendship and a harmony of artistic intentions, translated into originai pieces tor two guitars and transcriptions, some of which were createci by the same duo, Christian Saggese and Giulio Tampalini. This passionale journey celebrates the timbrai and polyphonic essence of the two guitars, exploring an eclectic repertoire that ranges !rom the elegant majesty of the Fantasia op. 54 by Fernando Sorto the liveliness of Pierre Petit's Tarantella. Miguel Lobet's transcriptions of lsaac Albeniz's Bajo la Palmera and Felix Mendelssohn 's Romanza senza parole enhance the timbrai peculiarities of the duo while it was the Australian virtuoso John Williams who sensed the possibility of offering a new instrumental guise to the dramatic Andante ma moderato !rom the Sextet op. 18 by Johannes Brahms. In this context, the transcription, presented here as a world premiere, of the Concerto n. 1 op.99 by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco tor guitar and orchestra, complete with all its three movements, made by the composer and guitarist Daniele Fabio. lnstead of dividing the two guitars into the roles of soloist and accompanist , Daniele Fabio decides to rese! the polyphonic structure of the work, to obtain a result which does not lack the sense of the solo line, within the context of new concert horizons. The three works transcribed by Saggese and Tampalini move on the wave of a heartfelt sonic and emotional emotion: the brilliance of the Allegro !rom the Concerto tor oboe in D minor by Alessandro Marcello is counterbalanced by the delicate aria ''Tre giorni son che Nina' attributed to Giovanni Battista Pergolesi and the Intermezzo, originai tor piano , by Manuel Maria Ponce, full of a purely romantic inspiration.
The artist
Giulio Tampalini
Giulio Tampalini has been hailed internationally as one of the most popular and charismatic classical guitarists, and as such he performs regularly and extensively in Italy and abroad. Winner of the Arts and Culture Prize (Milan, Italy 2014), he is a Warner Classics Artist, has recorded over 40 CDs and he has played more than 2000 concerts all over the world. He has won prizes at major international guitar competitions such as the “Narciso Yepes” Competition in Sanremo (chairman: Narciso Yepes); the International Rome Competition in 1996 and 2000; “De Bonis” International Competition in Cosenza; “Pittaluga” International Competition in Alessandria; “Fernando Sor” International Competiton in Rome and the “Andrés Segovia” International Competiton in Granada. His musical collaborations include the Soloists of the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. In 2003 his double CD “Francisco Tarrega: Complete Works for Guitar” was awarded the Golden Guitar at the International Guitar Meeting in Alessandria as “Best CD of the year”. Among his other CDs are: the “Concierto de Aranjuez” by Joaquin Rodrigo for guitar and orchestra, recorded with the Orchestra “Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli”; all the major guitar works by Angelo Gilardino; the complete Six Rossinianas by Mauro Giuliani; the Concerto no. 1 op. 99, the Quintet Op. 143 and the Romancero Gitano by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, recorded with the Haydn Symphony Orchestra; the complete works for guitar by Miguel Llobet; and a DVD containing the complete solo guitar works by Heitor Villa-Lobos. Giulio Tampalini is a guitar professor at the Foundation International Academy in Imola and at the Adria State Conservatory of Music (Italy) and he is regularly invited to give masterclasses and concerts all over the world.
