CDs
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Virtuoso Guitar Duos
Virtuoso guitar duos with Manuel Barrueco and Franco Platino.
Music by Ibert, Falla, Albeniz, Granados, Rodrigo, Piazzolla and Assad.
"Virtuosity in abundance on both guitars."
"Guitar at its Best."
"Like four hands on one imaginary gigantic guitar, they played as though they were one man."
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Sounds of the Americas
LATIN GRAMMY AWARD FOR Inca Dances BY GABRIELA LENA FRANK AS "BEST CLASSICAL CONTEMPORARY COMPOSITION".
Music of Michael Daugherty, Gabriela Lena Frank, Aaron Jay Kernis and Roberto Sierra for guitar and string quartet, with Cuarteto Latinoamericano.
Bay of Pigs (world premiere recording) by Michael Daugherty, Inca Dances (world premiere recording) by Gabriela Lena Frank, Tríptico by Roberto Sierra, 100 Greatest Dance Hits by Aaron Jay Kernis
"The pairing of Manuel Barrueco and Cuarteto Latinoamericano, once again, yields sublime results."
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Tango Sensations
Music of Piazzolla & Guastavino for guitar and string quartet, with Cuarteto Latinoamericano.
Second recording in the Manuel Barrueco Collection
"... stunningly beautiful, a recording that deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as Piazzolla's 1986 tour de force, Tango: Zero Hour."
"...the most evocative and satisfying interpretation of the tango master's material I've ever heard."
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Solo Piazzolla
NOMINATED FOR A 2008 GRAMMY AWARD FOR "BEST INSTRUMENTAL SOLOIST PERFORMANCE".
First recording in the Manuel Barrueco Collection
Invierno Porteño
Verano Porteño
Five Pieces
Tango-Études"Everything about this new disc is superb, from the immaculate playing of the performer to the recording quality. A superb disc."
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Concierto Barroco
LATIN GRAMMY NOMINATION FOR "BEST CLASSICAL RECORDING".
Concertos by Roberto Sierra, Arvo Pärt and Antonio Vivaldi
"This release is brilliant in both conception and execution."
"Baroque gestures - everything from chugging Vivaldian rhythms and Handelian counterpoint to the kind of orchestrations and balances appropriate to the period - collide with the dissonances, freewheeling meters and angular themes of contemporary, post-tonal style."
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Nylon & Steel
Guitar Duets with Al Di Meola, Steve Morse and Andy Summers.
"Barrueco's fluid technique leaves your jaw on the floor... All told, it's six-string heaven."
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¡Cuba!
Anthology of 20th century Cuban music, including music by Lecuona, Brouwer, Fariñas, Ubieta, Angulo and Ardévol.
"Five Stars ***** It's an extraordinary musical achievement."
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Cantos y Danzas
Songs and Dances from Latin America by Barrios, Ponce, Villa-Lobos, Gnattali, Grenet, Lauro and Piazzolla.
Also includes Piazzolla's L'Histoire du Tango with flutist Emmanuel Pahud, and Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 with soprano Barbara Hendricks.
"...a superb recording, one to be acquired and treasured."
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Rodrigo: Manuel Barrueco & Plácido Domingo
With Plácido Domingo and the Philharmonia Orchestra
Concierto de Aranjuez, Fantasía para un Gentilhombre,
4 Songs for voice and guitar, and guitar solos."Manuel Barrueco's new version [of the Concierto de Aranjuez] is the best."
"The four songs [Plácido Domingo] sings with Barrueco's accompaniment are really gorgeous."
"This is a virtually ideal Rodrigo disc."
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Manuel Barrueco plays Granados & de Falla
Complete 12 Spanish Dances by Granados and 7 Polular Spanish Songs by Falla, with Ann Monoyios, soprano & Thomas Müller-Pering, guitar.
"... without equal in the Spanish virtuoso repertoire - and now you can hear why. These haunting miniatures have never sounded so alluring on disc."
"... invaluable, a national treasure... Another year for Barrueco and another year's best."
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Manuel Barrueco plays Albéniz & Turina
Complete Suite Española by Albéniz and complete solo music for guitar by Turina.
"Manuel Barrueco is one of the best classical guitarist on the planet... Barrueco's readings set new standards for musicianship."
"Another artistic triumph from the great Cuban guitarist."
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Manuel Barrueco plays Bach & de Visée
Complete Partita no 2, BWV 1004 in D minor by Bach, including the famous Chaconne and the Prelude, Fugue and Allegro by Bach. Also includes the Suite in B minor and the Ouverture de la Grotte de Versailles (de Lully) by de Visée.
"This disc, with Barrueco's Albéniz and Villa-Lobos discs, together demonstrate mastery of many different aspects of the guitar; a triptych of excellence that is surely without presedent."
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Manuel Barrueco plays Brouwer, Villa-Lobos, Orbón
Five Preludes and Choros by Villa-Lobos, Preludio y Danza by Orbón and Brouwer's Elogio de la danza, Canticum, and Danza Característica etc.
"This disc, with Barrueco's Albéniz and Villa-Lobos discs, together demonstrate mastery of many different aspects of the guitar; a triptych of excellence that is surely without precedent."
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Manuel Barrueco: 300 years of guitar masterpieces
Barrueco's early recordings for the Vox label, a collection of 4 LPs.
