A rare and important discovery: 2 quartets (one for guitar and strings, the other featuring the flute) by Ferdinand Rebay, a Viennese composer of the first half of the 20th century.
Rebay�s music (unlike his contemporaries of the Second Viennese School) remained in the Late Romantic idiom.The fact that he composed for guitar doesn�t mean his music is light- weight, on the contrary, these are serious and complex masterworks, in which the guitar is explored as an equal and independent instrument.
Excellent performances by a group of Iberian soloists.
Rebay�s music (unlike his contemporaries of the Second Viennese School) remained in the Late Romantic idiom.The fact that he composed for guitar doesn�t mean his music is light- weight, on the contrary, these are serious and complex masterworks, in which the guitar is explored as an equal and independent instrument.
Excellent performances by a group of Iberian soloists.
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Rebay turned to the guitar due to the influence of his friend Jacobus Ortner, Professor of Guitar at the conservatoire. Aware that the neglect of guitar repertoire for over half a century had led to a decline in the quality of writing for the instrument, Rebay set out to write complex, serious music that conti- nued in the tradition of Giuliani and Sor, who had been composing in the early 1800s. Also influenced by Schubert�s Lieder with guitar, Rebay experimented with song before creating the large-scale works heard on this CD. These compositions exemplify Rebay�s compositional style and principles: the music is innovative and challenging, and the guitar is a fully integrated member of the chamber ensemble, rather than a soloist accompanied by the other instruments.
The neglect of Rebay�s music since his death is due far more to historical circumstances than its quality � he was prevented from working in Nazi Germany due to his attempts to protect his Jewish wife, and his music subsequently fell into obscurity. This new CD is a rare opportunity to hear the work of one of the most exciting redis- coveries in guitar music, played by expert performers.
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