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Welcome to the website dedicated to the
recording project "Agustin Barrios -
Complete Music for Solo Guitar".
The set consists of 6 CD contains original music
for solo guitar by the Paraguayan composer
Agustin Barrios Mangoré (1885 - 1944) played by
Cristiano Porqueddu.
The CD Set is distributed in over 40 countries
by the major label
Brilliant Classics. The recording includes
some World Premiere Recording like "Leyenda Guaranì", "Isabel", "Grano de Arena"
and many others.
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Bio of Cristiano Porqueddu. |
Agustin Barrios Mangoré
Agustín
Pio Barrios, nato Agustín
Pio Barrios, was born in southern
Paraguay in the Misiones district on May 5, 1885
into a large family where music, literature and
drama were held in high esteem.
Though he completed only two years of high
school, Barrios was one of those naturally
gifted beings who could draw, play music and
write poetry with uncommon ability. He was
fortunate in that he studied guitar with a
formally schooled Paraguayan guitarist who had
lived in Buenos Aires, Gustavo Sosa Escalada
(1877-1943),who taught young Barrios the Sor and
Aguado guitar methods.
When he was 25 years old, Barrios left his
native Paraguay and journeyed to Buenos Aires,
Argentina. From 1910 till 1930 he lived in
Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil, earning his
living as a concert guitarist. He never
returned to his native Paraguay except for a
few extended visits during the mid 1920s.
“Y una noche, Jasy retratada en el líquido cristal,
sintiendo la tristeza de mi alma india,
dióme seis rayos de plata para con ellos descubrir sus arcanos secretos..”
- Profesión de fe (Agustin Barrios)
Cristiano Porqueddu
 Cristiano
Porqueddu was born in Nuoro and began
studying classical guitar at the age
of seven under the tutelage of his
father.He attended different Masters and specialist courses all over Europe to study the technique and interpretation of eighteenth and nineteenth century music in more depth. He also went on to win numerous awards and international competitions and eventually came to know the guitarist-composer Angelo Gilardino. Having struck up a working relationship with the composer from Vercelli and under his guidance he obtained the Academic Diploma with Excellence (Accademia Superiore di Musica «Perosi», Biella, ITALY). The critics have labelled him “... a point of reference for the new generation of guitarists...” and he gives concerts around Europe and the United States at important international festivals, as a soloist and in performances of chamber music and orchestral pieces. He sits on International Juries for Guitar contests and often holds his own specialization courses, master classes and seminars in Europe and in the U.S. In December 2007 Angelo Gilardino dedicated the ‘Concerto di Oliena’ for guitar and orchestra to him. In 2002, in addition to his concert appearances he also began making records, receiving applause and flattering reviews from the critics and specialist press both in Italy and abroad. Since 2008, the major label, Brilliant Classics, distributes his recordings in over forty countries. In 2010 he won first prize in the International Composition Competition «Orphée Composition Competition», Ohio, U.S.A. with "Il Silenzio del Pendolo" for guitar. He lives in Nuoro (ITALY), holds a professorship in classical guitar at the Scuola Civica, is the Artistic Director of the 'Agustin Barrios International Guitar Competition' as well as the Associazione Musicare.
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Feb 22,
2011
The
"Agustin Barrios -
Complete Music for
Solo Guitar"
is available also on
Itunes Store
Feb 15,
2011
First review
for
"Agustin Barrios -
Complete Music for
Solo Guitar"
by Angelo Gilardino
Jan 20,
2011
onLine the official
website of
"Agustin Barrios -
Complete Music for
Solo Guitar"
Dec 3, 2010
Brilliant Classics
starts the
distribution in over
40 countries.
Oct 10,
2010
Brilliant Classics
announced the release
date of the CD Set and
give the final title:
Agustin
Barrios - Complete
Music for Solo Guitar
Sept 26,
2010
Officially ending the recording
sessions.
6 CD, 6 hours and 25
minutes of original
music for guitar. 6
world premiere
recording.
May 15, 2009
The major
Brilliant Classics
will distribute the CD
Set of Agustin Barrios
Complete Music for
Solo Guitar.
Feb, 1 2009
Start recording
sessions.
