Widely considered as one of the most gifted guitarists of his generation, Australian-born Craig Ogden further cements his virtuoso reputation with his second release through the Classic FM label, Summertime. Unlike his 2010 classical chart-topper, The Guitarist, which included several self-penned tracks amongst its selection of traditional pieces, classic pop songs and film themes, its 15 tracks focus solely on familiar material designed to produce the perfect summer soundtrack. Alongside sun-kissed Latin favourites like ...
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Widely considered as one of the most gifted guitarists of his generation, Australian-born Craig Ogden further cements his virtuoso reputation with his second release through the Classic FM label, Summertime. Unlike his 2010 classical chart-topper, The Guitarist, which included several self-penned tracks amongst its selection of traditional pieces, classic pop songs and film themes, its 15 tracks focus solely on familiar material designed to produce the perfect summer soundtrack. Alongside sun-kissed Latin favourites like Isaac Albéniz's "Granada" and Asturias, there are flamenco-tinged re-workings of popular classical pieces (Mozart's "Rondo alla Turca," Fauré's Pavane) traditional romantic folk songs (Jeux Interdits, Greensleeves) and summery numbers from the world of opera (Porgy and Bess' "Summertime"), cinema (Captain Corelli's Mandolin's "Pelagia's Song") and television (Barrington Pheloung's theme for ITV drama Inspector Morse). While the solo performances of the Eva Cassidy-inspired cover of...
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