guitar duo manzano-garcia

GUITAR DUO
MANZANO-GARCIA
Josep Manzano from Catalonia and Carlos Garcia-Benitez from England
formed the guitar duo, Manzano-Garcia, in 2009. Both artists have long
established careers as soloists and teachers of the guitar. Their first concerts
together were in the Gerona area where they took part in the Sant Pere
Pescador Music Festival and performed a series of concerts on the Costa Brava
including Llança, Castelló de Empúries and Portbou.
In the summer of 2010 the duo performed concerts for the Gerona Guitar
Festival in Catalonia. These were followed by a tour of five concerts in Lima,
Peru and concerts in Naples, Italy. In 2011 the duo opened the season with this
program in Dresden, Germany and Burgos, Spain.
The success of these tours and the resulting public demand has led to the
recording of this CD illustrating the diverse repertoire offered at these
performances during 2010 and 2011.
This high definition recording presents music written over the last five centuries
beginning with sixteenth century works and progressing through to twentieth
century tonal repertoire.
The majority of these works are arrangements for two guitars by Carlos GarciaBenitez, and are indicated as such by an asterisk.
Repertory
Le Rossignol
Anonim
Pavan: The Earle of Salisbury
William Byrd
1543-1623
Sir John Langton His Pavin
John Dowland
1563-1626
Lacrimae Pavan
John Dowland
Fantasia
John Dowland
Pastorale Kp.9
Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata Si men (Tr. Re men) Kp.87
Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata en Mi (Tr. Fa) Kp.380.
Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata en Re Maj
Christian G.Scheidler
1752-1815
Melancolie Op.34
Josep Ferrer
1835-1916
Sérénade Espagnole Op.34
Josep Ferrer
Bolero
Josep Ferrer
Danza Española No.2
Enrique Granados
1867-1916
Danza Española No.6
Enrique Granados
1867-1916
La Vida Breve
Manuel de Falla
1876-1946
El Puerto (de la Suite Iberia)
Isaac Albèniz
1860-1909
Córdoba
Isaac Albèniz
1860-1909
Divertimento
Andrés Segovia
1893-1987
Cavatina
Stanley Myers
1930-1993
Links videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPMq00DjFII
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFnIlmE8uQo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmZrvxF4zpI
1685-1757
JOSEP MANZANO
Born in Girona, he was initially self-taught on the guitar. He later studied with
Luis Neras in Girona and Manuel Gonzalez in Barcelona where he obtained the
Superior Title at the Liceo Conservatory of Music in Barcelona. Along with this
he has also attended several courses on musical performance, particularly
those with David Russell.
He has performed numerous concerts and recordings for radio and television,
as a soloist but also as part of a chamber group or larger instrumental
ensembles. In addition to his performances throughout Catalonia and the
Spanish State, has been invited to participate in various music and guitar
festivals in countries like Mexico, Argentina, Perú, Italy, France, Germany,
England, Bulgaria, Switzerland and Serbia, to give concerts and master classes
or to be a member of a jury in competitions.
Since the year 2000 he has played regularly with the flamenco guitarist Xavier
Ballesteros, with whom he recorded a CD in 2004 of works by Albeniz,
Granados and de Falla. Since the year 1998, he has been a member of the
Dinosaurios, a poetry-music group, with whom he produced and edited a CD in
2005. He has toured with the Bulgarian flautist, Nicolai Yordanov. He recently
worked with the flautist, Esteve Zulet, and the Joan Sadurní trio, playing the
suites of Claude Bolling. More recently, in 2009, he has formed a new
partnership with the English guitarist Carlos Garcia-Benitez with whom he has
performed a number of guitar duo concerts in the last years. A CD of guitar
duets with Carlos Garcia-Benitez have been released in early 2010.
As a soloist he has recorded two CDs: "Tarrega and his legacy" (2002) with
works by Francisco Tarrega, Emilio Pujol and Miguel Llobet, "Tarrega: The 35
Preludes and Studies" and “Melancolie-Guitarists composers from Girona”.
He is guitar teacher at the Gironés School of Music and the Music Academy,
Compte, in Girona, where he developed a wide teaching base. He is also
founder of the Girona-Costa Brava Guitar Festival.
CARLOS GARCIA BENITEZ
Carlos studied the Classical Guitar in London with Oliver Hunt at the Royal
College of Music, Charles Ramirez, Carlos Bonell and Tom Kerstens, then with
Eduardo Sainz de la Maza in Barcelona.
He also has participated in Master Classes with Charles Ramirez, Carlos
Bonell, Simon Dinnigan and Manuel Barrueco.
Carlos taught Guitar for the London Education Authority for 25 Years, including
a special task force for the renowned CYM.
Carlos has given concerts for many years in the U.K, France and Spain.
Carlos is also a professional Painter and Photographer and now permanently
resides in Catalonia, Spain.