Agustín Barrios Mangoré (1885-1944) La Catedral: Andante - Allegro - Massimiliano Verduci, guitar

Omaggio ad ALIRIO DIAZ A 100 ANNI DALLA NASCITA Tribute to ALIRIO DIAZ 100 YEARS AFTER BIRTH Agustín Barrios Mangoré (1885-1944) La Catedral: Andante - Allegro Massimiliano Verduci, guitar NEW MIX AUDIO 24Bit/48/Khz GUITAR TEACHER Prof. Marco Taio Film making and audio editing: Marco Taio Audio & video recording: Marco Taio, Vasco Fondra & Pourya Mohseni Motlagh Recorded at Bazzini Hall - Conservatorio "Luca Marenzio" - Brescia on 9th June 2023 OPEN REEEL RECORDS - © 2024 Massimiliano Verduci was born in Scilla on 27th December 1999; he approaches the study of the classical guitar since childhood and in 2013 he is admitted to the Conservatory "Francesco Cilea" of Reggio Calabria, in the guitar class of M° Nicola Oteri. Since 2015, at the same institution, he continues his studies under the guidance of M°Francesco Scimone, concluding them in 2021 with a Bachelor degree in classical guitar with mark of 110/110 e lode. Over the years, he attended masterclasses held by M° Bruno Battisti D'amario, Christian Saggese, Giulio Tampalini, Andrea Dieci, Javier Llanes, Fernando Espì and others, also participating in several National and International Competitions in which he won numerous First Prizes. In 2022 he is admitted to the class of M° Marco Taio at the Conservatory "Luca Marenzio" in Brescia, where he attended courses related to the Master’s degree in classical guitar. He performs as a soloist and in chamber ensembles. "La Catedral" is widely considered the greatest and most important masterpiece of the work of Agustin Barrios Mangorè (1885-1944), which is why it is one of the most proposed musical pieces in the repertoire and discography of the greatest performers in the world. This work, characterized by the two movements "Andante religioso" and "Allegro solemne", was composed in 1921 and published in 1955 by Ediciones Musicales "Mundo Guaraní". At the time of its composition it also received the enthusiasm of the famous guitarist Andrés Segovia (1893-1987), who said, about his trip to Argentina, he was impressed by "a magnificent concert piece", "La Catedral" in fact, that the composer played for him when he went to visit him at the hotel, “and whose first movement is a “andante”, as an introduction and prelude, and the second a piece of great virtuosity that would fit well into the repertoire of any concert performer.". For the proposed recording, Massimiliano Verduci considered the arrangement and elaboration of the Venezuelan guitarist Alirio Diaz (1923-2016) published in the series "Las seis cuerdas" by Edizioni musicali "G. Zanibon”, Padova, 1974, and the original manuscript from 1939. "La Catedral" è da molti considerato il più grande e importante capolavoro dell'opera di Agustin Barrios Mangorè (1885-1944), per questo motivo è uno dei brani musicali più proposti nel repertorio e nella discografia dei più grandi interpreti del mondo . Quest'opera, caratterizzata dai due movimenti "Andante religioso" e "Allegro solenne", fu composta nel 1921 e pubblicata nel 1955 dalle Ediciones Musicales "Mundo Guaraní". Al momento della sua composizione suscitò l'entusiasmo anche del famoso chitarrista Andrés Segovia (1893-1987), che a proposito del suo viaggio in Argentina disse di essere rimasto colpito da "un magnifico pezzo da concerto", "La Catedral" appunto, che il compositore gli suonò quando andò a trovarlo in albergo, “e il cui primo movimento è un “andante”, come introduzione e preludio, e il secondo un pezzo di grande virtuosismo che ben si adatterebbe al repertorio di qualunque concertista.”. Per la proposta discografica, Massimiliano Verduci ha considerato l'arrangiamento e l'elaborazione del chitarrista venezuelano Alirio Diaz (1923-2016) pubblicato nella collana “Las seis cuerdas” delle Edizioni musicali “G. Zanibon”, Padova, 1974, e il manoscritto originale del 1939.