Guitar Favorites: Norbert Kraft

Isaac Albeniz (Composer), Federico Moreno Torroba (Composer), Joaquin Turina (Composer), Agustin Barrios-Mangore (Composer), Francisco Tarrega (Composer), Niccolo Paganini (Composer), Enrique Granados (Composer), Manuel de Falla (Composer), Heitor Villa-Lobos (Composer), Stanley Myers (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Isaac Albeniz, Federico Moreno Torroba, Joaquin Turina, Agustin Barrios-Mangore, Francisco Tarrega, et al.
• Audio CD (June 10, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Naxos
• ASIN: B0000014FY
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #118,716 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #95 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Modern, 20th, & 21st Century > Composers > Villa-Lobos, Heitor

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An eminent display of guitar repertoire mastery, November 5, 1999

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This review is from: Guitar Favorites: Norbert Kraft (Audio CD)

Norbert gives us a fine selection of favorites performed with consummate mastery of the instrument recorded here, in what must be close to acoustic heaven, the St. John Chrysostom Church, Newmarket, Canada.

For quality of tone and dynamic phrasing Kraft is undoubtedly in the top echelon of performers. From the lilting, romantic barcarole Julia Florida of Barrios, to the strident energy and passion of Danza Espanola No. 5 by Granados, Norbert treats us to a dynamic journey of sonorous emotions.

For the music lover, this recording offers a great introduction to the world of the Spanish guitar, but for the guitar enthusiast, an array of well-polished musical gems to be inspired by and finally, in the challenging preludes of Villa-Lobos, a level of mastery which few concert guitarists have attained and that mere mortals can only marvel at. Enjoy this fine recording, there is no better value available on CD today!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Guitar Favorites: Norbert Kraft, March 4, 2010

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This review is from: Guitar Favorites: Norbert Kraft (Audio CD)

Norbert Kraft has mastered the spanish guitar.
He seems to start out a bit fast (rushed, sporadic) on the Granados Spanish Dance no.5, but ultimately puts great feeling into it as he progresses. He is able to capture that melancholy, haunting emotion that only the finest spanish guitarists are able to evoke. Excellent!