L.A. Guitar Quartet: Dances from Renaissance to Nutcracker

William Byrd (Artist), John Dowland (Artist), Giovanni Gabrieli (Artist), Thomas Morley (Artist), Michael Praetorius (Artist), Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Artist), Peter Warlock (Artist), Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ) (Artist), Andrew York (Artist), John Dearman (Artist), Scott Tennant (Artist), William Kanengiser (Artist), LA Guitar Quartet (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 27, 1993)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Delos Records
• ASIN: B0000006YH
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #92,160 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

Newsweek
"...the best present of all... for young and old alike... the L.A. Guitar Quartet wraps its eight fast-fingered hands around the Suite with a sweet energy that will have your kids dancing all around the house.

Product Description
All of the arrangements on this album were made by LAGQ members. Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite was arranged by Andrew York, who explains in the booklet notes that he first arranged part of the suite for two guitars, which worked musically but was hard to play. So, as he explains: "The ideal solution was to redo the work for guitar quartet, allowing a more complete translation of the complexities of the orchestral score, which could be balanced among four guitars. Two dances remain as duets -- the "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy," played here by Bill Kanengiser and Scott Tennant; and "Arabian Dance," in which John Dearman and I are the players."

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great CD for your collection, September 15, 2002

By	"renovia" (Portland, ME United States) - See all my reviews

If you are a music teacher this CD is a must. If you aren't, it STILL is a must. This CD is full of light but amazing classical guitar. I can hardly wait to pop it in at Christmas. Even if you aren't a huge fan of classical guitar I bet this will amaze you so much you'll want to keep listening. LAGQ flawlessly performs countless dances you'll wonder how they do it. The music classroom can use the Renaissance music for medieval topics and dances. A great CD to have for some high quality back ground music - relaxing music.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars From Renaissance to Nutcracker is brilliant., November 27, 1999

By	Eddie Healy "Eddie Healy" (Dallas, Texas United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet's Nutcracker Suite is a triumph for guitar arrangement. This selection is an excellent choice for one's holiday listening enjoyment. In the Renaissance dance suites included here, the L.A.G.Q. masterfully utilize a number of the percussive timbres available on the body of the classical guitar to complete the instrumentation and invoke the spirit of the pieces. Though the recording is not as loud as most of the other L.A.G.Q. recordings, the quality of the performances more than makes up for it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful music, March 4, 2002

By	James P. Royce "sierrajim" (Hayward, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It just doesn't get better than this. If you want to hear Tchaikovsky played by super classical guitarists, this is the CD for you. Its the BEST!