About the Artist
David Tanenbaum, one of the leading classical guitarists of his generation, has performed in more than two dozen countries on 4 continents. He is internationally renowned for work with composers of our time, having had pieces dedicated to him by Hans Werner Henze, Terry Riley, Aaron Jay Kernis and many others. He recently performed on steel string guitar in two John Adams works: Naive and Sentimental Music, and El Niño. He has recorded more than 20 cd's.
Peppino D'Agostino is one of the world's leading steel string player. Self taught as a guitarist, he moved from Italy to San Francisco and began life there selling vegetables. He has since recorded eight solo cd's, produced numerous books and videos, and tours worldwide.
Product Description
This cd is a meeting of two worlds. Classical guitarist David Tanenbaum and steel string guitarist Peppino D'Agostino met at the Schondorf Festival in Germany, which encouraged them to play together. Their initial concert met with stunning success and they developed the project into the Classic/Steel cd. The cd contains a Classic section of Baroque music by Bach and Vivaldi, a Steel section of original acoustic music by Peppino and friends, and a third section, called Classic/Steel, containing music that lies comfortably between the two worlds.