Thibaut Garcia, guitar

Works by Mauro Giuliani, Frédéric Chopin, Niccolò Paganini, Isaac Albéniz and others

Thibaut Garcia
Thibaut Garcia © Erato Simon Fowler

Beethoven in the jungle

At the age of 30, Thibaut Garcia has already arrived on the Mount Olympus of guitars: the Franco-Spanish musician has won many well-known competitions, performed with famous orchestras and solo in the most beautiful halls worldwide and recorded a highly acclaimed album with the countertenor Philippe Jaroussky (»À sa guitare«). He now presents his latest project at the Elbphilharmonie: a programme all about the Paraguayan composer Agustín Barrios Mangoré, who Garcia describes as the »Chopin of the guitar«. In addition to Mangoré’s own works, transcriptions that the composer produced also ring out – for instance of Beethoven’s famous »Moonlight Sonata«.

Agustín Barrios Mangoré (1885-1944) was one of the greatest composers and guitar virtuosos in South America and beyond. »Today, he is one of the most important composers of guitar repertoire,« says Garcia. »His music is a fine artistic blend of South American folk music, inspired by the jungles of Paraguay and the romanticism of Chopin and Schumann – composers he admired.«

Performers

Thibaut Garcia guitar

Programme

Mauro Giuliani
Grande Overture for Solo Guitar, Op. 61

Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Mazurka apasionada

Frédéric Chopin
Prélude in E minor, Op. 28/4 / adaptation for guitar by Agustín Barrios Mangoré

Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Una limosna por el amor de Dios (An Alm for the Love of God)
Valse in G major, Op. 8/4
Valse in D minor, Op. 8/3
Chôro da saudade
Danza paraguaya Nr. 1 D-Dur

– Interval –

Miguel Llobet
Canciones populares catalanas (selection)

Isaac Albéniz
Torre Bermeja / aus: Doce piezas características op. 92

Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Julia Florida / barcarolle

Niccolò Paganini
Caprice in A minor, Op. 1/24 / adaptation for guitar by John Williams

Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Maxixe

Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonate cis-Moll op. 27/2 »Mondscheinsonate« / from: Sonata in C-sharp minor, Op. 27/2 »Moonlight Sonata« (adaptation for guitar by Agustín Barrios Mangoré)

Agustín Barrios Mangoré
La catedral

Series

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Promoter: HamburgMusik

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