Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Guitar Works – Angelo Marchese

A composer in constant rediscovery, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco has never before attracted the attention and interest of talented virtuosos and refined musicians as in this period. Among these, the guitarist Angelo Marchese certainly stands out, a musician able to give life and soul to this repertoire of the ‘900 which shows not only an author of the first magnitude of the international compositional panorama but who goes to rediscover next to well-established masterpieces such as the Escamarran Suite , authentic gems like the Passacaglia dedicated to Pope Roncalli or the brilliant game of Variations through the centuries. Marchese is particularly good at emphasizing both the guitar nature of these pieces and their ability to transcend the instrument itself, digging into the folds of each page in search of the soul of each piece. The listening notes by Angelo Gilardino add a further note of exceptionality to this work, capable of expertly guiding the interpreter through immense masterpieces of 20th century Italian music and beyond.