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Guitar Aficionado

Douglas H. Pike | Atlanta, Georgia USA | 12/10/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I have had to rely on a good friend in Paris to keep me abreast of the South American developments in classical guitar. Apparently, the French school is less inclined towards the "classics" of Tarrega, Sor, and Giuliani. So I have, in recent years, developed a certain anticipation as my birthday approaches to see what he'll send me next. A couple of years ago, it was this CD. I had never heard of Siewers, Pujol, or the Stamic Quartet. As soon as I finished my first go round with this CD, I called the local classical guitar studio to grab up the sheet music of the three solo works featured. Alas, they had never heard of this Pujol either - but were able to order it for me. This music is vibrant, playful, unpredictable, driving, and wistful. Pujol's themes can range from downright jarring to soaringly uplifiting. His demands of the instrument are great, and Siewers is up to the task. This CD has brought me literally hours of enjoyment. Is it the best "technical" CD I've ever owned? Probabaly not. But it has brought me as much enjoyment as the recording of Solti and the CSO performing Mahler's Second. And thats saying something!"