David Russell plays 19th Century Music

Editorial Reviews
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When David Russell made this debut CD (he had done one LP earlier), he was a young musician on his way up. Now, he records for Telarc and is quite well known. GHA, a Belgian label specializing in guitar music, has done well to keep this CD available. The music has more substance than you will find on the average collection of guitar miscellany (especially Mertz's Elegie, quite a touching piece), and the congruent yet varied romantic program makes for good listening. Russell plays superbly, making sure that the pieces sound different from each other, and his guitar is realistically captured by the recording. - -Leslie Gerber

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David Russell plays 19th Century Music
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great recording of little-known music
  • Gorgeous Sound
 David Russell plays 19th Century Music

Manufacturer: Gha
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000044MW
Release Date: 1994-10-10

Tracks:

  1. Andante et Rondo
  2. Introduction et Polonaise
  3. Elegie
  4. Fantasia
  5. Fantaisie Hongroise
  6. Leyenda
  7. Aire Vasco
  8. Reverie

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When David Russell made this debut CD (he had done one LP earlier), he was a young musician on his way up. Now, he records for Telarc and is quite well known. GHA, a Belgian label specializing in guitar music, has done well to keep this CD available. The music has more substance than you will find on the average collection of guitar miscellany (especially Mertz's Elegie, quite a touching piece), and the congruent yet varied romantic program makes for good listening. Russell plays superbly, making sure that the pieces sound different from each other, and his guitar is realistically captured by the recording. - -Leslie Gerber

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great recording of little-known music.......2004-08-01

David Russell is a classical guitarist whose star has only recently begin to shine as brightly as it should, but this early CD of it shows that he should have been up there alongside Bream and Williams ages ago.

The music in this CD are from fairly obscure composers, even among classical guitarist, but they are all immediately accessible and enjoyable. In particular, the music of Mertz and Regondi deserve a far greater exposure, for they are beautiful and romantic compositions. In particular, Regondi's Reverie Nocturne is a piece which reminds me a lot of Chopin's piano Ballades in mood and temperament, and for me this piece alone makes the album worth buying.

The playing by Russell is so good that it seems to defy what I consider possible on the guitar at times, and this combined with this tasteful interpretations show the music in the best possible light.

If you're looking for a recording of non-Spanish, romantic classical guitar music, then look no further.

4 out of 5 stars Gorgeous Sound.......2003-01-25

Russell plays beautifully on this CD. The sound, with its clarity and depth, rivals that of the piano but has the added tonal variety of the guitar. The selections are very enjoyable, especially the "Introduction et Polonaise" by Coste and the "Fantaisie Hongroise" by Mertz. The tremolo piece by Regondi is very sweet as well. There are only 8 pieces, but all are long. A great CD for classical guitar enthusiasts and acoustic music lovers.

Track Listings:

  1. Deutsche Grammophon Centenary Collection, 1948-1957 (Box Set) [Box set]
  2. Deutsche Grammophon Centenary Collection Vol. 1 - The Early Years 1898 - 1947 [Box set]
  3. Divine Verses Of The Bhagavad Gita
  4. Don Messer's Violin
  5. Dvorak: Symphony No. 3/The Hero's Song
  6. Favourite Violin Pieces [Import]
  7. Franz Liszt, Friend of Saint Francis of Assisi
  8. George Enescu: Octuor, Op. 7; Dixtuor, Op. 14
  9. George Enescu: Poème roumain; Vox maris; Voix de la nature
  10. Glass: Glassworks [Import]

Track Listings

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Track Listings

Sweet & Deceitful: Tour Edition [Import]

You Are My Heart's Delight

Wicked

Rides Again

Interior Design [Import]

We In Da Bildin

You Were Only Fooling/Country Love Songs [Import]

Trin in G Minor Op 26 / Trio in G Minor Op 15

Who's Going to Shoe Your Little Foot [Import]

Waltz for Debby [Live]

With Teeth [Explicit Lyrics]

Un Chin De Veneno

Un Disco Para Gente Mal Hablada y Mal Averiguada [Explicit Lyrics]

Brothers Live

Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark