World-renowned baroque guitarist William Carter presents an appealing collection of early works by Spanish guitar virtuoso and composer Fernando Sor. Sor's guitar music is some of the finest ever written for the instrument and this recording is unique as Carter employs a performance practice endorsed by Sor himself—playing with the fingertips.
A 24-bit 192 kHz studio master for this album is available from the Linn Records website.
'Carter’s refined musicianship and trademark dynamic shading shows the selection of Sor’s minuets, the famous Variations on a theme by Mozart, the beautiful Mozartian 'Andante largo', some of t ...
'We have become so accustomed to the performance style of modern classical guitarists that this recording comes as a surprise. It is quite possibly the first attempt to recreate an authentic performan ...
Financial Times
'We have become so accustomed to the performance style of modern classical guitarists that this recording comes as a surprise. It is quite possibly the first attempt to recreate an authentic performan ...
Financial Times