Artist Portrait - Sharon Isbin

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Album Summary

Performers

• Sharon Isbin (Guitar)
• Susanne Mentzer (Mezzo Soprano)
• Gaudencio Mello (Percussion)

Conductors

• Griffiths, Howard
• Tang, Muhai

Ensembles

• Gulbenkian Foundation Symphony Orchestra Lisbon
• Zurich Chamber Orchestra

Composers

• Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini (aka J.P. Schwarzendorf) (1741 - 1816)
• Joaquín Rodrigo (1901 - 1999)
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
• John Jacob Niles (1892 - 1980)
• Toru Takemitsu (1930 - 1996)
• Franz Schubert (Vienna) (1797 - 1828)
• Regino Sainz de la Maza (1896 - 1981)
• Laurindo Almeida (1917 - 1995)
• Tan Dun (1957 - )
• Francisco Tárrega (1852 - 1909)
• Christopher Rouse (1949 - )
• Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
• Antonio Lauro (Guitar) (1909 - 1986)
• Gaudencio Thiago de Mello
• Tomaso Albinoni (1671 - 1751)

Notes & Reviews:

"The pre-eminent guitarist of our time." - Boston Magazine "The Monet of the classical guitar... a master colorist." - Atlanta Journal "Emotional expressiveness and stunning virtuosity." - Guitar Player

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Works Details

Vivaldi, Antonio : Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93

• Performer: Sharon Isbin (Guitar)
• Conductor: Howard Griffiths
• Ensemble: Zurich Chamber Orchestra
• Notes: ZKO-Haus, Zurich, Switzerland (10/15/2002-10/18/2002)
• Running Time: 11 min. 3 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1716

Joaquín Rodrigo (1901 - 1999) : Aranjuez ma pensée

• Performers: Susanne Mentzer (Mezzo Soprano); Sharon Isbin (Guitar)
• Notes: American Academy Of Arts And Letters, New York, NY (03/25/1998-03/29/1998)
• Running Time: 6 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1968

Maza, Regino Sainz de la : Zapateado for guitar

• Performer: Sharon Isbin (Guitar)
• Notes: American Academy Of Arts And Letters, New York, NY (03/25/1998-03/29/1998)
• Running Time: 2 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Lauro, Antonio [Guitar] : Natalia, for guitar

• Performers: Sharon Isbin (Guitar); Gaudencio Mello (Percussion)
• Running Time: 2 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056 :: Adagio

• Performer: Sharon Isbin (Guitar)
• Conductor: Howard Griffiths
• Ensemble: Zurich Chamber Orchestra
• Notes: ZKO-Haus, Zurich, Switzerland (10/15/2002-10/18/2002)
• Running Time: 2 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1738

Almeida, Laurindo : Historia do Luar

• Performers: Gaudencio Mello (Percussion); Sharon Isbin (Guitar)
• Running Time: 2 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Mello, Gaudencio Thiago de : Chôro Alegre (A Hug for Tiberio)

• Performers: Sharon Isbin (Guitar); Gaudencio Mello (Percussion)
• Running Time: 1 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Niles, John Jacob : Black Is The Color

• Performers: Sharon Isbin (Guitar); Susanne Mentzer (Mezzo Soprano)
• Notes: American Academy Of Arts And Letters, New York, NY (03/25/1998-03/29/1998)
• Running Time: 3 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Niles, John Jacob : Go Away From My Window

• Performers: Sharon Isbin (Guitar); Susanne Mentzer (Mezzo Soprano)
• Notes: American Academy Of Arts And Letters, New York, NY (03/25/1998-03/29/1998)
• Running Time: 3 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Tan Dun : Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra :: Yi2

• Performer: Sharon Isbin (Guitar)
• Conductor: Muhai Tang
• Ensemble: Gulbenkian Foundation Symphony Orchestra Lisbon
• Notes: Composition written: 1996.
• Running Time: 8 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1996

Albinoni, Tomaso : Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor

• Performer: Sharon Isbin (Guitar)
• Conductor: Howard Griffiths
• Ensemble: Zurich Chamber Orchestra
• Notes: ZKO-Haus, Zurich, Switzerland (10/15/2002-10/18/2002)
• Running Time: 7 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1945

Takemitsu, Toru : Songs (12) for Guitar :: Londonderry Air

• Performer: Sharon Isbin (Guitar)
• Running Time: 3 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1977

Francisco Tárrega (1852 - 1909) : Recuerdos de la Alhambra

• Performer: Sharon Isbin (Guitar)
• Running Time: 4 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: circa 1880-1905

Martini, Jean-Paul-Gilles : Plaisir d'amour, for voice & piano (or orchestra)

• Performers: Sharon Isbin (Guitar); Susanne Mentzer (Mezzo Soprano)
• Notes: American Academy Of Arts And Letters, New York, NY (03/25/1998-03/29/1998)
• Running Time: 3 min. 54 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1775

Schubert, Franz : Schwanengesang, D 957

• Performers: Sharon Isbin (Guitar); Susanne Mentzer (Mezzo Soprano)
• Notes: American Academy Of Arts And Letters, New York, NY (03/25/1998-03/29/1998)
• Running Time: 3 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1828

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174) :: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

• Performer: Sharon Isbin (Guitar)
• Conductor: Howard Griffiths
• Ensemble: Zurich Chamber Orchestra
• Notes: ZKO-Haus, Zurich, Switzerland (10/15/2002-10/18/2002)
• Running Time: 2 min. 57 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 07/02/1723

Rouse, Christopher : Concert de Gaudí, for guitar & orchestra :: I. Allegro

• Performer: Sharon Isbin (Guitar)
• Conductor: Muhai Tang
• Ensemble: Gulbenkian Foundation Symphony Orchestra Lisbon
• Running Time: 7 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1999