This recital by Marko Topchii, winner of the 2023 Guitar Foundation of America Competition, ranges widely across the repertoire, from a Renaissance lute masterpiece by John Dowland, through early 20th-century neo-Romanticism, to the technical challenges of the present day. The programme includes the only works for guitar composed by Roussel and Poulenc – both of which are endlessly evocative. Barrios Mangoré’s sublime Un sueño en la floresta, three Studies by Angelo Gilardino, the competition’s set piece by Frederic Hand, and Konstantin Bliokh’s contemporary Sonata No. 6 ‘Kharkiv’ complete Topchii’s diverse programme.
Roussel, Albert
Segovia, Op. 29
1 Segovia, Op. 29 02:33
Barrios Mangoré, Agustín
Un sueño en la floresta
2 Un sueño en la floresta 08:29
Poulenc, Francis
Sarabande, FP 179
3 Sarabande, FP 179 03:01
Gilardino, Angelo
Studi di virtuosità e di trascendenza (excerpts)
4 No. 18. El rosario (Omaggio a Manuel de Falla) 04:46
5 No. 32. Embarquement pour Cythère (Omaggio a Jean-Antoine Watteau) 05:27
6 No. 19. Jondo (Omaggio a Joaquín Turina) 04:11
Dumond, Arnaud
5 hommages français: No. 5. Hommage à Ravel (Comme un hommage)
7 5 hommages français: No. 5. Hommage à Ravel (Comme un hommage) 04:02
Dowland, John
Fantasia in G Minor, P. 71
8 Fantasia in G Minor, P. 71 06:15
Hand, Frederic
Undercurrents
9 Undercurrents 05:12
Bliokh, Konstantin
Guitar Sonata No. 6, Op. 48, "Kharkiv"
10 I. Moderato 05:26
11 II. Scherzo 02:28
12 III. Adagio con libertà 04:08
13 IV. Andante poco rubato 04:05
Koehne, Graeme
A Closed World of Fine Feelings and Grand Design
14 A Closed World of Fine Feelings and Grand Design 08:58
Total Playing Time: 01:09:01
