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Six Ribbons | The Beauty of Guitar
1. Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1, BWV1007 (J.S. Bach)
2. Prelude in D minor, BWV999 (J.S. Bach)
3. Bourrée from Suite in E minor, BWV996 (J.S. Bach)
4. Villano (Sanz)
5. Toccata Arpeggiata (Kapsberger)
6. Prelude in D minor (Weiss)
7. Mr Dowland's Midnight (Dowland)
8. The Right Honourable Robert,
Earl of Essex, his Galliard (Dowland)
9. Lachrimae Pavan (Dowland)
10. Concerto in D major, RV93 (Vivaldi)
11. Nocturne (Anon)
12. Scarborough Fair (Trad. arr. Koch)
13. The Salley Gardens (Trad. arr. Koch)
14. Ballad (Trad. arr. Koch)
15. Skye Boat Song (Trad. arr. Koch)
16. Greensleeves (Trad. arr. Koch)
17. Six Ribbons (John English arr. Koch)
The music that Gareth Koch has selected for this recording is a reflection of the diverse origins of the guitar, and its evolution from vital folk instrument to the soundtrack of courtly life to virtuoso concert soloist. It's also a series of portraits of the composer-performers who created a repertoire of great depth and beauty. Gareth has chosen to play much of this music on an eight-string guitar, which blends the best aspects of the lute - extended range and access to the keys favoured by Baroque composers - with the guitar's vibrant projecting tone.
Features the haunting Six Ribbons
, from the 1970s television series Against the Wind, along with works by Dowland, Kapsberger, and Bach, and a selection of traditional English folk tunes.
Gareth Koch
The Art of Gareth Koch
This ABC Classics box-set contains the following four CDs:
Carmina Burana
España!
She Moved Through the Fair
The Fragrance of Paradise
See below for more information about each album.
Gareth Koch, one of the members of award-winning guitar quartet Saffire, is one of Australia's most respected guitarists. With numerous CDs to his name, ABC Classics is proud to present for the first time a limited release box set of four of Gareth's best albums.
The first, Carmina Burana, features Gareth's arrangement of Carl Orff's much-loved work, as well as some medieval songs from the 13th centuy. The second CD features works by Gareth that are inspired by medieval myths and legends. The third disc is when the flamenco skirts go on and the dancing begins as Gareth performs a Spanish set of fiery brilliance. And the last album in this magnificent box is Celtic, Spanish and Australian music for guitar.
This box is essential for all lovers of guitar music.
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Carmina Burana
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CARMINA BURANA
Gareth Koch is one of Australia's most well respected musicians. His arrangement of Orff's seminal work Carmina Burana for solo guitar required the formulation of several new performance techniques. This groundbreaking recording was recorded at the Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle, which has one of the most beautiful resonant acoustics in Australia.
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Fortune, Empress of the World
Spring
On the Green
In the Tavern
The Courth of Love
Fortune, Empress of the World
Songs of the Trouveres
ESPAÑA!
Featuring many of the great Spanish composers of works for the guitar, España! shows the differing moods of the guitar. From the fire of the flamenco to the stately sarabande, join Gareth on a musical journey around Spain. Works by Rodrigo, Sanz and Villa-Lobos.
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ISAAC ALBÉNIZ 1860-1909
1. Sevilla Sevillanas
from Suite Española
2. Asturias (Leyenda) from Suite Española
RICHARD CHARLTON b.1955
Afterthoughts
3. Cantilena (after Torroba)
4. Reverie (after Debussy)
5. Sarabande (after de Falla)
6. Rondeau (after Ponce)
ENRIQUE GRANADOS 1867-1916
7. Spanish Dance No 4 Villanesca
from Danzas Españolas
MANUEL DE FALLA 1897-1945
8. Dance of the Miller Farruca
from The Three Cornered Hat
9. Spanish Dance No. 1 from La Vida Breve
ISAAC ALBÉNIZ
10. Córdoba from Songs of Spain
ENRIQUE GRANADOS
11. Spanish Dance No. 5 from Danzas Españolas
JOAQUIN NIN 1883-1949
Seguida Española
12. The Old Castle
13. Murciana
14. Catalana
15. Andaluza
GASPAR SANZ 1640-?
Suite Español
16. Pasacalle
17. Paradetas
18. Canarios
JOAQUIN RODRIGO 1901-1999
arr. Gareth Koch
Concierto d'Aranjuez
19. Adagio
HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS 1887-1959
20. Prelude No. 4
She Moved Through The Fair
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SHE MOVED THROUGH THE FAIR
In its long history, the guitar has been always been used as an accompaniment for singing. This release from one of Australia's master guitarists, Gareth Koch, features folksongs and ballads from Spain, Ireland and Australia as composed and arranged by Gareth.
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Dances from Spain - GARETH KOCH b.1962
1. Lavender and Gossip
2. Bargaining with the Goatherd
3. The Ferry's Wake
Celtic Ballads - TRADITIONAL
arr. Gareth Koch
4. The Curragh of Kildare
5. Johnny Comes Marching Home
6. She Moved Through the Fair
Australian Ballads - TRADITIONAL
arr. Gareth Koch
7. The Overlander
8. Farewell and Adieu (Brisbane Ladies)
9. O the Springtime it brings on the Shearing
10. Van Diemen's Land
GARETH KOCH - Van Diemen Suite
11. I. The Butcher of Winnaleah
12. II. Devils Kitchen
13. III. Walls of Jerusalem
14. IV. Cathedral Rock
Dances from Spain - GARETH KOCH
15. Sweet Pine and Cypress
16. Pain and Revelation
17. The Moon's Reply
18. Darkness and Love
MANUEL DE FALLA 1897-1946
arr. Gareth Koch
19. Dance of the Miller
Celtic Ballads - TRADITIONAL
arr, Gareth Koch
20. Sally Gardens
21. Ballad
22. Skye-Boat Song
The Fragrance of Paradise
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THE FRAGRANCE OF PARADISE
Medieval myths and legends set to music by Australia's foremost guitarist Gareth Koch. Based on songs and dances from the medieval period, this disc of original music evokes times gone by.
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The Lustful Abbot
Taste of the Fountain
Saladin's Dream
The Unveiled Queen
The Hags of Gloucester
The Fragrance of Paradise
The Joust
Song of Devotion to the Virgin
Journey to the Otherworld
The Knight of the Swan
The Wild Hunt
The Lost Grail
Simon, the Gregarious Hermit
Come with me, my Giselle
Merlin's Prophecy
Sigh of the Moor
Crusade Song
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Luminesca | The Australian Cello & Guitar Duo
Seduction
1. Gymnopedie nr 1 (Erik Satie)**
2. Tanti Anni Prima (Astor Piazzolla)*
3. Toccata Arpeggiata (Kapsberger/O'Brien)***
4. Ave Maria (Guilio Caccini)***
5. Nocturne nr 1 (Frederik Burgmuller)
6. Nana (Manuel de Falla)
7. Romanesca (Alonso Mudarra)***
8. Adoration (world premiere recording) (Phillip Houghton)
9. Valse Sentimentale (Peter I. Tchaikowsky)*
10. Beau Soir (Claude Debussy)*
11. Piece en forme de Habanera (Maurice Ravel)
12. Gnossienne nr 1 (Erik Satie)**
13. Milonga (Roberto di Milano)
14. Spiegel im Spiegel (Arvo Part)*
15. Amen (Jewel Kitson)**
16. Blackbird (Lennon/McCartney)**
* arr. Gareth Koch
** arr. Gareth Koch and Trish O'Brien
*** guitar part arr. Gareth Koch, cello part composed by Trish O'Brien
Saffire | The Australian Guitar Quartet
Renaissance
1-4. Four Dances from 'Terpsichore' (M. Praetorius)
La Volta, Courante I, Ballet, Courante II
5. Fantasia (J. Dowland; arr. Koch)
6. Greensleeves (Anon; arr. Koch)
7. La Rotta (Anon; arr. Koch)
8. Christ ist erstanden* (Leonard Grigoryan/Hans Judenkünig)
9. Und wer er nit erstanden* (Leonard Grigoryan/Hans Judenkünig)
10. Guinevere's Dream (Philip Houghton)
11-15. The Courtly Dances from 'Gloriana' (Benjamin Britten; arr. Koch)
March, Coranto, Morris Dance, Galliard, La Volta & March
16. Procession of the Golden Spirits (Philip Houghton)
17. Puck's Galumphing, Again! (Philip Houghton)
18-23. Capriol Suite (Peter Warlock; arr. S. Grigoryan)
Basse-Danse, Pavane, Tordion, Bransles, Pieds-en-fair, Mattachins
24. Pavane* (Gerald Garcia)
25. La Rossignol (Anon; arr. Koch)
26. The Parlement (Anon; arr. Koch)
*World Premiere
Saffire | The Australian Guitar Quartet
Nostálgica
1. Rumba Nostálgica (J. Martin; arr. Koch)
2. Romance del Diablo (A. Piazzolla; arr. Grigoryan)
3. Tango en Skaï (R. Dyens)
4-9. Romanian Folk Dances (B. Bartok; arr. Koch)
10. Riverdance (B. Whelan; arr. Field)
11. She Moved Through The Fair (trad.; arr. Koch)
12. American Wake (B. Whelan; arr. Field)
13. The Salley Gardens (trad.; arr. Koch)
14-19. Six Fish (N. Westlake)
20. Highway Star (Deep Purple; arr. Koch)
Saffire | The Australian Guitar Quartet
Saffire
1. Rumba Flamenca (G. Koch)
2. Farewell to Stromness (P.M. Davies)
3. Grises y Soles (M.D. Pujol)
4. Danzas Españolas (E. Granados) Zambra
5. Danzas Españolas (E. Granados) Villanesca
6. Danzas Españolas (E. Granados) Rondalla aragonesa
7-9. Opals (P. Houghton)
10. Cavatina from the Deer Hunter (S. Myers)
11-14. Stone Works (R. Charlton)