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Guitar Works by Lennox and Michael BerkeleyCraig Ogden Guitar
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The guitar music of Sir Lennox Berkeley and Michael Berkeley reflects in part their family's close friendship with guitar virtuoso Julian Bream, whose lyrical performance style notably influenced the father's Sonatina, Op. 52/1 (1957), and the Sonata in One Movement (1982), and the Impromptu (1983) by the son. Yet the elder Berkeley's guitar works also show the manners and techniques of other guitarists, most clearly Andrés Segovia in the flamboyant, Spanish-flavored Pieces (4) pour la guitare, Op. posth. (1928), and Angelo Gilardino in the more subdued Theme and Variations, Op. 77 (1970). Michael Berkeley's music is more abstract, tailored less to performers' styles than to technical possibilities and motivic manipulation. As a result, his Lament (1979), Worry Beads (1979), and the even the Sonata are fairly rarefied and perhaps not immediately gratifying, even though his tonal melodies and clear harmonies are easy to grasp. Craig Ogden performs the Berkeleys' works with spontaneous expression, clean articulation, and a virtuosic flair all his own; yet he plays off Segovia's and Bream's characteristics just enough to convey how their distinctive personalities colored the works written for them. Chandos provides fine sound, though the venue's resonant acoustics surround Ogden with a slight aural haze. © Blair Sanderson, All Music Guide
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© 2008 All Media Guide, LLC. All Music Guide is a registered trademark of All Media Guide, LLC.
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| 1 | 1.Moderato ma con brio | 2:02 |
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| 2 | 2.Andante con moto | 3:12 |
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| 3 | 3.Lento (Mouvement de sarabande) | 2:37 |
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| 4 | 4.Allegro, energico | 1:53 |
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| 5 | 1.Allegretto | 4:42 |
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| 6 | 2.Lento - Tempo rubato | 3:05 |
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| 7 | 3.Rondo. Allegro non troppo - Lento | 3:23 |
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| 8 | Theme. Moderato - | 1:17 |
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| 9 | Variazione I. Allegro - Meno vivo - | 0:45 |
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| 10 | Variazione II. Allegretto - | 1:02 |
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| 11 | Variazione III. Lento - | 0:59 |
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| 12 | Variazione IV. Andante - | 1:43 |
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| 13 | Variazione V. Allegro - Un poco largamente - Tempo I | 0:38 |
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| 14 | Variazione VI. (Epilogue). Lento | 1:25 |
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Michael Berkeley ComposerLament for guitar Work
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| 15 | Lament for guitar | 5:52 |
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Michael Berkeley ComposerWorry Beads, for guitar Work
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| 16 | Worry Beads, for guitar | 4:45 |
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Michael Berkeley ComposerSonata in One Movement for guitar Work
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| 17 | Sonata in One Movement for guitar | 12:43 |
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Michael Berkeley ComposerImpromptu for guitar Work
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| 18 | Impromptu for guitar | 3:48 |
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