[Leo
Brouwer]
Flare
Guitar
by
John Norine Jr.
published Friday, April 13, 2012
“As the final
concert of the 2011-12 season for the Allegro Guitar Series, the Fort
Worth Classic Guitar Society and the Allegro Guitar Society of Dallas
presented Colombian guitarist Ricardo
Cobo
Thursday at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. The recital featured
music from Central and South America, by composers Figuerado, Coste,
Reis, Pujol, Martin, Brouwer and Piazzolla. The concert was
originally meant to feature guitarist Luis Zea, but due to unforeseen
issues, Cobo stepped in to perform a stunning display of music.”
“The highlight of
the recital was hearing Cobo skillfully navigate through the
counterpoint of Leo Brouwer's work El
Decameron Negro,
allowing the musical line to sing out while not subjugating the
contrary motion to a secondary role. Consisting of three movements,
the music is the composer's representation of oral story tradition of
Africa—the third movement (Balada
de La Doncella Enamorada)
in particular was breathtaking in its presentation. The movement also
made use of scordatura
tuning (the de-tuning of a string from its normal pitch for effect or
to gain higher or lower notes), which was handled quickly and
efficiently, but also gave a greater depth to the music, both aurally
and figuratively.” [Leo Brouwer (b.1939) is featured at AfriClassical.com]
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