The Afro-Cuban classical guitarist, composer and conductor Leo Brouwer (b. 1939) is featured at AfriClassical.com.
Consonant Classical Challenge
Friday, September 14, 2012
CCC 045 - Leo Brouwer
For many, the term "20th Century Music" is synonymous with all that's wrong with classical music (the Consonant Classical Challenge
was launched in part to correct that misperception). But the 20th
Century has also been the age of the classical guitar. And most of the
music composed for the instrument during the last 50 years has been
mostly tonal. And that's why one of the more prominent living composers
for the instrument, Leo Brouwer, is the next in our series.
Leo Brouwer is a Cuban composer, conductor and virtuoso guitarist. Just
as Chopin wrote almost exclusively for his instrument, so too has
Brouwer. In his catalog are works for solo guitar, guitar ensembles,
guitar and string quartets, and guitar concertos. Many of his works have
become standards of the repertoire, and are regularly performed and
recorded.
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