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Gerald Garcia (b. 1949) Etudes Esquisses Celtic Airs is a reworking and amplification of guitar and flute duets which I made in 1978. The music comes...

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Gerald Garcia (b. 1949)

Etudes Esquisses

Celtic Airs is a reworking and amplification of guitar and flute duets which I made in 1978. The music comes from two main sources -Rune of the Weaver, Cuan ag Eirigh and Heman Dubh are tunes from the Outer Hebrides, which I have visited many times, and the arrangements attempt to conjure up the world of wind and waves which make up most of the Hebridean experience. The remaining pieces are Irish and are influenced by the sound of the Celtic harp and fond memories of musical sessions in pubs in Oxford and Dublin..

The Etudes Esquisses began life as studies for the intermediate guitarist, but as more of them came into being (at the rate of one a day) I realised that this was an opportunity to learn about guitar composition and sonority in a concise context. The title of the collection - Esquisses - can mean sketches, which indicates my original attitude to them. The titles of the original pieces, which were added afterwards are mainly whimsical, being multilingual puns, but they also often indicate the in original inspiration for the composition.

For instance: Les Ajoncs d'Or (Golden Gorse) was written in Normandy during a particularly warm spring, when the gorse was in full flower in a river valley called Les Ajoncs d'Or; Le Grand Brasseur (The Great Brewer) is a homage to the composer Leo Brouwer; I'Hommage d'un Hommage (Homage of a homage) is a reference to Le Tombeau de Debussy, the only guitar composition of Manuel de Falla; Milles Anges (a thousand angel) is a homage to Astor Piazzolla and refers to his penchant for naming tangos after angels as well as to the fact that it is a mixture of keys (melange) and amilonga. Other titles refer to countries e.g. Cafe Venezolano, Terre Noire (South Africa) or other compositions - Apres midi d'un Cafard (Afternoon of a Cockroach), L' Amour Soucoupier (Love the Saucerer). I hope that you might have a diverting time working out the other titles.

When I heard that John Holmquist was interested in performing and recording the Esquisses, I was doubly pleased - first, because he is a dear friend who has known these pieces from the beginning, and second because he is one of the most musical guitarists of our day, who puts his considerable technical skill at the service of a sensitive and penetrating musical imagination. Any composer would feel safe in his interpretive hands, and I would say that this recording is about as close as you can get to the original conception of these pieces. As listener, you complete the trinity of musical experience started by the composer and performer - enjoy!

@ 1997 Gerald Garcia

Etudes Esquisses is published by ABG Publications, 16 Parker Street, Oxford UK and Mel Bay Publications, #4 Industrial Drive, Pacific MO 63069-0066 USA.

Disc 1

Celtic Airs

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Composed by: Gerald Garcia
John Holmquist, guitar
Recording date: 3-9 April 1995

Rune of the Weaver - 3:02
Heman Dubh (The Black Rock) - 2:11
Cuan ag Eirigh (Eric's Boat) - 2:26
Airde Chuain (The Land of Erin) - 2:49
Tiarna Mhaigheo (Lord Mayo's March) - 1:27
Port o Muirgheasa (Morrissey's Jig) - 1:35

Etudes Esquisses

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Composed by: Gerald Garcia
John Holmquist, guitar
Recording date: 3-9 April 1995

Etude 1 L'Amour Soucoupier - 1:17
Etude 2 Pavane pis-aller - 1:25
Etude 3 Flocon de Neige - 2:04
Etude 4 Les Ajones d'or - 2:27
Etude 5 ...Voiles Rouges - 1:33
Etude 6 Apres midi d'un Cafard - 2:16
Etude 7 Le Grand Brasseur - 1:05
Etude 8 Entre-maestro - 1:22
Etude 9 ...Les Grandes Jaunes - 2:06
Etude 10 Les Avocats Mysterieux - 1:33
Etude 11 ...Vert Dansant - 1:18
Etude 12 ...Coeur de la Rose - 2:16
Itude 13 ...Bleues Volantes - 1:42
Etude 14 L'Indigo Seul - 2:38
Etude 15 Terre Noire - 2:57
Etude 16 Portrait d'un Vieillard - 1:38
Etude 17 Tournesol - 1:04
Etude 18 Argent... - 2:51
Etude 19 Les Moulines Marinieres - 2:35
Etude 20 Pres de lui - 1:32
Etude 21 Presque Fin de Cycle (Homage to Villa-Lobos) - 3:17
Etude 22 Cafe Venezolano (Homage to Antonio Lauro) - 2:17
Etude 23 L'Hommage d'un hommage (Homage to Joaquin Rodrigo) - 4:01
Etude 24 Miles Anges (Homage to Astor Piazzolla) - 4:55
Etude 25 Astoria (Homage to Astor Piazzolla) - 5:06

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Composer(s):
Garcia, Gerald

Artist(s):
Holmquist, John

Label: Naxos Classics
UPC: 730099441926
Item Number: 8553419
Release Date: Apr 28, 1997