The Art of Classical Guitar Transcription Christophe Dejour
Album info
Album-Release:
2020
HRA-Release:
13.11.2020
Label: Naxos
Genre: Guitar
Subgenre: Classical Guitar
Artist: Christophe Dejour
Composer: Carlo Gesualdo von Venosa (1566-1613), Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Alban Berg (1885-1935), Bela Bartok (1881-1945)
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- Carlo Gesualdo (1566 - 1613):
- 1Canzon franzese del Principe (Arr. C. Dejour for Guitar)06:04
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750):
- 2Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903 (Arr. C. Dejour for Guitar): I. Fantasia07:32
- 3Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903 (Arr. C. Dejour for Guitar): II. Fugue07:59
- Alban Berg (1885 - 1935):
- 4Piano Sonata in B Minor, Op. 1 (Arr. C. Dejour for Guitar)14:07
- Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945):
- 5Sonata for Solo Violin, Sz. 117 (Arr. C. Dejour for Guitar): I. Tempo di ciaccona09:53
- 6Violin Sonata, Sz. 117 (Arr. C. Dejour for Guitar): II. Fuga. Risoluto, non troppo vivo04:54
- 7Violin Sonata, Sz. 117 (Arr. C. Dejour for Guitar): III. Melodia. Adagio07:13
- 8Violin Sonata, Sz. 117 (Arr. C. Dejour for Guitar): IV. Presto06:27
Info for The Art of Classical Guitar Transcription
Christophe Dejours arrangements of music by Albéniz (8.557064) and Granados (8.557709) performed by Trio Campanella have won much acclaim. For this recording he has made three pioneering arrangements that further expand the instruments repertoire and compass. Dejours arrangement of Gesualdos Canzon Francese del Principe is both expressive and idiomatic, and he explores two great 20th-century works in Bergs milestone Piano Sonata, Op. 1 and Bartóks profound and complex Sonata for Solo Violin which was inspired by Bach.
Christophe Dejour, classical guitar
Christophe Dejour
was born in Copenhagen in 1968. He began studying at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in 1985, receiving his diploma as a music teacher in 1992 and made his début at the Library Hall of the Round Tower, Copenhagen, in 1995.
In 1989 he went to Paris to study at the 'Ecole Normale de Musique' with Professor Alberto Ponce. Furthermore, he has received further education at several master classes with famous musicians such as Julian Bream, Göran Söllscher, John Mills and Milan Zelenka. As a musician, Christophe Dejour performs both as a solo recitalist and a chamber musician. For instance, he has played the first performance of many Danish composers' works at recitals in Denmark and abroad. He has also participated in radio performances and CD recordings, some of them with new Danish music. At the same time as having his concert activities, he has worked as an arranger of music on several occasions; among other things he arranged music for the theatre. Christophe Dejour has appeared on radio and live on Télévision.