Antonio Vivaldi - Pensa Che Quell Bel Seno - From Armida Al Campo D'egitto

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music composed by Carlo Domeniconi / 
guitar : Frank Hiemenz /
recording director :  Gernot Rödder  (http://gernotroedder.de)
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recorded in Cologne, Germany (unfinished Studio Project '91) 
Editing of the takes from a CompactCassette Copy by FHgitarre with WaveLab7  [2014]
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Listen to a short track with Carlo Domeniconi talking about the meaning behind this composition:
https://soundcloud.com/classicalguitaralive/carlo-domeniconi-on-koyunbaba
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It was during a festival in Mettmann (Germany), when I heard "Koyunbaba"  the very first time. 25 years ago, played by David Russell. Excited and totally in it, I started to practise immediately. Then, I wrote a letter to Carlo Domeniconi, asking him for some background informations about this composition. And, only few days later, I got a handwritten letter from him!  In two pages he described the different meanings of "Koyunbaba". A landscape in Turkey with a mysterious cliff. But also the name of a holy monk who lived there in the 15th century, of whom is claimed, that he still appears from time to time in this region... 
Mainly, this music would be a strong experience of nature, he wrote. And I agree.

Funny, to read this letter today. Because-, obviously quite unaware of the enourmous success this piece should have only few years later in the guitar world-, Mr. Domeniconi wrote me, that he never heard "Koyunbaba" played by any guitarist apart from himself. Actually he seemed to be really surprised, that it was played at all...
During the following years, I played "Koyunbaba" during concerts, at festivals and in masterclasses so often, that I probably contributed a bit more than a little to the spreading of "Koyunbaba". At least I still would feel honored, if I did so.

Playing "Koyunbaba" in a concert always was a special, sometimes almost mystical experience in reaching some kind of increasing "active silence" of the audience. When I performed Koyunbaba as the final piece of my program I always tried to keep the silence between the last fading tone and the applause as long as possible. One time, I reached more than a whole minute and so my audience and I had the chance to listen together to the sound  of silence. This was incredibly precious.


"Koyunbaba" by Carlo Domeniconi [click for some infos and story]

Piazzolla - Milonga Del Angel

"Capricho Árabe" (Serenata para Guitarra) by Francisco Tárrega
guitar played by Frank Hiemenz
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*Free Download* (wav, 32 bit, 100MB) - ** If you want to use this recording in own projects please put a link to this souncloudchannel and/or mention my name as the guitar player **
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Original artwork : Franz Schams (1823-1883) - "A Moonlit Serenade" 
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recorded in puzzlepie studio
'88 (unfinished recording project)
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takes restored and edited from a CompactCassette Copy with WaveLab 7, october 2014
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this Capricho live in concert :  https://soundcloud.com/fhgitarre/capricho-arabe-by-francisco

"Capricho Árabe" by Francisco Tárrega [studio version]

Finnish folksong
Murtunut Elama - Broken life - Ett trasigt liv
Composer: Max Avelyevich Kyuss - Ukrainian composer born in Odessa
20240507

Who builds a castle from dreams,
there to the realm of the stars,
he also pays the price of his happiness
always gets to go astray.
Grief has now filled my chest
I lost all the best
Life was broken
when I was left alone,
rarely endless,
here is happiness,
I got to know that already

Finnish
Ken haaveista rakentaa linnan,
tuonne tähtien tarhaan,
hän onnestaan maksaa myös hinnan,
aina käydä saa harhaan.
On murhe nyt täyttänyt rinnan,
kaiken kadotin parhaan.
Murtui elämäin,
kun mä yksin jäin,
harvoin loputon,
täällä onni on,
Tietää, sen jo sain.

Murtunut Elama - A Broken Life

guitars: F.Hiemenz & O.Kälberer
music by Luigi Boccherini(from quintet no 4 in D major for guitar and string quartet, arr. for two guitars) 
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We played this during some kind of music festival, which took place in a sports hall.
Just in the right moment, a little swallow entered the hall, began to sing and so made itself unforgettable. That was really funny and amazing. You still can hear it if you listen carefully ;-)
'87
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Painting "El Jaleo" (excerpt) by John Singer Sargent 
[source http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AEL_JALEO-SINGER.jpg]


Grave & Fandango by L.Boccherini (played by F.Hiemenz & O.Kaelberer)

Recuerdos de la Alhambra  Francisco Tarrega

guitar : Frank Hiemenz
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This recording  was part of my very first studio production. I labeled it "affettuoso assai" and made copies on compactCassettes, each one by hand !  During the following years I managed to sell 500 pieces during my first gigs and concerts and was enormously proud of it.
;-) 
Listen to all tracks of this production at http://soundcloud.com/fhgitarre/sets/affettuoso-assai-old-archive
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recorded in puzzlepie studio Munich/Türkenfeld

"Adelita!" by Francisco Tárrega

guitar : F.Hiemenz
Tárrega composed his "Memories of the Alhambra" in Granada. It became one of the most famous pieces for classical spanish guitar.
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This recording  was part of my very first studio production, long long time ago...
Listen to all tracks of this production at http://soundcloud.com/fhgitarre/sets/affettuoso-assai-old-archive
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Recorded in puzzlepie studio Munich/Türkenfeld '85
Restored from old analog tape with WaveLab7 by FHgitarre

"Recuerdos de la Alhambra" by Francisco Tárrega

Henry Purcell (1659-95)
The Fairy Queen, Z.629 (1692)
O let me weep (The Plaint(e))

Philippe Jaroussky, countertenor
Ensemble Artaserse

11.12.2010.
TCE, Paris

Radio broadcast on France Musique

O let me weep, for ever weep, 
My Eyes no more shall welcome Sleep; 
I'll hide me from the sight of Day, 
And sigh, and sigh my Soul away. 
(He's gone, he's gone, his loss deplore; 
And I shall never see him more.) 
via http://www.youtube.com/user/sjuli17

O let me weep (Purcell) - Jaroussky - via SJuli

guitar : F.Hiemenz
recorded in puzzlepie studio Munich/Türkenfeld
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The title "Marieta" probably refers to Francisco Tárrega's daughter María Rosalía. The first edition of this Mazurka was printed in 1903.

This recording together with paintings from Frederic Leighton:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saLOyeGYWH4&hd=1

"Marieta" by Francisco Tárrega

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recordings in which I took part
through the years as a guitar-
player. The great ones as well 
as those which are just not bad 
enough for the ashtray. 
If you like some of them, you're
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