Surely this must be one of the best Preludes ever composed for the guitar. Full of invention, life and energy. I love it.

African Sketches

Colombine Prelude No 4 by Gilbert Biberian

The companion piece to Colombine. A zany exciting piece, with it's thumb firmly on the nose; the buzzing 'pizz. stridente' is an unusual technique where the palm lightly touches the strings to create a buzzing note. (Don't think I do it so well!)

Pierrot Prelude No 6 The companion piece to Colombine by Gilbert Biberian

Homage To Mudarra (Las Campanelas) Prelude No 3

Romantic and sensual; the title says it all!

Arabesques Prelude No 2

Have you heard of this work? Gradus Ad a series of guitar duos comparable to Bartok's Mikrokosmos. 'GRADUS is a cornucopia, full of diverse fruit' as written in the preface.

Music For Two Guitars

Capriccio from Gradus Ad by Gilbert Biberian played by the Dunlea Garcia Guitar Duo

...from my recording with Roberto Garcia Music for Two Guitars another example of the endless variety of gems from Gradus Ad

From Gradus Ad by Gilbert Biberian Pearl played by the Dunlea Garcia Guitar Duo

Four African Sketches 2/ Shadow of the Moons solo guitar Luke Dunlea

Four African Sketches 3/ Circle Dance

Four African Sketches 4/ African Rondo

Sonata in A Major 4/Rondo (Allegretto)

Sonata in A Major 3/ Minuetto (Quasi Scherzo)

Sonata in A Major 2/Andante sostenuto

Sonata in A Major 1/Allegro moderato

La Catedral Barrios from African Sketches

La Catedral Preludio-Andante Religioso-Allegro Solemne

Homenaje has always been one of my favourite guitar compositions, I first heard it on a recording of Julian Byzantine and have loved it ever since.

Homenaje A LA Guitarra / from African Sketches

You don't hear this one played too often!

Confesion/Barrios from African Sketches

Recorded in a very dry and tiny loft room.

Luke Dunlea

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