Bach: BWV 997 – Ricardo Gallen

Timing, articulation, presentation — not boring.

Video filmed by Paco Montañés and José Hidalgo in the courtyard of Casa-Museo Palacete La Hilandera in Alcalá la Real, Jaén in July 2013. The instrument used is a copy of Fabricatore circa 1820 made by the Luthier Arnoldo García with old instruments-carbon strings by Savarez Alliance. Recording in one take, no editing.

Hilary Field: Donzella

Guitarist Hilary Field plays her own composition, Donzella: Fantasia on a Sephardic Lullaby.

It is based on the Ladino song Durme Hermosa Donzella (Sleep Beautiful Maiden) and inspired by these lyrics: “Listen, feel the sound of my guitar. Listen, my beautiful, to the song of my sorrows.”

It is a piece from her new CD, Premieres, which features all new, previously unrecorded pieces as well as music composed for Ms. Field. More info is on her web page: www.hilaryfield.com.