Christopher Laughlin

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Simplicio, Music from the Age of Andres Segovia and Agustin Barrios

Peregrine Records

For information on purchasing this recording please call (847) 205-4689 or e-mail clsm@sbcglobal.net

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The Program:

Barrios: Vals No. 4, Julia Florida, Maxixe;

Turina: Fandaguillo, Sevillana;

Falla: Homenaje, le Tombeau de Claude Debussy;

Ponce: Theme, Variations, and Finale;

Barrios: La Catedral;

Rodrigo: Zarabanda lejana.

Simplicio was recorded on Agustin Barrios' recently restored 1927 Francisco Simplicio guitar, using gut strings, and features music from the 1920' and 1930's.

Reviews:

"Delicate tracery of intricate lines, sensitive voicings and mastery of complex rhythms in pieces like Falla's "Homage to Debussy" make this an absorbing excursion through early 20th Century works for Spanish guitar. The legendary Segovia doubtless would have heartily approved the program and performances."

-John von Rhein, Chicago Tribune (January 9, 2000)

"Christopher Laughlin nimbly performs music by Barrios, Turina, Ponce, Rodrigo, and de Falla on a 1927 guitar built by Francisco Simplicio ... The timbre of the instrument and Laughlin's insightful interpretations give an indication of what a classical guitar recital might have sounded like seven decades ago."

-Mark L. Small, Acoustic Guitar Magazine (December, 1999)

"Laughlin brings the music to vibrant, idiomatic life, playing with both skill and the requisite panache."

- Sarah Bryan Miller, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (February 12, 1999)

"Christopher Laughlin plays this repertoire quite well, especially the Spanish works. His sense of phrasing and use of dynamics in the Turina 'Fandanguillo,' in particular, are very effective."

-James Reid, Soundboard Magazine (Summer, 1999)

Christopher's first CD, Danza!, is also available, and can be ordered direct from The Christopher Laughlin Guitar Studio. To order, call (847) 657-3815.

Click on the titles below to hear sound clips from Simplicio and Danza!. Clips marked as .wav files are short excerpts and take some time to load, but require no special software. MP3s are complete

From Simplicio (Peregrine Records, 1998)	From Danza! (Peregrine Records, 1994)
Maxixe, Agustin Barrios (mp3 file)	Tarantella, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (wav file)
Sevillana, Joaquin Turinana (mp3 file)	Danza Brasilera, Jorge Morel (wav file)
Vals No. 4, Agustin Barrios (.wav file)
Fandanguillo, Joaquin Turina (wav file)